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They have officialdiagnosophobia
Unless your parents did it for you, idk how ppl who think they have adhd even get diagnosed, I needed to get my insurance changed for the county I was living in at the time or some shit, I never went to get checked again. Had been academically disqualified at that point, somehow did 2 years at community college, got reinstated to the school, and graduated with my bachelors, took me an extra 2 years and I had straight Cs but at least I did it. Now idk if I'll ever get diagnosed, probably should, I abuse weed and nicotine to "self medicate" helps me focus on one thing at a time.
It's a lack of mental health care and education.
I don't have a formal ADHD diagnosis beyond a questionnaire given by a psychiatrist, and even that was a six month wait to start getting proper meds — a process that continues to be a fucking nightmare. Hospital visits give me near anxiety attacks because I don't know if I'm going to see a decent doctor or someone who reams me out because I don't have a "real" diagnoses.
I'm on waitlists for a formal diagnosis and specialized care, have been for years. During that time one of the ADHD institutions shut down over lack of funding. I could have skipped the line by going private and paying thousands, but I don't have that.