Dr. Hagan's: ADHD Finding your Career

Dr. Terry Hagan is a previous Neurosurgeon, now practicing Psychiatrist, who thrives on understanding the complexities and differences in the mind of people (like himself) who have ADHD. Follow for more information on ADHD that could help you or your family live their best lives!

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[work_in_progress]

I think that it can take longer than usual to know what you want to do, but when you know you know. People with ADHD might struggle academically but they have so much to offer in other areas. For me it helped enrolling at university to study psychology.where I discovered that I am not stupid because I could get complex concepts but can’t do other things like basic admin. This lead me to research what causes lack of attention and executive dysfunction. Also when you have picked a general field you can change jobs with in and vary it a little.

[prometheuszero]

This is the question I am pondering as a 41 year-old adult with ADHD who never knew he had ADHD growing up. As a young adult, I spent the first 5 or 6 years of college taking electives that interested me, switching majors several times, and nothing feeling quite right. I eventually majored in English because it was the one thing I seemed to do really well at. Unfortunately I didn't really think very far ahead and after I finally graduated I had no idea what to even do with my degree. I also realize now that I probably was suffering from anxiety; at the very least I was extremely lacking in confidence and couldn't believably picture myself in any field. Worst of all, in my mid-late 20s I really became dependent on alcohol as a coping mechanism for how I was feeling about my place in life, and I kept using it until my mid 30s. I'm happy to say that I'm a recovered alcoholic who is over 6 years sober and I believe I have a lot to offer, but I still can't picture a future for myself clearly enough to pursue it. I think there's more to my problem that just my ADHD, but I'm glad I am aware of it and that I'm in recovery, because that has allowed me to keep working towards eventually finding... something!

[neillhames]

This is the question I’ve been asking myself since I was diagnosed in 2015

[veronicasarabia]

I used to be an accountant. Super boring! I am interested in medicine 😊. I have been working with patients for 3 years now and I love doing things with my hands . Setting up the machines for them etc . I have to be doing things with my hands all the time . Otherwise I get distracted.
I will study the master degree in Physician assistant. Because you can switch specialities at any time or work in two differents at the same time . I am super interested in surgery, anesthesia, dermatology.

[tmjr]

I'm always asking myself what career should I do, so I can begin learning and studying that area. I'm still not sure. as of now I just try to better learn my strength and finding creative outlets for them. hoping it can lead me to a path.

[Selsmittenxo]

living with adhd and comorbidities is like a double edged sword

[torroroo]

Nah bro i thought the thumbnail says adhd ending your career 😭

[isaiahrowley]

My man has the C-Span music going at the start.

[ottolandin]

I'm an artist and I sell my photographs

[BtK-gnhb]

Its not a gift in this current globalised neoliberal economy. Notice how the first professions he mentioned were actor and artists? Either Ur the son of Steven Spielberg or born into incredible wealth, there are no sustaining acting jobs. Artist? Good luck with earning a living wage with that.

The point is ADHD is a gift for sure. But that gift is not utilised because human beings are just Labor units or cost inputs in this world. Unless we overhaul the entire economic system, the underutilization of human ingenuity and creativity stemming from neurological diversity will continue and people will fall through the cracks. Vast amounts of human potential wasted. 🤷

Ironically if Einstein was alive today, he'd still be slaving away as an admin officer at the patents office - and be a poorly performing one at that - just to pay for expensive rent and food. If he's in academia he'd most likely be writing papers he doesn't care about just to get the grants. That's the reality now.

[simstander]

This dude talks so slow. Thank goodness for 1.5 x playback speed