How I knew I had ADHD (Predominantly Inattentive)💡🤦‍♂️ Adult Diagnosis

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[imlostalot]

I was diagnosed with ADHD last week. I'm 67 years old. 900 jobs and a string of failed relationships, no wife, no children. But I'm not depressed, going to make the best of the time I have left. Life is a journey.

[fevkaladeninfevki]

"Im a little boy inside." This is exactly how i feel all the time. A little girl who has to put up with the life of grown woman.

[Deplorablenic]

I resonate with this, SO MUCH. I was the quiet, shy, daydreamer in school. I was also very smart, so it masked my problems even more. Good grades early on, then progressively worse as things got harder. Spiraled out of control in adulthood - binge drinking, impulse spending, poor money management in general, losing jobs because of being late. I self-diagnosed my ADHD at 37. Talked to my psychiatrist, who had been treating me for anxiety and depression since I was 21, mind you. He agreed that ADHD was likely, and started me on adderall. It was night and day... just amazing. First dose I took, I still remember the feeling of only having one thought at a time, instead of the jumbled mess of thoughts that were usually running through my mind at a million miles an hour. It's sad how many of us get misdiagnosed, or just written off as a "mess", or undisciplined, or lazy.

[norsetitan]

"what's the homework and when's it due?"
"she literally just said, ugh pay attention"
^my entire life

[ndutz]

You had me at “feeling fundamentally incompetent” -story of my life

[bjergtrold]

I found out last year, aged 36. It explains 99 % of every single thing that has ever been a challenge to me. Understanding other people, why I can be both so sensitive or emotionally stunted, how I handled relationships, how I never ever could find motivation for the things that are not interesting to me, how my brain just cramps up if I have to focus on something boring for more than 3 minutes and 30 seconds, how I can sit for 14 hours straight on a project I find captivating while forgetting to eat and sleep and everything else...
I recommend trying methylphenidate if you haven't. Works amazing for me. I experienced actual nothingness and calm, effortlessly, for the first time in my life. And no, I didn't cry, shut up!

[tvmrocks]

They really need to re-evaluate the school systems so that kids with different learning abilities don’t feel bad about themselves like this. It’s sad to think so many kids experience the same instances.

[wutheringheights]

Does anyone else when they’re watching YouTube on their phone close out of the app and go onto different apps in the middle of the video and then come back to it 20 minutes later watch 2 more minutes of the video and do the same thing

[douglasschreiber]

68 years old. Watched a documentary called The Disruptors. Daughter made me watch it. I cried through it realizing it was about me. No-one ever told me I was ADHD, but it all made sense now. Very upsetting going through my first 67 years thinking I was simply not part of the "regular" people. Thought it was depression, or simply had mental problems to live with. Was always alone. No friends ever. Have been on Adderall now for a week. That with the knowledge of what the problem is has completely changed my life. Just a shame that in the 50's and 60's they simply gave me Lithium and stuck me in the corner to be quiet. Feel like I wasted my whole life. of 35 years, 2 daughters, granddaughter all good now. The first day I was prescribed Adderall, I felt like a completely different person. Miraculous.

[lionelhutz]

When a seemingly mundane, simple assignment seems like a Mt. Everest of a task. A pain I know all too well.

[kiyoshimi]

Dude, you helped me more than 5 therapists in the past 10 years. You’re life has a purpose

[nathangarber]

I was diagnosed with ADHD when I was 13, and I’ve been taking medication for it since then. I’m now in my late-20’s, and hearing stories like this really makes me think about how much differently my life could have played out, had I not gotten the help I needed at such a young age. I feel very grateful that I didn’t have to experience a lot of these same struggles when first starting my adult life.

[isabellelee]

I was always told as a kid that people with adhd were hyper and loud thats why im confused about it.

[whyaretherehandlesnow]

I literally just zoned out halfway through the video

[Mcdogmom]

I was severely traumatized years ago as a teenage, got diagnosed with ADHD. Spent my whole life fighting ADHD. I suffered severe depression and mental disorder. Not until my mom recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment saved my life honestly. 8 years totally clean. Never thought I would be saying this about mushrooms

[turkeymcduckin]

I started crying watching this because this is me and I never knew what was wrong with me, but maybe it's this.

Edit: For anyone seeing this... It's 2 years later. Little update on my life. I got an ADHD diagnosis today. I thought of this comment. It's been a long and hard journey. When this all started, I was obsessed with getting a diagnosis. I was so sure it would fix everything. A huge part of the work I've been doing since then is realizing why I need diagnosis so much back when I wrote this comment. Truthfully, I needed something to be "wrong" with me, something to blame all my dysfunction on that wasn't about me as a person. I was holding so much guilt and pain. While I do most likely have ADHD (according to my doctor, even after a test battery, it's difficult to tell for sure), the primary cause of my distress this entire time was depression and anxiety due to trauma. All of it compounding together. In fact, when my doctor talked to me about the trauma in my life, it was so much more relieving that even hearing she thought I had ADHD... imagine my surprise. I don't feel much different now with the diagnosis. I guess I have the last 2 years of processing, my therapist, and my doctor to thank for that. I'm happy I have it now at age 24 than later. I wish I got it before I struggled through school my entire life. But there's no time like the present to start healing. I'm happy to have a little more clarity today than I had yesterday, it has made my days immensely easier. Best of luck friends. I hope you all find what brings you peace <3

[vollickplaysgames]

i only own 2 of each cup, fork dishes ect... so i CANT not wash them or i starve lol

[JamieJacksonati]

“The feeling of being fundamentally incompetent.” Fuck yes this.

[muttgore]

DUDE I FEEL THE LATENESS PROBLEM, I HAVE NO URGENCY WHEN IT COMES TO TIME

[Muffynbear-bsfh]

This sounds exactly like my life including being late and being forgetful.