New here! and undiagnosed...

[fillycheesesteak]

Hi all, newbie here!

First and foremost: I am undiagnosed. I am pursuing an ADHD diagnosis after thinking I had hypothyroidism (the panel came back normal...ugh!) My mind is always all over the place, my attention span is approximately two seconds, and I leave a mess wherever I go (I should also mention my brother is diagnosed with the inattentive type) (also I am 20).

Just the other day I scheduled my first appointment (EVER) with a therapist and hopefully, I will see a psychiatrist as well soon.

I just wanted to share what I feel on a day-to-day basis and what I feel is most likely ADHD (and possibly get feedback as to if you share similar struggles).

Every night, practically, my legs won't shut up! I can't fall asleep until midnight at the earliest and my phone keeps calling my name. It especially calls my name when I'm driving. I know I shouldn't be looking at it...BUT IT BUZZED! It was nothing, just a twitter notification...I wonder what it was about...BRAKE!!!

I text my friends...around 15 times in a row with things that I am thinking about or things that remind me of them. I get a simple "Cool!" back and wonder why they aren't as enthused as I am. THESE STICKERS ARE SO COOL WHY DONT YOU LOVE THEM?!?! But they probably do and I'm taking it too personally. I wonder if they hate me now. I know they must be annoyed with my spamming, but I can't help it!!! Also not to mention that I either reply at lightning speed or two days later....or a week.......or month...oops.

These are just a couple of the (many) things I experience daily. I hope that I have answers soon! (Disclaimer: I'm totally aware of the dangers involving self-diagnosis. I just feel very very strongly about this and wanted to (over)share!!)

[wtfadhd]

Lol, sounds like ADHD to me!!!! Hey, u didnt ask for advice but im going to give it- lol- get medication first so that u can actually process the therapy n pay attention. The medical field still has a ADHD stigma n try to help us talk our way into being neurotype but it doesnt work like that. Gotta calm the mind down so that therapy has a fighting chance to be effective.

[fillycheesesteak in reply to wtfadhd]

I completely forgot that I posted here...lol, but I think that's an awesome idea! Thank you, I'll take all the advice I can get!!!

[StuckInTheMatrix]

I'm un-diagnosed as well (34 male) but have recently starting looking into this and boy does it fit the bill. I have no experience with medications, but I know some people who it's really helped (I'm not a big fan of medicating personally). Some things that have helped me manage my "quirks" include putting my phone on silent and away when I have to do things and taking up martial arts. It doesn't matter which one - they all include exercise, meditation and focus exercises, which are all wonderful for what you're describing, plus there's an element of "learning" and "getting better", with ever moving milestones, which is why I managed to stick with it for so long. Even though I haven't done it in nearly a decade, the lessons it taught me have definitely smoothed things out for me.

[Hidden in reply to StuckInTheMatrix]

Hi StuckInTheMatrix,

Agreed. Years of climbing and sculpture, ceramics have helped me immensely; it started with roller skating tricks, and then go-kart and sailing races and swimming so far out into the ocean that my Dad or the lifeguards would threaten to punish me when I was little, this need and relief of having my brain and body concurrently occupied to feel happy or closer to the universe.