I (70 year old married man) have a long history of issues with anxiety and depression. I was diagnosed with ADHD about two years ago and have NOT had any suitable help with it.
Oh, they all CLAIM to be experts, but when my last therapist suggested I close my eyes and imagine all my work stuff clean and neat and organized...what I imagined was walking around the shop looking in every one of the hundreds of neatly organized bins saying, "Where the hell did I put that thing? It was right in my hand yesterday." Simply imagining the great feeling I'll have when everything is done does NOTHING to motivate me. Absolutely the wrong approach, and this guy should have known better. I now feel like I wasted a year with him, and I don't have that many years left to waste.
So, tomorrow starts a new therapist - a nurse practitioner who does talk therapy and medications. My medication options are limited, as I have a long history of panic attacks and agoraphobia. I simply will not go down that road again and I am, therefor, terrified of stimulants.
This morning I filled out some pre-visit surveys - one about depression and one about anxiety. Of course I have both, but after a couple of years living with this diagnosis and reading a LOT, I'm quite convinced that ADHD is behind much of what has screwed with me since I was a little kid.
I suppose I could just throw myself in and let her decide what to do first, but I'm looking for some advice on a reasonable way to get started with a minimum of wasted time.
Your thoughts are welcome.