Getting old(er) and have been diagnosed since childhood. But...

[Ejcox2002]

Okay, I often try on here to give open advice. But today, I sit looking back on me...

Like so many, I have been diagnosed for many years. Well since I was 5. Been on meds ever since (other than a short break at high school, as I knew best 🫣)

But I am again wondering, why do I take meds everyday? Why do I deal with the side effects?

Those days, where you feel the meds make bad days worse... And good days better.

Colleagues (I work away a lot) looking at you strange when some how it comes up, that I take ADHD meds.

In my head, I know why. You read the parents blog, where you see children and young adults go through what I did. See the pain my dad felt.

I'm fortunate. I know I am.

I'm autistic and have ADHD and im not the typical autistic person, many folk won't know... So again you get imposter syndrome, because you question, wait.. I'm different, I have a disability?

I guess, im not asking for advice... More for someone to give me a kick or a pep talk.

I need to know it is not just me, who thinks like this ha. Again, I have coaching but again I need a kick up the butt!

[wtfadhd]

Ejcox, maybe u dont need a kick in the butt, maybe u need us adhd folks to give ya verbal hug, so here it goes

its ok to be privileged in some areas n still feel bothered sometimes. its okay to wonder” wtf”. its definitely ok to be disturbed by idea that ya need meds to be tolerable n functioning to others, its okay to question stuff- curiosity is a gift! its okay to have negative feelings sometimes too!

you seem to be humble, reflective, appreciative n loved in life.

you got this❤️

[CheeseIt]

Hi there. Thankfully you were diagnosed at a younger age unlike myself that has spent my entire adult life struggling until my super recent diagnose (like last week).

I have lost/left jobs and have a severe ADHD tax that I now need to dig myself out of at 48yo. Let me tell you this current reality super sucks. I’m looking fwd to my appt on 8/23 in hope that I’ll be given meds for my ADHD bc quite honestly, if I had been diagnosed earlier and on meds I really believe in my heart that life wouldn’t have been so flipping hard.

So I hope that this gives you a little bit of motivation. And rmbr it’s okay NOT to be okay all the time. It’s okay to feel how you feel, Be kind to yourself. Take a deep breath, do something you find fun and then get back to what you got to handle. You got this!!