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Hikkapu
30
10 mesi fa

Irrational fears

One of my biggest fears as a person who was never tested for ADHD is to go to the specialist and be told I actually don't have it. Like the realisation itself that the perception of all my experiences was a lie I told to myself by myself. Not knowing who I am and what is wrong with me. And the embarrassment of me being not fitting even for ADHD. Just being different from the normal society but not different enough to be considered neurodivergent. Maybe it's one of the reasons I still haven't gone to get tested. At least now I can assume stuff about myself if it feels right just because It feels right Sorry if it sounds stupid or I am misinformed in any aspect of what I wrote, it's just me being in the exploration stage of my life

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I post e i commenti qui condividono esperienze personali, non consigli medici. Per domande sul trattamento, parla con un medico.

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dkzeb
21
10 mesi fa

Well - it might not be ADHD, or it might. I will say that before i got results back; i was asked to consider what I expected to get out of "knowing" - which made me think alot. Of course having "an explanation" for my behavior was one - but honestly, being diagnosed or not doesn't change the feelings and challenges that YOU feel. Getting medicated for me helped a lot, but i also started practicing more structure and coping strategies regardless - so yeah! Tldr; doesn't really matter if your diagnosed or not, if you experience issues that can be helped by the same strategies that you'd otherwise relate to ADHD, you should apply those. It's about self improvement and better understanding, not the four letters!

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