Listen, it’s not that i hate being told what to do, it’s that I don’t like my generosity to be taken advantage of… Also sometimes I hate being told what to do

I’d encourage you to make it a priority and get evaluated if possible. Having access to medication or just targeted treatment has made a world of difference to me.

I’ve never been one to journal but it looks really cool. Thank you for taking the initiative!

Yeah I was high performing, best test taker in our graduating class, highest act score, one of the lowest gpas… I got called lazy a lot. But that never made sense to me because I was incredibly passionate about things and would toil away for weeks on some project, but you couldn’t make me care about homework, you couldn’t make me listen to a lecture, you couldn’t stop me from sleeping in class, and neither could I. It did make me feel very different from my peers.

I never understood willful ignorance, it’s gotta be better to know. And to have the diagnosis, being able to access directed care, have been life changing. I went through all those feelings growing up, knowing I was different, but not having the framework to know it was ADHD and what that meant and not being able to access treatment, it was rough. My kid got diagnosed when he was 9 as soon as it was evident he likely had it as well, he will not go through the same hardships I went through.

It’s the day after Halloween, my breakfast was Adderall, coffee, and haribo gummies

Usually within 5 minutes of getting out of bed meds are in me then I go put a small food in me so my stomach doesn’t get upset and then it’s caffeine time. I nurture the caffeine for the next 30 minutes or so and then my meds have usually kicked in and I can start doing stuff