Living with your ADHD Diagnosis

As much as an ADHD Diagnosis can bring about this “finally I know what it is” sentiment which feels like relief, it can also feel like grief for some. Grief for their previous self and the many years they spent questioning, judging, being unkind to themselves and struggling in many areas of their lives (at least 2 to get diagnosed in the UK!). 

The years they laid in bed for days, unable to start or finish even the smallest thing. The many different medications they were wrongly prescribed or self-prescribed (including the misuse of other substances to feel better). The many arguments or disagreements with family members, colleagues, friends or partners. The accidents and lost items. The many times they wish they could push a button and just “function normally”. The list goes on, but it’s a story I hear more often than not unfortunately.