I got my ADD diagnosis today (no “h” as I don’t meet the criteria for hyperactivity). It felt validating to hear a doctor say what I’ve felt for a while now.

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    1 year ago

    Just out of curiosity, how old are you? I was also recently diagnosed with “other specific” ADHD essentially meaning I show signs and symptoms but not to a level of a full diagnosis. I’m 38 years old and have always wondered despite finding different ways to cope or just stressing through life.

    I agree that it’s very validating to hear that some things are truly beyond your control. It can be so frustrating to internally want to complete a task, but externally get distracted by random things. The hard part is what to do about it now…I haven’t found medication that suits me, and I’ve managed well enough so far…but I’m still left wondering if there’s untapped potential in me if I could focus and stay on a single task instead of trying to tackle multiple tasks all at once.

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      I’m 44. I’ve worked remote for a number of years and I think that’s helped me cope as I was able to break my work time up with “life” stuff when I had trouble focusing on work things. However, I’ve struggled with personal projects where I will have times that I can sit and make a ton of progress and then other times where I will stare at a computer screen or the mechanical keyboard I want to build and my brain will simple refuse to allow me to get started. I’ve found Inflow to be informative and I’ve been working with one of their coaches on implementing different tools to help with focus during work meetings, etc…