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Increasingly in my life, I’ve found this to manifest as an intolerance of frustration. Need a tool that’s not at hand? That project’s never getting finished. Anyone have methods for coping with this?
I feel like I have untreated ADHD, but at this point I have no idea how exactly to get the proper help and sometimes I am too afraid to ask. What should I be looking out for in finding treatment?
What’s called ‘untreated adhd’ in this image is in fact just normal personality traits that most people experience.
Just like everyone gets sad but not everyone gets depressed, everyone experiences ADHD symptoms but only some have ADHD. It is about the frequency and severity of the impact on your life.
People don’t understand that beating yourself up is still a shot of dopamine. Drama, including drama limited to your head… It’s still dopamine.
Depression, sure, but the constant negatives that come with adhd is still a steady dopamine IV drip.
Do I have untreated ADHD? I hate this.
I’ve had a feeling that I might have it for a while but idk what to do. It seems like there’s probably not a sureshot way to know I have it? And if I don’t, it’ll always feel like an excuse to other people.
This is literally the diagnostic criteria: https://add.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/adhd-questionnaire-ASRS111.pdf
Have a go and see if the questions resonate
OOF
I was wondering why all these memes were attacking me so much…
Ha, wow. I think I need to make an appointment 😅
Thank you.
Thank you so much for that link.
A lot of these questions hit close to my own experiences. I should really get something done about this.
And building yourself back out of depression once treatment starts isn’t an overnight thing
I was diagnosed like 3 months ago at 29
It’s a night and day difference but it’s still a bit rough at times
But I’m working on it and now that I’m able to stay focused on a task it’s easier than before, but it’s not easy
If you don’t mind me asking, as a stranger, did you start meds? My partner was recently diagnosed at 28, and started meds, but I’m not sure how well they’re working.
I did start meds but I’ve noticed that the key factor in how well they work is how I spend the first hour of my day.
If I open YouTube or social media the day is a wash.
If I start the day making breakfast listening to music with the idea of doing things that day, it goes great.
One thing that really helps me go with the second option is having a tab already open from the day before that has a playlist I can just start. And it’s the only one open.
I was diagnosed with Inattentive ADHD so my experience may be different than someone diagnosed with Hyperactive ADHD.
Also be sure that they’re doing more than just meds, education about various ways of managing ADHD in conjunction with meds will lead to far better outcomes than those things separately.
Or maybe the meds don’t work for them and they need to try something different. One of my friends tried 3 different meds before they landed on one that worked.
And after 40+ years of suffering in get diagnosed, and medicated, and now all the meds are backordered… Back to my old ways
Wait based on this list I am depressed, any more symptoms?
If you think you might be depressed, it’s best to look for a psychiatrist who can make an assessment. I’m providing this info for educational purposes only, please don’t diagnose yourself.
To be officially diagnosed with depression, you’d need to have at least five of the following symptoms for at least 2 weeks, and at least one of the boldened symptoms needs to be present:
- Depressed mood
- Loss of interest/pleasure in almost all activities
- Significant weight loss or gain without dieting or significant decreases or increases in appetite.
- Sleeping too much or too little nearly every day.
- Moving too much or too little nearly every day in a way that’s noticeable to other people.
- Feeling fatigued and devoid of energy nearly every day.
- Feeling worthless or inappropriately guilty nearly every day.
- Having brain fog and indecisiveness.
- And, finally, having thoughts of suicide.
More goes into the diagnosis (like for example ruling out medical conditions and substance use), so once again, please don’t just diagnose yourself based on this list.
I try to be myself with my excitement but it ends up overwhelming people
Damn. Too real.
