Realising the inevitable truth

By flawed personality · Oct 10, 2018 · 458 · 2
  1. I have recently discovered that I have ADHD. Now that I know this, my life makes so much more sense to me. It explains why I had/have:

    • Difficulty focusing at school-I was always being told off for daydreaming, and got poked with a pen by my teacher to 'bring me back to earth'

    • Difficulty staying still-I vividly remember my mum describing me as a fidget

    • Difficulty staying entertained-I spent a lot of my childhood saying I was bored

    • Trouble with maintaining friendships/making friends-Which explains why I don't have any IRL ones today!

    • Trouble with maintaining romantic relationships-I would often get bored of people (I know that sounds horrible, and I didn't like that I was that way, but I didn't know why I was, or how to change it), lose interest, or cheat

    • Difficulty maintaining a job-The longest one lasted for 1 year, and that was part-time. The last job I had I managed 3 weeks out of 4 for training. I got so immensely stressed, that I couldn't continue.

    • Trouble with homework-Oh my word! If I came home with homework, my mum dreaded it, as it would mean hours of trying to get me to get it done

    • Difficulty finishing projects-This is one that is very prominent in my adult life

    • Trouble with chores-I have mentioned about washing up mountain elsewhere, and it is an ongoing issue!

    There's probably many more, but those are the main ones that come to my mind.

    On the one hand, it is nice to have a name for these issues, but I also know that I was and still am accountable for my past actions. At least now I know more about myself, I can work to change myself for the better, which is definitely what I want. I also have 3 good reasons (my daughters and my man) to do it, which helps. :bigsmile:

    Failing At Normal: An ADHD Success Story-Jessica McCabe:

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  1. Shnette
    That sounds like me once I hit high school, but I did NOT have ADHD.
    Sorry, I don't buy into this kind of diagnosis. All the billions of things in the world to do, not everyone will conform or fit into society's standards of schooling, job, and family.
    Ask yourself what works for you, and seek within to find the answers.
    Shnette, Oct 12, 2018
  2. flawed personality
    Thing is, my day to day life is still plagued with the same problems. I can't keep my focus on things that need it, I don't prioritize what's most important. If my brain doesn't find something interesting, it's a uphill struggle to get it done at all-even if that means doing it poorly. I am starting to realise what I can master myself, and what I still can't.
    flawed personality, Oct 12, 2018
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