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ADHD in adults
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I'm starting to feel like I might have ADHD (have is a bad word for it, like I picked it up at Woolworths or something, but I can't think of another more appropriate word). Whom (is it whom or who in this context?) do I speak to about this? I have a GP and a psychologist. I've written some stuff below about WHY I think this is a possibility.
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4 years ago
You will need to see a psychiatrist for a formal diagnosis. Your gp and psychologist can help with this.
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4 years ago
Hi OP - it would be best to go and speak to your GP first, then if they think it's appropriate they will be able to refer you to a specialist for further diagnosis and treatment.
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4 years ago
^^ this
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4 years ago
Thank you 🙂
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4 years ago
My husband is diagnosed ADHD so I'm more conscious of the symptoms and ways it affects our life (not saying that everyone's experience is the same, just that some of the more common symptoms are there). I've always struggled with paying attention and "zoning out". Like, really badly struggled. I also tend to hyper focus on things, whilst not being able to stay on task with unrelated things until my focus has passed. Sometimes this means months of not being able to concentrate on things for more than a short time. It's been over a year on my current focus and it fucking sucks.
I frequently daydream, and tend to see the beginning steps of a project and the end, but the middle is just blank. Like right now. I started washing the dishes. Then thought I'd watch a movie online while I do them. Which turned into needing my earphones, which were on top of a magazine, that I thought I'd take a break and read. But after the first two sentences I couldn't absorb what I was reading/seeing. So I picked up my phone to text my husband that I love him (he brought the magazine), and now here I am with a sink full of dishes and a set of earphones and a magazine. This is a regular thing for me. The inability to stay on task.
Ah fuck me, this is insane. I feel like I'm losing my grip on reality and unraveling. I try so hard to push myself through things. Like I'm just being lazy or something. But it's damn near impossible. I've been reading the same book for 4 years now and I can't get past chapter 2!
My husband has no idea what's going on because I don't want to seem like I'm intruding on his mental health problems. Unless I have a diagnosis. So he's always frustrated with me for not being able to finish stuff. As am I with him, because he's just as bad. I also have an autoimmune disorder where brain fog is expected. But it shouldn't be this bad.
But maybe the two things go hand in hand?
I'm happy to answer questions if necessary, I can't even remember how I was going to wind this back towards the question at hand.
Fuck it. Help!
I frequently daydream, and tend to see the beginning steps of a project and the end, but the middle is just blank. Like right now. I started washing the dishes. Then thought I'd watch a movie online while I do them. Which turned into needing my earphones, which were on top of a magazine, that I thought I'd take a break and read. But after the first two sentences I couldn't absorb what I was reading/seeing. So I picked up my phone to text my husband that I love him (he brought the magazine), and now here I am with a sink full of dishes and a set of earphones and a magazine. This is a regular thing for me. The inability to stay on task.
Ah fuck me, this is insane. I feel like I'm losing my grip on reality and unraveling. I try so hard to push myself through things. Like I'm just being lazy or something. But it's damn near impossible. I've been reading the same book for 4 years now and I can't get past chapter 2!
My husband has no idea what's going on because I don't want to seem like I'm intruding on his mental health problems. Unless I have a diagnosis. So he's always frustrated with me for not being able to finish stuff. As am I with him, because he's just as bad. I also have an autoimmune disorder where brain fog is expected. But it shouldn't be this bad.
But maybe the two things go hand in hand?
I'm happy to answer questions if necessary, I can't even remember how I was going to wind this back towards the question at hand.
Fuck it. Help!