i think my undiagnosed ADHD has gotten me into every single problem i’ve ever faced..... and i don’t have health insurance to get help......... man i’m sick

ADD/HD has been stigmatized so much that even i was ignorant about it for all of my life, basically. i thought ADHD was something completely different than what it actually is. my mother suffers from several mental illnesses so i unfortunately couldn’t differentiate between them.

executive dysfunction: not feeling like i can tell myself to ‘start’ a task/project.

lack of impulse control: this is what destroyed me in college. i was overwhelmed by having so much pressure put on me. i just kept bleaching my hair and doing super dumb shit to feel in control.

hyperfocus: if i do finally get around to something i’ve been meaning to do (usually for a LONG TIME), i will over-invest my time/energy.

emotional disregulation: i will get agitated and irritable if someone/something interrupts me when i’m trying to focus. it’s so frustrating.

anyway there’s a brief introduction to what life with ADD/ADHD looks like. lmao it’s not just ‘bouncing off the walls’ https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🥴" title="Woozy face" aria-label="Emoji: Woozy face">

my ADHD-induced anxiety has actually led me to great achievements and success. we are de-stigmatizing today ladies

and if there’s a beautiful man out there with great heath insurance who wants me to have his children in ~5 years, hit my line https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="❤️" title="Rotes Herz" aria-label="Emoji: Rotes Herz">