• RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Late diagnosis sucks in a way. You finally understand why you’ve had so many difficulties in life. Why you maybe didn’t fit in, why people treated you differently, etc. I mean, it’s such a relief when you understand why you had all those issues, but the other side of that coin is that you also understand how much of your life was lost to the untreated and misunderstood part of you. Maybe people get physical and/or verbal abuse as children because parents can’t get a diagnosis because they don’t understand, or think you can be forced to be “normal”. Peers don’t get you, you’re the wierd kid, friendships are difficult. Missing out on connections that can help move your life forward. Lots of stress and anxiety.

    It good to know now, but it hurts to know that life could have probably been different if you’d been understood and been offered tools to help yourself.

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      1 year ago

      I’m only 27, but may have undiagnosed ADD. My schooling, career and health continue to be harmed by stuff I just can’t seem to get control over. Always been this way. I expect to die of heart disease while reaching for 30s.

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        1 year ago

        I gotta ask, if you’re so sure, why don’t you seek treatment? Take a couple online tests to try to get a measure of it and go from there. I know it’s hard to force yourself out of a rut with ADHD, but screw leaving it untreated.