HOW I GOT DIAGNOSED WITH ADHD AS AN ADULT: How I Knew I Had ADHD (BOTH subtypes) [CC]

[@yoganaraska7617]

Thank you for sharing your story - it sounds almost word for word like me. Waiting for an assessment soon!

[@tudormiller887]

I've recently been diagnosed with ADHD Combined as an adult after years of being labelled as stupid, worthless, lazy, incompetent, clumsy amongst other things. I'm a brand new subscriber to your channel watching from London UK 🇬🇧

[@onethought1123]

This is what I am going through right now

[@yaolin1501]

Thank you for sharing your story 🌱 it helps me out

[@JustaMentalNote]

Thank you so much for watching! I'm so glad I could help, if even just a little bit

[@desidoesdeals]

I feel like I am watching myself talk and listening to my own story. I have an appointment with my therapist today to discuss it. 🤞

[@JustaMentalNote]

I hope your appointment goes well! I’m sending lots of positive energy your way 💙

[@joyfulone1816]

I'd like to trade "my brain is not normal" for "my brain is atypical." Also, i'd like to trade "mental illness" for "mental health." A thing i can't overlook for myself and many others i've met is that often, ADHD developed from trauma. Possibly, autism spectrum disorders develop from trauma. The damage to the amygdala and hippocampus from CPTSD is possibly the CAUSE or a large contributing factor in these areas of neuro-diversities. If that made any sense to you? With Asperger's traits, i got super interested in looking into rabbit holes on various aspects of wellness, deeply into holes for decades. With very little information on PTSD in '82 when i was diagnosed i gathered from a very broad spectrum of sources from psychology to veteran's affairs, even stuff under the heading "Shell Shock." And my mind used to catalog and sort, noticing groups and patterns. If i'd had good executive functioning i coulda BEEN somebody! Jk 😁 I'm enjoying finding out about your journey. It triggers remembrances for me. I'm struggling with DID. I'm overcoming severe sociopathic abuse. I've known very dark times and people. But they can't put out my light. And i'd rather be neuro-diverse than neuro-typical 😄

[@nekochadechu]

help i kept focusing on the dog and when she stopped petting the dog and it started looking at her i went "PET THE DOG HE WAITING" AGSHJ ((unrelated sorry gahsjjdk

[@maijapartti5883]

So clad you had adhd dg!! I am on my way with that ❤️ I am sure I have it and the tests says so also. The doctor wants to chekc more. But the idea, I have it have been sooo.. Puzzle pieces together! 😊 I have realised so much more about myself and life. I understasn myself more, I have more mercy to me etc. Others can understand me better, who really need to understand. And I don't have to get panic with every idea etc because I understand I have different kind of brain. I have more peace with me ❤️ because my brains really are different than some others, still I am normal, I am me and adhd is amazing part of me! ❤️☀️

[@JustaMentalNote]

See, that is the most amazing part of diagnosis. Yes, it can be overwhelming or difficult to be diagnosed with a mental illness, but for me it's always like opening a door to part of myself I never truly understood before. And it makes regulating my own behavior and emotions, as well as my interactions with others so much easier when everyone is in the know of what's going on. We just have a different normal than most people, and that's okay! We can still thrive. I'm so so happy that you have figured this out about yourself and are using the information to try to better your own situation. I'm sending you so much love and positivity. We got this

[@maijapartti5883]

@@JustaMentalNote THANK YOU so much! Yea, we got this! ❤️☀️

[@evelynolivares9918]

is there music in the background or am i trippin???

[@JustaMentalNote]

Not tripping! I put a very light background of music in all of my videos. It's more noticeable in some than others!