UNDIAGNOSED ADHD: Reacting to Facebook statuses posted before my ADD diagnosis! CRINGE.

[@cathmack6403]

I can relate so much to your academic struggles. And I also had a sort of breakdown after leaving Uni- after scraping a pass after missing all my deadlines and having to hand it all in the following Autumn, and then leaving it all to the last minute again!

[@adhdemily]

Hi there Cathmack6403. Thank you so much for taking the time to comment on my video :) it means a lot to have support from people who I can relate to. I'm sorry that you relate to the more rubbishy parts of this video.- academic life is a dual edged sword for me! I LOVE learning but the deadlines and restrictions created a bit of a prison for me. Totally understand where you are coming from. I hope you are feeling better now and have the support you need to keep on being fabulous. Em x

[@animesadicted]

i get what u mean with the "pretentious" part however, i see it more like u wanted to be happy and at that point in live that is how it looked too u. so no judgement more like exploration of life u make mistakes and grow as a person and learn from the past. this was interesting understanding the past like this is also like reconecting with your self and telling it was okay instead of blaming yourself . have been recconecting as well not always easy but it realy helps

[@adhdemily]

That's a very accurate observation; I definitely equated happiness with wealth, travel and intelligence as a young person. I still do on some level, I think, but I am now more self-aware and able to see the value of other things! Reconnecting with your past self and forgiving them/coming to understand why you were that way is such an important and valuable task - doesn't always make it easy though! You should be proud that you are also taking that on and learning from it :) Em x

[@howareyou857]

I am intrigued about the speech and language option. Might be worth considering again after a period of time stabilised on the ADHD medication. I am an ex teacher trained in an allied healthcare field. Imo much better option for the neuro driverse

[@howareyou857]

Perhaps consider a bit of volunteering with Headway if its still a consideration

[@adhdemily]

Heya :) Thank you for your comment and continued support of my channel! It means a lot. I don't think I will be pursuing the Speech and Language Therapist route in my life now, perhaps in another universe I am, but I'm actually quite settled in the career path I now follow in the not-for-profit/third sector. Redundancy aside, things are going well for me in that field. It's interesting that you are also an ex-teacher - I guess the job has given you lots of transferable skills that you can use in your current career, like me! Hoping you have a brilliant weekend, thanks again :) Em x

[@Saintly2]

How on earth did you get so far back in time on Facebook? I scrolled & scrolled & scrolled and only got back to Oct of last year, maybe 6 months… I’d be here a week trying to go back to 2010!

[@adhdemily]

If you go to your "activity log" on Facebook you should be able to use filters to go back to dates all the way back to when you first got Facebook! :)

[@See_you_next_timee]

I quite injoyed this. You will hate my grammer...

[@adhdemily]

There's no judgement from me for poor spelling and grammar! Language is complex and interesting and DIFFICULT! Keep doing you :) Thank you for your continued support of my channel - it means a lot. Em x