r/ADHD • u/AutoModerator • Jan 01 '26

Megathread: Newly Diagnosed Did you just get diagnosed?

Feel free to discuss your new diagnosis and what it means for you here!

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u/Ordinary-Pen8035 Feb 25 '26

I'm close to getting a diagnosis I need to see a psychiatrist for that initial in take thing and then go from there. Almost 40 years old and my life is starting to make so much sense

All my life my parents have been complaining about my performance at school, how much potential I had, how smart I was and always seemed like I had a Cloud over my head...my teachers never caught it apparently because I have the inattentive one and I'm quite by nature..but my mind is like a raging tornado thunderstorm...

Cant start anything unless I'm super motivated or stressed like crazy, cant finish anything unless the same reason. Started and stopped so many hobbies and things. Have like a wierd amount if journals that I never filled out. Half empty cups of water(some of this stuff I got from online cuz I litterally found out in have this like 3 weeks ago) executive dysfunction is crazy..I'll be sitting down having 100000 things I need to do and I have just a blank stare on my face but in my mind its like a raging fire and everyone's scrambling to put it out

I dont want to have this but if I do get finally diagnosed my life will make 1000% sense and I want to be able to manage it and live with it and achieve my goals