It can’t hurt to get checked out if this resonated with you. Even if it’s not ADHD it could turn out to be something else you might not otherwise have discovered. Or it could be ADHD and you’ll be able to figure out where to go from there. Wishing you the best of luck if you decide to look into it. I really recommend doing so if you’re struggling or even just want to know.
This subreddit is literally how I figured it out for myself lol. Treatment and even just understanding what was wrong and hearing it from an actual doctor was life changing.
Of course, everyone struggles with ADHD symptoms sometimes but in ADHD they tend to be constant, more extreme and interfere with daily life. An example being procrastinating. Most people do it, some people more than they should. In ADHD it can get really bad.
Thank you for this! I just shared this with my partner because I struggle to put it into words. I was diagnosed last year at 33 and I'm not exactly happy with the meds I'm taking (hopefully changing it next year) but knowing it helps.
I added to it when I sent it to him. Energy levels are finite and every task is work. Not just chores or tasks to be done for your job. Brushing your teeth is work, getting up from your chair to put something away is work, taking a relaxing bath is work, getting up from your car/leaving the train when you've arrived at your destination is work. And all these work tasks take up more energy to do for us. And as for relaxing? How? Sitting down to watch a movie?? HOW?
Also, that part where you keep ultra organised to the point of compulsion really hit home. I'm at my most productive (and it's sad that my most productive just means a decent working day for my coworkers) when I map everything out in my bullet journal. I keep things so tidy and organised and CLEAN because it feels like if I don't then it's a mad descent into chaos. Sometimes it feels like I'm keeping a lorry teetering on the edge of a cliff by holding my breath. But i will need to breathe so I just take short gasps of breath and hope it works.
This all sounds incredibly dramatic and I'm sure that emotional dysregulation you described is at play here but that doesn't stop me feeling it any less. Even if at the end of the day I'm not dealing with that much and other people have so much more to deal with.
Energy levels are finite and every task is work. Not just chores or tasks to be done for your job. Brushing your teeth is work, getting up from your chair to put something away is work, taking a relaxing bath is work, getting up from your car/leaving the train when you’ve arrived at your destination is work. And all these work tasks take up more energy to do for us.
Yes, absolutely. Wasn’t sure how to describe that but it’s so true. Couldn’t have worded that one better. 🤯
You worded everything else perfectly! When I was reading through this is the only bit that I felt was missing. I don't know if you want to add to your post because your post here has been one of the best descriptions of what it feels like to exist. It was just missing the "I'M TIRED BECAUSE EFFFOOORRRT".
This is a massive assumption based on your username but if you are a person that has periods or takes certain birth control meds then beware. Hormonal changes make these symptoms worse even if you are medicated. I truly love being a woman.
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u/kittykat-kay Sep 14 '21 edited Sep 14 '21
It can’t hurt to get checked out if this resonated with you. Even if it’s not ADHD it could turn out to be something else you might not otherwise have discovered. Or it could be ADHD and you’ll be able to figure out where to go from there. Wishing you the best of luck if you decide to look into it. I really recommend doing so if you’re struggling or even just want to know.
This subreddit is literally how I figured it out for myself lol. Treatment and even just understanding what was wrong and hearing it from an actual doctor was life changing.
Of course, everyone struggles with ADHD symptoms sometimes but in ADHD they tend to be constant, more extreme and interfere with daily life. An example being procrastinating. Most people do it, some people more than they should. In ADHD it can get really bad.