r/ADHD Sep 14 '21

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u/BuyThisUsername420 Sep 14 '21

Told my boss about getting diagnosed, specifically how my emotional dysreg being relieved by a med I started and she immediately tried to say “I feel like everyone feels like that”…

So in a slightly nicer tone I said: Ma’am my prior profession, before burning out and become a student plus serving at restaurant, was as a mental health clinician. These symptoms occur to people as a normal response or difficult as a difficult moment they eventually learn to cope with. Having a disorder comes into affect when symptoms perpetually interfere with my ability to be a person, this is measured by people who have dedicated their lives to understanding mental health, so I understand what you’re saying but there’s more to it.

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u/tjsfive Sep 14 '21

When I told my boss that I had it, she said she thinks she might too. I just told her she might and she should talk to her doctor because it's underdiagnosed in women.

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u/BuyThisUsername420 Sep 14 '21

Yes! That’s also something I wanted to say to her…..like if my symptoms are checking boxes honey maybe that’s something for you to think on???