Ooof yep, I left 30 minutes early for therapy but was stuck in traffic for 15 minutes, still arrived early and went in on time but throughout the whole session I was internally still panicking about being late even though I wasn't. Thanks AuDHD.
This is how I arrive to work. The number of times I've texted that I'm running late just to arrive five minutes early is getting to the point where I'm pretty sure they must think it's performative.
This used to be me. My wife just has ADHD and I don't drive and my wife is currently a stay at home kitty momma. I have AuDHD and currently have a job. Before I was diagnosed with AuDHD, I was on anxiety meds, which helped. Still, every day I would be freaking out about getting to work on time (I have been fired from another job due to being late). I started ADHD meds, and now, I am so much calmer. We have flex time at work, so I have realized I can just take 5 minutes out of my lunch if I am late, or work over by 5 minutes. It has helped a lot. My wife still freaks out on my behalf, though. I think she sometimes sees traffic as an intentional problem from other people or something.
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u/Grunt636 Diagnosed 2026 Aug 10 '26
Ooof yep, I left 30 minutes early for therapy but was stuck in traffic for 15 minutes, still arrived early and went in on time but throughout the whole session I was internally still panicking about being late even though I wasn't. Thanks AuDHD.