dyingroses:burningbee:I figure out I had ADHD last year, but I didn’t seek an official diagnosis and
dyingroses:burningbee:I figure out I had ADHD last year, but I didn’t seek an official diagnosis and medication until this year. I’m 30 years old, my school days are long behind me. I slipped through the cracks because I have predominately inattentive type and I was a quiet little girl. Having ADHD does not mean you have to be hyperactive and loud, it means you have a processing problem in your brain that doesn’t allow you to regulate your focus or emotions. Mental health even now is still taboo to talk about. People are more open now than ever about it however and that gives me hope. This is a profoundly personal comic and it only reflects my own experience with ADHD. It is on a spectrum with a wide range of personalities. But if my story connects with someone else and helps them, that would mean the world to me.Thanks you so much! This is a beautiful comic!Medication doesn’t work for everyone but everyone should have the access, knowledge, and support to choose and figure out if it works for them. There is no shame in taking medication. I’m so glad I live in a time where there is medication because otherwise I wouldn’t have the skills and knowledge my education has helped be get. I would have been labeled as stupid, lazy, hyper, and impulsive. The sad thing is there are still people today who don’t have access to medication or (because it’s not a silver bullet) the other ways of treating it.I love this addition. I’m still new to medication and I still don’t know if I want to use it regularly or just as a way to get through the extra tough stuff. Everyone is different and has different experiences with meds, but access to all of the options should be given to everyone. -- source link
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