Hey Jesse, Im really enjoying your podcast and I will try to take on the hacks offered, but it disturbs me as a very late diagnosed (56) adhder that all the guests are successful in their field, actually having been able to pick a field, while, Im assuming, there are a lot of people, like me, whose lives have been completely destroyed by…
Hey Jesse, Im really enjoying your podcast and I will try to take on the hacks offered, but it disturbs me as a very late diagnosed (56) adhder that all the guests are successful in their field, actually having been able to pick a field, while, Im assuming, there are a lot of people, like me, whose lives have been completely destroyed by adhd and can be discouraged by hearing only success stories, though playing a story like mine could be a bit deppressing...
Hi Danielle, I was also diagnosed later in life (38, although I had also been diagnosed as a child and just not told about it, it turns out. I'm 54 now.). And while the therapy and meds have certainly helped arrest what felt like an uncontrollable slide at the time, I definitely still struggle every day, not only with what ADHD makes hard and/or impossible for me now, but also with the regrets and sadness about what could have been if I been given the right tools as a kid. The kinds of therapy that are truly helpful for this condition are hard enough when you're young, full of energy and enthusiasm, and blessed with free time to practice them - they feel like mountains when you have decades of bad habit, discouragement, and overwhelming adult responsibilities to overcome. So I can't pretend to offer an uplifting and hopeful response to you (sorry!) but I can tell you that you're not alone. I know how this feels, and I offer my heartfelt empathy to you. What I tell myself each day is that mountains are climbed one step at a time. If I only take one step today, I'm closer to the top. And if I don't take a step - well, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norway had rest days on the way up Everest, too. So maybe just take one step today. Good luck!
Hey Ben Rollins, thankyou so much for this. I am in a much better place than years ago and am considering a science degree! Its a very scary idea and needs more income than I have, but Im hoping meds will COMPLETELY CHANGE MY LIFE! I know, reality may not agree but we'll see. Im really angry about my adhd and that all help is stupidly expensive but. But. All the best to you also. Community is good ( unless its a cult. Lol).
Hey Jesse, Im really enjoying your podcast and I will try to take on the hacks offered, but it disturbs me as a very late diagnosed (56) adhder that all the guests are successful in their field, actually having been able to pick a field, while, Im assuming, there are a lot of people, like me, whose lives have been completely destroyed by adhd and can be discouraged by hearing only success stories, though playing a story like mine could be a bit deppressing...
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Hi Danielle, I was also diagnosed later in life (38, although I had also been diagnosed as a child and just not told about it, it turns out. I'm 54 now.). And while the therapy and meds have certainly helped arrest what felt like an uncontrollable slide at the time, I definitely still struggle every day, not only with what ADHD makes hard and/or impossible for me now, but also with the regrets and sadness about what could have been if I been given the right tools as a kid. The kinds of therapy that are truly helpful for this condition are hard enough when you're young, full of energy and enthusiasm, and blessed with free time to practice them - they feel like mountains when you have decades of bad habit, discouragement, and overwhelming adult responsibilities to overcome. So I can't pretend to offer an uplifting and hopeful response to you (sorry!) but I can tell you that you're not alone. I know how this feels, and I offer my heartfelt empathy to you. What I tell myself each day is that mountains are climbed one step at a time. If I only take one step today, I'm closer to the top. And if I don't take a step - well, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norway had rest days on the way up Everest, too. So maybe just take one step today. Good luck!
Hey Ben Rollins, thankyou so much for this. I am in a much better place than years ago and am considering a science degree! Its a very scary idea and needs more income than I have, but Im hoping meds will COMPLETELY CHANGE MY LIFE! I know, reality may not agree but we'll see. Im really angry about my adhd and that all help is stupidly expensive but. But. All the best to you also. Community is good ( unless its a cult. Lol).