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Ah, the path…and it all starts with a single step.
This afternoon, I heard something I never thought I would. My mom saying, “I think I have ADHD too.”
It seems she was in charge of organizing the condiments and side dishes for a weekly “bring your own dinner” group, and she’d put such overwhelming pressure on herself to make a good impression, and had such overwhelming organizational and concentration issues on top of that, that she’d totally freaked out. Fortunately, the freak out happened in her own kitchen (and, I’m guessing, in the car when she and Dad were driving to the venue). In any case, Dad had been so concerned about it, that he’d discussed it with me and my brother. Especially since we all remembered her Christmas Dinner freak out last year.
Now that she’s been scared into finally admitting she has this problem, I wonder if I can convince her to come to some of the workshops, and more importantly, to discuss it with her doctor and get a referral to an ADHD specialist who can help her. It would be wonderful if she could find the right medication and counselling so she could say what others have: “I didn’t feel any different, but everyone else was less of a jerk.”
Now THAT’S something I really want to hear!
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