> I brought up my concerns of ADD and assessment, but he says he doesn’t think my inattentiveness is from ADHD, but rather depression. He says he’s seen some patients with ADHD and cites their hyperactivity, like they can’t sit still or something like that. I’m not sure what I was supposed to say, like how I don’t think I have much of the hyperactive subtype and anyway most of adult ADD is internal or something but I felt uncomfortable acting like I knew more about it than he did because he’s the psychiatrist after all so I just went, “Okay.” <
This is exactly what happened to me (see my latest post), but I was diagnosed with anxiety instead. They used my score on the hyperactivity section as a way of suggesting that I can’t be ADHD, and my mum and I had to rectify this by telling them that I am probably the inattentive subtype. I seriously do not know what happened. I think I was more educated than the doctor to be honest. I’m very angry with what has happened, because I know for a fact that it isn’t anxiety that makes me lose my keys everyday, and gets me into social problems because I haven’t been listening to what somebody has said. It’s so sad. I know I’ll just have to continue in a positive way, though, and forget about everything that happened in that appointment. With support from friends, and support from people with ADD that understand, I’ll be absolutely fine. I just need to learn coping strategies and stuff, which I don’t need a diagnosis on paper for.
I wish you all the best, and stay positive! 