No_dopamine, I sort of realised that the comment wasn’t entirely serious, and I know that I am able to stop whenever I wish to (my psychiatrist ensured me that I could change my mind about continuing at any time), but therapy has the potential to go on for years, and it scares me that I could wait for that long and then find I still have to be referred for an ADHD diagnosis regardless. I am still of the mind that I am probably best off hedging my bets and getting referred on for an ADHD assessment and medication soon. If therapy helps things so much that the ADHD symptoms improve, then I can have a medication-burning party 😉 I don’t really want full time medication anyway, just for driving, and for those days when I feel particularly scattered but really need not to be.
The mindfullness training sounds good, but between my current therapy, my committments, and the kids’ committments, I don’t think I could fit it in, either time-wise, or financially. But when the kids get older and take up less time and money, watch out!! I will be on the “getting help” bandwagon lol 