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A couple of those first quotes really struck me. When I was officially diagnosed, I was halfway through my second year of university, and felt validated, but also skeptical. If I’d had this all my life, then why was it never an issue before? Why did everything become so overwhelming so suddenly? How could I expect my parents to take my diagnosis seriously when I’d found my Dr. on my own, gotten tested, and told them myself? And how could I expect my parents, anyone else, and even myself to admit that I had a learning disability? “you don’t have ADHD. You’re just looking for an excuse for your laziness” was exactly what my family met me with when I told them I was first diagnosed three years ago, and again about a week ago when I expressed how I’d been feeling about returning to school.
And I can’t lie. Sometimes, I agree with them. In fact, sometimes I feel like “I just don’t believe ADHD exists” and that I’m searching for an excuse in order to shirk feeling like a slovenly, mopey, self-indulgent house cat.
Other days, I totally identify with everything I read here.
I have my rare days, however, when I try to stop thinking altogether and simply do, so that diagnosis or not, support from my family or not, I’m still accomplishing things regardless.
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