Successful and Simultaneously Struggling. Explain Adult ADHD

Part of #ExplainAdultADHD.  A campaign to reduce the ignorance, misinformation, and stigma against adults with ADHD. Successful and Simultaneously Struggling.   “4.0 GPA and I feel like I’m drowning. Thoughts move 500 miles an hour and ambition to pursue them all at once follows. What’s mistaken for motivation by most is a compulsion – an itch that I can’t quite scratch. I’m constantly exhausted but constantly begging for more until it all becomes too much and I can’t help but curl up with the lights off. All my life, I’ve been known as a smart, talented person. Outwardly, it looks like I’ve got it all together. I can hold down a job, attend full-time university, write and perform music, exercise 3 times a week, and eat a balanced diet. I’ve always been busy. I’ve always done well in school. It’s no wonder my ADHD went untraced until I pursued a diagnosis in adulthood. My mom always told me I was in la-la land, but that it was just part of who I was in her mind. My symptoms never impeded my performance as a kid. What it did affect was my self-esteem, which is something that was kept private from my family. They couldn’t have known. How could I blame them? The hardest part about having ADHD for me is not knowing how much of who I am is composed of symptoms. Is my perfectionism a product of my ADHD or is it just part of my personality? Am I supposed to do well in school if I have ADHD? Do I...
Source: Adult ADD Strengths - Category: Psychiatry Authors: Tags: Explain Adult ADHD To Non-ADHD Adults Source Type: blogs