You’re right, and I suppose I should have answered that way, but for now I’m undiagnosed and unmedicated. However, being aware of the pitfalls I at least feel better equipped to understand and counteract some of my more detrimental idiosyncracies.
I think most of the time when the conversation comes up I don’t feel “qualified” to talk about it because a doctor hasn’t given me the ADHD Purity Seal of Approval, and in turn I feel a little bitter there seems to be this sort of “label that explains why you’ve struggled your whole life,” but I don’t get to have it because of a technicality.
You’re right, and I suppose I should have answered that way, but for now I’m undiagnosed and unmedicated. However, being aware of the pitfalls I at least feel better equipped to understand and counteract some of my more detrimental idiosyncracies.
I think most of the time when the conversation comes up I don’t feel “qualified” to talk about it because a doctor hasn’t given me the ADHD Purity Seal of Approval, and in turn I feel a little bitter there seems to be this sort of “label that explains why you’ve struggled your whole life,” but I don’t get to have it because of a technicality.