literally same

I felt the same way about it, but don’t let that scare you away. I just got diagnosed yesterday. I did struggle to articulate my symptoms and experiences, but just be open about it to your Doctor and they can help by asking you specific questions.

@@sweezymoney Thanks for the encouragement, I’m gonna go to the doctor very soon

@@Obby_Unsk No problem at all my friend, I am sure everything will work out well.

My doctor hardly talked about symptoms. I even took a huge list of symptoms in with me and she didn’t even look at it. I’m awaiting my assessments date.

Wait… you telling me that there are people with ADHD that have KZfaq channels? Only weirdos would do such a thing. :)

Hey! One thing I want to say, and I know it’s very hard to believe for us ADHDers, is that ruminating and beating yourself up about what you did in the past or even what you’re doing in the present, is NOT useful. It’s actually producing the results you don’t want, meaning more procrastination because of negative self talk, telling yourself you can never achieve anything (here, the said degree). I know it’s easy to say and very hard to apply (I personally struggled with this a lot and still am) but forgiving yourself for your past mistakes and accepting yourself and the way you show up in the world is the most important thing an ADHDer can do. I got carried away into coaching mode right there haha but I hope this resonates with you or makes you think differently about your experience (by the way I am not a certified coach!). Thank you for the comment and for the suggestion! I am thinking about making something out of the KZfaq channel in the future, but for now my focus remains on producing quality videos every two weeks or so (goal would be every week but I’m not there yet!) Anyways wishing you the best and always happy to chat with you in the comments ☺️

Your comment means a lot to me Christy, thank you so much!

One simple answer: time blocking almost every single thing I do. Once those blocks are there on my calendar it becomes much more real to me and much easier to start and do the task 👌🏼

@@youradhdgirl What does it mean? What is it? How do you do it?

@@annachristinanotyet4678 - Just seeing this ~4mos later~ and was wondering if you’ve taken some time to look into Time Blocking, or fallen down any “ADHD productivity hacks” rabbit holes perhaps? 😆

Make the appointment. It will change your life. I promise. I was diagnosed around age 35 and I wish I would’ve been diagnosed earlier in life.

You got this!! Taking this appointment is the next most important step in your career and personal life: make it your priority and I promise it will open up many doors! Getting diagnosed saved me from staying in the unknown; not knowing how my brain worked seriously impacted my life. As you mentioned, it heavily impacts our studies! And getting diagnosed will allow you to put in place systems that will ensure you succeed in the next course you take! I believe in you, you can do this 💪🏼 come back on this thread and comment once you got your diagnosis ☺️🎉🎊

That's great to hear :D I hope it all goes well!!

May I please ask… how did that go for you? How are you getting along now - many months later…?

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shit this hit deep for me. I feel the same and I'm 30 this summer. I'm afraid of what the diagnose could possibly limit for me. Also not entirely sure what getting diagnosed could do differently for me...

Hey Flor! Thanks for your comment and sorry for my procrastinated answer lol. I actually didn't get any reference from a practioner ! I just went on Doctolib and looked for a specialist in my area, or actually in Paris, since there are very few specialists out there and they're mostly located in the capital ! Hope this helps ☺️

Thank you Nora I’ll take the compliment 😂😍 glad the video could help in some way ☺️

Could look into twice exceptional (2e = gifted + disability/disabilities) Sometimes the gifted part mask the disabilities, so it makes 2e people seems to be doing ok, or even great at things that they do; sometimes the disabilities mask the gifted part, it makes 2e people seems more unable / dumb than their giftedness suggested. It’s just sad that some people get rejected because they are “too smart to have a disability”

Hi Seva thanks for your comment and this very interesting question! I completely agree with Frieda here: it seems like you got told off because you are “too smart to have ADHD”, which is b*llshit!! This is what happens when someone inexperienced with ADHD gives their opinion… it happened to me as well. One thing you should is that there are TONS of ADHD people who are extremely smart and successful in life or some areas of their life such as in their studies or at work. Being smart has nothing to do with having ADHD. it can actually help you mask the symptoms and compensate to such an extreme levels that your symptoms might not even be visible anymore to the public eye (leaving you to experience them on your own, which is what happened to me in a way). Nevertheless, ADHD is a spectrum and every person who has ADHD is unique: we don’t all experience the same symptoms with the same severity. So in a way yes ADHD is a spectrum but what you’re referring to here is not related to where you are in the spectrum, but more to your academic intelligence and the way you were able to mask your symptoms. Hope this clarifies some stuff for you 🥰 hope to make a video about this very topic some day on my channel!

Merci Chris 😉😄

Bonjour Céline, je suis désolée que tu sois passée par là et que la personne que tu as consultée ne t’aies pas apporté les réponses que tu souhaitais. Il y a beaucoup de personnes qui se font diagnostiquer TDAH après avoir consulter plusieurs professionnels car certains ne sont pas spécialisés et donc ne donnent pas les tests officiels (correspond à la tranche d’âge dans laquelle tu te situes) et le temps nécessaires pour diagnostiquer ce trouble. Le seul conseil que je peux te donner, c’est de consulter des vrais spécialistes en TDAH chez les adultes, psychiatre ou psychologue. Tu trouveras quelqu’un qui voudra écouter et qui sera équipé pour détecter le TDAH, si tu en as un. Moi aussi je suis passée par une psychologue qui n’était pas spécialisée qui m’avait dit que je ne pouvais pas avoir de TDAH car je n’étais pas en échec scolaire… c’est bien évidemment totalement faux ! Donc courage pour la suite , tu vas y arriver ! Et si jamais ça ne s’avère pas être le TDAH (après avoir parlé à un pro), au moins tu auras des réponses 🥰

Merci beaucoup pour tes mots de soutien j’apprécie beaucoup ❤❤ aurais-tu un nom de psychiatre / psychologue spécialisé en TDAH à partager ? Ça m’aiderait énormément dans mes recherches !

Si tu es basée sur Paris je t’invite à consulter le CPPND. C’est un centre qui regroupe plusieurs psychiatres et psychologue dont une spécialisée en TDAH chez les adultes. Je préfère ne pas divulguer son nom complet sous la vidéo, mais c’est elle qui m’a diagnostiquée et elle est très bien.

Every single thing you said is a valid reason to go to a doctor and get checked out! Your life is not meant to be like this, you can get help

@@youradhdgirl thank you for the advice!