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The ADHD Centre 2023-05-08 Person 5 5 0

A testimonial I have been through levels of education, achieving moderately well and never feeling accomplished. I ended up plateauing in university. The real challenges of staying focused and, setting and meeting long terms goals completely autonomously are the antithesis of anyone with ADHD. At this point in my life I had built a mountain of coping mechanisms and strategies to deal with the symptoms that came with ADHD. The need to maintain focus and effort only grows as time passes and never having ANY incentive to do so is crippling at best. Living with an impaired reward system takes away a lot of joy in living and I had a comorbid condition of depression as a result. I felt like a passenger in a car that did great in the test drive of primary, secondary and sixth form, but failed miserably on the real road of life. I always knew what I NEEDED to do but always fell flat and burned out at work and in my education, and motivated moments were few and far between. The only times I pulled through were the times I was relied on by others for small tasks or when my back was against the wall. Because I lived life with fleeting senses of accomplishment and only did what I needed to when the motivation was panic and fear, I knew it wasn’t the experience that others had with life. So against all of my upbringing, I decided to investigate whether or not I was just “lazy”. When I found out I had ADHD I: - found a support system - found a way to focus - started to have ambition - did better in uni - celebrated the fruits of my hard work - became the student I always wanted to be - formed healthier relationships - communicated better - helped others who spent their lives feeling the same - networked better and opened doors for myself And many more great things happen when you’re not constantly trying to maintain a basic level of dopamine. In general, I ACTUALLY experience life now. My only regret is not having found out sooner. I would recommend that anyone who felt the same way I did this whole time decides to take the step. It wasn’t easy and I know I wasn’t “broken”, the world is so much more reliant on being able to focus for hours on end every day for months at a time, and not everyone is the same, but it can really displace those of us who are more curious about a broad spectrum of ideas when we are forced to focus on a handful of topics for months or even years at a time. The ADHD centre has a wealth of experienced professionals who cut no corners and have a myriad of connections and tools available to patients. It’s a HUGE step in life and I’m glad I chose to take it with such a group of professionals. The difference is night and day. It’s like having been blind my whole life and being given sight overnight. Well worth the price. I ironically SAVED more money simply by making less impulse purchases and having the motivation to cook more often.