whatsnormal
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I have recently been diagnosed with ADHD. Having suffered depression for knowingly, close to 10 years, I am now coming to terms with the fact that many of the triggers for my depression are directly related to my ADHD.
Now in my late 30's I am in the process of picking up the pieces of this new diagnosis and trying to integrate them along with my depression.
For so long many of the medical professionals that I was dealing with were placing my symptoms in the too hard basket. The Highs and Lows were just not fitting into Bi Polar and yet the depths of my depression were immense.
In reflection, I have had the Hyper focus in my professional career for many years and have some how managed to function at a high level, but then crashed in a cyclical patten every 18 - 24 months.
I was just interested to read other adults who have been diagnosed later in life, how they have managed the transition with or without medication and possibly how it has affected (improved / hampered) their lives since.
Now in my late 30's I am in the process of picking up the pieces of this new diagnosis and trying to integrate them along with my depression.
For so long many of the medical professionals that I was dealing with were placing my symptoms in the too hard basket. The Highs and Lows were just not fitting into Bi Polar and yet the depths of my depression were immense.
In reflection, I have had the Hyper focus in my professional career for many years and have some how managed to function at a high level, but then crashed in a cyclical patten every 18 - 24 months.
I was just interested to read other adults who have been diagnosed later in life, how they have managed the transition with or without medication and possibly how it has affected (improved / hampered) their lives since.