Tamsin

Well, I got diagnosed with ADHD two weeks ago.

Well, I got diagnosed with ADHD two weeks ago.

when I first came in this morning and saw everyone in here I felt like I had a big like neon light with ADHD like flashing arrow pointing at my head like everyone's gonna know because because like I'm just so aware of it like everything I'm doing or saying or thinking I'm I'm re-analyzing the way I am in the world so that's kind of weird but I'm glad I'm doing it in this environment where other people are aware of that everyone or you know a lot of people here have

when I first came in this morning and saw everyone in here I felt like I had a big like neon light with ADHD like flashing arrow pointing at my head like everyone's gonna know because because like I'm just so aware of it like everything I'm doing or saying or thinking I'm I'm re-analyzing the way I am in the world so that's kind of weird but I'm glad I'm doing it in this environment where other people are aware of that everyone or you know a lot of people here have

I think the timing was good.

I think the timing was good.

And then, yeah, just by chance, I got diagnosed with ADHD as well.

And then, yeah, just by chance, I got diagnosed with ADHD as well.

I was really suffering badly from withdrawals, so I went to a psychiatrist to find out about getting off the antidepressants, and she just diagnosed me with ADHD. And then I went back and had some more assessments and tests, and yeah, I was just really blindsided by it, really shocked. But as soon as I thought about it, even a little bit, I was like, how could I get to 48 and not have any idea?

I was really suffering badly from withdrawals, so I went to a psychiatrist to find out about getting off the antidepressants, and she just diagnosed me with ADHD. And then I went back and had some more assessments and tests, and yeah, I was just really blindsided by it, really shocked. But as soon as I thought about it, even a little bit, I was like, how could I get to 48 and not have any idea?

You know, like two kids with ADHD. You know, I've worked in mental health. You know, my brother's a teacher.

You know, like two kids with ADHD. You know, I've worked in mental health. You know, my brother's a teacher.

We kind of came to the conclusion it's because when, so I'm 48, and I had a parent that was narcissistic. You know, I had some trauma. I'm now perimenopausal. I've got kids with ADHD. I had Like, I think six years of IVF treatments, you know, I mean, I'm an average 48 year old woman, like I've got massive life stuff behind me. So was it...

We kind of came to the conclusion it's because when, so I'm 48, and I had a parent that was narcissistic. You know, I had some trauma. I'm now perimenopausal. I've got kids with ADHD. I had Like, I think six years of IVF treatments, you know, I mean, I'm an average 48 year old woman, like I've got massive life stuff behind me. So was it...

Was the way I am in the world any, all of that, or was it ADHD?

Was the way I am in the world any, all of that, or was it ADHD?

So much of my life now makes sense. Decisions I've made, friendships I've had, careers I've chosen, laundry piles. So much makes sense. But the diagnosis also brought on some new fears. And I think the worst bit is worrying that people in my life are going to say Oh, now we know what the problem was. It was you.

So much of my life now makes sense. Decisions I've made, friendships I've had, careers I've chosen, laundry piles. So much makes sense. But the diagnosis also brought on some new fears. And I think the worst bit is worrying that people in my life are going to say Oh, now we know what the problem was. It was you.

Like, that's my biggest fear of being like, oh, now we can like, you know, every argument I've ever had, oh, it's because you're shit. But I'm also learning that like, that's part of the ADHD as well. It's like feeling that everything is my fault and I'm just not doing something quite right.

Like, that's my biggest fear of being like, oh, now we can like, you know, every argument I've ever had, oh, it's because you're shit. But I'm also learning that like, that's part of the ADHD as well. It's like feeling that everything is my fault and I'm just not doing something quite right.