ADHD Answers

Oh man, I really hope the medication situation gets worked out. The shortage is giving me major stress, and I'm lucky enough to have my meds, but they need adjusting (still waiting to hear from the psychiatrists rip).

You got this. One Adhd haver to another! We're in this together

Have you heard of VAST? It's related to adhd but I've not seen it mentioned much anywhere.

YOU'RE BACK??? I'M SO HAPPY WOW!!

What do you do when you're super confused about symptom lists? I find that examples of people experiencing those symptoms in different ways makes more sense to me, though a lot of times, I can't find enough examples and get more confused. It's like I read through them and while I can relate to a LOT of things my gf states about her adhd and some of her ocd, looking online, it's like my brain refuses to decipher the medical speak and it's frustrating.

I don't know if I am right to ask this here.. so sorry if it isn't the right space, you don't have to answer.

I am not diagnosed with autism but I kinda think I may be on the spectrum, it isn't so important for me to know at the moment, but I have this question: Can hyperfixations be certain movies or food or stuff? I have times where I watch the same movie for like, months, everyday and I think about this movie a lot and stuff and then it goes away after some months. And also I have times where I eat the same stuff everyday and I just wanna eat this meal for weeks and it doesn't get boring at all to me. People make me feel super weird about it when I tell them this about me so I stopped to tell other people, but I was wondering if that is a hyperfixation? It seems to be one to me? I just don't know who to ask and people in real life make fun about me for that

Doctor's appt was endlessly frustrating (still doesn't believe I have adhd and won't give me stimulants even tho I'm Struggling Hardcore) but the guy who took my vitals talked w me about titanfall (hyperfixation go brrrr) so it's all cool 👍

Oh thank God, a blog that understands this sort of thing. I know it says you're in biopsych, but I'm still extremely excited that at least someone understands this sort of thing on a more science based level. I feel like this is a topic that gets brushed off a lot. "Its a super power!" AAA. I would give anything to just function like a neurotypical person and take the stupid garbage out.

I have no idea how I managed to hold a job, go to college, pass the NCLEX, hold nursing jobs, and function even barely if it wasn't for the meds I'm on. I only got "rediagnosed" (probably the best word for it) in the last year, and these meds have literally changed and saved my life. I thought I grew out of adhd and was totally fine. I told my psychiatrist about "unrelated problems" and she's like "you were diagnosed with adhd as a kid, right?"

"Yeah"

"You've still got it though. The [xyz symptoms] are characteristic of this"

"Well ****, that explains my entire being up until now"

"Oh yeah"

Hi, your blog is so cool. I made a community for neurodivergent students to share and receive resources and tips. If you're interested in joining, let me know and I'll send you an invite. It's a really nice environment.

OKAY- So here I am, with my ADHD self, I guess. So Nat, I have brought a question here today. So, would having hyperfixations/fixations on friends work? Because there's this friend that I love a lot, and if I don't see them for a day or two, I cry myself to sleep sometimes because I miss them. And another topic, do people feel like they do stuff like dramatically for attention? Thank you for answering if you did. :)

Hey I love you with all my heart. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve linked you for clients and used you to better understand myself. I’ve even handed off some of these to MY therapist to pass on to other people. Truly the gift that keeps on giving. I wondered if you’d thought of doing an ptsd vs ocd! I know you’ve shown symptoms of both in other ven diagrams but I trust your skills! No pressure, just love!