Well, I’m closer to 40 than I am to 30 and only kinda figured out I had it like 2 years ago.
If you can function fine without meds then an official diagnosis might not be worth the costs and trouble. Self-discovery is a good thing though and there are many ways to do that, all are valid.
Another thing though is that the symptoms tend to get worse as you get older because managing the traits/symptoms associated with ADHD takes a lot of energy and after a while burnout becomes a very real possibility.
The only reason I noticed my own symptoms and ADHD traits is because of that. Had somebody suggested I had ADHD a couple years before that I would’ve said that there was no way. Looking back now though, it was there all along but back when I was younger it was easy to find and maintain coping mechanisms.
Well, I’m closer to 40 than I am to 30 and only kinda figured out I had it like 2 years ago.
If you can function fine without meds then an official diagnosis might not be worth the costs and trouble. Self-discovery is a good thing though and there are many ways to do that, all are valid.
Another thing though is that the symptoms tend to get worse as you get older because managing the traits/symptoms associated with ADHD takes a lot of energy and after a while burnout becomes a very real possibility.
The only reason I noticed my own symptoms and ADHD traits is because of that. Had somebody suggested I had ADHD a couple years before that I would’ve said that there was no way. Looking back now though, it was there all along but back when I was younger it was easy to find and maintain coping mechanisms.
It gets tiring.