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For some time now I have felt the need to know / research what interests me, almost obsessively, and to be more involved / not miss opportunities in the sector that I find interesting.
However, the search and the amount of information can become overwhelming to such an extent that it becomes not a pleasant thing but rather creates confusion.
This is also due to the high number of interests.

To give an example, I ...

Just to start with, I'm not asking for a diagnosis, I just want to know how reasonable you guys think it would be to reconsider the possibility of having ADHD, or if there's any other disorder than can cause it.

So I don't drink caffeine much now, but use to drink caffeine a lot when I was younger. I don't have the best memories of my younger years, but I don't remember ever reacting to ...

Has anyone experienced what they believe to be a Vyvanse “crash”? If so, can you please tell me your symptoms or what occurred?

I’ve been in and out of the system for decades. I started with blaming my being raped on myself for being gay at age 6, cutting age 8, moved from New York to San Diego age 12 to get me away from abusive father, drinking smoking, arrested for pot age 15, put into a rehab, revealed to be a cult , got away, came out,blah blah blah.diagnosed finally with bipolar in 90s after many suicide ...

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I’m a psychotherapist working in Chicago, and I have a 39-year-old male client who offers a very curious presentation. He first came to therapy several months ago with his wife, who complained that he didn’t listen or adequately attend to routine messages around the house. Now, the wife could certainly phrase her messages in a combative manner, which might cause the client to “tune out” at times. But the client denies this is ...

So I struggle to eat food. This is not anorexia or anything to do with my weight - I just seem to struggle really badly to find food to eat, find food that I LIKE, and to cook meals in general. I don't know how to explain it; it's quite hard to force myself to eat foods when I'm not in the mood to eat it and sometimes I eat food but it makes me ...

I’ve got a list of diagnosis given me by dr.s over the years, but I never believed I could be ADHD, simply because I’ve never been hyperactive. Just found out that’s not necessary, because I fit with everything else, so far. But how am I supposed to know what being “in recovery” looks like or feels like, as well as being in crisis? I don’t want to end up in the hospital again, because it ...

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I am in my 40’s and have a long history of mental health conditions. I’ve been diagnosed so many times with psychiatrists disagreeing with each other and I’m so done with learning about the condition I’m told I have but then seems not to be the case. I have bi polar with mixed state ( that’s what I’ve been medicated for for 10 years but with the allowance of my psych I’ve ...

So I learnt at age 30 I had adhd
It all came to the surface when I lost my job as a result of some addictions I had formed...
Now my psych at the time put me on medication to help with staying awake and focused.. but not specifically for adhd....

4 years later I found out a month and a half ago I should be on ritalin or dexamphetamine
That it is significantly going ...

TL:DR - Getting a diagnosis has been long, hard, and facing dismissive attitudes at nearly every step. Still trying and moving forwards against a headwind of

I'm in the process of fighting to get a diagnosis as per the title. In fact, I've been fighting to get a diagnosis on my mental health and issues I have since my mid-20s and I'm 45 now. Sure, I've been covered by the blanket 'depression and anxiety', but ...