Late Diagnosis / Finally Understanding Myself

I think one of the strange parts of finally understanding ADHD is mentally revisiting my entire life with a different lense than before. Things I thought were laziness, irresponsibility, oversensitivity, inconsistency, or just personal defects suddenly start to make sense, to a degree. Not fully. Still working through that.

It doesn’t erase the consequences, good or bad that happened, but it does help to change the story I tell myself about why things happened or didn't happen. Especially, after working with the ADHD Harmony community, JT, 5 day challenge, 6 week session, etc.

Impulse Control was one of many things that I had/have issues with. I am on some medication that helps with the impulse control, but it still requires a little willpower. Conquered, no! Progress, yes! So I can see small wins there.

What part of your past made the most sense once ADHD entered the picture? Diagnosed or undiagnosed but check the boxes of an ADHD diagnosis.

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Late Diagnosis / Finally Understanding Myself