Every story is different. Even my story doesn't fit the mold for stereotypical ADHD. I was a great student in my
Its frustrating getting a diagnosis when you are a female who also did well in school. It's not that I didn't have symptoms, it's that I managed to cope better than most. I went through university health services to try to get a diagnosis after my boyfriend kept pointing it out and an experience with a very low dose of ritalin before. I ended up being inconclusive and puzzled the psychologist. So I was sent to the psychiatrist to rule out a "cyclical mood disorder" like Bipolar. Psychiatrist listened and eventually he decided to try me on ritalin. Ritalin is like putting on glasses. I can keep up with normal people. I feel much more calmed and like I can function better.
So technically my diagnosis is them trying to rule out ADHD, but the medication is responding positively. My stress level has gone down since I started taking my medication. My counselor said yesterday that I am in recovery.
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