Thank You!
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MissGarceau –
2021-04-15
I am fairly recently (within the last 5 years) diagnosed with ADHD. This brought me to my knees & had tears streaming down my face! Finally!! Validation!! Giving female-specific insight, is like taking off an oxygen mask & discovering you can breathe without one.
I have been on and off in therapy since childhood but always treated for separate/coexisting conditions like: PTSD, anxiety/OCD spectrum, depression and hormone/nutrient deficiencies or imbalance.
The hormone stuff is absolutely fascinating to me! I had never made the connection before, but it was like all of the lights suddenly turned on! The timing of my cycle, my symptoms and my contraceptives match that data perfectly!
The Gender specific roles/relationships and unrealistically high expectations just hit me- right in the gut! It’s a tightrope trying to demand the impossible from yourself, and simultaneously feeling like the “impossible” is aiming too low! It has been a private battle that has driven me to a complete desire to end it all. “The game is rigged! I want out! I’ve had enough!” Of course, my perfectionism & hyper focus would ultimately prevent me from actually taking my own life. Who would organize my funeral? Where would my stuff go? When am I financially able to peace out?
It’s honestly, quite exhausting to loop through symptoms that just feed each other. Giving those symptoms air, and giving them life- THAT is a game changer!
I took a test and was told I am ADD/OCD & to take medication. (YEARS of struggling with dosage/timing/etc).
No guidelines.
No tools.
No anything....
Just, “Here’s a bandaid! Feel better!”
The more I learn about ADHD in women, the less resentment I feel, and more hopeful. This podcast has helped me off a ledge! Other free resources and coaching have honestly saved my life.
Sincerely,
THANK YOU!!!