I Suffered For Years From Untreated ADHD -- And It Didn't Look Like What You'd Expect

'I would lie in bed desperate to do the things I cared about, but I was immobilized. The speedier my thoughts, the slower my response.'

Drifting deeper into torpor each day, I thought, “That’s what I’ve got — the blues.”

the heightened awareness of mental health, while useful in reducing alienation, did little to offer actionable steps outside of practicing mindfulness or taking it a little bit easier. On free days when work wasn’t my main obligation, I would lie in bed desperate to do the things I cared about: Plot out my novel, write my blog, take a walk, read books, go to the gym or even go outside, but I was immobilized. I wasn’t only ignoring my interests, my responsibilities were suffering, too.

The reality of other people’s situations sounded so hard. And my life was easy by comparison. So why didn’t I feel like living it anymore? My thoughts turned dark and worrying.

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