So I'm 39 years old and I've been seeing a therapist for about a month now. I asked him if from the conversations we've had if he thinks ADHD is a possibility (I'm actually almost certain that I do have it), and he said while he definitely sees many of the symptoms, he doesn't know if its worth doing an assessment since I've already gone so long untreated, so it's probably not necessary. He said maybe like 10 years ago it would have made sense, but there's probably no point now... Even though I DID try to talk to a psychiatrist about it 10 years ago and he refused to even have the conversation with me.

That really hurt... The whole point of me seeking help is that my life is a mess and I'm trying to get it on track. Why does it matter how old I am when I still have half of my life ahead of me? I'm taking an online class right now and I'd eventually like to be able to hold on to a real job instead of making peanuts doing Doordash, so why shouldn't all options still be available to me if they can help me succeed? I understand he's a therapist and he would prefer I just go the therapy route instead of medication, but he can at least do the assessment for me :/

I guess this is just a frustrated rant more than anything, but has anyone else experienced this? I think I at least talked him into considering it sometime down the road, but it just sucks being told that I'm too old to be helped. It's so exhausting having to jump through all these hoops.

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