My parents were told when I was 3 that I had ADHD… my parents refused a prescription for Ritalin. I got no services in school, graduated at a 3.8 gpa.

Then came college. I was miserable, struggled with eating habits, homework habits, and just doing my work in general. I still graduated with a bachelor’s and a 3.3 gpa.

Then the workforce beckoned. I wound up in retail management. I was abused for my ADHD symptoms to the point that it triggered my PTSD until my brain broke and I developed schizoaffective disorder, bipolar type.

I’m out of that job now and disabled. But in 2 days of medication, I feel like there might be hope of making more progress!!!

I’m clear headed, I’m a better driver, I’m actually motivated to clean and can overcome my trauma block around it, and my anxiety is WAY down because I’m making fewer simple mistakes. I went from being unable to do a days worth of dishes to powering through sorting the most disorganized room in the house, by myself in 2 hours. I could have had this at age 3!

I could have known when to take my turn while talking and followed those cues easier. I could have done better in school because I could have actually finished my math homework on time due to having the will to actually do something I found boring. I would have been more organized and put together as a human being in college and the workforce. I was tested a few years ago, but the results were inconclusive on whether it was ADHD or bipolar. So they said bipolar and put me on a med that made me got from 270lbs to 400lbs in a year.

Now I get to face down learning how to adult, and lose weight, and treat my PTSD and schizoaffective, and my parents suck. My husband is wonderful, but he has undiagnosed ADHD as well so he has the same problems I was having. I just need support and guidance.