Hi guys. Reading these posts actually made me cry. I’m currently in L6th and I’ve had a huge suspicion that I have ADHD for years and I display so many of the symptoms, and I’ve never done anything major about it for a few reasons:
1) People at my school are awfully judgemental
2) I’m TERRIFIED of being told I don’t have ADHD and finding out I have completely made it up and the actual explanation for the way I behave being me.
3) I’m scared school and my parents, but mainly school, will tell me I just need to get over myself.
I’ve always done well in school but I find it difficult, but that is something I majorly keep to myself. Alongside this, I also am super quiet in some scenarios in school because some of my year group and teachers really intimidate me and I’m scared that people will say this proves that I don’t have ADHD so I will never get anywhere near a diagnosis stage.
As exam season has arrived once again, I am once again having flashbacks to GCSE study leave last year. I have so much difficulty revising, I literally want to but I get distracted and physically can’t bring myself to do anything literally until the last minute and I’m getting so overwhelmed again.
I know it’s probably not possible at this point but I feel like an ADHD diagnosis would be a godsend before A Levels. I think it would mainly validate my feelings because I don’t think I’d get extra time or anything, but I feel like I would be able to work from there to work out how I can manage it.
I think your posts have given me the final push to talk to my parents more seriously about it. I would really appreciate it if this thread could stay updated as the year progresses?
I really appreciate you guys talking about your issues so openly 💞