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Alamonocuricu
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- Apr 23, 2021
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I am currently 25 and never actually diagnosed with ADHD. However, I experienced most of the symptoms and I assume I have it. I have passed my hardest year struggling with it, though.
I have always been considered as an academically gifted child, and never had problems in school. I have always been the best in every class so I can see why people never see me as having trouble organizing my life or focusing on things.
The most severe time for me was when I work on my bachelor thesis. I was overly perfectionist, always confused, not realistic with my target, cannot stop reading the materials and busy finding too much data without actually start the writing until 1 year later. I was so anxious and stresses about starting it and procrastinate a lot. I also act very impulsively and having a lot of affairs that eventually ruin my relationships.
For the past 2 years, though, I feel like the symptoms are quite manageable. Sometimes I don't even think I still have ADHD anymore because of how high functioning and productive I am now.
However, I can see that the pattern is actually still quite fluctuative. I would have some period of several months of super high productivity, but then I would be like "off" For one month or so, where I would like mot aware of my surroundings and past time without realizing it. It's like I use the autopilot mode.
Another thing that still lingers and bother me a lot is I never have a regulae sleep schedule. I often become extremely hyperfocus that I would not sleep until 9 am or even 12 noon. I have poor self control, tend to binge eat and getting fat, and have failed to stop smoking eventhough I have wanted to stop since forever. I am also very slow in my effort to understand social cues better.
Sorry that this writing is super diorganized. I just want to know if there are any of you here who are also high functioning ADHD and how is your experience?
Thanks if you're willing to read and respond to this. :) cheers
I have always been considered as an academically gifted child, and never had problems in school. I have always been the best in every class so I can see why people never see me as having trouble organizing my life or focusing on things.
The most severe time for me was when I work on my bachelor thesis. I was overly perfectionist, always confused, not realistic with my target, cannot stop reading the materials and busy finding too much data without actually start the writing until 1 year later. I was so anxious and stresses about starting it and procrastinate a lot. I also act very impulsively and having a lot of affairs that eventually ruin my relationships.
For the past 2 years, though, I feel like the symptoms are quite manageable. Sometimes I don't even think I still have ADHD anymore because of how high functioning and productive I am now.
However, I can see that the pattern is actually still quite fluctuative. I would have some period of several months of super high productivity, but then I would be like "off" For one month or so, where I would like mot aware of my surroundings and past time without realizing it. It's like I use the autopilot mode.
Another thing that still lingers and bother me a lot is I never have a regulae sleep schedule. I often become extremely hyperfocus that I would not sleep until 9 am or even 12 noon. I have poor self control, tend to binge eat and getting fat, and have failed to stop smoking eventhough I have wanted to stop since forever. I am also very slow in my effort to understand social cues better.
Sorry that this writing is super diorganized. I just want to know if there are any of you here who are also high functioning ADHD and how is your experience?
Thanks if you're willing to read and respond to this. :) cheers