No one knows what we go through just to make it through a day like we do. Only those who suffer like we do struggle like we do know what is going on inside my head right now. Only another ADDer knows how difficult it is to keep my mind on this singular task of completing another sentence. I can guarantee that all of us have experienced pain related to the way we process information in one form or another. I know that I personally have been to the depths of depression as a direct result of the low self esteem associated with ADD/ADHD.
Sounds pretty awful right? Well it is, but...... knowing that I am not alone is the beginning of acceptance. Knowing that this disorder is recognized by the psychiatric community and defined by the DSM-IV means to me that most of the problems I experience in life are not the result of a moral failing, "laziness", lack of will power etc. They are the direct result of trying to function in the world while my brain is flipping channels faster than a caffeinated and sugared up 12 yr old with a remote control in their video game trained hands.
If you can relate to that metaphor you are one of us, if you have been diagnosed you are one of us, if you are wondering if you should be diagnosed you are probably one of us. If you were just thinking about 5 other things just now you are definitely one of us. Who we are people with ADD/ADHD and we need to stand up for one another because the rest of the world just doesn't get it, or us.
Acceptance is the key to learning to live with ADD/ADHD. Recognizing what is happening and why gives us immense power. The power to change our behaviour if we want to, or not. This blog invites you to share your experiences, your triumphs and failures, the things that work and those that don't. Written by and for those with ADD/ADHD together we can share the load, a burden that has felt unbearable at many times for all of us.
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