This is be except it drove me semi suicidal as in I was depressed and thinking or wishing I was dead but not at attempt level yet.
I just had a kid and had another in the way. I told my wife about it and we agreed I should get some therapy.
My therapist deemed I have ADHD inattentive or what used to be ADD. I talked to my Dr and got on Vyvanse, I also went to gym and lost 50 lbs. I don't do therapy any more. I don't know if talking and thinking about things helped but I somehow learned to cope.
But the meds do help me stay in a more focused and alert frame of mind.
I don't feel broken anymore. I still get off topic and focus on the wrong things sometimes but I can be productive when I really want to be and get a ton more shit done.
I'm also convinced I'm on spectrum but therapist didn't really want to go there or test for it. Not sure if that would have changed anything.
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> I'm also convinced I'm on spectrum but therapist didn't really want to go there or test for it. Not sure if that would have changed anything.
I really don't like this "you don't need to know what exactly is your problem" attitude, that often comes from psychologists. But that would be a long rant. Here are some hypothetical benefits from knowing that you have a specific diagnosis X, whether autism or anything else:
- maybe you could apply for disability benefits (probably not, but at least you would know what exactly to ask);
- you could find a support group for people with X;
- you could exchange information (in the support group or online) about what helps or what hurts people with the same problem;
- you could read scientific research or popular books, ask an expert by e-mail, etc.;
- you could find out the chance that your kids get X, how to find out whether that is the case, and how to help them.
I just had a kid and had another in the way. I told my wife about it and we agreed I should get some therapy.
My therapist deemed I have ADHD inattentive or what used to be ADD. I talked to my Dr and got on Vyvanse, I also went to gym and lost 50 lbs. I don't do therapy any more. I don't know if talking and thinking about things helped but I somehow learned to cope.
But the meds do help me stay in a more focused and alert frame of mind.
I don't feel broken anymore. I still get off topic and focus on the wrong things sometimes but I can be productive when I really want to be and get a ton more shit done.
I'm also convinced I'm on spectrum but therapist didn't really want to go there or test for it. Not sure if that would have changed anything.