
Other diagnosis
Do you have any other diagnosis then ADHD? I got diagnosed with borderline personality disorder when I was a teenager. But as time goes bye I think that that may was just one (side)effect of the adhd 🤔

Do you have any other diagnosis then ADHD? I got diagnosed with borderline personality disorder when I was a teenager. But as time goes bye I think that that may was just one (side)effect of the adhd 🤔
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Yep! They told & treated me for Bi-Polar disorder for most of my life. Turns out … ADHD. It makes me so angry. Spent my life depressed, anxious and overwhelmed. I’m convinced that it caused my body to work overtime and why I don’t have a gall bladder or thyroid anymore. I don’t understand why people become doctors. I would think that it would be to figure out what is really causing a person pain and fix the root problem. I guess they all just go into it for the money. That makes me sad.
i’ve had to fight for diagnosis. from 6th grade to 7th grade, i went from A-B honor roll to C’s and D’s but no one was concerned except me. in 9th grade my parents agreed to have me tested but it was a computer test which could not have proven ADHD at all. it wasn’t until i failed two classes my senior year that my parents listened and took me to someone who could actually help. between semester 1 and 2 of senior year, i went from F’s to finishing with straight A’s. in all of that time, i was also diagnosed with OCD and severe anxiety😅
I have generalised anxiety disorder and social anxiety disorder. I think I very likely have health anxiety disorder (hypochondria) too however this is not diagnosed. I definitely feel that all my diagnoses are interwoven and whilst some ADHDers might not have anxiety, it is often a common side effect and even the way I think about my anxiety is different to neurotypical people with the same mental health issues (some people even suggest that having a mental health condition means you are neurodivergent. I think I can agree with this tbh). I also have dyscalculia which is a learning disability affecting my ability to understand “basic” maths, arithmetic, and it also affects my ability to process numbers, read graphs, timetables etc… so even without the ADHD, I am ND because of my learning disability.
Complex PTSD although I have worked through the most painful and destructive parts of it through therapy. I was diagnosed with depression in 4th grade, but I find now that I'm not depressed per se - my brain just doesn't make enough feel-good chemicals, so I have to add them manually. I do think I have rejection sensitivity disorder, which rears its charming head when I'm tired or overwhelmed. I was diagnosed with ADHD combined type 2 years ago at 54. So I wasn't a lazy, troubled teenage girl? I'm so grateful for my diagnoses because they explain everything. You all are so courageous. And we're not alone, which makes me happy.
I also have PTSD, GAD with reactivated trauma, Depression, Insomnia, Fibromyalgia, Endometriosis & PCOS, Scoliosis, TMJ and Migraine Disorder…I feel like I’m a walking diagnosis so recently finding out I have ADHD was a shock and another thing to add to the list of issues, but it’s also given me a lot of answers and clarity, it’s been a blessing in disguise.
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