Hands up if you’ve recently self diagnosed ADHD as a midlife woman?
My hand is well and truly up.
But I sit in two camps…
One being, I don’t want to be called out as one of those women who is jumping on the bandwagon for attention - oh not another woman saying she has ADHD!
The other being, feeling shame about the fact I have ADHD.
I don’t need to see a GP to get a diagnosis and frankly the waiting list is over 6 months long. But who can I talk to about my ADHD traits without them rolling their eyes, where are all the women who think and behave like I do, are there other women sitting in silence about self diagnosing their ADHD? So many unanswered questions…
Luckily, I’ve met an ADHD coach and oh my goodness, it’s been a life changing experience. Mainly because she is someone who doesn’t judge me, but supports me, helps and nurtures me on my ADHD journey and she doesn’t think I’m at all ‘dappy’.
With the guidance of an ADHD coach, I’m slowly but surely coming to terms with what it means …