So I am currently getting evaluated for ADHD, funny thing is I made the initial appointment because my kids wouldn’t stop hounding me about believing I have it, I on the other hand, am not convinced.
Anyway then I started having anxiety on the bus which turned into panic attacks on the bus which turned into panic attacks in any vehicle which is…really inconvenient so I started going for that as well.
So my first appointment was a lot about the panic and some about the ADHD but the psychiatrist was telling me that some signs are if I did poorly in school, was unruly, got into trouble, etc and I was the complete opposite which is reinforcing to me that I do not have it, however, in a Google search on that alone it doesn’t seem like that’s necessarily a required precursor so I’m wondering is my psychiatrist right and these are experiences I must have had or is she incorrect? Going on outdated information or something similar?
I don’t want to go through this entire process with inaccurate criteria and since I’m so early on it would be easier to find a different mental health professional now then it will be later on.
And as someone who already isn’t necessarily sure I have it based on not really knowing if my symptoms align because I didn’t want to do a ton of research and convince or not convince myself one way or the other(I do have diagnosed OCD so I’ll end up ruminating and crediting/discrediting a playlist of minor experiences that I run constantly in the background of what is already too much head noise) and it would be easy to believe her if she says I don’t, I’ll just accept that,eventually stop seeing her and continue to struggle through the burnout of becoming a dying star that collapsed in on itself due to the never ending pressure to brightly shine because that’s just my brain function I guess 🤷🏾♀️ but if that’s determined based on criteria that I don’t necessarily have to meet she could be wrong and I could be continuing to struggle unnecessarily.
Sorry, I’ve grossly over thought this.