Hi everyone, please read, I hate feeling ignored..

[thejonah]

Hi. after a long 24 years of constant confusion and frustration. I finally sought out help and turns out I have adhd, which explains a lot.
it was about 5 years ago that add or adhd entered my mind. These past few months have been the hardest, it almost came to a point where I was about to give up. I could go into more detail, but I should keep this short.
Having the psychiatrist tell me it was adhd along with depression.
Knowing what it was, to give it a name was huge for me,
I've been reading a lot here, and it does give me comfort to know that i'm not dealing with this alone.
but im also trying to come to terms that i'll always have adhd, and that's scary and very hard to accept. and I see alot of people here also find it very very hard to have a friend, same with me. but here, you guys understand and thats what i need and with that I hope I can make friends here too.
so thanks for reading, jonah

[sarek]

Hi Jonah, its good to have you here. Your story is so very recognisable to many of us including myself. I was 44 before I figured out what had been haunting my every footstep for all those years.

[purpleToes]

Welcome to the forums! I've found a lot of great information and support here. Glad you can join us.

[sarahsweets]

hola amigo

[bADDad]

Welcome Jonah. Like salek I was diagnosed after 40 too. I often wonder how different life would be if I'd known as a child. Coming to terms with living with it from here on in is really no different from living with it all these years without a diagnosis. Except you can study yourself from a whole new angle. At least you are looking for answers in the right place. Stick around. There are plenty of answers here. Just don't be afraid to ask the questions.

[ginniebean]

Welcome to the forums!

[Fuzzy12]

Hello and welcome to the forums.

[CheekyMonkey]

Welcome. The first couple months are pretty tough, but it does get better as you come to terms with it.

[Plognark]

Welcome! I just started posting a few days ago too. Similar diagnosis; ADHD with PTSD/depression. Only got diagnosed about a year ago, just after my 33rd birthday.

[phantasm]

Hi Jonah - Just started the diagnosis process too and I'm 38. There are some great folks here and lots of support.

You aren't alone.

[thejonah]

thanks you for your responses, being an extreme loner, (not by choice) this is something I'm seriously going to need for help for. so you'll probably see me a lot here. It's just weird asking for help just because I just got used to doing things on my own, again not by choice, its just how its always been for me. It's really hard to look ahead, but I'm gonna try and take this day by day.

[Missy83]

Hello and welcome! I was just diagnosed at 29 years old but I have always felt as though there was something "different" about me. I am pretty new here myself and have found a lot of comfort/knowledge in reading the posts here. Good luck!

[CheekyMonkey]

Originally Posted by thejonah

thanks you for your responses, being an extreme loner, (not by choice) this is something I'm seriously going to need for help for. so you'll probably see me a lot here. It's just weird asking for help just because I just got used to doing things on my own, again not by choice, its just how its always been for me. It's really hard to look ahead, but I'm gonna try and take this day by day.

You'll see me here a lot, too.

*highfive*

[gimom07]

Hi Jonah
I know how you feel I hate being ignored too, which is why I am starting with reading and not posting...it seems like every time I get on a forum and post on the "newbies" section I get either no responses or one or two.... :-(
Also, I, like you, am an adult (27 years old) and only recently been diagnosed with ADHD. In fact, until I came on this forum tonight, I had no idea how many of my personality traits that have been frustrating to me my whole life were caused by ADHD. One of those of being able to make friends, which has been one of my many challenges throughout my life. Pretty much everything you said really hit home for me.
I look forward to getting to know you better!

[thejonah]

Originally Posted by gimom07

Hi Jonah
I know how you feel I hate being ignored too, which is why I am starting with reading and not posting...it seems like every time I get on a forum and post on the "newbies" section I get either no responses or one or two.... :-(
Also, I, like you, am an adult (27 years old) and only recently been diagnosed with ADHD. In fact, until I came on this forum tonight, I had no idea how many of my personality traits that have been frustrating to me my whole life were caused by ADHD. One of those of being able to make friends, which has been one of my many challenges throughout my life. Pretty much everything you said really hit home for me.
I look forward to getting to know you better!

well thanks for ur response. lately i've been doing whatever I could to get a friend,
i'm so tired of being alone!!
for a good while I was totally fine being a loner. cuz it meant i would be safe from being put down and being rejected by people, now being lonely is really becoming my enemy now.
I can't believe how hard it is to make a friend, it seriously can't be this hard to make a friend, but i'm determined. one thing I can't stand is being talked over like I wasn't even talking in the first place. that really hits me hard.
I guess I should be really thankful for my my antidepressants, these past few months were just brutal!!
but im hanging in there!!