My ADHD

Well, when I was a kid I would always get into trouble. I was so angry and got suspended from school all the time. So my mom finally took me to go see someone. They spoke with me for a while and decided on medication.

So they ended up putting me on Ritalin. I was on that for a while, but I felt like a zombie. I told my mom how I was feeling and they switched me to Dexedrine. That made me lose my appetite. So my final medication was Adderall.

I took medication throughout school for an extended amount of time. Then when I hit middle school or so I told my mom that I was done with taking medication and that I wanted to deal with my ADHD on my own.

She told me that I could do that if I wanted to. So I stopped for a very long time. I believe I was doing a good job of keeping it under control. That was until I got older and realize I’m not good at managing my finances. I’m still very impulsive and had particularly bad anger issues.

So I went to a physician again and had to get re-diagnosed. They said yup you have ADHD. 😆 I already knew that since I have always had it, I told the physician. So they put me on Adderall XR. It has helped me out a lot, but I want to start to get away from it again.

I know that meditation has helped me keep my anger under control. I have also gone through years’ worth of therapy and have changed a lot personally. Therapy and meditation have opened my mind and dived deep into my thoughts and feelings.

Would I say ADHD has made my life harder? Yes in some ways it has, but in other ways, I look to it as a gift. It helps me think outside the box and occasionally being impulsive and acting on your gut feeling can benefit you to overcome challenges you never thought you could.