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Well I'd downvote you twice if I could.
Getting a diagnosis from the NHS is a literal years long waiting list.
But thanks for keeping us all safe by gatekeeping ADHD. Doing the lord's work π
"hey here's a friendly suggestion - your diagnosis sucks you should go to a REAL doctor. I bet you aren't even sick lmao"
"Fuck off gatekeeper"
"Temper tantrum"
All I wanted to do was to spread some hope among those of us who are anxious about the meds situation π€·ββοΈ.
Guess some people who are never going to be happy.
Maybe we should create some kind of tier list that they'd be happy with.
A tier: AADHD - diagnosed as a child but only classic hyperactive symptoms. Medicated until they "grew out of it".
B tier: BADHD - diagnosed as an adult but only after battling bureaucracy and paperwork.
C tier: CADHD - paid for a diagnosis. Basically faking.
D tier: DADHD - struggles through life, relates to all of the information available but can't afford to go private and can't work out how to make their way through the NHS process due to crippling untreated ADHD. Basically wannabes.
Yeah, well, people will be shitty no matter what you do sometimes. No need to worry about that dude
Really sorry I don't have the right kind of ADHD after having to wait years for the right kind of doctor.
For all those people who are waiting to be seen and/or can't afford to go private; no one, diagnosed or not, knows what's going on in your head. If you suspect you have it and it's causing you issues, if you see the memes and laugh then cry because you relate: welcome to the club siblings. The dues are high and there are no perks.
To all the gatekeepers out there: you're not helping. Anyone.
I "knew" I had ADHD for 9 months before being diagnosed. I tried to go through the NHS, but that shit is not π«ADHD Friendlyπ«. So I paid to be assessed. I scored 5/6 of the initial diagnostic criteria and scored positively on 17/18 of the follow up criteria. I was offered medication after they explained the side effects. I chose to be medicated and it was life changing.
After 38 years of not knowing why I was different; I finally found my people. I know who they are.
Yeah, this is an ADHD sub. You seem to be here to troll.
You seem incredibly unpleasant.
Hm. Let's have a look shall we...
Glances through post history
You seem to have form for making inflammatory comments and when people react negatively, understandably so, you accuse them of being overly sensitive or that they should "calm down".
If you meet one arsehole, you've met an arsehole. If everywhere you go, you meet aresholes, maybe it's time for some introspection...