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I have recently been diagnosed while being in a very similar situation as you. I have had and still have a successful career, I'm in a stable relationship, have
by sersi 5y ago
I have recently been diagnosed while being in a very similar situation as you. I have had and still have a successful career, I'm in a stable relationship, have good savings and a great life.
I've been seen as gifted as a child so fit within the so-called twice exceptional criteria...
I don't regret getting diagnosed and having confirmation of it (I ran relatively extensive tests to confirm this which took 8 hours in total and cost me quite a bit).
In my case, it's been helpful because I'm moving more and more towards management and ADHD is sometimes detrimental to some of my new responsibilities. Knowing that I have ADHD and reading about resources to manage it has certainly been helpful.
I was prescribed Concerta which is helpful on some days when I need to work on things that are extremely boring and that I'd normally have a hard time doing. However, I take it less than 4 times a month, so extremely rarely. I have however noticed that I cannot take it on days when I am sleep deprived as it would cause me to become extremely sleepy.