I’m American in the tech industry. A majority of my close friends and I are diagnosed with ADD (I count 4 off the top of my head). Some people on my work team a

I’m American in the tech industry. A majority of my close friends and I are diagnosed with ADD (I count 4 off the top of my head). Some people on my work team are open about their diagnoses as well. It was difficult for me to admit to my family, friends and colleagues that I was being medicated for ADD. It took me four months before anyone besides my wife knew. The reason I came out with it is because some of the struggles reared their heads again. I realized that the people around me who have struggled with similar problems might also need a sympathetic ear, as I do. Ultimately, my hesitance to discuss my diagnosis is due to fear of judgement (will people think I’m lazy or a druggy?) or fear that people may begin attributing my successes to the drugs.