I didn't get diagnosed until my late 20s....this is why. - eviltoast

Why the hell does this keep happening? I still hear horror stories of how people struggle for half of their lives and nobody stops to think “this isn’t normal, we should see a doctor” and it just infuriates me.

Please, if it is negatively effecting your life or you get into arguments about it and it’s effecting your social or home life, see a doctor.

  • BeAware_@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPM
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    6 months ago

    It’s possible! Sure! If you know you have it in the first place…mental disability deniers all around me…😒

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      6 months ago

      I was able to get an adult ADD diagnosis in my 50s from my mental health counselor. Which was forwarded to my PCP. Only then I was allowed to start meds.

      I have heard it’s notoriously hard to get a diagnosis as an adult.