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Wednesday, June 10, 2020

Diagnosed With ADHD At 36 Years Old 💡 | OWN Sobriety

Wow! My post over the weekend, which was my first in eight months, had nearly a record number of visitors on the ownsobriety.com website. I’m sure part of that was from people expecting to read a juicy relapse story but it shows that people really do read what I post. So thank you for that!

I thought I would go into some more detail on what all has been up over the past few months and my hiatus from blogging. As I mentioned in my last post, life has taken a really great turn for the better after a rough patch last fall. I am so grateful and proud of myself for not drinking when things got tough. I am 100% for certain that my life would not be as good as it is now. It proves that sticking to the path and having faith in your recovery process pays off even when you can’t see the other side.

Let me talk more about getting diagnosed with ADHD for the first time in my life at 36 years old. My lack of focus and racing thoughts have been a problem my entire life. I’ll skip any debate over not being diagnosed as a child. I didn’t know how to verbalize the issues as a child and don’t blame anyone for not recognizing the signs. Unlike most children with ADHD, mine didn’t show in doing poorly in school or some kind of outburst. I was always quiet, shy, and introverted. Plus, I’m an only child so that reserved nature seemed even more natural.