Hi everyone,
I'm 26 years old and for the past 3 ish years, after doing research and seeing things pop up online about ADHD symptoms I have never related to something more. About a year ago now I contacted my doctor and I had to fill out a quiz and also get my mum to fill out one too about me. Shortly after this I received an email saying how I have been referred to an adults ADHD clinic to hopefully get diagnosed, people find it weird when I say hopefully because obviously you don't WANT to have ADHD, but I have struggled massively my whole life and always wondered why I was different so being diagnosed would feel a relief to me.
I just want to ask, people who have been diagnosed with ADHD how do you cope with friendships? This is something I struggle massively with. I always forget to check in on friends or just people who mean the most to me and I always end up getting into arguments. I have this one friend who constantly gets on my back for not picking up her calls or forgetting important things that she's told me and it always ends in an argument because I instantly get defensive because deep down I really can't help it and it hurts me 😔 when I try to explain to her I struggle to try and keep up with other peoples problems (especially when I'm going through a hard time) because I get so mentally overwhelmed and to not take offence to it because it's me problem and I do really try my hardest. She either ignores me or says she doesn't think I have ADHD at all. So basically thinks I'm making up excuses.. I just find all of it so overwhelming. My mind never ever stops and it's so hard to explain to someone especially when you haven't even been diagnosed yet