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Confusion about my AD(H?)D diagnosis

Although I was tested positive for ADD (which I thought was an outdated term and was supposed to be replaced with “ADHD”) and "other psychological disturbances", they told me that it was mainly due to my established anxiety and depression. They also said that I "over-reported" my symptoms in nearly 5 tests, and that all I needed was more therapy.

While I should be happy that I don't have anything too serious, I can't help but feel discarded and even embarrassed. I go to sleep nearly every night crying because my focusing, memory, and information processing skills get in the way of being an independent adult, and when I go to hopefully put a name on this monster I'm battling, I'm told that I'm being a hypochondriac and that I just need more discipline. In fact, my mother laughed at me when she heard it.

I don't even understand how I could over-report. The test only had me do puzzles and memory tests. At the end, there was an SAT-styled test that asked very tame questions like "Do you like to watch the news?", but that was it. At no point was I asked about my health or symptoms. Maybe it was because I slipped at the beginning and said that I was "getting tested for ADHD or autism" when he asked what I was coming in for. Or maybe I just experienced the "girls can't have adhd" bias firsthand.

Not that I have much more symptoms of ADHD that I've experienced throughout my life, but the memory, focus, and info-processing problems were what pushed us to see a doctor.

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8 Things You Need to Chill Out About

1. The few things that aren’t going right – When things go wrong, take a moment to be thankful for all the other things that are still going right. And if you’re struggling to be thankful for what you have, be thankful for what you have escaped. Sometimes the best gifts in life are the troubles you don’t have.

2. Trying to label everyone and everything – Sometimes you’ve just got to take people and situations for what they are, appreciate them, and not try to label them or change them.

3. Worrying about what everyone else thinks – The minute you stop overwhelming your mind with caring about what everyone else thinks, and start doing what you feel in your heart is right, is the minute you will finally feel free.

4. Wasting time on the wrong people – You cannot make someone respect you; all you can do is be someone who can be respected. No matter how much you care, some people just won’t care back. At some point you have to realize the truth – that they no longer care or never did, and that maybe you’re wasting your time and missing out on someone else who does.

5. Old wounds and grudges – You will never find peace until you learn to finally let go of the hatred and hurt that lives in your heart. In order to move on, you must know why you felt the way you did, and why you no longer need to feel that way. It’s about accepting the past, letting it be, and pushing your spirit forward with good intentions.

6. Superficial judgments – Every human being is beautiful; it just takes the right set of eyes to see it.

7. Letting small disagreements snowball out of control – Don’t let a single poisonous moment of misunderstanding make you forget the countless lovable moments you’ve spent together.

8. Showing a lack of self-respect – Decide this minute to never again beg anyone for the love, respect, and attention you should be showing yourself. Choose to be your own best friend.

Source: http://www.marcandangel.com/2012/12/14/9-things-you-need-to-chill-out-about/ (Abridged)

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