Lots of walls of text in the comments. I’m sure the advice is good, I just don’t have the focus to read that much lol. I’ll keep it short

Two things:

Take a positive inventory. This can be hard, so maybe make a list, and write down one positive each day, then review the list daily.

Don’t compare your insides to other people’s outsides. You will never gain contentment comparing yourself to others

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Never diagnosed, but definitely feeling the 40 years of coping mechanisms. The problem is since I had COVID the symptoms are much much worse. And why, for the love of everything good and righteous, can I not send a text that says “I can’t do that right now”!? It’s like my brain says “If you ignore it long enough they’ll forget”. I hate my brain

For today, Sarge will do

Good man… errr, ape

Yah but see my op, Medicaid isn’t covering testing, just therapy. Added to that, i can’t afford to pay out of pocket. American healthcare inaction. Sorry, in action

Honestly, i don’t even know if I’ve got ADHD. I just know the memes resonate. As I age my ability to function, to run a business, to do the bookkeeping and follow up visits, to answer the phone some days; everything is getting harder

I think my next step (if taking to my PCP doesn’t do anything) would be to find a therapist and get a referral to a psychiatrist.

The hoops we have to jump through, and the many steps (that feel like walking through waist deep clay) just make me despair. It’s so much work just to get ahold of a human and make an appointment

I’ll put that in my back pocket. I’d rather not spend the money, especially for mixed results. Thanks for the tip tho

Good tip. I’ve got an appointment later this month, I’ll add this when i check in. Thank you

Oh, love the user name btw. I’ll be sure not to use the M word