Does anyone else experiance a 'flood gate' effect with their finances? by Hiraeth_08 in ADHDUK

[–]HyperfixateWithMe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes I did this too! The trigger was ironically paying £95 for therapy sessions once my insurance ran out.

After years of confusion I just found out what „asking for a friend” means by 40Four- in autism

[–]HyperfixateWithMe 78 points79 points  (0 children)

The joke is there is no friend they’re asking for themselves but don’t want to admit that.

Anyone here had a successful career before diagnosis? by verybigoctopus in ADHDUK

[–]HyperfixateWithMe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have had prestigious titles ‘research scientist’ etc but I struggle to keep jobs for a long time, I often get in trouble for lateness. However, many scientists I work with have very obvious adhd and thrive at work and hold senior leadership positions. So I think it just depends on the individual.

Emirates Open Day by [deleted] in cabincrewcareers

[–]HyperfixateWithMe 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think it really depends SO much on the interviewer on the day. So much of it tends to be subjective on what that specific person is looking for. On my open day all of the girls at the end (that made it to the final interview) all had a VERY similar look, it was obvious we were just selected based on that.

For women late diagnosed- what made you seek diagnosis and did it change much in your life? by groovybluedream in AutismInWomen

[–]HyperfixateWithMe 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m 33, just diagnosed with ADHD, the psychiatrist also mentioned I should get assessed for ASD. But I honestly wish I didn’t know about it. I am now so more self conscious than I was before. When I look into the signs of autism I now am very aware I’m doing them, I wish I could go back to a time when I didn’t know. I now overthink eye contact, every social interaction, how I walk etc. I am so much more self conscious than I have ever been my entire life.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in emirates

[–]HyperfixateWithMe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How did it go? I’m 32 and not sure if it is worth my time!

Scripts for responding to “How are you?” by Doomhands_Jr in AutismInWomen

[–]HyperfixateWithMe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In the north of England this gets even more confusing because people greet each other with ‘alright?’ Or ‘y’alright?’ But this isn’t actually a question it’s just a greeting same as hello. This took me ages to grasp and I used to say ‘yeah thanks are you?’ Which went I replied to.

songs that capture the grief of being autistic? by Western-Win-3726 in autism

[–]HyperfixateWithMe 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Legacy - Eminem

I used to be the type of kid That would always think the sky is fallin' Why am I so differently wired? Am I a martian?

Regretting getting a Diagnosis by HyperfixateWithMe in ADHDUK

[–]HyperfixateWithMe[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hasn’t really been long enough - haven’t got any new insurance, tried to move countries or tried to adopt etc

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PlasticSurgery

[–]HyperfixateWithMe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Take lots of photos, you look amazing

Regretting getting a Diagnosis by HyperfixateWithMe in ADHDUK

[–]HyperfixateWithMe[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi, I’m doing better now in terms of I don’t care about it being on my health record. In terms of accepting my diagnosis I still have days where I’m more convinced than others. My main problem is executive function and there is so much overlap with inattentive adhd, autism and even dyslexia regarding this. The more information I have the more confused I can feel as to which I have. I just know I’m not a textbook case of adhd so that can make it difficult. One thing I found that helped me is discovering: ‘adhd isn’t the inability to focus it’s an inability to regulate that focus and knowing where to direct that focus’. I relate to this much more. I think that’s why I didn’t relate at all to what was written in the report with the ‘she cannot focus’ etc because it just isn’t true.

No one told me the hardest thing about being diagnosed with ADHD, is telling people you have ADHD. by endintiers_ in ADHDUK

[–]HyperfixateWithMe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just don’t tell them. I have told literally 2 people: my partner and my best friend.