"Everyone has a little bit of ADHD" —my mother
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I had read a really good explanation for this, "Everyone poops, but if you do it 20 times a day then that's a problem and you need to get it checked." She didn't get that. I'm sure I have ADHD (student rn). I just need to get a test done. I have read a lot and related with memes a lot too (Not the best source, but hey, we all get the idea from *somewhere*, right?) I brought it up a few days ago, not that I think I have it, just talking about ADHD, just to know what she thinks of it and if I should ask about testing. She said, "Everyone has a little bit of ADHD. These are just normal human behaviour, not a big deal." I didn't know what to say. I had already been overthinking so much about even bringing it up, and now it was just straight up rejection lol. I had also made her read a bit about it, and now I'm pretty sure she has mild ADHD too, so she thinks it's all normal, because for her it wasn't given much importance. Today, I gathered the courage and brought it up again. She added that it can be fixed without professional help, and you just have to make up your mind. And that I'm just being lazy. If I wanted to, I would. Idk what to feel about that. What do you mean I could do things if I wanted to? I've been researching, thinking, reading, for at least a whole year, and I bring it up now, just to hear that I'm not trying hard enough/I just don't want to? I'm not saying this just because I don't feel like working and I just want an excuse, I seriously think I have ADHD. I've read too much about it. I check almost all the boxes. I just want to get a test done to see if I actually have it. It's not even gonna change anything except that I'd maybe start empathising more with myself? I just need to *know* I think I forgot why I was writing in the first place. Maybe I changed my mind mid-typing, because I think I wanted valid arguments to convince her. But maybe I just lost all hope now. Maybe I'm just lazy. I think I'll just get tested when I'm older. Thanks!
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