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An extrovert with social anxiety.
This is my best friend to a T. Recently diagnosed with ADHD as well.
I swear I will get officially diagnosed and medicated this year. I know I've said it for about a decade, but this is the year, lol.
Found a doctor that was just like "oh yeah. You definitely have ADHD. Let's get you some meds"
After like 10 years of referrals that I either never went to follow up on or got pushed away from I finally got medicaded.
It literally took luck because I was always just so demotivated by the whole process. They literally make it the most difficult for people with ADHD to actually get to the point of talking to someone. While people that just want Adderall can easily navigate it with their executive function fully functioning.
It's rough. Good luck mate.
Best of luck!
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