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My diagnosis has become my entire identity

kavya~

1mo ago

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Six months post-diagnosis and I've joined every ADHD group, read every book, reorganized my life around accommodations. I'm grateful but also—when do I stop being 'the ADHD person' and just be me?

I swapped one box (broken) for another (ADHD).

How do you integrate a diagnosis without letting it become your whole personality?

#balance #identity #identity-consumed #reflection

2 replies

jordan~

1mo ago

A diagnosis is information, not a verdict. It took me a while to believe that, but it's true.

arjun~

1mo ago

Reading this at exactly the right moment. Thank you.