I only learned I was ADHD at 70. FIfteen years later, I'm still learning what it means and how to deal with it. Low dose of Adderall each morning helps tremendously with that mood sag when I look at my to do list. When I think of all those decades I felt bad about my lack of focus, etc etc etc --all the things you list. And how hard I've worked to get as much accomplished as I have. We deserve some kind of medal.
Ugh, this is so completely me. Sometimes I think I buy new hobbies in the idea that I will become something new as a person. In the meanwhile, the art supplies and musical instruments are stacked up to where I will be one of those hoarders who is crushed by my half-completed projects. On the plus side, I literally could not imagine being bored.
I’ve also found that it helps to be a writer so you can call your hobbies and random interests “research”
I only learned I was ADHD at 70. FIfteen years later, I'm still learning what it means and how to deal with it. Low dose of Adderall each morning helps tremendously with that mood sag when I look at my to do list. When I think of all those decades I felt bad about my lack of focus, etc etc etc --all the things you list. And how hard I've worked to get as much accomplished as I have. We deserve some kind of medal.
Ugh, this is so completely me. Sometimes I think I buy new hobbies in the idea that I will become something new as a person. In the meanwhile, the art supplies and musical instruments are stacked up to where I will be one of those hoarders who is crushed by my half-completed projects. On the plus side, I literally could not imagine being bored.