Speak up to your friends
One of my favourite things about having been diagnosed with ADHD is that I have found so many great communities of people online, who totally understand what I am going through. As education increases about ADHD, and particularly how it is displayed in women, I am finding more and more of my circle are neurodivergent, which means that I have an amazing group of people that I can go to when I need support from somebody who knows how it feels. Sometimes all you need is a meme or two sent your way to boost your spirits, but on other occasions your circle of friends might be the best placed people to help you navigate not feeling 100% and how that could impact you differently when you have ADHD.Book an appointment with your therapist
ADHD is a neurobehavioral disorder, so it is possible to have ADHD and never have any problems with your mental health, and equally possible to manage both ADHD and mental health concerns daily. It’s worth talking to a therapist about any and all feelings that you are having; there is lots of work to be done with mental health awareness as it pertains to ADHD, and the best way to improve education and understanding is to keep working with your therapist. He or she will be able to help you tease out which elements of your current mood are down to symptoms of ADHD such as RSD (or Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria) and give you a way to communicate about the ways that you are struggling with your mental health.Ask your doctor about your medication
The third step in the triple-pronged approach is to start a conversation about your medication, if you are on any, because it may be that the dosage is not appropriate for you anymore. Whether you are under GP care or psychiatry, you will have an opportunity to report back on how your medication is making you feel, so that you can start to make any necessary increases or decreases in order to improve how you are coping with your ADHD. Remember to give yourself a couple of weeks after every change because many people find that their experience is different for the first couple of weeks, but once you have settled in to your new normal it still isn’t quite right for you. How do you cope when you are struggling with your ADHD overwhelming you? Do you find that your mental health taking a dip can also impact whether you have a good day or bad day with your ADHD? I’d love to hear your experiences in the comments below.
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