Posted 9/11/2022 3:18 AM (GMT 0)
Hi everyone! This is going to be lengthy so I apologize in advance. I was once very active in here and in the chat around 2009. I have continued to struggle with my mental health as an adult(I was a teenager in 2009) but have coped to the best of my abilities since and obviously grown and changed a lot through the years.
However, I have been separated from my spouse for about 2 years and many things have yet again come to a head as I am trying to live fully independently for the first time in my life. I went straight from living with my parents to living with my spouse.
I have posted in here from time to time and one time about my oldest sons mental health. Recently, he was diagnosed with ADHD and I believe he may also be on the autism spectrum. I was also diagnosed with BED recently and Vyvanse did wonders for me leading me to believe I am also likely ADHD. Unfortunately, I ended up having an allergic reaction to Vyvanse and had to come off of it. My psychiatrist will not test or diagnose ADHD in adults so he won’t test me or give me another medicine and instead I have to do therapy for BED.
However, I have been researching ADHD and autism and I truly believe I am on the autism spectrum. I actually had a friend here long ago that was then diagnosed with Asperger’s (I know that’s not a diagnosis today but it was then) but we REALLY connected and I tend to make friends who are also ASD.
I am 31 now, still struggling, recently learned my parents denied testing for ADHD and autism when I was around 8 years old, unemployed, uninsured and at a complete loss. I truly don’t know what to do anymore and am struggling to find resources for someone in my situation.
I want to do best by my children but I have been teetering on hospitalization for 8 months now and cannot find employment.
I just ask for words of encouragement, any advice anyone is willing to give and to put my story out there for anyone who may be dealing with something similar.
This forum got me through so many struggles in the past and I am so grateful to you all. Anyway idk what else to really say but thank you in advance and I hope everyone is having a good day ❤️