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So I know some people who used to be diagnosed with either bipolar or BPD but found out they actually had ADHD or were autistic and had been misdiagnosed. I’m currently reading a book about ADHD (by a psychiatrist who specialises in the condition and has it himself) and I’m going “hmmmm!” big time. I’m genuinely starting to wonder if there might be a better explanation for my life’s struggles.
I did a basic ADHD screening last time I was under the community mental health team and it strongly indicated that I should be assessed. I was then informed that the waiting list for assessment is *7 years* in Wales. (No, English people, we don’t have Right to Choose here, thank you for asking.)
If Tom gets a job - which is quite a big if as no one seems to be hiring contract staff in his field right now - we may be able to afford a private assessment. From what I can see it could be anything up to £1000 depending on who you see.
I feel like I’m rambling on here…
@purplepadma Various personality disorders, including BPD, were my go-to diagnoses until someone finally noticed I was AuDHD, in the late 2010s. It's incredibly common.
@vashti My diagnoses have gone: time waster, bipolar, postnatal depression, major depression with clinical anxiety, major depression with BPD traits, bipolar, PDNOS, bipolar. Bipolar is the only one of those that’s ever really made sense to me but it doesn’t fully explain the six million unfinished projects, inability to stick with a job without moving rapidly upwards or sideways or looking for something else out of boredom, the procrastination alternating with hyperfocus, and the insane impulsivity.
@purplepadma it definitely sounds like it might be worth investigating ADHD. good luck