ADHD and ED connection

[Brikka]

well i definitely fell into the trap of thinking that if my adhd was diagnosed and treated my ed would just get "magically" better. hhhmm, i was so wrong!

it is also more common for men to get diagnosed with ADHD, and then women get the borderline personality disorder diagnosis, there is a lot disparity in the diagnosis between genders. a lot of literature does point to ADHD being more common in men. i actually do not think that is true, considering that it is estimated that 75% of women/girls are living with untreated ADHD. i just think that men/boys can be more blatantly obvious, it manifests differently a lot in women.

all i know is that i get angry with myself when i say something stupid, or when i am not doing well at work...then i take it out on myself by restricting or b/ping, which actually just makes my ability to concentrate even worse. it is like throwing gasoline on a fire (i read that analogy somewhere and it seems so fitting)

honestly, ADHD seems to be pretty misunderstood in the mental health field. I have spoken with many people in the field and found it shocking when one person (who has a PhD in Psychology from Stanford) among others, said that he didn't know why I wanted to get into counseling because ADHD is mainly treated by meds.

well hell, yes it is treated by meds, however the medication is not a magic pill either, at least not for me. it does help some (but i am still struggling with a great deal of ADHD) I think it is important to get into some sort of treatment, in order to learn how to deal with ADHD and then the other mental health problems that come along with it.

I have read that ADHD is one of the most treatable diagnoses to have. So far I am still finding it really unmanageable, but I do feel optimistic about it as well.