ADHD Masking explained 💚 #adhd

1. APAlex Partridge0:00

   Imagine this is you, an undiagnosed ADHD child. At this age, you were exposed to twenty thousand extra negative messages, so you hid a little bit of who you are. Next, a parent might say, "Stop being so dramatic," so you hid a little bit more. Next, a partner might say, "You're so sensitive." You keep hiding and changing who you are in order to fit in and make other people happy. Years go by, the mask is so thick you don't really know who you are anymore. But then you discover you have ADHD and your whole life suddenly makes sense. In that moment, you realize you don't need to hide anymore because you were never broken. You were never too sensitive. You were simply different, and you were always enough.

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