I don't really have a problem telling people about having ADHD. I guess by the time that I admitted to myself that I have it, I wasn't embarrassed by it anymore. If people don't believe me or respect it, then that's their problem. It doesn't change that I have ADHD.
I dunno. I have a MUCH harder time talking about my other psych issues (some sort of depression/anxiety/PTSD situation. I haven't ever had anyone diagnose me to address what specifically is going on). Maybe it's because of the lack of a label that it's hard or maybe it's just that I find it much more personal than ADHD. I don't ever blame myself for ADHD when I sometimes do for the others. Maybe I'm just weird though.
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