I have struggled with severe brain fog and cognitive difficulties for many years. Everyone always put it down to anxiety and depression, and while it gets worse when I do poorly it doesn't really get better when I start to improve. I can't drive, work, finish school, maintain hobbies or relationships or even keep up with chores, my life in at a stand still. It's like my brain is in pieces and nothing is organized and every time I want to remember or do something I have to shuffle through everything else to find it, I feel constantly overwhelmed and unbalanced. Sometimes I'll do well with something for awhile- usually something more physical and structured like a weekly laundry schedule or an organizational project- I'll keep up with it and do an excellent job despite feeling scattered, but once I get past the initial rush of a new project I seriously struggle to stay on task no matter how badly I want to. I just fall apart.

I was in contact with a highly rated neuropsych doctor in my area who does comprehensive cognitive testing who thought I really needed an evaluation for ADHD and/or underlying cognitive issues. We sent in a request to my insurance, but they denied it. I sent in an appeal and just learned that they denied that as well. Apparently they don't touch anything related to diagnosing ADHD. The testing will be at least $1400 out of pocket, possibly closer to $2400. We can't afford that. I don't know what else to do, I feel like this was my only option and I just can't live like this anymore. I'm devastated.

Has anyone else been in this situation? What can I do?