I’m a 22 year old guy who is currently getting tested for ADHD. I started undergoing testing because I had extreme difficulty concentrating sometimes, and I now realize my situation is slightly more complicated. It’s not that I simply can’t concentrate, but rather that I can only remember things visually. If I see something and don’t form an image of it in my head, someone could ask me what I saw seconds later and I wouldn’t remember. If someone is talking about something I don’t understand, and I can’t picture the scenario in my head, it’ll be hard for me to concentrate on what they’re saying because I’ll simultaneously be trying to keep up with them talking while trying to find images in my brain to understand them.

This means new, unknown situations can be a nightmare for me. The anxiety this issue has caused me made it 10 times worse, and I’m only now starting to look for a job because I’ve finally got my anxiety under control to a point where I feel I can manage one. The problem with this issue, though, is how random it is. Meaning I could get a job, do very well at it, and then have a random scenario trigger my issue, causing me to perform a task or tasks extremely incompetently.

It’s a very scary thought for me, but I truly believe it’s possible for me to find a job I like, and that I can succeed at. So I am curious if anyone here has the same, or a similar issue. (Since it’s possible I still don’t fully understand it) I’m interested as well in how you deal with it, as I really want to learn how to manage this the best I can. Thanks everyone!