im currently taking the steps to get evaluated for adhd and its been a very slow process there is only one person in the psychology and psychiatric department at the clinic i go to who is qualified to evaluate so my appt isnt until may unfortunately so ive been browsing this sub as a reminder that there are people who can relate and who have managed and gotten through to the other side so to speak  this is exactly the type of post i needed to read tonight im new to all this so im not real confident as to whether its adhd or not but almost every post on this sub is relatable in some way my big fear now and the thing i continue to hyperfocus on is will i be one of those who slips through without a diagnosis and then my mind betrays me you dont actually have adhd you just dont try hard enough and are a procrastinator   constantly forgetting things or zoning out of important conversations only to have to ask people to repeat things constantly unfinished tasks leading to anxiety because i assume people think im just lazy or just the anxiety of am i currently forgetting something super important  anyway sorry for the rambling im very sorry for your loss and thank you very much for such a well written and beautiful post