ADD/ADHD

I served in the military and finished a degree, and god was it hard!

In July -just three months after my ETS, I went in and was prescribed ritalin. Now I am trying to go back to school for nursing and working on the prereqs starting with chem and anatomy. For the first time in my life I feel organized, motivated, calm, competent and capable. For the first time in my life I am likely to receive my first A ever in a difficult class (maybe two!). I had no idea it could be this easy, and I always assumed I was simply incompetent, incapable or stupid.
This statement resonated with me more that anything:

"I have had ADHD all my life. It never went away when I got older. I went many years without it being treated and I was miserable and blamed myself for it. I hated that I couldn't do what others did with ease."

Thank you for reminding me I am not alone.