A Radical Guide for Women with ADHD by Sari Solden

A Radical Guide for Women with ADHD by Sari Solden

Author:Sari Solden
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: New Harbinger Publications
Published: 2019-06-04T16:00:00+00:00


Can you find a thread of connection between your childhood dreams and experiences and your life up until this point? What might it be?

What lessons or experiences have your detours given you that you are grateful for, that you probably wouldn’t have learned or experienced in other ways?

Jessica’s Story: Curiosity Saves Her Life!

When Jessica was a child, she was interested in everything. Her parents used to say to her jokingly, “Remember, Jessica, curiosity killed the cat!” Jessica’s parents were both doctors and they never hid their aspirations that their only child, a bright little girl, would follow in their footsteps.

And, indeed, Jessica was interested in science—and math, and soccer, and dress designing, and her friends, and running for class president, and reading. She dreamed so many dreams! She would be a famous scientist who would discover a cure for AIDS. She would help earthquake victims in foreign lands. She would be an astronaut, the first woman president. Clearly, Jessica was not lacking in big dreams! She just had a lot of them and wanted them all.

In her teens, Jessica excelled in most of the subjects that were interesting to her, but she was mostly lost in undiagnosed ADHD instead of practical application of the material. When it came down to choosing a college, Jessica had a terrible time. She had no idea what she wanted but eventually chose a liberal arts college, where she would have more time to explore and decide.

As ADHD fate would have it, when it came time to pick a major, Jessica struggled. She didn’t know why she had to pick just one thing and changed majors several times. What she really wanted was to put together an interdisciplinary degree that combined all her interests! She came up with an independent study program wherein she could study abroad as a health professional overseas while helping local women start small businesses, such as farming and selling crafts. Her academic advisors were not similarly impressed.

Jessica eventually graduated, a few years behind schedule, with a major in physics and a minor in sociology. She thought about going to graduate school but the pressure was just too much—and there were too many interesting things to pursue. Once again, she was lost in ADHD indecision.

Jessica took a year to work in an urban setting tutoring children in math and science. Then she met Matt, and they were off traveling around the country for his career. Jessica and Matt had two children, and Jessica became the most creative room mother and PTA president in the school’s history.

By the time her children were teenagers, Jessica found herself feeling empty and somewhat depressed and resentful. After talking to her psychiatrist about antidepressant medication, she was surprised when he diagnosed her with ADHD and put her on medication for that. It was then that Jessica began working with a therapist and started pulling together all the threads of her life and talents. She went through a full battery of psychological testing, and the assessments showed



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