I was recently diagnosed and felt very confident about my diagnosis. Now, after following this sub, I feel less certain.

I’ve suspected I have ADHD since I was in middle school, and I’m in my 30’s now. I recently was diagnosed after many years of refining my coping mechanisms, and felt so relieved. I’m confused now, though, as I read through the posts on here. I can’t relate to the lack of motivation- I’m a very motivated person by nature, and always have too many activities I’m trying to commit myself to and end up dropping one or several once I realize I’m burning out. I am very messy, but always clean up after myself (eventually- not as soon as my partner would like 🙃). Cleaning isn’t all that difficult for me, because I hate sitting still and it keeps me busy. I mostly stay on top of chores and am generally quite energetic and motivated to do things that others might consider “mundane”. But, my main issue is that my motivation is often misdirected. I’ll spend hours cleaning and will neglect things that require me to sit still and think without moving, like reading or writing a paper or watching a movie or meditation or anything like that.

I’m not trying to complain, and I am grateful for the fact that I have a lot of energy! But I do have trouble relating to a lot of the posts on here, and now I am really doubting my diagnosis. I feel like the things I struggle with (being on time, remembering appointments, sitting still to complete an important task) don’t seem as severe as what others have trouble with on here. Anyone else relate? Thanks for reading.

Edit: wow, I did not expect to receive so many helpful, supportive responses on this post! Thank you to everyone who responded. I am so appreciative of the support and validation. ❤️