>>21534444>be me 2 years ago>told by Doctor that I have ADHD>he suggests medication>I say I don't want to be reliant on pills>he suggests what is essentially brain-training exercises>they cure whatever attention span issues I had (which to this day I think were just caused by content addiction and doomscrolling desu)>never mentioned my supposed "ADHD" to anyone IRL because it's not type of my identity>Dad gets cancer>talk to a therapist about my grief>she wants to know previous mental health history>I mention the ADHD thing>she asks if I've made it part of my identity>I say no I don't really think about it>"good">She tells me that it shouldn't really exist as a diagnosis and that people just use it as a label to rewrite their stories and excuse themselves of everything / tell themselves they can't achieve things>asked Mom's friend who is also a therapist what she thinks about ADHD diagnoses and she pretty much says the sameGood to know that mental health professionals agree with this take.
Also there is nothing more alarming than seeing people bring up their mental health problems in your first conversation with them. Instant sign that they're a loser whose only sense of identity is a victim complex.
