Internet and local support groups may provide adults with ADHD some relief from the loneliness that often attends living with ADHD. Learn how to live with adult ADHD in this free video.
Taylor Smith, CMA, is a multifaceted Certified Medical Assistant. ADHD is a particular topic of interest due to having the disorder herself.
Sometimes it can be very helpful for a person with ADHD to seek out a support group. Be it a face-to-face support group in the community, or any sort of community they can find on the internet that makes them feel comfortable. People with ADHD aren't alone; it's a disease that affects a great number of people, and there's a lot of similarity in how people are affected even if their particular style of ADHD, or their experience with ADHD may differ. It can feel really lonely to feel that you're the only person with this problem, when you're in an environment where everybody else seems to be functioning, and you just can't quite get it together. It makes you feel like somethings wrong with you. And if you have ADHD there is something wrong with you, and that's okay, it's possible to treat it, it's possible to counteract it, and it's possible to learn your strengths as a person and the strengths that ADHD gives you, and to work with those in a productive manner. And knowing you're not alone when you have a disorder like ADHD is a very powerful experience, and it can be very therapeutic to join a community of other people who have a similar problem to yours, and to make new friends, make new connections, meet other people who understand you because they're a lot like you. And a support group can be very helpful for achieving all these goals.
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