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I've been diagnosed with ADHD and it's flipped my world on its head.

  • 18-01-2020 12:51PM
    #1
    LegacyUser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 166,006 ✭✭✭✭


    This is quite difficult to write.

    I'm 22.
    After long suspecting something was 'different' about me, I've been diagnosed with ADHD (Inattentive).

    This hasn't really come as a shock but it's going to change things.
    I'm in the process of getting on medication for it.

    Long story short - I'm in a business course I don't care for.. I'm just here because it's easy.
    I've dropped out and changed from so many courses that I'm 22 and still a 2nd year.

    I always wanted to study medicine, always.
    I made every effort to study and I honestly just couldn't.
    Now having a diagnosis it all makes sense.

    But where does that leave me?
    More importantly, where does it leave me if I want to become a doctor?

    Should I complete my current degree (2.5 years left), even though I don't care for it in hopes of getting into post grad medicine?
    Should I try and get in as a mature student?
    Should I repeat the Leaving?I know it sounds daft but I'm really considering it.
    I came out with 425 points last time round, never showed up let alone opened a book, I'm under no illusion that that's a sh*t result.

    How could I even begin to afford it if I got in?
    I'm saving like a devil at the moment but I've wasted 2 years of government contribution..
    So I'm paying full wack IF I get in.

    I've tried so many courses and it's just left me realising I have no interest in any of them other than medicine.
    But where does that leave me?

    I know if I got the ADHD managed I'd be capable of getting in..
    I don't know if I could realistically afford it.


Comments

  • #2
    HildaOgdenx
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 8,551 Mod ✭✭✭✭HildaOgdenx


    Is there someone in the college that you currently attend, to whom you could chat about your options?

    Give yourself a chance to absorb the diagnosis. My knowledge of ADHD is relatively limited but it's good that you feel it explains some things, for you.

    All the best.


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