Adria Booth MS, LMHC

👋Way harsh, Tai! (If you get this reference, you are a Xennial, like ME).

🧠But for REAL, the diagnosis of ADHD isn’t a vibe. It’s a system backlog.

🧠It’s years (sometimes decades-LITERALLY) of:
👉misread symptoms (especially in girls/women, high-maskers, and “high achievers”)
👉anxiety/depression/burnout getting treated while the executive dysfunction stays unnamed
👉coping on caffeine, adrenaline, people-pleasing, and shame until peri/menopause (or stress/parenting/life load) strips the mask and everything collapses

🧠So no, this isn’t a “trend.” It’s people finally getting language for what they’ve been surviving.

🧠If you were diagnosed late: you’re not behind. You were missed.

❤️If this landed, comment CALM so I can send some love to your nervous system today. OH, and feel free to share with ANYONE who might need this reminder🤣🤦🏻‍♀️🗣️.

Love you, Surthriving With You, XO, Dr. Jen

Healing from childhood stuff is tricky because you have to teach yourself all the things you should have been taught years ago. It is safe to have needs. It is safe to take up space. Which one of these hits home for you today?