{"id":372213,"date":"2023-07-19T16:39:09","date_gmt":"2023-07-19T20:39:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/creativecallingcoaching.com\/?p=372213"},"modified":"2024-04-30T03:02:22","modified_gmt":"2024-04-30T07:02:22","slug":"midlife-adhd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/creativecallingcoaching.com\/midlife-adhd\/","title":{"rendered":"Discovering Your ADHD at Midlife"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
How many midlife crises have you had? Most people have more than one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I\u2019ve had three. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Being diagnosed over forty with \u00c5DHD can certainly be experienced as a midlife crisis. Although I would argue that \u2018crisis\u2019 is a misnomer. The fabled phenomenon of the midlife crisis is more like an emergency, which describes the emergence of something. Which is how I view any sort of diagnosis (or epiphanic moment, for that matter.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We can emerge stronger from these developmental experiences, especially if we don\u2019t isolate as a response to them. Isolation is counter to emergence. To emerge is to come out into the light of day, to become visible, first to ourselves, then to allow ourselves to be seen by others. The process can be difficult, perhaps painful, but on the other side, the understanding gained is a big fat relief.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I remember when I was diagnosed with Bipolar II. It explained so many things. The circumstances revealing that mental makeup were certainly horrific, but my awaking to it marked the end of my version of the classic, tearing-my-life-apart mid-life crisis. I could see what was going on under the hood, and start dealing with it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n