Is it ADHD? (Inattentive type)

Hi everyone,

I am a female in my mid twenties and for a long time now I have suspected that I may have ADHD (the inattentive type), as I resonate with so many of the symptoms and can also relate to many articles and videos on ADHD that I have read and watched.

The symptoms I experience on a day to day basis include:

- Regularly misplacing/losing things (my phone all the time, my keys, my wallet, shoes etc)

- Forgetfulness (what someone may tell me/in a task that I’m doing - get distracted and then not come back to what I was previously doing)

- Procrastinating and always putting off things until the very last minute (my uni work - hardly meeting deadlines and always struggling to keep up)

- Struggling to stay focussed on any task that requires a lot of mental effort (eg. writing an essay)

- Frequent inner restlessness and become very agitated when bored

- Struggle making decisions (small and big) and often see so many different options/ways of doing things so find it difficult to make up my mind

- Feel very socially anxious and awkward especially around people I don’t know very well

- Find it agonising to complete mundane tasks/chores (eg. doing the dishes, taking a shower, cleaning my room etc)

- Always feel the need to multi-task (I think because of feeling under stimulated)

- My room and desk is always a mess

- Rely heavily on lists (and phone notes) to remember to do things, otherwise I would definitely be a lot more forgetful.
- Get overwhelmed very easily (little things can make me very frustrated) and I am highly sensitive to others’ moods.
- Often feel like things come so much easier to other people, and I really have to try hard to be present and make sure I’m actually actively listening to people (in social situations)
- Often switch between different tasks during the day and don’t always finish what I start.

- Can hyper focus on what I am really interested in and be in an extremely focused zone (playing music)

- Have felt for a long time that something is not quite right/I’m different to others and have a strong urge to work out what this is so I can better understand my self.

I have been diagnosed previously with depression and social anxiety, however feel there is a deeper root cause to my issues.

I would love to hear your thoughts, opinions and any advice that you could please give on whether you think it is possible that I might have undiagnosed ADHD.

Thank you.