Neurodivergent on Sidechat | im at the most stable point in my life i’ve ever been after a decade of addiction and severe chronic illness and disability. i think i want to go back to school and finish my pre med courses. i would likely be 40 by the time i actually become a doctor lol

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Neurodivergent 1d

im at the most stable point in my life i’ve ever been after a decade of addiction and severe chronic illness and disability. i think i want to go back to school and finish my pre med courses. i would likely be 40 by the time i actually become a doctor lol

Anonymous 1d

im honestly terrified about not succeeding but i believe in myself and i know i am smart and hard working enough to do it. i could’ve done it the first go round with the right support but i was so extremely alone and lost. learning i am autistic is a big part of why i feel things will be different this time because i actually know why i struggle with certain things and how to get help for it. not being high all the time will make socializing much less stressful.

Anonymous 22h

Your post makes me feel so seen! I struggled terribly through undergrad. It was only after I graduated that I was diagnosed with autism and ADHD. I knew I was smarter than I was showing, but some invisible, horrible thing was preventing me from succeeding. It was incredibly frustrating and disheartening. I was doubtful of my plans and capabilities (1)

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OP 1d

idk i just really want to prove to myself that i can still do hard things and i can actually achieve my dreams. being a doctor is the only thing in life i’ve ever actually wanted to do. and now i have an intimate understanding of why good doctors can be life changing. i honestly lost hope for myself for so many years bc of the way doctors abandoned me. like i lost my ability to do simple mental math and i lost my ability to walk for a while, after forming my identity around fitness and my brain

Anonymous

#2 22h

Now after getting diagnosed and treated, I am at such a stable place. I’m no longer falling asleep in the middle of the day. My executive functioning has improved leaps and bounds. Because I was diagnosed, I am much better at identifying areas of weakness and addressing them. This is something I was previously incapable of. I am currently back in school for my masters and my academic performance aligns much better with the mind I knew I had. My work is consistent and my confidence has (2)

Anonymous

#2 22h

Skyrocketed! I feel secure in my plans of becoming a doctor even though I know I’ll be a little older. The timeline is not ideal, but I’ve come to realize that the road to medicine is long and unglamorous for everyone. It makes me feel better knowing that my prior struggles won’t make that aspect even worse. We’re gonna turn 40 someday, might as well be 40 with an MD/DO! (Fin)

Anonymous

#2 14h

thanks for sharing your experience and letting me know i’m not alone. my confidence was so low after i dropped out of undergrad. i had never been so confused in class before then, but i know now my university was more concerned with making sure the majority of people failed the classes than anything else. i ended up retaking the same classes at community college and i was on the deans list! it was just my chronic illness and addiction that was still standing in my way after that.