I was diagnosed with adhd very early on and I’ve been trying to compensate for being considered someone with a poor work effort for my whole life. I’ve been semi-successful at at least keeping up the appearance of discipline in my adult life, but it’s hard and I definitely still think of myself as naturally just “lazy” (I’m 26).
I think it still somewhat affects my self esteem since I know many of my family and friends still think of me that way despite strides of made (that I’m pretty proud of!). Should I not be thinking of myself as a lazy person? Is there a way to reframe this in my mind? I don’t want to make excuses.
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Why is lazy a bad word?
I was diagnosed with adhd very early on and I’ve been trying to compensate for being considered someone with a poor work effort for my whole life. I’ve been semi-successful at at least keeping up the appearance of discipline in my adult life, but it’s hard and I definitely still think of myself as naturally just “lazy” (I’m 26).
I think it still somewhat affects my self esteem since I know many of my family and friends still think of me that way despite strides of made (that I’m pretty proud of!). Should I not be thinking of myself as a lazy person? Is there a way to reframe this in my mind? I don’t want to make excuses.
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