So recently, I feel like my ADHD and severe anxiety has been pushing me away from my family and spending time with others and I really don’t know what to do like I want to spend more time with them. I know I get so stressed all the time lately I keep having anxiety and panic attacks and right now I’m keeping a secret from everyone so I spend lots of hours in my room just Isolating myself . I just don’t want them to find out. I don’t know what to do. I don’t think I’m ready to tell them yet but I’m pretty sure my mom already knows I have anxiety just not how high it is and she definitely knows I have ADHD and I feel like pushing me away from my friends and family. If you have any advice, please tell me.
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My sister has high anxiety and adhd and from what she has told me it’s hard. Cause meds for anxiety can make adhd worse and meds for adhd can make anxiety worse. It’s really bad to hide these things from your parent(s) cause you need therapy and probably medical help. Isolating yourself doesn’t help. I know it’s scary I have severe anxiety too but sometimes it just really helps to talk to someone you trust to help you get what you need. Whenever I talk to my mom about something like this she let’s me finish but before she offers any advice she makes me take a long shower, like she won’t accept a 10 or even 30 minute one and I usually feel better afterwards. Talk to your parent(s) it is very possible that they passed it down to you because both conditions are hereditary. So they might be able to help you better than I could. This community will always support you
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I’m so sorry, that must be hard. I have never experienced something like this, so I won’t give any advice, but I agree with T1R3dKn1tt3r. It’s really important that you tell at least one person you trust about this. We’re here for you
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