Welcome back to the peripheral. I wanted to give everybody a quick update before we get into the episode.

I know it's been a while since the last episode, but I will say that it hasn't been very easy lately.

I've had to come to a hard realization that I have been very easy lately. I've had to come to a hard realization that I have debilitating ADHD. I've been

seen multiple psychiatrists and therapists for the last year, and the first one gave me a diagnosis

of anxiety. Now, anyone that knows me knows that that's

wrong. But I listened to the experts. I didn't argue with a doctor who has way more education

and way more knowledge about the subject, although I do know myself and I don't feel

like I'm anxious about anything and I'm fairly laid back about most things in my life.

But I went with the program and I had eight months of horrible reactions to different medications

including Prozac, Wellbutrin, Stratera, and before I get an email about any of those things,

if they work for you, great. But Prozac and Wellbutrin had the exact opposite

intended effect on me. They call it a paradoxical effect and made me extremely hostile towards

others. And it gave me very intrusive and violent thoughts. So that happened. In the last couple

weeks, I finally found a psychiatrist that took me seriously. I did a lot of my own footwork and

self-troubleshooting to figure out what my symptoms actually were, what my problems were,

and ended up taking several assessments, all costing me hundreds, if not thousands of dollars,

before I finally found a psychiatrist.

As far as ADHD goes, most people just think of it as an attention disorder, but it's not just a lack of focus.

It's the inability to complete simple tasks.

But it is much, much more.

There can be severe memory issues and rejection sensitivity dysphoria, which means you do not take criticism

well. You will turn inward. You will amplify even the lightest criticism, which I know if I get

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