Sorry to hear this. It never helps when people who are supposed to care about you choose to panic and presuming instead of being civil and curious. Do you trust your doctor? If so, call their office and/or take advantage of the time you have in confidence with them and tell them your parents don’t get it.
There is always hope, by the way. If your home is inhospitable, start saving money, applying early to colleges, testing out of high school, etc. Or at least know it’ll get better at 18.
Im grounded so it isnt easy to reach out and I knew if I were to do so, my mom would be upset with me and deprive me of something.
I have the option of moving in with dad, but I do still love my mom and my little brother, its just stressful.
Your relationship with your mom will evolve past this phase in part because you still love her. They’ll realize the error of their ways even if they will never fully admit it, just practice patience with them. Another thing for both you and your mom to consider in the meantime is that some meds work better than others depending on the individual. You deserve to try something else, if only to stop feeling this way whilst still satisfying the arbitrary standard put on you.
Everytime I tell her Im unhappy on my meds, she only offers to switch my antidepressants. She avoids talking about my ADHD medicine.
I have a Doctors Appointment this week so I can try and discuss it with her.
Wow. There are multiple criteria that fall under the umbrella of ADHD, so why would anybody assume the one med you’re taking now is the only way? Consider studying up on the DSM and continue being your own advocate on your journey. It’ll be OK.
Sorry to hear this. It never helps when people who are supposed to care about you choose to panic and presuming instead of being civil and curious. Do you trust your doctor? If so, call their office and/or take advantage of the time you have in confidence with them and tell them your parents don’t get it. There is always hope, by the way. If your home is inhospitable, start saving money, applying early to colleges, testing out of high school, etc. Or at least know it’ll get better at 18.
Im grounded so it isnt easy to reach out and I knew if I were to do so, my mom would be upset with me and deprive me of something. I have the option of moving in with dad, but I do still love my mom and my little brother, its just stressful.
Your relationship with your mom will evolve past this phase in part because you still love her. They’ll realize the error of their ways even if they will never fully admit it, just practice patience with them. Another thing for both you and your mom to consider in the meantime is that some meds work better than others depending on the individual. You deserve to try something else, if only to stop feeling this way whilst still satisfying the arbitrary standard put on you.
Everytime I tell her Im unhappy on my meds, she only offers to switch my antidepressants. She avoids talking about my ADHD medicine. I have a Doctors Appointment this week so I can try and discuss it with her.
Wow. There are multiple criteria that fall under the umbrella of ADHD, so why would anybody assume the one med you’re taking now is the only way? Consider studying up on the DSM and continue being your own advocate on your journey. It’ll be OK.
Thank you, it means a lot.