For most of her life, Jiyoung An believed her struggles came down to laziness or lack of effort. Even after her ADHD diagnosis less than a year ago, she questioned whether she was just making excuses and using ADHD “as a crutch.”

In this week’s episode, Jiyoung shares how her perspective has changed. She’s unlearning internalized shame and now sees her brain for what it truly is: different, not broken. 

Related resources

• What is growth mindset?
• What does thriving with ADHD actually look like?

Timestamps

(00:00 ) Intro

(00:46 ) What was happening before Jiyoung sought out an ADHD evaluation this year?

(03:00 ) Jiyoung’s 3 different psychiatrists’ opinions

(04:24 ) Falling into hustle culture before diagnosis, and being hard on herself

(07:24 ) Jiyoung’s journey to accepting her ADHD label

(11:07 ) How frustrating it can be to not have solutions to all of her ADHD challenges

(13:08 ) Perfectionism and comparing yourself to others

(16:50 ) Jiyoung’s experience growing up with undiagnosed ADHD

(19:25 ) Noticing ADHD in her little sister

(21:22 ) What ADHD traits Jiyoung struggles with the most

(25:08 ) Credits

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