04/11/2026
Two days on Adderall, and it can be summed up by two pictures — one taken with a “cracked camera,” the second with the cracked screen removed. See the difference.
Here’s the backstory on those photos. Two days after I got my iPhone, the camera looked cracked. I didn’t get it fixed for six months — not because I didn’t care, but because my ADHD told me it would take too much work to figure out. So I put it off. And put it off. And just kept living with it.
Turns out? It wasn’t the camera at all. It was the screen protector that came installed at the factory. A simple fix. Peeled it off and my phone was instantly back to 100%.
I had been looking at the world through a cracked lens that was never actually mine.
That’s what getting my ADHD diagnosis and starting Adderall feels like.
I literally cannot adequately describe what a life-changing difference this has made.
I’ve checked nearly everything off my to-do list. I’ve been PRESENT with my family. My patience is next level — because I no longer feel that impending sense of emergency if something doesn’t get done right now.
I’ve started projects and completed them in the same day.
I feel so calm. So focused. Happy.
The camera wasn’t broken. I wasn’t broken. There was just something in the way — and once it was removed, everything became clear.
Praise be to God that I pushed myself to get evaluated.
A year ago, my previous primary care doctor minimized my concerns and made me feel dumb — even knowing I was a licensed clinical mental health counselor who diagnoses people every single day. So I didn’t try again for another year.
This time, I went to a provider who specializes in ADHD. I was at the max of every DSM criteria. Which I already knew — but I can’t diagnose myself, unfortunately. 😅
This is your reminder: You know yourself better than anyone. If your provider minimizes you and doesn’t listen — find a different one. Don’t live with a cracked lens for six months (or six years) when the fix is simpler than you think.
You deserve a life you love. 🤍
