What are the symptoms of ADHD in adults?

You lose your keys daily. You've started a thousand projects and finished maybe three. Your brain feels like 47 browser tabs running at once.

Adult ADHD looks nothing like what most people expect. It's not the hyperactive kid bouncing off walls. In adults, it shapeshifts. And hides well.

The usual suspects: attention issues

These are the ones that trip us up every single day:

• Your mind does its own thing: You sit down to focus on something important, and suddenly you're mentally planning what you'll eat next Thursday
• You forget everything: Appointments, where you put your phone 30 seconds ago, what you were saying mid-sentence
• Multi-step instructions? Good luck: Someone explains something and by step three, you've completely lost the plot
• Losing things is a hobby: Keys, wallet, glasses... sometimes all three in the same morning

Hyperactivity: the grown-up edition

You're not running down hallways anymore, but it's definitely still there:

• That internal motor that never quits: A constant sense of restlessness, like you should be doing something
• Relaxing feels impossible: People say "just chill" and you genuinely don't know how
• You talk a lot (or think a lot, that counts too)
• You need to stay busy: Boredom isn't just uncomfortable, it's almost physically painful

Impulsivity: your old friend

This one tends to get you into trouble:

• Impulse purchases: "But it was on sale" is your catchphrase
• Saying things without thinking: And then immediately wondering why on earth you said that
• Changing jobs, relationships, or cities more often than you'd care to admit
• Big decisions take 5 minutes: Meanwhile, small ones can take hours

The stuff nobody talks about

There are symptoms that don't make it into the textbooks, but you'll recognize them instantly:

• Hyperfocus: You can spend 8 hours deep in something interesting without eating or using the bathroom
• Time is meaningless: "It's only been 5 minutes" → it's been 2 hours
• Emotions hit hard: When something affects you, it really affects you
• Task paralysis: You know you need to do something, you want to do it, but you just... can't start

Sound familiar?

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