I give ADHD too much credit…

Hi everyone. Very recently, I’ve been struggling with so many sensory issues, increase in forgetfulness, and much stronger than usual emotions. Now, how does this information line up with my title? Here’s how: I have very many STRONG ADHD hurdles. They make life different for me compared to other people I care about. There are so many neat apps and new information regarding ADHD and I just got sucked in - and I thought it was fun and helping. However, I was losing myself to an identity of “I have ADHD”. I noticed myself referring to “my ADHD” a lot more and thinking about it very frequently. It started becoming who I was. But my identity is not “someone with ADHD.” My identity is in Christ, and He fills every area in which my ADHD makes me lack. I am completely fulfilled in Him, and areas I’m weak in, He’s strong. I love this app. I love the people on here. I love the community this app has created in which we can relate to, talk with, and help one another. However, this app has made me way more conscientious about my ADHD, making me identify with it more and more. Call me crazy, but I just don’t want handouts for my ADHD anymore - because I don’t need them. I can be perfectly happy, at peace, and whole in Christ. I’m not denying that I will still face life with the same difficulties - it’ll still be harder for me. But God will make the difference. His Spirit in me will fill me with all the self control, patience, and peace I will need in this life. When people ask me about my testimony, I will tell them only God has made me a success, not an app, information I’ve learned, or books I have read. True life and joy is in Him and only Him. We don’t need something to make us feel validated - we only need to know God, the one who created us uniquely with a specific purpose and who sees and loves us already. I want to say that I love you all and pray that you will join me on this journey of leaning on God more than the crutches of this world. 🤍🤍🤍