u/ImpressionTall5644

I was diagnosed with adhd in my mid 30, two years ago. I am not from Sweden, but been living here for almost 10 years. I’ve heard that getting diagnosed here is super hard and takes forever so got my diagnosis in my home country, standard DIVA diagnosis, well documented and translated. I went to my GP and she was super nice and did everything she could to get me to be seen by a psychiatrist. I had the visit yesterday. And I am so frustrated, I feel left alone and unseen.

The doctor talked to me like a robot for 1h. But we actually started to get to talk about it the biggest problems in the end of the session and he just cut me, said we are running out of time (even tho he had technical problems and was 15 min late for the appointment) and said I am doing too well to be diagnosed in Sweden. He literally told me “come back when you loose your income”, “pay for private diagnosis”, “get the drugs from your home country” (this is illegal).

I live in Sweden, I pay my taxes here (huge), I struggle every day and have been my whole life. It organized my whole career around my adhd without even knowing it, but it’s like I’m punished for trying too hard. As a female I was masking and trying to fit my whole life, I thought I am stupid or irresponsible etc.
I feel so frustrated!! It’s like the want me to fail and then come back. What is wrong with this stupid system??

I have access to medication because my partner also has adhd, so I take it from them, but this isn’t sustainable. The medication really helps me. I don’t have side effects, it just helps me when I need it.
They have everything, all the diagnose was already done, all they had to do was to just approve it.

I am working on a frame that will be painted and I wonder if I should put any decals on it. I need some inspirations. Send me what you have!

Hi! I have some stickers on my old bike that I would like to transfer to my new frame. Those are some special stickers I collected and can’t get them anymore. Is it even possible?

This might be a ridiculous post because I genuinely know nothing about cars. Never been into them. But I have ADHD and I bought a Volvo V70 last year that needs some love.
Going to a mechanic feels like a trap - I wouldn’t know if they’re telling me something actually needs fixing or just taking advantage of the fact that I have no idea what I’m looking at. And workshops in Stockholm are expensive, which kind of defeats the point of buying a cheap car in the first place.
So - is there any community here for people who like old cars and are willing to share knowledge? I’d love to learn how to do small things myself and actually understand how the car works. Not looking for someone to do it for me, just to not feel completely lost.
Also I’m not a dude, which makes walking into these spaces a bit intimidating. Just putting that out there.