u/Sweetdnyc

Hi! I’m so excited to be doing part of the WHW (from Bridge of Orchy to Ft William) over 3 days starting this Friday and I’m having a moment of uncertainty as I’m packing. I’m staying at inns the whole way, so I don’t have to carry my luggage or sleep in the elements. My coworker just told me it was cold when she did it a couple of weeks ago.

How drastically does the weather change and will it realistically be cold? I’m trying to decide if I should bring my slightly thicker rain jacket or if it would be better to bring a more breathable one and just layer up.

I’m also solo hiking as a woman and really don’t know what to expect (although I have learned quite a bit from this sub!)- so any and all tips are welcome!

I (40/f) was late diagnosed with ADHD two years ago. I got on medication, which helped, but was making me really weepy and so I got off the meds. They were also really difficult to get with all the shortages so it just felt like another source of stress. However, life has felt really hard. I have a pretty high level position at work and everything has just felt like it’s piling up and reaching its breaking point. I went through a pretty traumatic breakup last year and recently started dating someone nice, but my apartment has gotten so out of control that in the last few months I’ve only let him come over twice because the shame of it is too much, so we spend most of our time at his place. Even with the relationship, I keep looking for reasons to leave (I don’t think that’s ADHD, could be something else). I get paralysis so bad that I can’t get out of bed on some days and most of my money has been going to takeout because once I get home from work I can’t will myself to do anything else. Speaking of money, I feel like I make enough, but my finances are all over the place and I can’t bring myself to take care of it. It’s like I’m constantly stressed but feel paralyzed to do anything about it. It’s avoidance on a whole new level, and it makes me feel like a bad, lazy person.

Has anyone ever felt like their ADHD reached this point? What have you done about it?