I Thought I Was A Bad Mom. I Actually Had Undiagnosed ADHD.

It was a game-changer. [Scary Mommy](%2F%2Fscarymommy.com%2F%3Futm_campaign=34752%26utm_medium=scaryMommyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=33bffe7e-9403-4594-a37e-5a45d2b75c10/1/01000182847303c4-0fc19a28-7e4c-4303-9d0c-f619394808dc-000000/iDOQAZtn14Nli39gewhXHKpE4W8=282) Aug 9, 2022 %2F%2Fwww.scarymommy.com%2Flifestyle%2Fi-thought-i-was-a-bad-mom-i-actually-had-undiagnosed-adhd%3Futm_campaign=34752%26utm_medium=scaryMommyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=33bffe7e-9403-4594-a37e-5a45d2b75c10/1/01000182847303c4-0fc19a28-7e4c-4303-9d0c-f619394808dc-000000/2oNpkEsuuwqDUA6IYDQjGt4IL74=282 [MENTAL HEALTH](%2F%2Fwww.scarymommy.com%2Flifestyle%2Fi-thought-i-was-a-bad-mom-i-actually-had-undiagnosed-adhd%3Futm_campaign=34752%26utm_medium=scaryMommyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=33bffe7e-9403-4594-a37e-5a45d2b75c10/2/01000182847303c4-0fc19a28-7e4c-4303-9d0c-f619394808dc-000000/WtMxIFr8rjN80iOQhDNKAVUwT2s=282) [I Thought I Was A Bad Mom. I Actually Had Undiagnosed ADHD.](%2F%2Fwww.scarymommy.com%2Flifestyle%2Fi-thought-i-was-a-bad-mom-i-actually-had-undiagnosed-adhd%3Futm_campaign=34752%26utm_medium=scaryMommyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=33bffe7e-9403-4594-a37e-5a45d2b75c10/3/01000182847303c4-0fc19a28-7e4c-4303-9d0c-f619394808dc-000000/JRMqRvfJ30JROpKDIIknFvsYz9s=282) “My life was spinning out of control. I was so stuck in my head, it didn’t feel like I had a life at all,” writes Sarah Grunder Ruiz in a really raw and honest piece for us today, about her path to an adult ADHD diagnosis. She’s an author – whose latest romance, [Luck and Last Resorts](%2F%2Fwww.penguinrandomhouse.com%2Fbooks%2F671077%2Fluck-and-last-resorts-by-sarah-grunder-ruiz%2F%3Futm_campaign=34752%26utm_medium=scaryMommyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=33bffe7e-9403-4594-a37e-5a45d2b75c10/1/01000182847303c4-0fc19a28-7e4c-4303-9d0c-f619394808dc-000000/dWLL6BAY4OM51FM-QDKVw9svDwg=282), is out today! – but she became concerned about just how preoccupied she was with her writing, even when she wasn’t on deadline. She wrote all the time, and when she wasn’t writing, she was thinking about writing. She felt guilty and anxious; “I assumed I was just selfish and lazy,” she admits. But that wasn’t it at all, as she learned. Give it a read. — Kelly Faircloth, Executive Editor [read more](%2F%2Fwww.scarymommy.com%2Flifestyle%2Fi-thought-i-was-a-bad-mom-i-actually-had-undiagnosed-adhd%3Futm_campaign=34752%26utm_medium=scaryMommyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=33bffe7e-9403-4594-a37e-5a45d2b75c10/4/01000182847303c4-0fc19a28-7e4c-4303-9d0c-f619394808dc-000000/-BfMSU8_oTu4JZ4dDm1_jrNlrqs=282) [Latest] [Latest] %2F%2Fwww.scarymommy.com%2Fparenting%2Fyour-kid-probably-doesnt-need-a-new-backpack%3Futm_campaign=34752%26utm_medium=scaryMommyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=33bffe7e-9403-4594-a37e-5a45d2b75c10/1/01000182847303c4-0fc19a28-7e4c-4303-9d0c-f619394808dc-000000/bxA4SyqVHU9rWUpFJONc1RmaSBs=282 USE WHAT YOU GOT [Your Kid Probably Doesn't Need A New Backpack](%2F%2Fwww.scarymommy.com%2Fparenting%2Fyour-kid-probably-doesnt-need-a-new-backpack%3Futm_campaign=34752%26utm_medium=scaryMommyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=33bffe7e-9403-4594-a37e-5a45d2b75c10/2/01000182847303c4-0fc19a28-7e4c-4303-9d0c-f619394808dc-000000/cjCyXhcYDD5UCJVLPD_EUIK3dts=282) Everything’s extra expensive this year, so here’s a thought: last year’s backpack is probably fine. 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Kid won’t go back to sleep? 2am snacks on the couch it is. Desperately need to be alone? Time for a ‘personal day’ no one knows about,” writes Emma Coburn in our latest roundup from the Scary Mommy Confessional. We’ve all done some variation of this! If you’ve got a confession to make – anonymously, of course – please tell all through the link [here](%2F%2Fr27kt256.r.us-east-1.awstrack.me%2FL0%2Fhttps:%252F%252Fdocs.google.com%252Fforms%252Fd%252F1UeCr7zugR3XkXq7l_rUyDDzg8uHwhHsbYem26FUhCo0%252Fedit%253Futm_campaign=34322%2526utm_medium=scaryMommyDailyV2%2526utm_source=newsletter%2526utm_session=27301c0d-8e6d-4048-a603-ed737d234f71%2F1%2F01000182606965b8-45c135b3-5c67-498c-9385-93404778c01c-000000%2F-uatp8R5PM8Nbab2_pSm85GL5m4=281%3Futm_campaign=34752%26utm_medium=scaryMommyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=33bffe7e-9403-4594-a37e-5a45d2b75c10/1/01000182847303c4-0fc19a28-7e4c-4303-9d0c-f619394808dc-000000/47KI8ac804t6p8PmNKcOteD0X4E=282). 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