Rudi

I have ADHD, Bipolar Type 1 combined. The ADHD I have had my whole life, but the Bipolar started when I was 19.

School was a living nightmare for me. I couldn’t remember things and I couldn’t write down what was on the board.

I was punished for this and told I was lazy and needed to concentrate.

Then they tried to expel me from primary school because they said I was backwards and they couldn’t do anything for me.

I was punished at intermediate school every day for not paying attention and told I was a failure.

I was expelled from high school for being late, and by that stage I had withdrawn and developed anxiety problems.

I was fired on the second day of my first job because they said I couldn’t follow simple instructions. In lots of other jobs I only lasted a few days.

Then I developed Bipolar Type 1 and things went downhill. I have found no real help my entire life.

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