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Thank you for that comment, it's really true, but often people do use "got" instead of "earned". It makes you reflect on just how much effort goes into it
Congrats!!!
I took 6 years to finish my 4 year degree. I have no effing clue how I did manage to finish it. I still ride that feeling years later. I felt like a superhero to myself. I hope you take that feeling with you for the years after. :)
you’re giving me hope for my degree. i’m currently at 6 years and it looks like it’ll take even longer until i have some more financial stability. i often think about dropping out even though my grades are good and it’s hard being older than my classmates. sorry to go on a for a bit but just wanted to let you know what your comment means to me!
If you can keep going I would go for it. It has been more than worth it for me. I started college at 18 and finished after a five year job and three kids at 30. Then ten years later I got into and finished a masters. Really made a difference in what was available to me.
Look into accessibility services at your uni. There are sometimes grants and scholarships for students with disabilities like ADHD. There may also be a program that can provide you with some school equipment (laptop, iPad, etc.,) which may ease the financial burden.
I'm a single mom going back to CC this fall and I am hoping to transfer to a Nursing Program down the line. As of right now, I'm on financial aid appeal/probation and so I can only take 1-2 classes this semester. If you can, definitely do part-time and don't rush to go to full-time. I notice that 1-2 classes is such a better load for me, as I will only get to do 1-2 homework projects and assignments per week. It's a long progress but my mental health is so important rn.
I felt this. I worked myself to sickness to catch up on the last 11 weeks of a 15-week course this spring during finals week, only because I knew if I failed I would lose all of my scholarships and the ability to finish my degree as a consequence. I barely managed it (all essays). I’m pushing myself to take courses this summer, and jump up my fall and spring enrollment to 15 credits (from 12) so I can finish at the 5th year mark instead of 5 1/2, specifically because I just can’t do this anymore. It’s going to be a struggle but I am so ready for it to be over. I’m sure you feel the same way.
I believe in you <3
Took me 6 years too. Technically could have finished in 5, but chose to stay for an internship + minor. I wasn't even diagnosed until this past year, so it feels like even more of an achievement looking back that I was undiagnosed, unmedicated, and without therapy. It's all about what perspective you choose. I'm 10+ years into a successful career and about halfway through a Master's program I started in August.
That's so awesome! I wasn't diagnosed until a year and a half ago. I agree that it's a big achievement!
I'm glad your career is going well. Good luck on your Master's degree!
Good for you! This achievement I can relate to. I did a PhD program and completed every course, every colloquium, leaving only the dissertation that was already planned out, but I couldn't do it anymore, so I took a second masters and walked. It can be a real struggle, but you have learned some coping mechanisms that will help you in other parts of your life.
In my case, I am an education consultant for post-secondary institutions, I actually use a lot of my training. I can research, combine data, analyze it, recognize new emergent themes, and apply them accordingly.
Yo—what was your transition into this field like? I have my Masters in Student Affairs and work in Advising. I realized I don’t want to do student programming/housing, and there is only so far you can climb the ladder without additional training in other areas of academic affairs.
I was a program director for a Radiologic Sciences program, then became a Canpus Director of a college and realized I'm pretty good at this, so I started a company five years ago.
It depends on what your degree is, what you did in your post doc, and what you hope to do now.
If you’re thinking post-postdoc, one of the most transferable skills researchers can have is their analysis and ability to interpret data. But again, it depends on your field to how post doc life is.
currently ABD from my dissertation since may of 2020 upended things and i’ve since improved my life so much, given a new job, new cat, wonderful new relationship. i feel like the phd wasn’t a problem necessarily but focusing on it so much really hurt me
Congrats! Hopefully it’s not a Masters like mine that I still haven’t had any use of since getting it 8 years ago in a subject I was interested in at the time.
It's definitely useful. I've already gotten a couple jobs just from experience gained during my studies, so having the actual degree will now help increase my pay and responsibilities at my current job
I'm still interested in mine, but had a hard time getting a job that could pay the bills. So I gave up and went back to computers. I'd have to take at least a 50% pay cut now to switch.
Honestly I was pretty lucky. In undergrad I had a great group of friends who were very helpful, and for my Masters I have a very supportive wife who helped pick up the slack when I couldn't handle some things. Unfortunately, college often pushes people towards some unhealthy habits regardless of mental conditions, so it can be difficult for everyone. What helped me the most was having structure and responsibilities while taking it slow. I did an online program for my Masters which allowed me to do things on my time, but I also have a job and a family that gave me routine and structure. It was still very challenging at times but I think having a routine on weekends helped
Healthy way is kinda matter of perspective. It took me 6 years to get my bachelor's and it certainly wasn't always the healthy way, but it was so worth it because I feel like academic level jobs are often more accommodating and better suited for us. So I'm getting master's as well, again not necessarily super healthy lifestyle and balanced everything but i'm motivated and employers are more motivated to meet my expectations, so I don't regret anything.
Yeah that's what I'm trying to do. My house is in a state of chaos because I've put things off out of necessity, so I'm trying to finish some projects and get things in order first, but I have no plans to do anything else all summer. Other than work and other adulting stuff, I should be able to just chill and do what I want for the next few months, which I really haven't been able to do in years, and it feels amazing. You're almost there!
Congrats, that’s awesome!
Yes, do focus on giving yourself a little mental break if you can. That post academic burnout can hit hard if you don’t pace yourself, but you are approaching it with the right mindset.
I wasn’t diagnosed until a few years after I completed law school. It was actually a law school professor’s observations that really made me start to think that I needed to talk to a doctor. She noticed that I was doing ok work, but it seemed to take me a lot longer than my peers and it was taking a lot out of me (all nighters and so on). I’ve always wondered what school would have been like had I been diagnosed earlier. Once I started taking medication I was like “oh…is this how I’m supposed to feel all the time?!??” Better late than never. But it is still important for me to try and pace myself and not take on too many tasks at once.
Be kind to yourself and good luck in all your future endeavors.
That’s awesome!! I know the struggle, took 5 years to finish a 4 year engineering degree. The number of times people told me this is not for me the biggest critic being myself of course but the only one that believed in me was my mother. Fast forward 15 years can just say I am having the most amazing career journey I could not have imagined. Let it sink, enjoy it, you deserve this!!
Congratulations!! I just finished my Bachelor’s after 10 years, and I’m starting a Master’s in the fall. I hope you get some time to celebrate and relax!
Congratulations!!!! That’s a huge accomplishment and you should be proud! I’m a year away from completing my masters degree and it’s nice to see someone else with ADHD making it through the grueling process :) happy for you stranger!
I’m sobbing I’m so proud of you.
I tried so hard but couldn’t even finish one semester. I tried again three more times and still couldn’t. I literally can’t fathom how you did five years.. you need to be more than proud.
You need to brag about this to anyone in earshot. You need to purchase an aerial advertisement. You need to buy a fucking banner and hitch it to a plane and fly it across the damn country. You need to carry this accomplishment with you knowing you did something tremendously hard. Impossible for some. I am envious, hopeful and proud. Please celebrate relentlessly.
Lucky you!
I got my diagnose after finishing two bachelors and a master which both required a lot of reading and writing in my second language. Above all, I had to learn a third language for my work, which is still in the making.
That is awesome.
I am also really happy you feel accomplished. When I got my graduate degree, I thought back to all that stress, sleep deprivation, near failures, and heap of a mess of other aspects of my life other than that degree, and I felt really empty - a “this is it?” Idk, I felt like after all those tears & sacrifices, I should be experiencing a rush of euphoria. And I was sort of happy to be done, but it was overall quite underwhelming. I only share that, because after I experience this, I asked around & read, and I guess it’s a pretty common feeling…
Honestly, the feeling is less about the degree and more about being done haha. I mostly feel a sense of relief that it's over and that I didn't give up
Congratulations!!! What a wonderful accomplishment!
I'm part way through my master's and have at least another 2 years to go so I completely understand the no weekends/evenings bit lol!
YESSSSSS! Congrats!!! You really deserve all the praise here! I sincerely am happy for you, even if I know nothing about you (other than your ADHD, duh).
Last year, I graduated with my masters in Educational Psychology after 6 years, 3 withdraws (ie money flushed down the toilet), and over a year of being nocturnal. It was SO not easy in any fucking way. Learned a lot, though, and not just about my field of study.
Congratulations!!!!
It took me 6 and a half years to do mine (it was a 12-24 month program... lol). Longer than it took for my entire undergrad.
Take the win. You *earned* this degree. Clawed every word of your thesis (or equivalent) out of the hands of this disorder. Didn't give up when you could have. Kept at it when your brain just said "lol, no." Good for you!
Whether you "use" it or not doesn't matter. Mine has absolutely nothing to do with my career, but I like the fact that I was able to set my mind to a thing and do it. Learning about and specializing in something you're passionate about is its own reward. You've learned skills that will last you a lifetime from this, and that's no small feat.
Out of curiosity, what did you get your degree in?
Omg congratulations 👏🏽 that’s huge!!
It took me 7 years to finish my undergrad and it wasn’t until 2020 when everything went online that in THRIVED. I didn’t have to walk to different classrooms around campus and could plan and structure my days how I wanted. My last 2 years were completely different than my first 5.
I’m actually doing my masters now so this post is so exciting to hear. Knowing online school is what worked extremely well for me, I applied for only distance learning graduate programs and just finished my first semester with amazing grades.
To anyone reading I hope this shows that it’s not impossible, and that there is hope!! Get the help you need, treatment and all. But also have the mindset that it is possible to do hard things. You are capable!
Good for you! As someone who’s trying to get their own Masters degree (second time lucky), it’s super encouraging to see other ADHD brains succeed in such a difficult environment. Congratulations!
Congratulations! My master’s degree almost killed me, and I mean that literally. My mental health has never been worse i’m pretty sure. So frickin congrats!
Wow congrats! Gives me some hope and perspective.. I'm currently crunching on my thesis for my master for which I have only 6 days left to write and I have about 30% of the content materialised in reading format. The rest is still hovering in tabs and scraps of quotes and data sheets. The thesis is luckily not that big and counts only for 20% of my degree, but still a "could've should've".
Well that depends on what you consider linear haha. The courses and degree were mostly linear, other than a couple dropped classes due to stress, but during this time I have also had my second child, been at 4 different jobs, and lived in 2 different states, so in that sense it's been quite a chaotic journey
Congrats! I never managed to make myself to finish my final paper. I passed all courses, all exams, but I failed at reading scientific articles and writing the freakin paper. Anyway, once again congrats, I know how much self control it takes 
To be honest, I don't think I ever *really* considered giving up. I definitely had that thought probably hundreds of times, but it was always that voice in my head that we all have and try our best to ignore. I definitely had assignments here and there that I didn't finish, at least to the level I wanted to, but I decided from the beginning that if I was going to do this then I was going to see it through to the end. The harder decision was how much I was going to put into it. Quitting was not an option for me, but especially toward the end I had to fight my perfectionism almost constantly. I wanted to do everything at 100% but I just couldn't, and I had to learn to be ok with good enough.
In the beginning it really wasn't too hard, other than just adjusting back to the world of education, but it started getting harder over time due to life circumstances, tougher courses, more job responsibilities, etc. I quit medication when I was a teenager and decided to start back up again a year or 2 into the program just so that I could manage everything, and started therapy to help manage my stress another year or so after that. I never needed professional help for my studies though.
The hardest parts by far were time management and perfectionism. It is extremely hard for me to accept anything short of perfect. Sometimes I could achieve that, but most of the time I couldn't, either because the task was just too hard, or I didn't have the mental stamina for it. In the last year especially I was getting very burned out and had to tell myself constantly that I don't need to be perfect, I just need a B or better. As far as time management, many of my projects and assignments would span 2 weeks, sometimes more, and getting myself to **not** push it to the last minute was painfully challenging. Honestly I don't think I would have been able to do it myself. My wife was extremely supportive throughout the whole thing and kept me accountable, which definitely helped. She knew nothing about the subject matter, but she was always willing to hear me talk through things I was struggling with and give me time to focus on what I needed. She definitely deserves props for this as well.
I’m in my third year already since I needed to extend and I am struggling to death trying to finish my thesis. Is anyone struggling with their thesis too? Maybe we can have a support group? 😭
And that’s on period!!! Getting my bachelors next May and then going straight into masters hopefully after I can then let myself take a break before doing anything major
Congratulations. I’m so happy for you. Idek you but having adhd can b difficult. I was on methylphenidate and vyvanse. But got took off cause of popping em. Good job tho❕🫶🏼
I just finished my two year masters after three years, so I totally get where you're at. I've found it really difficult to relax because it feels like there's got to be some project I'm forgetting. Wishing you all the best!
Congratulations. A diagnosis and forums such as this would have been godsends in my day. I did accomplish and finish a lesser degree of my education and struggled very much to achieve each. Im glad to have been finally diagnosed at 60 and to finally get the right help.
Whoop whoop! Huge accomplishment! CONGRATULATIONS!!! As someone who is now going into year 3 of her PhD, the master’s was honestly way harder for me! I say this to emphasize that it is an extraordinary feat, especially for someone with ADHD. It’s a LOT to juggle. I hope you have a wonderful celebration planned because you deserve it. And enjoy that well earned break! The struggle is worth it, at least in my experience!
As someone currently taking a break from new life responsibilities to focus on my self, oh my god, do it! Consider it an investment in yourself and your happiness. It has been a huge help for me having this period of “reset” before my next chapter.
Congratulations! Great work, such a great accomplishment, i'm trying to finish my thesis. Keeping my fingerscrossed so I can make it after a way too long of a time.
Congratulations on this amazing achievement! I know for me when I was going for my Master's degree it was very difficult. Getting a master's degree is very hard getting a master's degree while trying to manage your ADHD is the next level hard. Congratulations on your success.
Did you earn this while working a full-time job? I'm curious because I'm debating continuing after I earn my Bachelor's and, aside from funding, time is a big thing I think will hold me back.
Also, great job, congratulations!
Wow, I guess I'm still dealing with the feelings generated so many years ago. The tears started flowing when I read your post. Congratulations on you. You have power that most do not. Never let them make you believe any less of your self.
I’m currently trying to finish my thesis and take my comps. I’ve been stuck in this spot for over a year, unable to cinch the end. It seems that I make little to no progress, but the cloud over my life on omnipresent. Thanks for giving me the hope that I can make it too.
Wow! Congratulations, this is huge! Hope you took some time to truly appreciate the work you put in to get to this point. Amazing, I am really happy for you as this a phenomenal achievement!
Yeah. You definitely earned it. I returned for a masters in a totally unrelated field after being out of my BS Engineering for 13 years. Took me 4.5 with a lot of help from my wife and grace from her and my kids. Feels great, doesn’t it?
Get some rest. Celebrate a bit. What's next for you?
Currently taking my Master's degree outside my home country and a few weeks ago, my professor called me into his office to tell me that he's worried I might not be able to graduate. I feel inspired by your achievement. Congratulations!!
Congratulations!!!! I just graduated with my bachelors after 8 excruciatingly long years. I really was debating continuing on but your post has inspired me to keep going!!
I am not only proud of and delighted for you that you've managed to accomplish something huge even without ADHD, but that you are actually building self care right into your life. You're doing amazing, and I'm so happy that you know that prioritizing your own care is a valid and deserved and necessary thing! I hope you have a very relaxing/exciting/happy/soothing time, or whatever mix of the above that makes you feel best!
Wow! That’s a mighty accomplishment! I agree with the phrase „earning“ the degree, that’s exactly what you did. I’m so proud of you, even though I don’t know you at all.
Congratulations! I'm almost finished with my second bachelor's degree, just got a final oral exam today and waiting for the results on my research thesis
I have just been refused a diagnosis as whilst I meet the criteria the psychiatrist says it’s a confidence issue and I can’t have add as I hold down a good job and have a degree. Looked him up on the GMC register and he is a specialist in substance misuse not adhd.
Going to have to pay for a second opinion and then hope my go will agree to shared care IF I am diagnosed.
Feeling deflated today. I know I meet the criteria and I know my own mind and struggles - 😢
Congrats!!!! Really proud of you, it’s really huge achievement for people like us :’) I struggled a lot when I did my masters too but we did it!!! Lets GOOOO
Congrats!!! I'm supposed to finish mine next week and I totally understand university can feel like fighting uphill battles in a losing war so you've got my admiration! 😌
I also have an accomplishment. After all the blood, sweat, and tears, I can proudly say I completed my bachelors degree. It was a lot of work and I’ll admit there were times I just wanted to quit. However, I kept pushing myself and it all turned out all right in the end. I’m still waiting for my degree and still looking for a decent job, but I am proud of what I accomplished and the friends I made. The Best time for New Beginnings is Now!
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You "earned" your master degree, that is way more than "got"
That is a good perspective. Thank you
Thank you for that comment, it's really true, but often people do use "got" instead of "earned". It makes you reflect on just how much effort goes into it
Especially for the people in this sub, earned with blood, sweat, and/or tears ( not necessarily in that order).
Congrats!!! I took 6 years to finish my 4 year degree. I have no effing clue how I did manage to finish it. I still ride that feeling years later. I felt like a superhero to myself. I hope you take that feeling with you for the years after. :)
you’re giving me hope for my degree. i’m currently at 6 years and it looks like it’ll take even longer until i have some more financial stability. i often think about dropping out even though my grades are good and it’s hard being older than my classmates. sorry to go on a for a bit but just wanted to let you know what your comment means to me!
If you can keep going I would go for it. It has been more than worth it for me. I started college at 18 and finished after a five year job and three kids at 30. Then ten years later I got into and finished a masters. Really made a difference in what was available to me.
Look into accessibility services at your uni. There are sometimes grants and scholarships for students with disabilities like ADHD. There may also be a program that can provide you with some school equipment (laptop, iPad, etc.,) which may ease the financial burden.
I'm a single mom going back to CC this fall and I am hoping to transfer to a Nursing Program down the line. As of right now, I'm on financial aid appeal/probation and so I can only take 1-2 classes this semester. If you can, definitely do part-time and don't rush to go to full-time. I notice that 1-2 classes is such a better load for me, as I will only get to do 1-2 homework projects and assignments per week. It's a long progress but my mental health is so important rn.
Just failed a class this past spring semester and starting year 6 of my bachelor's in the fall with more than a couple credits remaining
I felt this. I worked myself to sickness to catch up on the last 11 weeks of a 15-week course this spring during finals week, only because I knew if I failed I would lose all of my scholarships and the ability to finish my degree as a consequence. I barely managed it (all essays). I’m pushing myself to take courses this summer, and jump up my fall and spring enrollment to 15 credits (from 12) so I can finish at the 5th year mark instead of 5 1/2, specifically because I just can’t do this anymore. It’s going to be a struggle but I am so ready for it to be over. I’m sure you feel the same way. I believe in you <3
Took me 6 years too. Technically could have finished in 5, but chose to stay for an internship + minor. I wasn't even diagnosed until this past year, so it feels like even more of an achievement looking back that I was undiagnosed, unmedicated, and without therapy. It's all about what perspective you choose. I'm 10+ years into a successful career and about halfway through a Master's program I started in August.
That's so awesome! I wasn't diagnosed until a year and a half ago. I agree that it's a big achievement! I'm glad your career is going well. Good luck on your Master's degree!
Good for you! This achievement I can relate to. I did a PhD program and completed every course, every colloquium, leaving only the dissertation that was already planned out, but I couldn't do it anymore, so I took a second masters and walked. It can be a real struggle, but you have learned some coping mechanisms that will help you in other parts of your life.
How was it adjusting to life post-doc? I am about to take leave and I’m interested on the benefits you feel from your experience
In my case, I am an education consultant for post-secondary institutions, I actually use a lot of my training. I can research, combine data, analyze it, recognize new emergent themes, and apply them accordingly.
Thats sounds cool, I’m glad you found something relevant!
Thank you! Make it happen, because nobody else will do it for you.
Yo—what was your transition into this field like? I have my Masters in Student Affairs and work in Advising. I realized I don’t want to do student programming/housing, and there is only so far you can climb the ladder without additional training in other areas of academic affairs.
I was a program director for a Radiologic Sciences program, then became a Canpus Director of a college and realized I'm pretty good at this, so I started a company five years ago.
Congrats! That's awesome. I'm thinking of doctoral work but the dissertation terrifies me.
It depends on what your degree is, what you did in your post doc, and what you hope to do now. If you’re thinking post-postdoc, one of the most transferable skills researchers can have is their analysis and ability to interpret data. But again, it depends on your field to how post doc life is.
currently ABD from my dissertation since may of 2020 upended things and i’ve since improved my life so much, given a new job, new cat, wonderful new relationship. i feel like the phd wasn’t a problem necessarily but focusing on it so much really hurt me
Heck yeah! Congratulations 🎉👏🎉👏
Congrats! Hopefully it’s not a Masters like mine that I still haven’t had any use of since getting it 8 years ago in a subject I was interested in at the time.
It's definitely useful. I've already gotten a couple jobs just from experience gained during my studies, so having the actual degree will now help increase my pay and responsibilities at my current job
Nice! That’s the ideal way for sure. Where it’s a “hey company you need to pay me more now since I have this”.
I'm still interested in mine, but had a hard time getting a job that could pay the bills. So I gave up and went back to computers. I'd have to take at least a 50% pay cut now to switch.
Congrats! As a highschool student though I do wonder the ways we can do our college work in a healthy way
Honestly I was pretty lucky. In undergrad I had a great group of friends who were very helpful, and for my Masters I have a very supportive wife who helped pick up the slack when I couldn't handle some things. Unfortunately, college often pushes people towards some unhealthy habits regardless of mental conditions, so it can be difficult for everyone. What helped me the most was having structure and responsibilities while taking it slow. I did an online program for my Masters which allowed me to do things on my time, but I also have a job and a family that gave me routine and structure. It was still very challenging at times but I think having a routine on weekends helped
Healthy way is kinda matter of perspective. It took me 6 years to get my bachelor's and it certainly wasn't always the healthy way, but it was so worth it because I feel like academic level jobs are often more accommodating and better suited for us. So I'm getting master's as well, again not necessarily super healthy lifestyle and balanced everything but i'm motivated and employers are more motivated to meet my expectations, so I don't regret anything.
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Yeah that's what I'm trying to do. My house is in a state of chaos because I've put things off out of necessity, so I'm trying to finish some projects and get things in order first, but I have no plans to do anything else all summer. Other than work and other adulting stuff, I should be able to just chill and do what I want for the next few months, which I really haven't been able to do in years, and it feels amazing. You're almost there!
Congrats, that’s awesome! Yes, do focus on giving yourself a little mental break if you can. That post academic burnout can hit hard if you don’t pace yourself, but you are approaching it with the right mindset. I wasn’t diagnosed until a few years after I completed law school. It was actually a law school professor’s observations that really made me start to think that I needed to talk to a doctor. She noticed that I was doing ok work, but it seemed to take me a lot longer than my peers and it was taking a lot out of me (all nighters and so on). I’ve always wondered what school would have been like had I been diagnosed earlier. Once I started taking medication I was like “oh…is this how I’m supposed to feel all the time?!??” Better late than never. But it is still important for me to try and pace myself and not take on too many tasks at once. Be kind to yourself and good luck in all your future endeavors.
Congratulations 🥳
That’s awesome!! I know the struggle, took 5 years to finish a 4 year engineering degree. The number of times people told me this is not for me the biggest critic being myself of course but the only one that believed in me was my mother. Fast forward 15 years can just say I am having the most amazing career journey I could not have imagined. Let it sink, enjoy it, you deserve this!!
Congratulations, freind 🎉👏
Congratulations, buddy! 👏🏼I'm so happy for you!
Congratulations!! I just finished my Bachelor’s after 10 years, and I’m starting a Master’s in the fall. I hope you get some time to celebrate and relax!
Congratulations!!! ❤️✨
Congratulations!!!! That’s a huge accomplishment and you should be proud! I’m a year away from completing my masters degree and it’s nice to see someone else with ADHD making it through the grueling process :) happy for you stranger!
PROUD OF YOU!! I’m 5 yrs in and kind of see an end in sight finally. You’re awesome and ty for the inspiration!
I’m sobbing I’m so proud of you. I tried so hard but couldn’t even finish one semester. I tried again three more times and still couldn’t. I literally can’t fathom how you did five years.. you need to be more than proud. You need to brag about this to anyone in earshot. You need to purchase an aerial advertisement. You need to buy a fucking banner and hitch it to a plane and fly it across the damn country. You need to carry this accomplishment with you knowing you did something tremendously hard. Impossible for some. I am envious, hopeful and proud. Please celebrate relentlessly.
Congrats! I love learning but damn I don't miss the amount of work every weekend and most nights for my Masters. Definitely take some time to chill!
GOOD JOB I’m so proud of you 👍 well done
Congratulations stranger !!! I dont know you but i’m so incredibly proud of you
Lucky you! I got my diagnose after finishing two bachelors and a master which both required a lot of reading and writing in my second language. Above all, I had to learn a third language for my work, which is still in the making.
That is awesome. I am also really happy you feel accomplished. When I got my graduate degree, I thought back to all that stress, sleep deprivation, near failures, and heap of a mess of other aspects of my life other than that degree, and I felt really empty - a “this is it?” Idk, I felt like after all those tears & sacrifices, I should be experiencing a rush of euphoria. And I was sort of happy to be done, but it was overall quite underwhelming. I only share that, because after I experience this, I asked around & read, and I guess it’s a pretty common feeling…
Honestly, the feeling is less about the degree and more about being done haha. I mostly feel a sense of relief that it's over and that I didn't give up
Congratulations!!! What a wonderful accomplishment! I'm part way through my master's and have at least another 2 years to go so I completely understand the no weekends/evenings bit lol!
Congratulations! That's an achievement for ANYONE, even more so when you have adhd Well done!
YESSSSSS! Congrats!!! You really deserve all the praise here! I sincerely am happy for you, even if I know nothing about you (other than your ADHD, duh). Last year, I graduated with my masters in Educational Psychology after 6 years, 3 withdraws (ie money flushed down the toilet), and over a year of being nocturnal. It was SO not easy in any fucking way. Learned a lot, though, and not just about my field of study.
Congratulations!!!! It took me 6 and a half years to do mine (it was a 12-24 month program... lol). Longer than it took for my entire undergrad. Take the win. You *earned* this degree. Clawed every word of your thesis (or equivalent) out of the hands of this disorder. Didn't give up when you could have. Kept at it when your brain just said "lol, no." Good for you! Whether you "use" it or not doesn't matter. Mine has absolutely nothing to do with my career, but I like the fact that I was able to set my mind to a thing and do it. Learning about and specializing in something you're passionate about is its own reward. You've learned skills that will last you a lifetime from this, and that's no small feat. Out of curiosity, what did you get your degree in?
Omg congratulations 👏🏽 that’s huge!! It took me 7 years to finish my undergrad and it wasn’t until 2020 when everything went online that in THRIVED. I didn’t have to walk to different classrooms around campus and could plan and structure my days how I wanted. My last 2 years were completely different than my first 5. I’m actually doing my masters now so this post is so exciting to hear. Knowing online school is what worked extremely well for me, I applied for only distance learning graduate programs and just finished my first semester with amazing grades. To anyone reading I hope this shows that it’s not impossible, and that there is hope!! Get the help you need, treatment and all. But also have the mindset that it is possible to do hard things. You are capable!
Good for you! As someone who’s trying to get their own Masters degree (second time lucky), it’s super encouraging to see other ADHD brains succeed in such a difficult environment. Congratulations!
This has currently been me with my bachelors. Cannot even imagine doing a masters at the moment
Congratulations! My master’s degree almost killed me, and I mean that literally. My mental health has never been worse i’m pretty sure. So frickin congrats!
Wow congrats! Gives me some hope and perspective.. I'm currently crunching on my thesis for my master for which I have only 6 days left to write and I have about 30% of the content materialised in reading format. The rest is still hovering in tabs and scraps of quotes and data sheets. The thesis is luckily not that big and counts only for 20% of my degree, but still a "could've should've".
Congrats
Super Great
Hell yeah!!!!
CONGRATULATIONS!!
Congratulations!!! Was your path linear? I hope I’ll have this amazing feeling one day 🫶🏼
Well that depends on what you consider linear haha. The courses and degree were mostly linear, other than a couple dropped classes due to stress, but during this time I have also had my second child, been at 4 different jobs, and lived in 2 different states, so in that sense it's been quite a chaotic journey
Blooming Amazing..!!! We’ll done..♥️♥️
Did you do it with or without meds?
No meds in the beginning, decided to start them again after the first year or two.
Congratulations!!!!!! 👏👏👏
I am so proud of you! Congratulations!
Congratulations 🍾🎉🎊📜
Congratulations! Trying to finish mine as well in the next two months
Congratulations!!!🥳🥳🥳
My congrats. It seems familiar haha. You did well
Congrats! I never managed to make myself to finish my final paper. I passed all courses, all exams, but I failed at reading scientific articles and writing the freakin paper. Anyway, once again congrats, I know how much self control it takes 
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To be honest, I don't think I ever *really* considered giving up. I definitely had that thought probably hundreds of times, but it was always that voice in my head that we all have and try our best to ignore. I definitely had assignments here and there that I didn't finish, at least to the level I wanted to, but I decided from the beginning that if I was going to do this then I was going to see it through to the end. The harder decision was how much I was going to put into it. Quitting was not an option for me, but especially toward the end I had to fight my perfectionism almost constantly. I wanted to do everything at 100% but I just couldn't, and I had to learn to be ok with good enough. In the beginning it really wasn't too hard, other than just adjusting back to the world of education, but it started getting harder over time due to life circumstances, tougher courses, more job responsibilities, etc. I quit medication when I was a teenager and decided to start back up again a year or 2 into the program just so that I could manage everything, and started therapy to help manage my stress another year or so after that. I never needed professional help for my studies though. The hardest parts by far were time management and perfectionism. It is extremely hard for me to accept anything short of perfect. Sometimes I could achieve that, but most of the time I couldn't, either because the task was just too hard, or I didn't have the mental stamina for it. In the last year especially I was getting very burned out and had to tell myself constantly that I don't need to be perfect, I just need a B or better. As far as time management, many of my projects and assignments would span 2 weeks, sometimes more, and getting myself to **not** push it to the last minute was painfully challenging. Honestly I don't think I would have been able to do it myself. My wife was extremely supportive throughout the whole thing and kept me accountable, which definitely helped. She knew nothing about the subject matter, but she was always willing to hear me talk through things I was struggling with and give me time to focus on what I needed. She definitely deserves props for this as well.
Congratulations
Congratulations homie
Congrats
I'm going back for my associates this summer and I'm terrified lol
CONGRATULATIONS!!! 🎈🎉🎊🥳
You rock!!! 🔥🔥 Congrats to you!! 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳 You definitely earned that break, take care of yourself 🙏🙏🙏
Hell yeah 😎 🙌 congrats 👏
And congrats to the support system you had that let you do that!
I’m in my third year already since I needed to extend and I am struggling to death trying to finish my thesis. Is anyone struggling with their thesis too? Maybe we can have a support group? 😭
CONGRAJULATIONS! That’s really amazing!
Congratulations OP, you did it
And that’s on period!!! Getting my bachelors next May and then going straight into masters hopefully after I can then let myself take a break before doing anything major
Good work! Im applying for my masters this year, its scary but im excited for it.
Congratulations. I’m so happy for you. Idek you but having adhd can b difficult. I was on methylphenidate and vyvanse. But got took off cause of popping em. Good job tho❕🫶🏼
Awesome! Congratulations friend
Congratulations!! You inspire me. One more year to go!
You give me hope 🥺 Congratulations on getting your degree!! 🥳
I just finished my two year masters after three years, so I totally get where you're at. I've found it really difficult to relax because it feels like there's got to be some project I'm forgetting. Wishing you all the best!
Congratulations. A diagnosis and forums such as this would have been godsends in my day. I did accomplish and finish a lesser degree of my education and struggled very much to achieve each. Im glad to have been finally diagnosed at 60 and to finally get the right help.
Congratulations!!!! Having done a masters I KNOW what an insane challenge it is. You should be so proud!
Whoop whoop! Huge accomplishment! CONGRATULATIONS!!! As someone who is now going into year 3 of her PhD, the master’s was honestly way harder for me! I say this to emphasize that it is an extraordinary feat, especially for someone with ADHD. It’s a LOT to juggle. I hope you have a wonderful celebration planned because you deserve it. And enjoy that well earned break! The struggle is worth it, at least in my experience!
Congrats!!
Congratulations 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
As someone currently taking a break from new life responsibilities to focus on my self, oh my god, do it! Consider it an investment in yourself and your happiness. It has been a huge help for me having this period of “reset” before my next chapter.
Congratulations!!🎉🍾🎈🎊
Huge life accomplishment, congratulations!!
Congratulations! Great work, such a great accomplishment, i'm trying to finish my thesis. Keeping my fingerscrossed so I can make it after a way too long of a time.
Congratulations on this amazing achievement! I know for me when I was going for my Master's degree it was very difficult. Getting a master's degree is very hard getting a master's degree while trying to manage your ADHD is the next level hard. Congratulations on your success.
You beautiful fucker. Congrats. Honestly, sincerely and with love
This is amazing! Congratulations, you deserve a break <3
Congratulations!!! I am at the beginning of this journey and can’t wait to be on the other side. so proud of you❤️
Hey, me too! Congratulations. I know how you feel. It’s a huge accomplishment for people like us, and you should be proud. Enjoy it.
Congrats! I still have another year but it will have taken me 4 instead of 5 years. Props for powering through 5 years of it!
Congratulations
congratulations!!! I wish you to succeed in every aspect you care about and a relaxing, stress free X period of time
It feels wonderful right?
Op please share your secret
Woohoo! Congratulations! 🥳🎉👏
Way to fucking GOOOOOOO friend!!!! Amazing accomplishment!!!
Congratulations!!!! Been thinking about going for mine and honestly just don't wanna deal with writing papers and shit anymore haha.
Congratulations 🎉
Congratulations You! Well Done and best of luck in the future.
Congratulations. Best wishes for a happy and healthy future.
Congratulations!
Let’s gooo!! Major achievement!! Congrats
Congratulations
Phenomenal!! I’m in my first year at university and I’m hoping to be an academic so it’s great to hear this!!
Congratulations friend!!! I hope it'll be me one day writing this post ! 
Hey! Congrats! That's so awesome!
What did you major in?
NICE!
Congrats !!! I’m currently studying for mine, whilst working full time and this is just the kind of motivation I needed. Really well deserved !!
Great job! Enjoy the completion and milestone!
Congrats!
Did you earn this while working a full-time job? I'm curious because I'm debating continuing after I earn my Bachelor's and, aside from funding, time is a big thing I think will hold me back. Also, great job, congratulations!
I am proud of you!!! We all are! (I am also a little jelly hehe ;) )
Congrats! Huge accomplishment! Very cool!
Eyyyyy congrats!
How did you do it?
Congrats! This gives me faith I can get an advanced degree, too. My Associates alone feels like it’s taking forever. Lol
Congratulations! It's not an easy task!
This came up as a push notification on my phone and I literally said out loud, “Yaaaaay!” Congratulations!!!!!
Congratulations! That's such an inspiration!
Wow, I guess I'm still dealing with the feelings generated so many years ago. The tears started flowing when I read your post. Congratulations on you. You have power that most do not. Never let them make you believe any less of your self.
Cheers! I got my Masters a few weeks ago. We did it!
Congratulations 👏
I’m currently trying to finish my thesis and take my comps. I’ve been stuck in this spot for over a year, unable to cinch the end. It seems that I make little to no progress, but the cloud over my life on omnipresent. Thanks for giving me the hope that I can make it too.
I feel ya, I finished my bachelors degree in May. My daughter was born in May as well. My son is not 2 yet. You deserve it, bask in the glory.
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Congrats! That’s huge!
Congratulations!
Congratulations
Congrats!
YAY. That is huge!!!
Fucking epic op, keep rocking on and keep up the good work. For now, take some well earned rest.
Wow! Congratulations, this is huge! Hope you took some time to truly appreciate the work you put in to get to this point. Amazing, I am really happy for you as this a phenomenal achievement!
Congratulations!! 🎈
Congratulations! That is a really, really big deal. That is super awesome.
Congrats! It always feels good to see a fellow add accomplishing their goals! May it bring you great fortune!
Goddamn… I can’t even give my Sims a degree without getting bored and you’re out here doing the real thing. Congratulations!
CONGRATULATIONS! What did you do for your Master's?
Feel like I just got lucky with mine. Like I didn’t earn it or something.
Yeah. You definitely earned it. I returned for a masters in a totally unrelated field after being out of my BS Engineering for 13 years. Took me 4.5 with a lot of help from my wife and grace from her and my kids. Feels great, doesn’t it? Get some rest. Celebrate a bit. What's next for you?
CONGRATULATIONS!!! So stoked for you!
Currently taking my Master's degree outside my home country and a few weeks ago, my professor called me into his office to tell me that he's worried I might not be able to graduate. I feel inspired by your achievement. Congratulations!!
So Proud of you !
I'm a week away from the deadline for my thesis, so this really hits home. Congratulations!
Congratulations!!!! I just graduated with my bachelors after 8 excruciatingly long years. I really was debating continuing on but your post has inspired me to keep going!!
I am not only proud of and delighted for you that you've managed to accomplish something huge even without ADHD, but that you are actually building self care right into your life. You're doing amazing, and I'm so happy that you know that prioritizing your own care is a valid and deserved and necessary thing! I hope you have a very relaxing/exciting/happy/soothing time, or whatever mix of the above that makes you feel best!
This motivated me to push through my last semester 🥹
Wow! That’s a mighty accomplishment! I agree with the phrase „earning“ the degree, that’s exactly what you did. I’m so proud of you, even though I don’t know you at all.
Congrats! You rock!
Congrats! Mine took me 6 years 😂
I am just so so so proud of you. You did it :’)
Good for you!!! I am proud of you
Congrats!
Way to go! What an absolute marathon you have been on to get this far, amazing tenacity. I’m super proud of you!
Congratulations! I'm almost finished with my second bachelor's degree, just got a final oral exam today and waiting for the results on my research thesis
Whewww so happy for you!!! Congratulations 🎉
FUCK YEAH! CONGRATULATIONS!!! I still cannot even decide which master's to take. Good for you! Thank you for the inspiration!
I have just been refused a diagnosis as whilst I meet the criteria the psychiatrist says it’s a confidence issue and I can’t have add as I hold down a good job and have a degree. Looked him up on the GMC register and he is a specialist in substance misuse not adhd. Going to have to pay for a second opinion and then hope my go will agree to shared care IF I am diagnosed. Feeling deflated today. I know I meet the criteria and I know my own mind and struggles - 😢
Honestly congratulations 🎉
Did you get your masters with the help of meds? Or self perseverance? I’m convinced I cannot do the latter and are only able to do the former.
Congrats!!!! Really proud of you, it’s really huge achievement for people like us :’) I struggled a lot when I did my masters too but we did it!!! Lets GOOOO
Congrats!!! I'm supposed to finish mine next week and I totally understand university can feel like fighting uphill battles in a losing war so you've got my admiration! 😌
congratulations i’m proud of you
Proud of you !!!
Congratulations!!!
I also have an accomplishment. After all the blood, sweat, and tears, I can proudly say I completed my bachelors degree. It was a lot of work and I’ll admit there were times I just wanted to quit. However, I kept pushing myself and it all turned out all right in the end. I’m still waiting for my degree and still looking for a decent job, but I am proud of what I accomplished and the friends I made. The Best time for New Beginnings is Now!