My whole life I have always felt different; especially when it came to school. I always felt out of place no matter what I did, and confused about why I did things differently than others. Feeling like such an outcast for years was miserable. During my senior year of high school, things really started to go downhill. My feelings got progressively worse. Depression consumed my life, anxiety reached the extreme, and I had little desire to do anything. I felt hopeless. In the fall of 2006 I started attending SMCC. My anxiety was at an all time high. I couldn't stand college and I didn't understand why. I graduated high school with honors, so why was everything harder for me three months later? I got to a point where I wasn't sure what to do anymore. The biggest problem was that I kept gaining weight (which led to me developing type 2 diabetes). It seemed like things were getting completely out of control. I finally called my doctor. I met her and that date changed my life. Luckily my doctor had a young son and he had many similar symptoms. I explained how lack of concentration, bad memory, constant tiredness and many other symptoms were destroying my daily life. To my surprise he smiled and told me that his son had just been diagnosed with ADHD and sensory processing disorder; so he had researched the disorders. I had more than a handful of qualities. My next mission was to find someone who actually treated adults with ADHD. Apparently my old pediatrician now counsels young adults with ADHD. A few weeks later, I was also diagnosed with ADHD, sensory processing disorder, and various anxiety issues. For so many years, everyone told me that there was nothing wrong, and that I just had to try as hard as I could... middle of paper... to fix myself. A few weeks later, my life was completely different. I felt different. Life was getting easier in general. My life has almost done a complete 360 ​​degree turn. The difference is really huge going to school now, I can really focus and get the accommodations I needed. My weight has dropped 15kg since I started taking the drug, so my risk of diabetes has dropped dramatically. I also started my own small online business in addition to my other part-time job. Needless to say, it will take me a while to learn to deal with all these conditions; but I have the feeling that things are progressing well. It's a huge relief to put a name to the things that have plagued me for so long and know that there are other people like me out there. I will always be different, but now I understand why and that it's not always such a bad thing.