Comment by christalwang

2 years ago

Hi! Chris(tal) here (also, I'm a woman.. she/her, haha. I get that a lot using my nickname)

Unfortunately, yes. There are many businesses that take advantage of not only people with ADHD but people in other vulnerable communities (e.g. other neurological conditions and mental illnesses). I've been in this space for a long time since I started with my Eating Disorder amongst other things in my teenage years.

Of course, as most of you have seen, there's a lot of splash currently in the news especially in the ADHD space so I completely understand the skepticism.

Quite honestly it's not easy for me to have my story out vulnerably in the open and linked to our business but for me it's worth it! So I really appreciate your positive feedback, it goes a long way!

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TheTaytay  2 years ago

After clicking around, here’s something I wanted to mention: You mentioned in your post that if you have ADHD or “think you do”, you encourage people to check it out. I’m in the camp of, “I probably don’t have ADHD, but boy, some of those self-diagnosis survey questions hit close to home, and I wish they didn’t, so this might be worth looking into whether I have ADHD or not.” I understand that you aren’t in a position to offer diagnosis, but I found myself looking for something in your FAQ or description that spoke to me. I don’t know what it would say to me that wouldn’t sound like it’s trying to convince me i have ADHD, but maybe how to investigate further, or how to know whether to give your service a shot? I might not have found a statement like that because I’m not in your target market, and I’m cool with that too. There is also a fear I have (and that I’ve observed in others) of being one of “those people” who claim they have a problem and go to the doctor and fear they’ll discover nothing is wrong. So it was reassuring when you said, “or think you do” in your pitch, and I think I was looking for the same reassurance/guidance from the website.

I hope that is helpful.

  • christalwang  2 years ago

    Definitely helpful, thank you for the thoughtful perspetive. I like this: "how to investigate further, or how to know whether to give your service a shot?"

    For now... this is a good self test from WHO: https://www.shimmer.care/adhdtest

    I'm also glad you felt reassured!

TheTaytay  2 years ago

Ah, that is clarifying. (And oh! Thanks for the gender correction. I didn’t read your username)

I can imagine that starting a mental health business that hits close to home can feel more vulnerable than starting a business is already, so kudos.