>>12058122OP once you understand that you have it and everything in your life clicks into place when you realize that's been the cause of so many things for so many years then you're on the way back up from it.
You will learn coping strategies to work around it.
You may also learn that 'hyperfocus' is a double-edged sword, but if you work at it you can use it to your advantage.
Just remember this: You're not 'defective' or 'sick'. Your brain is just wired differently from other peoples' brains. There is even some evidence to suggest that in prehistoric times people like you were optimized for things like hunting. It has it's downsides but there are aspects of it you can turn to your advantage. The rest you use your intellect to learn to work around. You're going to be *fine*.
>t. fellow ADHD bro 
