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My journey with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) began in first grade when I was about seven years old. I remember that in the classroom I would talk a lot, not pay attention, and bother my classmates. These behaviors led my teachers to refer my parents to psychology, which coincided with my speech therapy sessions because of my difficulty pronouncing “r” due with a high palate.

It was during these visits to the psychologist that I was diagnosed with ADHD. Although the diagnosis was not a surprise to my mother, who had already noticed my hyperactivity and distractibility, she was always against medicating me. Instead, I continued to go to therapy where I focused on activities I enjoyed, such as reading, coloring, and drawing.

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Despite my diagnosis, I never felt different from other children. My family members, especially my mother, always supported me and made me feel normal. However, I had negative experiences with some teachers and the school psychologist, who insisted on the need to medicate me. Despite having good grades, my behavior in class was a reason for some people to get upset, to the point that my mother decided to move me to a different school.

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The change to Colegio Salesiano Juan del Rizo in fourth grade was a positive turning point. There, my teachers did not treat me differently from other students but were understanding of my anxious and hyperactive behaviors. Thanks to their teaching strategies and support, I felt integrated and valued as just another student, without the need to hide the way I was.

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The transition to adolescence came with new emotional challenges. The combination of my chronic anxiety and the intense feelings of this stage led me to experience hypersensitivity. Emotions, both positive and negative, became overwhelming. Without proper tools to manage them, I frequently found myself in extreme states of sadness or joy. I felt that the people around me didn't understand the depth of my emotions, which led me to repress them and try to feel the minimum possible.

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At the end of 2019, during my last year of high school, I decided to return to therapy. The diagnosis was a mixed depressive-anxious disorder, and medication was suggested to me. However, after a month of taking the pills, I felt I was losing my essence and decided to stop taking them. Even though the medications helped regulate my emotions, I felt that they were turning me into someone who was not me.

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Instead of medicating myself, I began a journey of self-discovery, looking for ways to manage my ADHD in a "natural" way. I learned to focus on activities I enjoyed, such as music and dancing, which helped me start my day with good energy. I also developed breathing and attention-focusing techniques, such as mindfully enjoying food or observing the details of the environment during walks.

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In the darkest moments, when emotions overwhelm me, I have always found comfort in the words of my mother, grandfather and grandmother. Their voices calm me and remind me that everything will be okay, helping me regain emotional stability.

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From these experiences, I have learned to see my ADHD not as a handicap, but as an integral part of who I am. This perspective has helped me appreciate emotional diversity and understand that my way of feeling and experiencing the world provides me with a unique perspective.

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This perspective has helped me appreciate emotional diversity and understand that my way of feeling and experiencing the world provides me with a unique perspective. For me, the real language is emotions. A hug, a kiss, a detail or an expression can convey more than a thousand words. I feel that if I have the ability to feel so much and so strongly, it should not be a barrier to communicating what I have inside. More people out there must feel just as overwhelmed and trapped in a world that often seems insensitive.

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No matter the distance between cultures, even if language or traditions differentiate us, we can always communicate what we feel. It is vital not to keep those emotions to ourselves; if we cannot express them verbally, we can feel them intensely. Feeling a lot is not a bad thing, it is a superpower. This ability to feel deeply allows me to connect with people from diverse cultures on a more human and emotional level, building bridges of understanding and empathy that transcend language and cultural barriers.

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By sharing my story, I hope to contribute to a deeper understanding of how individual differences can enrich our ability to communicate

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By sharing my story, I hope to contribute to a deeper understanding of how individual differences can enrich our ability to communicate