From Diagnosis to Action: The Story Behind This Project

My name is Viktar, and I am 35 years old. I'm the developer of this app. I'm also an individual with ADHD. I was diagnosed when I was 34. Why so late? Well, there are a few reasons for that, but the main one was that my parents didn't want to believe I was different from other children. I myself worked so hard to blend in and conceal. To say the least, I wasn't pretending very well. I feel that any individual who has ADHD will understand what I am talking about.

This, unfortunately, carried over into school bullying. Although I was lucky enough to attend a good school, not everyone there was as understanding. Learning was always extremely hard for me. To this day, I still don't really know how I managed to graduate with good grades. Every project was postponed until late at night, always accompanied by the suffocating feeling of guilt.

I continued acting "normal" for years after school. That plan never had a chance to succeed, though. I finally ended up with so much built-up guilt and feelings of inadequacy that I slipped into a depression that lasted a long time. Honestly, I have no clue how my wife put up with me all that time. In retrospect, though, I realize that guilt had been a two-edged sword: it ate away at me, but also pushed me into my profession. It forced me to struggle against procrastination, so I would not be idle for long.

A turning point was when I began seeing the same ADHD-like symptoms in my son. Observing him, I saw myself distinctly mirrored in his worst habits and struggles. To my surprise, I was acting just like my parents—wishing he'd be "normal." Luckily, I realized this in time and changed my approach quickly. Something my parents could not do for me, I was able to do: I accepted him exactly as he was. When the moment arrived, we had him officially diagnosed, and the result confirmed what I had always suspected: he is 100% ADHD.

His diagnosis convinced me to have myself tested, and sure enough, my test results were the same. 100% ADHD.

Despite all the difficulties and low moments that I've experienced, I have accomplished some things I'm actually proud of. I graduated from school, completed university (although that was downright one of my biggest obstacles), built a successful career, and had a marvelous family.

This realization gave me courage and motivation. I understood that I could help other people who were suffering from similar problems. That's why I've created the service you're using now. It's still my hobby, not my professional job, but for the time being, I'm giving my heart to making it as helpful as possible for all of us—not just people with ADHD, but for everybody with procrastination, anxiety, or feeling overwhelmed problems.

Since that time, I've accumulated methods and strategies over the years that have indeed worked for me, my friends, and acquaintances. My goal has been to render the strategies interactive, simple to implement, and useful. I truly hope you will find them as helpful as I have. One feature that I enjoy using myself is the background noise mixer. It really keeps me alert and stops me from getting sidetracked or daydreaming.

At the moment, I'm looking forward to receiving as much feedback as I can from our first users. Your criticism, ideas, and feedback are precious to me—they'll improve the app and make it actually useful to all of us.

I hope I've been able to assist you in some tiny way, dear reader. And if life is tough for you at the moment, take comfort: however bleak things may seem, there's always dawn after the darkness.

Take care, and never lose hope.