I 100% have undiagnosed ADHD, and finally made the gut-wrenching call to let my class 1 lapse and pursue a diagnosis (currently underway). I wasn’t actively flying, but had worked for 135s in a couple of different countries previously. I am hugely lucky to have also invested in building a decent alternative career (policy & govt work) that I actually really enjoy so while there’s a sense of losing part of my identity in the path I’ve chosen, it also feels like a necessary choice. I don’t actually want to be an airline pilot, and my hobbies and relationships don’t seem conducive to the kind of flying that I am drawn to (medevac), plus the slog of trying to land a gig in that world at the moment was taking a huge toll on my mental health. While I’m not completely certain this is the right call, I know that trying to walk in both worlds (pilot & govt) is definitely not working for me, so I feel like closing the aviation door with a diagnosis is a pretty compelling way to put an end to the eternal wondering if the grass is greener where I’m not walking. I’m just gonna tend to my own lawn, and maybe plant a couple fruit trees.