<human>: Give me the gist of the text in a nutshell

Growing up my mother was always the type to shun vaccines and "western medicine." She would always talk about doctors diagnosing ADHD as if it was something made up by pharmaceutical companies. I've since embraced rationalism and science. Needless to say, shit makes more sense now.

*Ever since I entered Jr High I used my intelligence it to avoid organization, avoid additional work, avoid memorization, etc.

*I haven't finished a real book since I was ten. I think about everything BUT what I'm reading.

*Even when I read articles online I have to focus hard or else I skip paragraphs and overly skim passages.

*About the only thing that works for me is a sleeping mask and an audiobook, but audio of interesting non-fiction is pretty tough to find. I often settle for recorded lectures.

*By the time I hit college-level math classes I couldn't keep up, simply because I couldn't focus enough to get the concepts down and actually remember them.

*I can't follow conversations I have with people. I tune out several sentences in.

*I've been passed up for raises and promotions because of this.

*I don't remember things that happened simply because I apparently wasn't paying attention at the time.

*My girlfriend hates when I "don't listen," but I'm starting to realize that I **can't.**

*It has become something of a joke amongst people that know me well; this compounds my self esteem issues that already exist.

I've tried numerous note-taking and GTD techniques, but I always manage to screw it up. I'm seriously contemplating seeking pharmacological assistance, but I'm 25 and worried about being labeled as a drug-seeker, potentially not getting the proper care. I've never been diagnosed; I never even thought I had a problem until a few years ago when I realized that something wasn't right.

Even writing this text I've skipped from start to finish, to start, to middle, back to start; I can't even edit text linearly.
<bot>: I'm 25 and only realized only a few years ago that I have cognitive issues. It has drastically affected my life. Can drugs help me? Did they help you?