Q: I feel like my ability to focus on work has really deteriorated. I was much better able to concentrate when working from home during lockdowns, but since going back to the office, I struggle - to sit still, to focus and complete tasks. Do I have ADHD? Should I be meditating? I tried it and just found it too hard, I couldn't even focus on that.
A: If it's any consolation - you're not alone. There is no doubt that our ability to focus has been impacted by all of the recent events, and there is also evidence that the wonderful technology we carry around in our pockets is also making an impact.
There is also an upsurge in interest - and understanding - around Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) as more people come to the realisation that their struggles with focus, sequencing and learning in a "traditional" way may have been impacted by how their brain works, and are only now as adults seeking a diagnosis to help them manage that.
However, let's not jump to that particular conclusion in your situation. Firstly ADHD is more than just having trouble concentrating, and if it is something that describes how your brain works, then you would have had that experience your whole life. I'll leave it up to you to assess whether that requires further investigation.
From what you've said however, it sounds like this is a more recent problem, and that prior to the stress and disruption that the pandemic has dumped on us, it wasn't so much of a problem.