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Choose Your Discomfort is a transformation story, from people-pleasing and disordered eating to living intentionally and joyfully.

Personal Essays


Cautiously Optimistic
November 24, 2024 I’ve Been on an Adventure Lately There have been some ups, some downs, and quite a bit of time spent stuck somewhere in...

Andrea Troughton
Jul 28, 20254 min read


Forget this Whole ADHD Business...
October 20, 2024 I was originally booked to follow up with my doctor about my ADHD assessment in mid-September—the day before my...

Andrea Troughton
Jun 19, 20252 min read


I See The Sun on The Horizon
August 11, 2024 It’s been about ten days since I had my consultation with the psychiatrist, and let me tell you—it’s been a trip. Unlike...

Andrea Troughton
May 18, 20255 min read


Just a Stepping Stone
May 12, 2024 I did eventually find the link to the online ADHD assessment I mentioned. I had to redo my Google research, but at least I...

Andrea Troughton
Apr 23, 20254 min read


Slow progress is still progress
Jan 22, 2024 I saw my therapist last week. As I often do, I brought a list of things I wanted to talk about. Typically, my sessions with...

Andrea Troughton
Mar 9, 20254 min read


Choosing My Discomfort
Jan 15, 2024 Tomorrow, I have an appointment with my therapist. There are quite a few subjects on my list to discuss with her, but ADHD...

Andrea Troughton
Feb 23, 20252 min read


Left Standing
January 7, 2024 It’s January 2024, and I am thirty-four years old. I no longer believe in setting “New Year’s Resolutions” for a lot of...

Andrea Troughton
Jan 26, 20254 min read


Blame it on my AD(H)D, Baby?
Stories from a Milennial Woman in the Tik Tok Era It’s January 2025, and it has been one year since I resolved to seek an ADHD diagnosis....

Andrea Troughton
Jan 12, 20253 min read
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