Oh. No. That sounds horrible.

The medicine helped me get rid of anxiety that plagued me for years. I’m more in control of my life than ever before. That’s why I did it.

If I remember my childhood, a lot of crying and screaming. I hope to do better when my kids get older.

M&M for math is a good one. I used to “earn” a dime per page of math problems.

Just be ready with several strategies. What works today won’t work next week, but if you keep rotating strategies, it keeps the dopamine going. This also works for your own to-do lists. Migrate the list to a new system occasionally just to shake up the process and get it moving.

I got around this by sleeping until work starts, and setting alarms to ensure I don’t over work

Kolanaki dies and half of Lemmy comments die

There are very very few conditions where adding a simulant makes people calm. It’s basically ADHD or… I can’t think of a second one, but I’m not a doctor.

When most people drink an extra strong large coffee, they are bouncing off the walls. I’m ADHD, so when I drink that same coffee, I sit in a chair and am productive.

I will also add that asking parents to provide input about your childhood traits is not a good way to diagnose ADHD in adults. ADHD is genetic. So that doctor was asking a possibly undiagnosed ADHD mother about their kid. That mother has 50 years of coping mechanisms and has no concept of what normal looks like. You weren’t bouncing off the walls any more than she was, and she thinks she is normal.

What’s your caffeine intake like?

I call that “chasing the dopamine”. Once the dopamine vanishes, it’s over.

ADHD isn’t just short attention span. It’s the disability of directing attention. This is why ADHD folks can also spend twelve hours straight reading (e.g.) about the history of donuts. It’s not that we have little attention. We just can’t pick where it goes. And sometimes it goes hard.

I’m not usually the one setting it unfortunately.

I do have HA, but never thought of that. Thanks! I’m going to see if anyone sells that sort of sensor prebuilt.

I have an old washer and dryer that work. I don’t want to replace them with smart devices. I DO want to get a text whenever they’re done with their cycles. Any ideas how to make that happen?

My wife thought I was crazy for doing this exact thing! I think she’s crazy for making clothing decisions every morning. Who needs that much extra work?

I don’t re-wear shirts because they take a beating. But yes, pants go on the pants hook for reuse.

If you only own one set of clothes, you don’t need to decide.

non elitist

The second post is literally “what’s your super power”.

Hilarious. Just joined

Getting a proper diagnosis and medication was one of the best things I ever did. Life went from super difficult to just mostly difficult.

It’s possible you’re playing Life on hard mode.

This works as long as the show dopamine is higher than the difficulty getting to the gym. Very few shows hold my interest THAT much past the first couple seasons.

The best part of that story is: swingline didn’t sell a red one. They made it after the movie became popular.

Hyperfocus is great. Too bad you don’t get to pick what you focus on. ADHD isn’t a lack of attention. It’s a lack of control over attention.

Anyway, I’m going to go back to learning everything about cashews. I don’t want to know about cashews, but it’s not my fuckin choice, now is it.

Yep! You can’t fix a broken process with a broken process. The meds get you to a place where you can start to sort yourself out. Then you can reduce or remove the meds.

I was on the 50 of my meds for a while, sorted myself out a lot, and now I’m on 10. I occasionally bounce to 20 when I’m struggling.

In this scenario, I adjust or change my medication.

You can, and should, implement changes to your life to make it more structured and easier. But doing that often requires that you’re already in a good space. That’s where the meds come in.

I only own one type of sock. No more matching and worrying in the morning. Just grab two generic feet coverings and go.

Job search. Wish me luck!

No issues with atomoxetine.

Do you feel pride in being ‘normal’? It seems like a strangely boring thing to want to hold on to.

It’d be easy to diagnose if we were a little more lax with our prescriptions.

Here, take this Ritalin. Did it make you hyper? Yeah, you’re normal. Did it make you fold laundry the same day you washed it? ADHD.