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madddmaccc | so to preface this, i struggle w ADHD, depression, anxiety, and at the beginning of college i went through a rough patch and ended up on academic probation, nearly loosing my scholarship. i got into therapy, got on good medication and everything turned around. started getting all A’s, even got on the deans list. I’ve recently had some big life changes, had to change my medication, preventing me from taking my medicine specifically for ADHD. it’s now the last 2 weeks of school and there’s this 1 class i’ve really struggle w. i’m nervous and don’t know how to approach the professor about this situation, as it is an online class and we’ve never met face to face so i have to explain this all through email. i don’t want him to think it’s some excuse. I currently have a low B, but have A Lot of work left to do that i am honestly at a loss on how to do and am lacking so much motivation (which i’m not gonna give up, i’m just having a hard time) Any advice on how to approach this situation would be appreciated!! | 2021-11-28T14:45:27.000Z | r45trq | 6 | 1 | ADHD | how to appropriately discuss w my professor how my medication is affecting my school work | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r45trq/how_to_appropriately_discuss_w_my_professor_how/ |
DuncanIdaBro | Good morning all,
I will try to keep this brief since we presumably all have diminished attention spans or alternatively, way too much to do.
Has anyone else experienced a sensitivity to Adderall over the span of being medicated? After scanning the r/adderall forums, its curiously devoid of this topic. I was diagnosed with adult onset ADHD in my late 20's and prescribed Adderall XR 10mg once a day - complete game changer.
I was taking the 10mg XR regularly for somewhere between 3 and 4 years with few complaints and even less side effects. At around the year 4 mark, side effects began to creep in; mania, slight anxiety, restlessness, etc. Moved up to 15mg, lather, rinse repeat.
I'm 35 now and the last year has had me all over the place with regard to dialing in my medication. The 20mg turn me into a frenzy by early afternoon. I tried the 30mg of Vyvanse which gave me anxiety to the tune of what I can only describe as an existential meltdown. Moved down to 20mg of Vyvanse, same response but lessened the anxiety enough to function.
Just going off of feels, It seems the medication has a delayed fuse with me. I'm going back to my Dr to see if I can go back to 10 mg (maybe 2 10mg a day?)
Thanks for reading. | 2021-11-28T14:39:19.000Z | r45pec | 6 | 5 | ADHD | Developed sensitivity or just me? | 0.86 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r45pec/developed_sensitivity_or_just_me/ |
TheSuperiorRobo | Lately I've been working on a Minecraft texture pack for my Hypixel guild, and I'm sorta addicted to working on it. It's taking up the majority of my internal chattering. Just wanted to share. When it's complete I'll put a download link in the comments if you want it.
That's it, but I need to reach the 300 character minimum so here's some words. It's a black and purple pack themed after the ender dragon (the guild is called Dragons Reborn). I spent all of yesterday either working on it or thinking about it, like what I wanted to do for certain textures, etc. I just feel really motivated to work on it. Plus I'm generally proud of how it is going, so that helps lol. The guild members also like the teasers I've given so that probably helps too. Yeah I just wanted to share this obsession, I'm having a lot of fun working on it. | 2021-11-28T14:33:57.000Z | r45led | 2 | 4 | ADHD | Got an obsession to share. | 0.83 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r45led/got_an_obsession_to_share/ |
shoulster | [removed] | 2021-11-28T14:28:51.000Z | r45hpj | 5 | 2 | ADHD | Is this what ADHD feels like? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r45hpj/is_this_what_adhd_feels_like/ |
TheSuperiorRobo | [removed] | 2021-11-28T14:28:13.000Z | r45hby | 1 | 1 | ADHD | I actually have a use for the obsession sharing flair now! | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r45hby/i_actually_have_a_use_for_the_obsession_sharing/ |
Zealousideal-Fun-832 | [removed] | 2021-11-28T14:23:00.000Z | r45dkh | 23 | 11 | ADHD | 1st Assessment later today 41 M UK | 0.92 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r45dkh/1st_assessment_later_today_41_m_uk/ |
jaykjakson | I am a newly Computer Science graduate who is looking to going into the workplace as a Software Developer. I'm really excited to finally land a job and get on with my career, but I recently realised that it might not go as smoothly as I thought it would.
I was diagnosed about two years ago, so I have been able to use this to pretty much relieve myself of the burden of blaming myself, etc. - I am happy with my intelligence and I don't care that my grades don't reflect it.
But that aside, for some strange reason I had it in my mind that when I land a job, and I am doing something I enjoy doing, I won't have the worries of having to focus/having to spend time doing that something that I simply cannot sit with and do, if you know what I am trying to say. My whole life I have struggled to focus on important tasks, even when I am enjoying them - why did I think this would change.
Anyway, I am looking for advice from people who *have* experience in the workplace with ADHD. How have you dealt with it? Is there a chance it won't be as much of an issue, as I originally assumed it wouldn't be.
What about any tips you guys might have on handling the workplace and being stuck behind a computer all day? | 2021-11-28T14:17:00.000Z | r4593p | 1 | 2 | ADHD | Looking for advice for someone going into the workplace | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r4593p/looking_for_advice_for_someone_going_into_the/ |
JhonWeak56 | High everyone I’m 21 and I’ve been diagnosed with ADHD 2 month ago. I’ve started medication on ritaline 10mg like 45 days ago and each week i go to the psychiatrist to adjust now I’m on 30mg and i don’t know if it work or no, i had the honey moon phase at the start it really was amazing to discover what leaving as a normal human being meant . And i was wondering if anyone could share how they knew they were taking not enough or too much ? Thank y’all
Edit: thank you all for sharing your advice and experience it was exactly what i was looking for. | 2021-11-28T14:15:42.000Z | r4583d | 63 | 21 | ADHD | How to know when you’re medication is too high or too low | 0.94 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r4583d/how_to_know_when_youre_medication_is_too_high_or/ |
feembly | It's tradition! And it's ok.
Your interests are a moving target, and while it can get discouraging that no one organizer/planner/app will keep your interest forever, it's ok to acknowledge that and keep following your joy.
If your brain is pushing you in the right direction now because of something new, don't fight it. Embrace it. And embrace that it'll leave you and you'll need to move on to the next thing. | 2021-11-28T14:13:26.000Z | r456gl | 52 | 558 | ADHD | It's ok to buy a Planner you're going to forget in February. | 0.99 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r456gl/its_ok_to_buy_a_planner_youre_going_to_forget_in/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-11-28T14:09:10.000Z | r453hk | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Buy a Planner to Forget in February! | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r453hk/buy_a_planner_to_forget_in_february/ |
Affectionate-Oil2612 | Starting uni (or college for you americans) next year. scared im not going to get through it and im going to drop out or loose interest in the subject. im scared about how my adhd might impact my studies. and how much harder itll be for me to complete the courses or cope with them due to rapidly changing interests, focusing skills, time management executive dysfunction, ect.
im doing psychology and im still not 100% sure i want to do psych. i havnt even submitted my applications in yet, idk why i guess im just scared to haha. but im running out of time and need to.
im scared of spending so much money just to not even finish my courses.
anyone else starting uni next year? how are you guys going?
You can use the comment section to vent or share your own experiences and problems, or give advice or support if you want. just comment whatever haha. | 2021-11-28T14:00:58.000Z | r44xj5 | 2 | 1 | ADHD | Anyone starting University next year? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r44xj5/anyone_starting_university_next_year/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-11-28T14:00:39.000Z | r44xau | 0 | 1 | ADHD | I may have ruined my life by doing cocaine while on my ADHD meds | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r44xau/i_may_have_ruined_my_life_by_doing_cocaine_while/ |
Suspicious-Banana-46 | It happens everyday. I’ll randomly think of something that someone did to me in the past & ill obsess over it and my anxiety will go up. I’ll randomly get sad after I’ve had a good time, thinking of how I acted when I had fun. I’ll randomly remember what someone close to me did, bring up what they did, even if I already forgave them, it’s hard for me to get over it. It ruined my last relationship. I was always paranoid about the relationship because I would remember things we’d argue about when I was 14 & he was 16 (I’m 21 now). I’d tell him I forgive him then 2 years later I remember the old person he use to be and I’m questioning our relationship again. I do this with family members & friends. I can’t get over things that people did to me in the past even when I already forgave them. Is this something serious or just human? It usually makes me look crazy they tell me this happened years ago and you already forgave them, & I’ll just randomly remember what someone did & get too sad. | 2021-11-28T13:51:55.000Z | r44qzc | 2 | 8 | ADHD | I randomly get upset | 0.9 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r44qzc/i_randomly_get_upset/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-11-28T13:44:34.000Z | r44m0j | 2 | 2 | ADHD | i cannot study for the life of me | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r44m0j/i_cannot_study_for_the_life_of_me/ |
UrsulaKLeGoddaaamn | As much as my OCD diagnosis really messed with my getting diagnosed with ADHD in my early years (I'm sure you can imagine how it screwed with the impulsiveness and organizational criteria, to name a few), I really can't overstate how much it helped me develop really useful strategies over the years.
One of those was the nook.
The nook is my life's home screen. Its my front page.
The nook is part home office, part happy place. It's got a humongous dry-erase monthly calendar, weekly planner and daily checklist. It's got fidget spiners, protein bars, water bottles and the books I want to read within arm's reach (I won't touch them if they're on my bookshelf). It's got pictures of my family, my SO, my friends. It's got a color coded DIY micro filing cabinet. It's got my work laptop and personal computer. It's got post-it notes. It's got a little lockbox with a notepad containing passwords (wifi, email, condo garbage room, etc). It's got a comfy chair, and a salvaged desk, and a whole lot of visual charm for something that takes up a tiny little corner in my living room (man I wish we could post pictures).
Before adderall, before my diagnosis, before therapy, and in the absence of recognition from my parents and medical professionals that I had ADHD, there was OCD carrying me through life through meticulous, near-manic levels of list-writing, useful item accessibility, and organization. There was the nook, in some form or another.
I tend to focus on the negative aspects of my disorders but right now, I feel thankful for my coping mechanisms because in the absence of anything else, they allowed me to fit inside a world that was not made for me.
So thank you, that is all. | 2021-11-28T13:43:20.000Z | r44l7i | 1 | 3 | ADHD | ADHD, OCD and the nook | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r44l7i/adhd_ocd_and_the_nook/ |
laylaayleen | I use Concerta and it works great for me, I can really focus for long hours but I cannot muti task. If I study math I cannot start to study programming, or if I watch stuff I cannot do anything after that. I mean I can focus but just for 1 thing, I cannot do the second thing. If I give a break from studying I can't focus again on studying. This makes my life very complicated, do you have any suggestions for that? How can I multi-task during the day while using concerta?
P.s. I cannot use any other medications, only Ritalin and Concerta are available in my country but I cannot deal with Ritalin withdrawal a few times every day. | 2021-11-28T13:42:35.000Z | r44kr7 | 1 | 2 | ADHD | What are the tips to be able to multi-task while using extended-release ADHD medications? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r44kr7/what_are_the_tips_to_be_able_to_multitask_while/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-11-28T13:31:32.000Z | r44dk3 | 2 | 1 | ADHD | "I either have to sneeze, or get a bag of hula hoops" - 2am | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r44dk3/i_either_have_to_sneeze_or_get_a_bag_of_hula/ |
thismanisrad | [removed] | 2021-11-28T13:26:41.000Z | r44acx | 1 | 1 | ADHD | My meds haven't been working | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r44acx/my_meds_havent_been_working/ |
gravesandstone-6810 | So I have always suspected myself of having ADHD as I pretty much have most of the symptoms. Believe me, I've tried bringing the topic of me potentially having ADHD and needing a diagnosis to my parents many times but they ALWAYS dismiss me. They don't even give me half a millisecond to explain why I think I have ADHD. All they give me is the ''You are perfect and unique" and it drives me insane.
Back to the current situation:
My birthday is in a week and so I asked for an ADHD diagnosis as a birthday present. To be honest, I wouldn't even mind if they didn't allow me to get a diagnosis knowing the way they are, so a listening ear would have sufficed but they couldn't even offer it to their only daughter I guess.
Anyways,
my mom says the cause of my ADHD is a demonic spirit. And my dad just asks me to shut up.
Welcome to the insane home that I live in. :> | 2021-11-28T13:18:04.000Z | r444pw | 221 | 1,424 | ADHD | Parent said that my ADHD is caused by a demonic spirit, I'm so sick of this crap. | 0.99 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r444pw/parent_said_that_my_adhd_is_caused_by_a_demonic/ |
NotNerdEnoughYet | Ok, so my wife is a personal trainer. She loved going out for a run or going to the gym. I find that going to the gym is the most boring thing I can ever do. I can’t keep my interest in it. I want to be able to go with her and enjoy my time, but it feels like a really hard task that I don’t see an end to it and it doesn’t give me anything back (I know it’s a long term thing, but let’s me honest.. we don’t really do long term well).
So I was wondering if anyone has any suggestions or advice for this kind of problem. | 2021-11-28T13:17:22.000Z | r444ag | 6 | 3 | ADHD | How do you workout? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r444ag/how_do_you_workout/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-11-28T13:11:13.000Z | r44094 | 1 | 1 | ADHD | How do you workout? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r44094/how_do_you_workout/ |
HotAbrocoma | A close friend is very adamant against 'TikTok diagnosis', and I agree. Just because someone on TikTok explains a very broad symptom that you resonate with, doesn't mean you have ADHD, since they often are exhibited by 'everyone'.
Recently we went through a list of ADHD symotoms/explanations: "Often loses things." "Forgetful.", when she read these she was outraged, claimed that 'everyone has these'. However as someone with diagnosed ADHD and Aspergers (which exacerbates my attention deficient symptoms), I just felt really invalidated.
I experience these every day to the point that it's crippling me, and to be told by my best friend that this is 'normal' really makes me feel like shit. Not to mention my mum has been telling me all my life that 'it's normal, other's have it worse than you do'. Then I am told by my boyfriend that I am 'lazy' because I struggle to clean my room, yeah it's been a pretty shitty week.
How does one tell the difference between what's disordered and normal? With the advent of TikTok self-diagnoses it's hard to tell between real and 'normal'.
Edit: A lot of people have been telling me to dump my bf and ditch my friend, but I'd like to reassure that these are really good people with just a few misunderstandings about my lived experiences and ADHD in general. I'm going on a bit of a tangent now but it's a little disappointing for so many people nowadays to jump to the "ditch them" bandwagon after hearing about one experience of a person. I'm sure most have good intentions telling me this, but it's a healthier mindset to approach methods on how to communicate in relationships rather than jumping to conclusions.
Edit 2: After talking with my friend she elaborated on what she meant by "everyone has these". She says that term because she's exasperated that when some TikTok creators explain these symptoms they don't emphasise the severity required for a diagnosis. Therefore when they explain something that's very broad, yes... everyone does have these symptoms, but they fail to realise that it needs to be severe in order for them to have ADHD, and they assume they have it when they probably don't. | 2021-11-28T13:01:36.000Z | r43u1r | 287 | 1,426 | ADHD | How to tell between a real symptom and something that 'everyone has'? | 0.99 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r43u1r/how_to_tell_between_a_real_symptom_and_something/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-11-28T12:32:40.000Z | r43c3l | 1 | 2 | ADHD | Medication just makes me anxious/nervous? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r43c3l/medication_just_makes_me_anxiousnervous/ |
[deleted] | I'm newly diagnosed, and want to hear other peoples experience of this.
* Agreeing to arrive at partners house for a certain time, when in fact that they have to call you because you're still in bed and forgot, and they've put all the effort into getting ready for the day
* Saying the first thing that comes to mind, which in your head isn't insulting or offensive, but understandably comes off as so
* Constantly being late, meaning partner has to sit around twiddling their thumbs
Do these kind of situations happen less with medication? It's awful because I could easily avoid these situations with some pre-planning, but at the same time I do have ADHD. Partner tries to understand but I can easily see why she'd be annoyed, feel unwanted, etc. | 2021-11-28T12:25:01.000Z | r437jn | 6 | 5 | ADHD | How often do you irritate/upset your partner? | 0.86 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r437jn/how_often_do_you_irritateupset_your_partner/ |
horridlittlething | since moving out of home ive found it so difficult to FEED myself and my mum is such a huge environmentalist so single use plastic has always been the Devil and is to be avoided at all costs
and on top of that just any sort of corner cutting whilst cooking ive been taught is just Lazy and wasteful. sometimes microwave rice is the only thing i eat for Days (im coeliac and vegan which makes matters harder) but i cant get over the Guilt and frustration of knowing i have a huge amount of rice in the cupboard im just too lazy to cook. and knowing ive wasted money.
but after a year or so im learning things like. its pre prepared veg OR no veg. or veg that rots. its things like. knowing i have to chop garlic for a recipe and then my hands will smell and be sticky and i only have a Huge chopping board and itll take up so much space by the sink until i can wash it up. and little bits of the skin will get on the floor and stick to the surface and i have to clean those up. its just so much work. and then i just dont COOK. im considering just buying paper plates bc i only have Two plates that never get washed up so i just dont eat. is this acceptable
anyway please is this relatable please assauge my guilt and tell me it's ok. adhd as it happens is Expensive and not eco friendly. sorry for long post | 2021-11-28T12:20:31.000Z | r434w6 | 33 | 54 | ADHD | single use plastic guilt | 0.94 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r434w6/single_use_plastic_guilt/ |
FoxyJnr987 |
I love winter, don't get me wrong but I seem to always have a problem in the winter months that I've only just started to realise.
Since the sun goes down quicker in the winter, I feel like it's night much faster than it actually is. Therefore at about 5 or 6 pm, I start to think that it's basically night time anyway, so I'll just do something else and work again in the morning. This is a massive problem because when I am working on the weekends, I'll wake up around 10 and start work at 11, leaving most people with a good 11 hours of work, but me with about 7 of which I spend 5 on this subreddit or elsewhere
I know this probably makes no sense but I was just wondering if anyone else has this problem | 2021-11-28T12:13:25.000Z | r430w6 | 3 | 3 | ADHD | Winter and ADHD | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r430w6/winter_and_adhd/ |
AbduMint | i've been reading about ADHD lately and i have most of the symptoms if not all, i didn't know what is going on in my life lately, i thought i just have weak willpower that i can't do anything. what now ? so far i can't reach a therapist as they are hella expensive here and i am just a student, and tbh i don't want any medication. is there anyone can guide me through this ? i am literally stranded, dw where to go. | 2021-11-28T12:06:40.000Z | r42wxj | 3 | 1 | ADHD | what on earth is going on! | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r42wxj/what_on_earth_is_going_on/ |
420_Braze_it | [removed] | 2021-11-28T11:56:53.000Z | r42ra6 | 0 | 1 | ADHD | Believing ADHD doesn't exist seems to be a rising opinion among Doctors. How much should we be concerned? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r42ra6/believing_adhd_doesnt_exist_seems_to_be_a_rising/ |
recipeOfCucumber | I've posted here my experience in the first 2 days of Vyvanse. Now on day 3 and I don't feel improvements in my brain fog, still can't concentrate and I continue to have extreme difficult in comprehension when studying, having to re-read paragraphs over and over again because I can't assimilate what I've just read. | 2021-11-28T11:54:29.000Z | r42pzd | 3 | 3 | ADHD | Follow up - Day3 on Vyvanse. Just feel more awake, no cognitive improvements. Brain fog still here | 0.81 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r42pzd/follow_up_day3_on_vyvanse_just_feel_more_awake_no/ |
socialskills100 | Okay ADHD in a nutshell.
I feel the meds are wearing off so I glance at the clock to see if it’s time to take the next. Only to realise I have NO idea when I took the last. I spent half an hour trying to backtrack like “okay I took it right after talking to grandma so when did I call her…”
Then I take the next one and in my chaotic unmedicated ADHD brain, I completely forget to take note of the time AGAIN.
Hopefully I get to have a routine soon when I start work but until then. What do you do!? Is there an app? Do you remember to set an alarm? I’m THIS close to writing it on my hand | 2021-11-28T11:51:21.000Z | r42o84 | 6 | 1 | ADHD | What do you do to remember when you took your last pill? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r42o84/what_do_you_do_to_remember_when_you_took_your/ |
4binator | Hello internet people 👋🏻 I’m in the UK and am trying to get diagnosed at 32, female probably inattentive.
I’ve had my gp appointment (8 weeks ago) and I’m trying to get them to refer me to clinical partners via right to choose. I’ve literally been on the phone every week to them, my gp needed evidence they’d had previous nhs patients and that took weeks and then my gp told me my referral had gone through and I called clinical partners who said they hadn’t received it. I also know that they will need confirmation of funding from my ccg before they book me in.
I’m getting very frustrated and losing faith in getting a free diagnosis so I think I’m going to go private with clinical partners with a gp referral. I am lucky enough to to be able to afford it if I dig into my savings.
My gp has been supportive but it’s stressing me out that nothing is happening to the point where I’m waking up sweating and thinking about it all the time.
Has anyone else just given up with the NHS and gone private?
Has anyone else gone through clinical partners?
What’s been anyone’s experience with meds following diagnosis?
Is this whole faff worth it?
Sincerely, someone who is getting v fed up. | 2021-11-28T11:48:15.000Z | r42mjh | 12 | 4 | ADHD | UK ADHD Diagnosis I’m feeling a bit lost/indecisive - any experience with clinical partners? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r42mjh/uk_adhd_diagnosis_im_feeling_a_bit_lostindecisive/ |
TheNerdyHomebrewer | A little background...I was officially diagnosed around 5 years ago now but didn't take it too seriously at the time because I didn't think it was heavily affecting my life. I was never put on medication and am still not currently. Fast forward to this year and I've been going to therapy more consistently and being more dedicated to my mental health and still currently on a journey to find medication that would be helpful for me.
Now the recent issue...This evening I was trying to describe task paralysis to my wife about her and I going to get our hair cut tomorrow. Ultimately while trying to describe it she felt as if I was complaining about not wanting to go and if I felt that way then I can schedule my own appointments. Obviously that's not how I'm really feeling I just felt as if I couldn't really accurately say what I'm thinking. It happens to me a lot and I think often times I frustrate people with it or say the wrong thing that I need to later apologize for because it's not what I really meant. My wife is really supportive but I also know that everyone reaches the end of their own rope so I don't blame her at all.
Anyways, my question to all of you is are there any good tips/tricks that you have for when you feel like you cant communicate how you would like to? | 2021-11-28T11:44:15.000Z | r42kek | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Feeling Guilty around not being able to communicate effectively. What are some tips/tricks you have for it? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r42kek/feeling_guilty_around_not_being_able_to/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-11-28T11:41:30.000Z | r42iwm | 3 | 4 | ADHD | Options for people in the UK? | 0.83 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r42iwm/options_for_people_in_the_uk/ |
FoxyJnr987 | [removed] | 2021-11-28T11:40:02.000Z | r42i2u | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Anybody else find winter difficult? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r42i2u/anybody_else_find_winter_difficult/ |
WhittyWhippy | [removed] | 2021-11-28T11:38:18.000Z | r42h5o | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Doomed in a circle of entertainment | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r42h5o/doomed_in_a_circle_of_entertainment/ |
tennesseewh1skey | [removed] | 2021-11-28T11:37:01.000Z | r42ghb | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Doubt if I have adhd | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r42ghb/doubt_if_i_have_adhd/ |
aesuithiell | **TRIGGER WARNING** ⚠️
For the first time in my life, I (21, F) am actually feeling my “ADHD”.
I can’t hate myself more for all the embarrassments, and dumb mistakes I’ve made recently making myself look very unintelligent, injuring myself physically, while I knew I had to stop doing what I was doing, but I didn’t just because my body doesn’t follow my brain sometimes (?), being an awful student, getting mad that I cannot stop thinking/shutting the voice in my head off (?) and yesterday, remembering something that I don’t/didn’t know what it was (?), then crying because I was extremely irritated by those feelings… at the same time as a bipolar, facing a depression episode of a new kind (it’s not how it usually is like).
I feel alone (never did before in my teens, when I didn’t have many friends) and hated (the few friends I have made are gonna leave me because I am a shitty person), unloved and extremely in danger all the time, so much stress feeling like something is going to happen or somebody is going to hurt me all the time. I don’t feel safe, when I am awake and specially when I’m outside. Worst of all, I feel I have wasted every minute of my life. Even right now, which makes me wanna go “do” something productive, but cannot (but I will; “postponing”).
I am a nothing and I don’t know anything and I am useless and look how simply I am writing this post! I could write much better when I was 16! Why can I not now?
Instead of moving forward I’ve been only going backwards. I used to read a lot more, watched a lot more films and worked way harder. I used to write dozens of pages a day, they were great… poems and everything. I was productive. More creative and artistic. Now, all I am is a breather. I don’t produce or let anything out of my brain, cannot bring them out and “finish” them. I look around and an unfinished painting there, tons of unfinished projects and works on my PC and and and… I’m so tired and the more I think about, the more I realize I want to k/ myself. (:(
ANYWAYS! The title was what I firstly intended to talk/ask about. I was diagnosed with ADHD by my doctor and before by another doctor as well, while I had no clue why! Even after reading the explanations or symptoms of it (though I found some questionable points in my childhood)! So this time, I feel the need to “talk” about it with my doctor, but however I try to put it, it sounds like an article at points. I don’t want to sound like that. Am I only being obsessive or everyone is like that and it’s normal? | 2021-11-28T11:33:39.000Z | r42elz | 1 | 2 | ADHD | Do you also get obsessive, when talking about your feelings/symptoms to your doctor? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r42elz/do_you_also_get_obsessive_when_talking_about_your/ |
thegoodtimelord | Hey there everyone. I’m a parent of 3 kids whom I adore and they all have some measure of ADHD. My youngest boy, 11, was at a friend’s place and seems he was stimming by rocking an amp for a guitar back and forth with his foot. It tipped over onto a carpeted floor and he ran off and left it there.
Two days later I’m told about it by my friend and it’s made me feel like shit (I wasn’t there at the time) and my wife feel like shit who had popped out to fetch food.
Am I unjustified in feeling annoyed at others judgement of him? This isn’t the only time with the only person we’ve been spoken to about his ‘behaviour’. He means absolutely no harm and is the kindest and most generous boy ever.
What can I do? It also reminds me of me at his age and younger.
Sorry for the rant. | 2021-11-28T11:26:40.000Z | r42asy | 5 | 1 | ADHD | Other peoples judgement. | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r42asy/other_peoples_judgement/ |
LoundonUK | Anyone here have experience of being a poor CYP2D6 metaboliser and using ADHD medication that is metabolised by this gene?
I tried Amphetamine based medications about 10 years ago and I found them overpowering, I recently found out I don’t have the gene to metabolise this type of medication like others so it builds up in my system.
I’m looking at revisiting these medications but at a much lower dose, is anyone else a poor metaboliser and if so how you was you experience? | 2021-11-28T11:19:46.000Z | r4271m | 5 | 3 | ADHD | CYP2D6- Poor Metaboliser & ADHD Stimulant Medication | 0.8 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r4271m/cyp2d6_poor_metaboliser_adhd_stimulant_medication/ |
Plenty_Unit_9875 | For some reason, my brain assumes every time I do something like clean my room or I don't 100% relate to someone with ADHD, I feel like I don't actually have it and that I'm just lazy. It's so tiresome, especially when it's also obvious I have ADHD.
I try to ignore it, but sometimes it gets to me. I don't get it. It's like my brain assumes that having ADHD = not capable of doing anything at all. "Whoa you threw the trash out? obviously don't have ADHD." "Been working on your hobbies a bit more than usual? You're lying about your issues."
I'm just so tired of it. It really is difficult for me to function as well as others. Focusing on things suck. I can't do things when I want to. My brain gets tired easily. Mental battles to get myself to just shower are disheartening. Despite all that and more, my brain wants me to believe I'm just a normal person, who just can't get anything right.
TL:DR: Anytime I do anything, work for a bit, take trash out, etc. I immediately start thing I don't actually have ADHD. | 2021-11-28T11:15:25.000Z | r424pt | 2 | 8 | ADHD | Ugh, I'm tired of not believing I have ADHD. | 0.91 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r424pt/ugh_im_tired_of_not_believing_i_have_adhd/ |
ThatSkylineGuy | Can anyone else relate to this?
Hey, I’m (22 M) what you could consider a classic nerd/geek. I’m good with fixing computer problems and love playing around to see what I can make them do. At times it feels like my ADHD helps with this because I can use it to help analyse the output data.
But when it comes to trying to understand people, I just can’t seem to. Shit, or myself for that matter. In every major relationship I’ve had the first 6months-year are amazing. But after that, what usually ends up happening is that I hit a bump in the road then I end up spiralling.
I have never had anyone stick with me and stay by my side through a bad spiral. I’ve always been plunged deeper into one because of someone leaving who said they would be there no matter what.
This happen to anyone else or is it just me? It’s gets pretty taxing with the amount of times that the cycle has repeated it’s self. | 2021-11-28T11:01:21.000Z | r41x50 | 5 | 1 | ADHD | Is this just me, or does this happen for others? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r41x50/is_this_just_me_or_does_this_happen_for_others/ |
ThatSkylineGuy | [removed] | 2021-11-28T10:56:47.000Z | r41ujj | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Can anyone else relate to this? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r41ujj/can_anyone_else_relate_to_this/ |
Grand-Ad950 | i’m doing an advanced math course so i’m taking my hsc a year earlier, in a week i have my first maths test (school grades count toward hsc mark) and i haven’t listened in class, done any of the work and now i’m looking at the practice tests thinking i’m screwed and if i fail i’m done for and i shouldn’t even be in this class. how tf am i going to become a doctor when i can’t even study for one test, i have no other work but i can’t even sit down for 30 minutes to study for a test (or even learn the topics) that will literally count towards my future and now i’m just bawling my eyes out cause it’s all hit me. | 2021-11-28T10:40:04.000Z | r41lk7 | 11 | 1 | ADHD | i’m screwed | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r41lk7/im_screwed/ |
Consistent-Soft-3177 | I’m curious to see if anyone does similar things or if it’s just me.. some people I know think I’m crazy haha.
•once the gum taste goes out I have to spit it out right away or I want to gag (I have friends that can chew it forever)
•pain doesn’t bother me all too much. Like for example I walked 7 miles yesterday with bloody heels/blister but I had a friend who gave up walking after 15 minutes with blisters (I might add the only reason I’m walking is cause I’m on a study abroad in Europe or else I wouldn’t leave my apartment hahah)
•when it comes to reading I skip over paragraphs but I’m also really good at scanning to find certain things (example: taking a test where you need to find certain answers within the text)
•leave all my stuff all over the house, my stuff are in random rooms. If I go into the living room with a book my book stays there
•I have a really hard time with noises. Like honking, styrofoam, etc.
•my family doesn’t understand why I can’t keep my room clean. My dad always says “you take off your shirt and you put it directly in the laundry bin” but for some reason I can’t. ALSO what’s the point of making my bed if I’m just gonna get in it later ?!?
•repeat the same sentence after I already said it when I’m telling a story
•dislike of touch. If someone just touches my arm for example I can feel their touch for hours later
•im extremely good at recognizing faces. If I just try to remember someone’s face randomly I can’t and am bad at describing them. but If I see them in person (even just by passing them) I recognize where I saw them from.
•I can tune everything out. During a lecture if I find the professor boring I can completely tune them as if I was in an entirely different room.
•If I find a song I like, I listen to it over and over and over again. Then I end up getting sick of it and don’t want to listen to it ever again
•I have a hard time paying attention in school and do terrible at tests because I can’t remember any of the information even if I studied, but I’m really good at my job because I am good at learning on the job
There’s many more that I can’t think of, but I wanted to see if anyone did anything similar and please add more stuff you do in the comments! | 2021-11-28T10:22:52.000Z | r41cat | 9 | 4 | ADHD | Am I alone in this? | 0.84 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r41cat/am_i_alone_in_this/ |
Sleepinq-Zzz | Hi! I'm a person with a few mental disorders already (Aphantasia, SAD, CPTSD) and I think I might have ADHD, as I exhibit quite a few symptoms similar to those I know with ADHD. These symptoms are starting to impact my daily life and make it difficult to do easy things like cook and pick up my room, and it's starting to really frustrate me. I want to get officially tested for ADHD, and possibly start going to therapy to get help for my symptoms, ADHD-related or now. But I'm not entirely sure where to start. As this a subreddit entirely dedicated to the ADHD community, I thought I would post here and get advice. TIA :) | 2021-11-28T10:21:13.000Z | r41bew | 9 | 3 | ADHD | Where to start for getting tested? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r41bew/where_to_start_for_getting_tested/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-11-28T10:21:11.000Z | r41be1 | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Weird things I do… anyone else? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r41be1/weird_things_i_do_anyone_else/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-11-28T10:15:32.000Z | r4184o | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Where to get tested? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r4184o/where_to_get_tested/ |
Beautiful-Pie-1046 | [removed] | 2021-11-28T10:12:57.000Z | r416qh | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Self-medicating because you can't get a diagnosis? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r416qh/selfmedicating_because_you_cant_get_a_diagnosis/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-11-28T10:11:32.000Z | r415zy | 3 | 1 | ADHD | Not sure if my depression and anxiety has been misdiagnosed? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r415zy/not_sure_if_my_depression_and_anxiety_has_been/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-11-28T10:07:26.000Z | r413ss | 1 | 1 | ADHD | In need of advice | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r413ss/in_need_of_advice/ |
joseph_dewey | TL;DR Does anyone else speak fast?
Does anyone else also have fast speech and/or cluttering? Cluttering is fast speech accompanied by a lot of revisions or telescoped/compressed words and filler words like
um/uh, where tachylalia is just fast speech with no "dysfluencies." Basically, all "abnormally" fast speech could be classified into either cluttering or tachylalia.
I'm asking for a friend who has ADHD and cluttering, and she's wondering what resources there are out there, if any, for people with BOTH fast speech and ADHD. And how many people have both?
For background, cluttering is when you talk really fast, or it seems fast to other people, and your speech has a lot of revisions, or phrase/word changes. There's often an irregular rate of speech and mixed up words. A lot of people with cluttering don't realize they are basically stumbling over their words. And a lot of times other people describe it as mumbling, talking to quietly, talking to fast, stuttering/stammering, etc.
And tachylalia is just a fancy word for talking very fast, but having very clear speech, without any revisions, repetitions, filler words, etc. For example, people like John Moschitta Jr. technically has tachylalia. He's the guy that had the Guiness record for fastest speech for a few decades. I saw an interview with him where he described how he had to hit every syllable and sound correctly, with no mistakes.
Hopefully that background is helpful. Please let me know if you've found anything helpful with fast speech and ADHD, or if you've found any resources. | 2021-11-28T10:05:44.000Z | r412x8 | 21 | 34 | ADHD | Fast speech/cluttering and ADHD | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r412x8/fast_speechcluttering_and_adhd/ |
AntiqueDance1507 | [removed] | 2021-11-28T10:03:06.000Z | r411h8 | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Boredom and throwing up | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r411h8/boredom_and_throwing_up/ |
jeshikari | Hi everyone
Has anyone else had major troubles committing to weight loss?
I’ve been self-conscious my entire life and always been on a “weight loss journey” it seems.
I lost about half a stone summer 2020 after I started running during lockdown (here, in the UK) and felt and looked amazing, but have since gained it all back.
I sit there and make plans for myself, screenshot motivational quotes, follow fitness girls on Instagram and still end up bingeing on sugar, failing to go to the gym, and self-sabotaging.
I desperately want to feel comfortable in my body and be fit, but I can never stick to my routine!!! Anyone have any advice?! | 2021-11-28T09:48:50.000Z | r40ti3 | 7 | 8 | ADHD | Weight loss troubles | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r40ti3/weight_loss_troubles/ |
animalloverrr1 | [removed] | 2021-11-28T09:28:04.000Z | r40ic0 | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Insomnia from adderall IR that I take in the morning?! | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r40ic0/insomnia_from_adderall_ir_that_i_take_in_the/ |
burningreddit13 | Hey there! Does anyone have experiences with having ADHD and being pregnant? My first trimester is almost over and my ADHD hasn’t been very nice to me since I got pregnant. I don’t get shit done and get easily depressed and have no motivation at all. I’m not allowed to work, because of risks for the baby, so I don’t even leave the house much. COVID doesn’t help either. Sometimes I get myself to take a walk but that’s about it. The morning sickness is something I gotta deal with all day which doesn’t make my situation easier. What are your experiences with pregnancy and having ADHD? Do you guys have any advice or tips? Or want to share any thoughts? | 2021-11-28T09:19:02.000Z | r40dhq | 1 | 3 | ADHD | ADHD and Pregnancy | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r40dhq/adhd_and_pregnancy/ |
1quirkyquokka | Hey fellow ADHDers. I recently got a cricut and want to make a sign to put on the laundry room door to indicate if stuff is in the washer/dryer or if I’m good. Any ideas on what you’d do?
Currently thinking a magnetic sign to put a magnet on whatever step of the process I’m in, but would love to know: what would help you avoid the mildewy mess that is doing laundry with ADHD?! | 2021-11-28T09:15:43.000Z | r40brn | 0 | 2 | ADHD | Laundry sign to avoid the “how long have these been in here?” moment! | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r40brn/laundry_sign_to_avoid_the_how_long_have_these/ |
dontreadthecommentz | Hi, I'm diagnosed/prescribed these things, don't worry about that. I tried ritalin and now I'm trying adderal--it's better for me than ritalin was, but nonetheless I get... stomach distress.
Part of it? Forgetting to eat. I need to set an alarm for 4hours maximum and make myself eat. I usually have a lowered appetite, but as soon as I *start* eating I'm like "mmm food" and I do fine. Thankfully.
But something about the second half of time frame, I seem to get some nausea. I feel like my GI zone goes into overdrive and I wind up having bowel movements more in an annoyingly frequent way.
I feel like it's not consistent though. I maybe just don't react to stimulants well (what happened? It used to be fine) but I am really enjoying the ability to, you know, function a lot better. I thought about going sorta-hippie-dippie with probiotics or something. Maybe I need more protein (and fat?) rather than carbs which is... just... easier.
Stimulants are dehydrating too, I assume, so maybe it's as simple as hydrating extra and eating extra. Or maybe a lower dose - the first four hours are amazing and then I guess I'm crashing. Figures--fucking stimulants lol.
Anyway, any input or similar experiences? Maybe I should try something that's LESS of a stimulant/amphetamine type thing. I used to take wellbutrin (not for adhd really) which seemed to have an added effect of helping me with my adhd symptoms. Maybe that would be a happy medium, I dunno. | 2021-11-28T09:12:46.000Z | r40a6u | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Any way to mitigate side effects of stimulants? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r40a6u/any_way_to_mitigate_side_effects_of_stimulants/ |
colotii | I've just started a new job after spending 8 weeks at home doing training online for it. It's been 3 shifts (weekends as I am 16) and I really just want to quit... I was so excited about doing this job at the beginning before any of the training or anything. But now I'm completely put off and I can't understand why... the people are lovely and the work is mostly quite fun. So why do I find myself dreading it every time I have to work? Is this because of ADHD or am I just hard to please? | 2021-11-28T09:12:26.000Z | r40a0i | 3 | 4 | ADHD | Dreading going to work | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r40a0i/dreading_going_to_work/ |
helpmeffs191919 | I’ve been thinking a lot about getting checked/tested for ADHD ever since i saw a video about a girl telling how she struggles with ADHD because she can’t remember anything… and i thought that’s the exact same with me and i related a lot.
But is that a typical thing or? I dont know a lot about ADHD but i’m sure interested to figure out, cause i’ve always thought i was a bit ‘weird’. | 2021-11-28T09:10:47.000Z | r4093o | 5 | 1 | ADHD | What is typical characteristics of ADHD? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r4093o/what_is_typical_characteristics_of_adhd/ |
areallyfatchick | [removed] | 2021-11-28T09:07:47.000Z | r407kg | 0 | 1 | ADHD | Time Magazine article - Doctor: ADHD Does Not Exist | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r407kg/time_magazine_article_doctor_adhd_does_not_exist/ |
alysondenear | Hi everyone! Is there any tips/things that have been helpful for you, that could be good to support someone with ADHD? My partner has it (and is treated for it) and since I have a non-adhd brain, I don’t know how to be the most supportive at times bc as much as I’m educating myself and having open discussions with him, sometimes I get stuck in “why didn’t you just remember to take the trash out?” You know what I mean? I just want to make things easier for him but I know the way I do things isn’t always great for him. Anything is helpful :) thanks! | 2021-11-28T09:07:25.000Z | r407db | 2 | 1 | ADHD | Helpful tips to support someone with adhd? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r407db/helpful_tips_to_support_someone_with_adhd/ |
birdwithtinyarms | I (20F) am a junior in college attempting to get a bachelor’s degree in English so that I can move on to even higher education and become a professor someday; it’s all I want, it’s what I’ve been looking forward to since I was in high school, and I’m failing.
My GPA is 3.12 right now which is great, but I need to maintain 3.0 and above to be eligible for my scholarships- they’re the only reason I can afford any of my schooling. I’ve been making solid A’s and B’s this whole time until my required Spanish courses hit; I barely passed my first two classes and I’m pretty sure I’m going to fail the one I’m taking now. If I fail this course then I have to do 15 weeks worth of class work and embarrass myself over zoom calls all over again. I still have to take another Spanish class to finish my foreign language requirement and I don’t know how I’ll pass any of this. I was expecting Spanish to be difficult and it has been, but there’s one class that really has me losing my mind.
My requirements screwed up for a while and were recently fixed; I hadn’t taken “Introduction to Literary Studies” yet because it was checked off by some other course for a while. I thought it would be an easy one since I’ve been taking upper level classes this whole time with no issues at all. I was wrong: over half the class failed the first test due to how it was written, only 1 person made a 100% on the second test and the majority of us failed, more than half the people in my class have already withdrew or changed majors entirely. I am 3 years into the major of my dreams and fully considering changing it due to this course and this professor. She makes me feel stupid for not being able to write a full essay in under an hour and a half, for not having the same ideas she does about poetry, for not sticking to what she preaches… I know how to write an essay, I’ve written some damn good ones and she hates everything I do. Every topic I want to discuss is “over done” or “uninspiring” and I’m so tired of not being enough for an intro course for a major I’ve been doing for years of my life now.
I’m falling apart. | 2021-11-28T09:03:10.000Z | r40535 | 10 | 3 | ADHD | I’m failing and feel hopeless | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r40535/im_failing_and_feel_hopeless/ |
[deleted] | I'm really frustrated, and I need help and empathy.
I hate having ADHD.
I feel like ADHD has ruined everything in my life.
I can't hold down a job, I can't sit through a class in college, I can't stick with any business long enough to make it profitable.
I've been fighting an addiction for 5 years.
I'm constantly tired. I get about 1 good night of sleep a year.
Most of the time, I can't even enjoy a movie.
I spend most of my life just scrolling through social media, and I'm practically never in the moment.
And I hate it.
I'm so done.
I just want to be neurotypical.
I just want to pay my rent. Or not be an addict. Or be in the moment. Or get good sleep. Or any one of a thousand things.
It's getting to the point where I'm hating even the stuff that society appreciates, like my intelligence and talent with the piano. Partly because I never appreciated them in the first place, but partly because I'm realizing that they're a symptom of my disorder, so they stem from my brain being broken.
But it doesn't look like removing ADHD from my brain is an option, so I should probably just learn to appreciate ADHD and love myself as I am.
And I legitimately don't know how to stop hating my ADHD. Even thinking "But it brought me these good things" just makes me think "Then I don't want those good things. If that's what I have to sacrifice to be neurotypical, then good riddance."
So I beg of you to show some empathy and please, please, please help me learn to love my ADHD. Please? | 2021-11-28T09:01:55.000Z | r404ez | 5 | 4 | ADHD | How can I learn to love my ADHD instead of just wishing I were neurotypical? | 0.84 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r404ez/how_can_i_learn_to_love_my_adhd_instead_of_just/ |
Tio-Didico | I've been taking Ritalin since March 2021, my psychiatrist asked me I'd want to try vynvanse. I said yes and took Vynvanse last month. I've been questioning myself about vynvanse as I felt more crashing the days I didn't take it, had less impulse control and couldn't execute all my tasks properly. The problem is, I felt less anxious and could control better my eating wich sometimes is compulsory. I felt less need to socialize, due to some kind of pleasure I've been having with studying, but even so, Vynvanse feels like it is better than Ritalin. With Vynvanse I can focus easier on a single task without wandering off, wich happened a lot with Ritalin. I'm afraid that Vynvanse is somewhat worst than Ritalin. As I had severe depression on the past, I really am afraid of a medication that makes me feel less socially inclined. I will go to my psychiatrist in two weeks, but I want to ask if other people felt the difference and how are those medications with you? :) | 2021-11-28T08:58:40.000Z | r402ig | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Vynvanse or Ritalin | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r402ig/vynvanse_or_ritalin/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-11-28T08:57:04.000Z | r401n8 | 2 | 2 | ADHD | is this normal for vyvanse? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r401n8/is_this_normal_for_vyvanse/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-11-28T08:55:14.000Z | r400se | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Should I continue taking Adderall? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r400se/should_i_continue_taking_adderall/ |
frostmas | I am terrible at conversations with anybody. Even people im close to and have known for years.
Ive been considered stoic or like a robot. Im really monotone and I wish I wasnt.
Sometimes I try to be more expressive but then it comes off as awkward or weird. Im constantly using the same responses to everything ( aww, thats cool, that sucks, aw man, etc).
I think the reason im like this is because I question literally every response that comes into my head.
When someones telling me something, all I can do is try to think of a response while they are talking instead of paying full attention. It could even be something small but I still get anxiety over what to say.
Its like im always worried what I will say or did say is weird, creepy, innapropriate, mean, sexist, racist, etc.
How do I stop this? | 2021-11-28T08:46:09.000Z | r3zw5z | 2 | 4 | ADHD | How to stop questioning everything I think or say? | 0.84 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r3zw5z/how_to_stop_questioning_everything_i_think_or_say/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-11-28T08:42:03.000Z | r3zu1h | 1 | 2 | ADHD | All or nothing | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r3zu1h/all_or_nothing/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-11-28T08:38:54.000Z | r3zsdg | 1 | 2 | ADHD | 5 Love Languages: Quality time- just a 3am thought | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r3zsdg/5_love_languages_quality_time_just_a_3am_thought/ |
nnaoam | With COVID, some of you may be dealing with a new lack of sense of smell. Having had very little sense of small since I was a kid, here's some things I've figured out:
- Throw away anything perishable and dangerous on its use-by date, and check its use-by date before cooking it and throw it away if expired. It isn't worth it.
- Expired meat also typically releases gases as it spoils - if the packaging on meat is inflated, or even just more taut than it was, it's expired. Throw it away. Treat this as "sufficient but not necessary" though - this enough to show meat is spoiled, but don't assume that if you don't see this then it isn't.
- Milk that starts to spoil leaves a more opaque residue on the side of the bottle when swished around that doesn't disappear as quickly. Milk that's spoiled will leave a residue with a distinct line, and possibly with small white dots in it. Milk with white rivers in the milk itself is definitely spoiled.
- Ask someone you trust for advice on clothes. Wash them regularly after X many wears depending on the type of item. Remember clothes will spread odour onto each other.
- Try to remember to air out your room occasionally. It can develop a smell without you noticing. | 2021-11-28T08:38:17.000Z | r3zs2t | 1 | 7 | ADHD | Protips for anyone new to not having a sense of smell (from a "veteran") | 0.89 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r3zs2t/protips_for_anyone_new_to_not_having_a_sense_of/ |
Nervous_Candy2752 | Based on the fact that you have ADHD and you have not disclosed it, how can you tell your manager "hey, I can't go to that department because my brain works better here, when I interact with people, have sense of ownership, do many different things, more high level tasks".
So that is something that is the bases for functioning at work, a need. It's not something that I want, but under those circumstances, that's how the brain works best.
When they don't understand the "need" how can you say it in a way that it doesn't sound like you are on a high horse? | 2021-11-28T08:26:54.000Z | r3zm94 | 5 | 1 | ADHD | How do tell your manager that this is what you need and not what you want? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r3zm94/how_do_tell_your_manager_that_this_is_what_you/ |
Organic_Bit1185 | [removed] | 2021-11-28T08:22:39.000Z | r3zk7u | 1 | 1 | ADHD | I'm in my mid-twenties and I just got diagnosed with ADHD | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r3zk7u/im_in_my_midtwenties_and_i_just_got_diagnosed/ |
Spare-Word-6720 | [removed] | 2021-11-28T08:21:10.000Z | r3zje8 | 1 | 1 | ADHD | I am thinking to get my life back | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r3zje8/i_am_thinking_to_get_my_life_back/ |
DeerydidvZibo | I've been diagnosed two times (once as a child and once at 27 you) and I've always loved music but I cannot remember lyrics to save my life. Can anyone relate?
It's weird because when I was a kid I remember being pretty good at lyrics if I sat there and practiced them a little but now I literally work in music where my job requires editing audio, and constant repetition of parts of music sometimes, and even then if you asked me the lyrics to what I'm editing, I'd probably not know. But I can tell you exactly what the melody of those lyrics are.
I'm up real late and was just thinking and was curious if this was something anyone experiences. It doesn't really affect me negatively with work because I can always just ask the artist to supply me with lyrics but it's honestly annoying lol
Thanks for reading/replying | 2021-11-28T08:06:25.000Z | r3zboh | 30 | 8 | ADHD | Can You Remember Lyrics? | 0.9 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r3zboh/can_you_remember_lyrics/ |
wikthemself | Hi, I finally decided to buy Loop earplugs. I have a hard time reducing background noises when talking to people. Sometimes loud places cause me to experience sensory overload. This problem is most prominent in shops, parties, restaurants, and at work. I hoped these earplugs could help me manage this.
I'm not sure which type of Loops I should get. They come in 3 types: Quiet, Experience, and Experience Pro. As I understand, **Quiet** ones are more similar to regular earplugs, at medium noise reduction, and can make your ear feel blocked (according to some reviewers).
**Experience** reduce background sounds while still allowing you to hear people talk and carry on a conversation with them. They offer low noise reduction and work similarly to the earplugs worn by musicians. These are mostly marketed towards people with ADHD or ASD, and noise sensitivities.
**Experience Pro** simply allow you to choose the level of noise reduction with add-ons, so you can go between medium and low noise reduction as required. However, one reviewer said the add-ons made no audible difference for them.
It also says: "Loop Experience Pro has an additional membrane that delivers equal noise reduction across low, mid and high frequencies yet keeps sound crystal clear. The perfect match for audiophiles and professional musicians." So, do they differ from Experience ones in ways other than being able to manipulate noise reduction?
I want to be able to change the level of noise reduction, so Experience Pro were the Loops I was initially set on buying. However, if the add-ons don't work, it might be more sensible to buy Quiet and Experience ones instead, and carry both with me. I'm also planning to get regular noise-canceling headphones, so maybe I wouldn't need to manipulate the Loop noise reduction anyway. I could just pop them on top of the Experience/Experience Pro Loops if I needed to. What do you think?
I guess my most burning question is: **Do the Experience Pro add-ons work? Do they really let you change the level of noise reduction from low to medium?**
I hope some of you could give me advice if you have any experience with Loops. Thanks! | 2021-11-28T07:57:21.000Z | r3z6nn | 4 | 2 | ADHD | I need opinions about the Loop earplugs | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r3z6nn/i_need_opinions_about_the_loop_earplugs/ |
orangegingr | Every time my friend comes to visit me she always asks why does my room layout constantly change and I'm like I'm an architect so it's pretty normal to change my room up every months. I ended up having 6 chairs, 3 dining tables and 2 beds (Queen size and twin size) in my studio apartment for no reason. lol
When I go to visit my mom. She always get sick of me trying to re-arrange her furniture and I tell her that I just want to make her home more functional (aka my ego) It also happen when I stay at the hotel too. I just can't help it....
I got diagnosed last month and it all makes sense now. Is it normal? Should I stop and how to fix it? | 2021-11-28T07:51:53.000Z | r3z3t0 | 6 | 10 | ADHD | The need to rearrange the room or move furniture around. | 0.92 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r3z3t0/the_need_to_rearrange_the_room_or_move_furniture/ |
udgbsndbjcxnbskv | Boss: "Everyone is waiting for your thing. When will it be ready?"
Me: "I finished it out two hours ago! Wait... let me check... oops... I did not hit <send>..."
Very often I finish a task and then somehow forget to complete the last step. Maybe because I want to read over it one more time. Maybe my computer is slow and I switch to another task. I don't know. And I firmly believe I sent that email, bought groceries online, did my taxes, fixed that bug. But I didn't. And then the session is expired, or in some other way the almost-done-thing is lost.
How do you make sure you actually complete a task?
(I'm ASD/ADD btw, more ASD than ADD.) | 2021-11-28T07:51:51.000Z | r3z3sk | 2 | 2 | ADHD | How to complete the last step? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r3z3sk/how_to_complete_the_last_step/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-11-28T07:51:21.000Z | r3z3ja | 2 | 1 | ADHD | I’ve spiraled out into another hyper focused manic boozy self-destructive episode and I honestly just want it all to stop. I just want to sleep for like 500 years and leapfrog over this late-stage industrial Revolution bullshit. Barring that I want to cease to exist. | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r3z3ja/ive_spiraled_out_into_another_hyper_focused_manic/ |
Todo_Is_Home | [removed] | 2021-11-28T07:46:54.000Z | r3z18j | 1 | 1 | ADHD | I think I might have adhd but don't know how to bring it up | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r3z18j/i_think_i_might_have_adhd_but_dont_know_how_to/ |
orangegingr | [removed] | 2021-11-28T07:36:59.000Z | r3yvza | 1 | 2 | ADHD | Does anyone love to rearrange your room or move furniture around? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r3yvza/does_anyone_love_to_rearrange_your_room_or_move/ |
AllLemonsNoLemonade | [removed] | 2021-11-28T07:31:04.000Z | r3ysom | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Anyone here had a diagnosis for a long time, like 20+ years or more? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r3ysom/anyone_here_had_a_diagnosis_for_a_long_time_like/ |
BadTravis | This happened Thanksgiving morning.
My initial post was removed because it didn’t meet the 300 character requirement, which is a strange requirement for people that can’t retain more than a couple lines at a time.
Anyhow. I didn’t take my medicine and I couldn’t focus long enough to even cook bacon.
It really bummed me out.
I’m 40 years old and my ADHD seems to get worse with time.
I’m concerned that one day it will be too dangerous for me to even cook.
I hope this is 300 characters. | 2021-11-28T07:29:44.000Z | r3yrvg | 9 | 29 | ADHD | I burned 1.5 lbs of bacon, 4 strips at a time. | 0.98 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r3yrvg/i_burned_15_lbs_of_bacon_4_strips_at_a_time/ |
orsadiluna | [removed] | 2021-11-28T07:28:17.000Z | r3yr2r | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Can anyone relate to feeling very confused by their “inconsistent” mental health? Could this be ADHD-related? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r3yr2r/can_anyone_relate_to_feeling_very_confused_by/ |
throwawayacc404007 | What business degree would you all suggest that plays to the strengths of most ADHD brains?
Is data science a big no, for example?
What business units do adhd peeps tend to excel in?
Any particular areas of business thats way too toxic for the average ADHDer?
I would love to hear everyone's thoughts and two cents. | 2021-11-28T07:25:11.000Z | r3ypah | 5 | 2 | ADHD | Best business area or business degree for ADHD? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r3ypah/best_business_area_or_business_degree_for_adhd/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-11-28T07:22:07.000Z | r3ynj4 | 5 | 1 | ADHD | Strattera experiences? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r3ynj4/strattera_experiences/ |
throwawayacc404007 | [removed] | 2021-11-28T07:18:44.000Z | r3ylmm | 1 | 1 | ADHD | What business degree is most suited for the ADHD mind? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r3ylmm/what_business_degree_is_most_suited_for_the_adhd/ |
tricksterfae | This is something I've been struggling with for months now and it's persisted on and off for years. I'm just not interested in anything, on a good day an activity will hold my attention for 30 minutes at the most and then I'll be bored of it and move on. I find it a struggle to unwind and relax because I just don't feel like doing anything. Is this something my medication will fix? And do you have coping strategies for not feeling this way?
I'm not even entirely sure it's an ADHD thing either | 2021-11-28T07:17:16.000Z | r3ykvb | 11 | 21 | ADHD | Do you guys get chronic boredom? | 0.93 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r3ykvb/do_you_guys_get_chronic_boredom/ |
Playful_Yoghurt2061 | Last month I started Vyvanse. It has been very beneficial for to me. However, now that it is settling in, I'm noticing that I feel a little emotionally blunt. Although I do feel moody in the morning before medication, I have not noticed any other side effects with Vyvanse.
I also take an anti-depressant. I have been taking this for 3-4 months. I know that anti-depressants can be a cause of emotional blunting, too.
I figure the possible cause are 1) the combination is causing the blunting, 2) Vyvanse alone is causing it, 3) the Vyvanse helped and I can notice that the anti-depressant is making me emotionally blunt, or 4) this is emotional control? However, I am not sure how I should go about finding out?
The reason I suggest the last one is because I do feel emotions. I have a sense of wanting to have relations with people, and I have never really had that feeling. Before taking Vyvanse, I was usually going through a ton in my head, but I am much calmer now. This makes me think I am just not familiar with the feeling of not having a bunch of emotions, so I am confusing this emotional blunting as a bad thing. Does this makes sense?
Anyway, I am not asking for answers. I am just thinking out loud. I would be interested in what anyone else thought, nonetheless. | 2021-11-28T07:15:57.000Z | r3yk61 | 3 | 1 | ADHD | Is it emotional blunting or control? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r3yk61/is_it_emotional_blunting_or_control/ |
peachfruitpig | Hi all! I’m struggling with my tendency not to commit to anything, I mean ANYTHING. I’ll start a workout routine, only to completely stop three days later, a hobby, self care, art, plants, a new interest, whatever it may be. I’ll get super excited about something, invest a ton of energy and potentially MONEY into it, and then drop it in a short amount of time. Literally bought like 15 plants and let all of them die from lack of care and interest within three months lmfao
This is discouraging, particularly when it comes to self care and wanting to pursue things that will help me grow as a person.
What do you find helpful in keeping yourself committed to certain things in spite of a short attention span? | 2021-11-28T07:13:06.000Z | r3yiku | 11 | 51 | ADHD | I can’t commit to anything | 0.96 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r3yiku/i_cant_commit_to_anything/ |
pizzafacethrowaway | I was prescribed a 30mg daily dose of vyvanse a couple weeks ago by my psychiatrist, and I've barely noticed any difference at all and I don't know if I've just been thinking too hard about it. I thought I may as well make a thread here to ease my worries because my follow up appointment is a few weeks away and I'm going to ask my psychiatrist about it. There's pretty much no difference at all in my thinking or behaviour throughout the day after taking the tablet, except I've been able to read a book for the first time in a long time recently (but I'm not sure if that's necessarily the meds, that could be placebo.) I've been more willing to do tasks like cleaning, but that could also be explained the same way, or maybe I had a couple of lucky days. I don't feel super focused, either, just similar to how I am usually, and I've been zoning out during work and conversations as usual. For the first couple of days I had some transient nausea and headaches, but I've been drinking a lot more water now and I have pretty much zero negative side effects. People taking medications, how can you tell if it's easing your symptoms? And does it sound like I need a higher dose to be able to focus? | 2021-11-28T07:06:50.000Z | r3yf5m | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Does it sound like I need a higher dose of vyvanse? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r3yf5m/does_it_sound_like_i_need_a_higher_dose_of_vyvanse/ |
One_Beffy_Turd | [removed] | 2021-11-28T06:54:22.000Z | r3y7y7 | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Hangovers/ Drinking | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r3y7y7/hangovers_drinking/ |
A-lexxy96 | So, yesterday in class, I had to give a short presentation and it was pretty hard. At the end, a student complained about me laughing a lot in the middle of it and the thing is, I had no idea I was doing that. And now that I'm thinking about it, nervous laughter is just something that I do a lot and I can't really control it. I'm also remembering countless times I've been scolded for it in school, or times I've done it in serious situations unintentionally and made a fool of myself. Any ideas on how to control this trait of mine? I can only think of actively paying attention to every single thing I do/say and refraining from laughing, but that seems like an impossible thing to do. | 2021-11-28T06:53:39.000Z | r3y7ku | 2 | 1 | ADHD | How to control nervous laughter in serious situations? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r3y7ku/how_to_control_nervous_laughter_in_serious/ |
cutestonerbf | i’ve been here for two days every time i go on my phone i go on reddit and spam. my karma is already over 1,000. in the past two days i’ve been in a reddit scandal, my comment got over 1,000 ups, i’ve learned that a lot of men stay with their toxic wives, and that some people think vaccines cause autism. i’ve also had good conversations with a few people. | 2021-11-28T06:52:48.000Z | r3y754 | 4 | 0 | ADHD | i have a reddit hyperfixation | 0.5 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r3y754/i_have_a_reddit_hyperfixation/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-11-28T06:45:56.000Z | r3y37e | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Who's hyperfocusing on brain research right now and can TL;DR this for me? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r3y37e/whos_hyperfocusing_on_brain_research_right_now/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-11-28T06:44:41.000Z | r3y2hl | 1 | 1 | ADHD | My brother caught me... | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r3y2hl/my_brother_caught_me/ |
Tricky-Ad4617 | [removed] | 2021-11-28T06:39:25.000Z | r3xzd8 | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Seasonal depression | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r3xzd8/seasonal_depression/ |
itsabitstrangeinnit | [removed] | 2021-11-28T06:38:50.000Z | r3xz1j | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Who's hyperfocusing on brain research right now and can TL;DR this for me? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r3xz1j/whos_hyperfocusing_on_brain_research_right_now/ |
Disinterested_Dove | I think this is an ADHD thing I’m not sure… And how do you always pick up after yourself. I have a problem. I make all of these messes that I don’t have time to clean up all the time. It wouldn’t matter if I clean the whole house, it would still feel dirty. I don’t have enough time in the day to clean up all my messes as I am really busy making messes and doing other life chores however if anyone has any tips on keeping/cleaning up after yourself. I have so many open projects. I am so stressed. 😩 | 2021-11-28T06:37:28.000Z | r3xy9w | 3 | 4 | ADHD | A little help with coping mechanisms/ who else is super messy | 0.83 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r3xy9w/a_little_help_with_coping_mechanisms_who_else_is/ |
ilikestuff94 | I was diagnosed at the beginning of the year. I've been on 2 types of medication: Ritalin and Strattera.
Both made my symptoms 100 times better across the board, but with both I sleep like shit and I get these weird side effects that I can only describe as pins and needles in my head? It's fucking awful.
With Ritalin it took a few months to get the side effects, I took a break and then went on Strattera and got them again instantly.
Without meds I feel shit mentally, but with them I feel shit physically. I'm miserable either way. | 2021-11-28T06:35:09.000Z | r3xwxs | 2 | 1 | ADHD | The medication debate | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r3xwxs/the_medication_debate/ |
polish473 | [removed] | 2021-11-28T06:25:15.000Z | r3xr27 | 1 | 1 | ADHD | I feel like my brain is "slower" when going through "depressive" periods | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r3xr27/i_feel_like_my_brain_is_slower_when_going_through/ |
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