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[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-12-11T17:00:14.000Z | re3vkj | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Finally got diagnosed and got prescribed a stimulant | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/re3vkj/finally_got_diagnosed_and_got_prescribed_a/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-12-11T16:58:03.000Z | re3tr3 | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Has anyone else been crying a lot less since starting meds? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/re3tr3/has_anyone_else_been_crying_a_lot_less_since/ |
KindlyReading321 | [removed] | 2021-12-11T16:53:19.000Z | re3qds | 1 | 1 | ADHD | “Oh yes, laundry soap, that’s what I was pacing-around-waiting-till-I-remembered for” | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/re3qds/oh_yes_laundry_soap_thats_what_i_was/ |
GoldHatesGatsby | The other day I had a virtual call with a doctor to see if i had ADHD. The whole thing took 45 mins and he was asking me if I wanted to start medicine. We spent as much time talking about my past with depression as we did talking about ADHD. I had prepared some notes on how effected me but didn’t have to use most of them. We went over some questions and i have a yes or soft yes to most, i only said no to a couple.
This experience though has only left me unsure. I know this probably a bad idea but i’ve been watching a lot ADHD tik toks and i just don’t seem to struggle in the same way they do. I’ve made it fine up to this point. But I just feel like at 60% of my potential but for others takes away more.
Sorry for the all over the place post, anybody else experience this? | 2021-12-11T16:49:07.000Z | re3nc3 | 10 | 10 | ADHD | Getting a diagnosis was to easy? | 0.92 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/re3nc3/getting_a_diagnosis_was_to_easy/ |
stillshaded | This isn’t really an advice thread as much as it is just venting. Stimulants help me so damn much. Sometimes I almost feel like a normal person on them, lol.
But damn, I sure miss sleeping soundly. I just switched from adderall to vyvanse (again), and the effects of vyvanse are practically perfect for me. It’s not some up and down roller coster like adderall. But unfortunately, I get in bed at night and my heart is beating fast-ish, and I toss and turn all night. Then I end up feeling “wired and tired” the next day, which I hate.
I guess I might have to switch back to adderall, but man, I really wish I could just stay on vyvanse. Sometimes I just think about saying “screw it” and getting off stimulants all together. It can’t be good for you to be missing out on sleep, year after year. | 2021-12-11T16:47:45.000Z | re3mcb | 24 | 14 | ADHD | Stimulants help me so much, but destroy my sleep. | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/re3mcb/stimulants_help_me_so_much_but_destroy_my_sleep/ |
Bulbajames2 | I just really want to see if there are more out there like me. I constantly write all the time across different genres but I never release anything. I use different guitar tones constantly (thank you cab sims and di) and I’m always searching for new sounds. It’s exciting but also bothersome from time to time. Anyone else out there? | 2021-12-11T16:45:39.000Z | re3kqq | 3 | 2 | ADHD | Being a musician with ADHD and constantly writing | 0.75 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/re3kqq/being_a_musician_with_adhd_and_constantly_writing/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-12-11T16:43:18.000Z | re3j1y | 1 | 1 | ADHD | I wish I didn’t critique myself after every conversation | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/re3j1y/i_wish_i_didnt_critique_myself_after_every/ |
1TapsBoi | I'm a weightlifter, so I need to maintain a decent amount of body fat, which I already find quite difficult to do. I've just been proscribed Concerta XL 18mg.
I've heard conflicting reports of how it makes your appetite lower, so I'm not sure how badly it affects diet.
Anyone who has taken these meds, how did it affect your appetite? | 2021-12-11T16:42:35.000Z | re3ij2 | 2 | 2 | ADHD | ADHD meds and not eating enough? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/re3ij2/adhd_meds_and_not_eating_enough/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-12-11T16:42:29.000Z | re3igx | 3 | 1 | ADHD | Caffeine on a day where you forgot your meds? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/re3igx/caffeine_on_a_day_where_you_forgot_your_meds/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-12-11T16:42:16.000Z | re3iba | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Ritalin with dayquil/niquil? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/re3iba/ritalin_with_dayquilniquil/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-12-11T16:41:12.000Z | re3hkg | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Wish I didn’t critique myself after every conversation | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/re3hkg/wish_i_didnt_critique_myself_after_every/ |
Rare_Combination_225 | I'm learning to deal with my ADHD, and one thing I'm being taught is that it's not the right approach to impose structure and discipline on yourself, but to change your environment so that it stimulates you and gives you direction.
I've always loved to draw and paint since I was a kid, but I get incredibly frustrated because I'm not able to do it regularly. It lacks that initial push, and the time you have to invest in a work of art makes it much more attractive to be distracted by other things. So I would like to ask those who have managed to overcome this problem:
How have you structured your environment so that your work doesn't appear as oppressive, so that it becomes dynamic and stimulating during the many hours it takes to complete it? | 2021-12-11T16:34:40.000Z | re3cyt | 9 | 10 | ADHD | Artists, painters, illustrators with ADHD: How do you get work done? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/re3cyt/artists_painters_illustrators_with_adhd_how_do/ |
Iheartdillpickles | [removed] | 2021-12-11T16:33:39.000Z | re3c8z | 1 | 3 | ADHD | First day on Adderall | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/re3c8z/first_day_on_adderall/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-12-11T16:20:08.000Z | re32mk | 7 | 1 | ADHD | Long distance relationship with ADHD | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/re32mk/long_distance_relationship_with_adhd/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-12-11T16:19:43.000Z | re32c4 | 1 | 1 | ADHD | send help :’) | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/re32c4/send_help/ |
garoks12344 | I have adhd and I am a junior. I am forced to stay home for covid reasons. My brain always trys to find a way to find an easy way out of doing work. I purposely fail tests, do terrible on assignments, do less then the minimum. My parents are looking for a solution to this. They have tried punishing, grounding, and basically everything. They are out of ideas on how to help me. And I need to change the way I think as fast as possible. I have f's in every class. Please help. | 2021-12-11T16:16:38.000Z | re307h | 3 | 1 | ADHD | I need serious help with the way I think. | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/re307h/i_need_serious_help_with_the_way_i_think/ |
uselessaltaccccc | I have 6 days until a final for my math class; I have an F in the class, and after multiple one-on-one tutoring sessions, I mastered 3 of the 30 or 40 concepts we learned. I've been attending an after-school final prep class for the last month, and retained almost nothing. Lately, I've been spending anywhere between 4 and 12 hours trying to review things, only to leave with no new knowledge. Just half a page of notes copied from a video.
Right now, I think a C or D on the final is tangible, if I choose the right things to study. Has anyone pulled something like this off? What methods did you use? I'll appreciate any help! | 2021-12-11T16:15:20.000Z | re2za4 | 2 | 3 | ADHD | Tips for cramming? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/re2za4/tips_for_cramming/ |
onerack71 | My brain is basically always active, and worse of all i cant focus on shit. Like the only time i ever get work done is right before the deadline. Even with video games, after like 1-2 hours i just cant enjoy them at all. I also go through phases of hyper fixations in everything. With a tv show, ill get super hooked, watch it like 3 times and then stop and get into something else. Same with food, and then ill stop eating that meal as much. The thing is how do i go about seeing if i have adhd or add or something else? All i know is i have a problem | 2021-12-11T16:14:29.000Z | re2ylk | 4 | 2 | ADHD | I would guess i have ADD but how does the diagnosing process work | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/re2ylk/i_would_guess_i_have_add_but_how_does_the/ |
Nyclop | I've been married for 2 years with the woman of my life, but the hardships of house maintenance, the pandemic and the stress of a work environment that has me tracked on my 9 to 5 has took a tremendous mental toll on our everyday life.
I feel like she is wearing herself out, fights are more often, and everytime I try to make it better, I somehow end up making it worse. I feel like I'm hyperfixating on everything and whenever I'm not with her, I ignore her.
I feel ashamed on who I am and my everyday struggles because she is not like me and I don't know what to do, instead of just "try harder"...
Any tips on how you manage your everyday life? | 2021-12-11T16:10:13.000Z | re2vgs | 2 | 3 | ADHD | I feel like nothing I can do can compensate for my ADD. People will be sick of me and end up alone. | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/re2vgs/i_feel_like_nothing_i_can_do_can_compensate_for/ |
Snowstorm_81 | So am heading to see a band tonight with some friends and as with most people, I would usually have a few beers. Nothing crazy, just a few beers socially.
However, I started Xaggitin XL 36mg over a month ago and it's working well and don't want to tarnish that. Been on plenty medication over the years which says not to drink alcohol but not really caused me problems. But the official guidance does definitely seem stronger against alcohol with ADHD stimulant medication.
Seen some people say it messes them up, others just say they don't get any positive effect. Looking for real-world experience from those who are on this medication and have tried alcohol with it.
Anyone? | 2021-12-11T16:07:25.000Z | re2tf2 | 5 | 1 | ADHD | Alcohol with Xaggitin XL (bio-equivalent of Concerta XL) | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/re2tf2/alcohol_with_xaggitin_xl_bioequivalent_of/ |
sabugael | Hello! I was diagnosed with ADHD when I was a kid, nowadays, I'm looking to get my driver's license but i'm afraid that my ADHD can be a problem while driving, specially manual shift cars.
If you have ADHD: Do you drive? It affects you?
(English is not my native language, sorry if you saw any grammar errors) | 2021-12-11T15:59:12.000Z | re2n3p | 64 | 25 | ADHD | ADHD vs Manual Cars and Driving | 0.95 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/re2n3p/adhd_vs_manual_cars_and_driving/ |
limajunogolf | I’m moving for the first time in my ‘I’m an adult, married with kids’ life and I’m overwhelmed just thinking about it. We have so much stuff. Do I have time to declutter before we move, should I just pack it all and organize when I unpack? What if I get rid of something I end up needing, I don’t even know what we will need in the new house because it’s set up so differently from the one we currently have.
What has helped you move in the past? Bonus points for tips that involve moving with little kids! I have just over a month to get ready. | 2021-12-11T15:56:58.000Z | re2lkb | 3 | 1 | ADHD | What are your packing and moving tips? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/re2lkb/what_are_your_packing_and_moving_tips/ |
Prof_Acorn | It's not fun to stop a regular psychiatric medication cold turkey because the pharmacy delayed the order until the last possible minute, then suddenly didn't have stock in.
You'd think they'd order enough considering, well, you know, how regular they have to refill it.
Anyone deal with this before? My emotions are all over the place. I go from super tired to super antsy and back again. It's like ADHD turned up to 11 even worse than before I started medication.
Ugh, even writing this post feels spazzy. Ugh. Any tips?
Oh, I tried calling prescriber. He doesn't work weekends. I thought I could try my GP/Primary as a backup to see if he would do a week supply or something, but he also doesn't work weekends.
If I would have known I would have rationed what I had with smaller doses so it would be just a sudden drop like this but they lied and said it would be available Thursday. Then on Thursday said they didn't have it and they would call Friday. Then called Friday after it was too late to have the script sent anywhere else. | 2021-12-11T15:49:55.000Z | re2glf | 10 | 7 | ADHD | Pharmacy "out of stock" but didn't tell me until Friday at 6:00pm. So... what now? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/re2glf/pharmacy_out_of_stock_but_didnt_tell_me_until/ |
craftspace234 | [removed] | 2021-12-11T15:49:08.000Z | re2g0w | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Does Agmatine help with tolerance to stims like Adderall? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/re2g0w/does_agmatine_help_with_tolerance_to_stims_like/ |
ianratman | TL;DR:
• College student, 1st semester
• Final exam in 2 days (it's open book!)
• Problem: Haven't studied for shit and my major (theatre, film & media studies) is HEAVY on theory
Obv I had to procrastinate to the very last minute.. :(
I'm not looking for someone to give me a miracle solution, but I'd REALLY appreciate any tips you guys have for cramming because I'm desperate.
What would you do in this situation? | 2021-12-11T15:46:29.000Z | re2e9b | 3 | 1 | ADHD | Help!!! Last minute exam studying | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/re2e9b/help_last_minute_exam_studying/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-12-11T15:44:47.000Z | re2d3n | 1 | 1 | ADHD | What are your tips for packing and moving homes? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/re2d3n/what_are_your_tips_for_packing_and_moving_homes/ |
Karma_Kazi_337 | Just a little levity…
Last night we started getting the lights and stuff ready for the tree, and my partner was finishing the lights on the outside of the house. I was supposed to be finding the bulbs that were out on the tree lights, but when I do this every year, I always play Christmas music and drink fancy beer. It’s tradition. None of the playlists were doing it for me, so I started building one that would suit my needs. Jump to a couple hours + later and no lights are fixed or on the tree, it’s late, beer’s gone, but I have a badass Christmas playlist for when I finally get lights on the tree. | 2021-12-11T15:37:48.000Z | re2878 | 16 | 90 | ADHD | Holiday ADHD-ing | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/re2878/holiday_adhding/ |
Diogenes81 | I'm in my late 30s. I have pretty bad adhd , it's impacted my life negatively in many ways . It's not mild , it's a pain in the ass. Anyway ive never really learned how to drive. I'd try now and then and give up on it cuz I find it very unenjoyable trying to learn alot of new things but this one is " ughhhh fuck really" . I dread it . I'm a dude I'm supposed to like driving cars , I work construction so that makes it more expected. But what kills me is ppl don't take you serious as an adult , women wonder wtf is wrong with you , so do your peers. Now I have it my head that I have to do this or I can't get the most out of life . I took driving lessons last year didn't get any better , certainly didn't enjoy them . My learner permit expired again, for the 8th time. I really do t see how I can learn to do something that literally just stresses me out . I get zero enjoyment out of it. Why does it have to be so socially unacceptable to not drive. | 2021-12-11T15:33:42.000Z | re25f6 | 13 | 5 | ADHD | Learning to drive. I hate it , sorry. | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/re25f6/learning_to_drive_i_hate_it_sorry/ |
fospher | [5/8 teachers agree, I could not stay on task](https://imgur.com/K23VqgR).
Only about a week ago did I begin suspecting I had undiagnosed ADHD after seeing [this](https://www.tiktok.com/@savetimeshan/video/7038409454286671150?_d=secCgwIARCbDRjEFSACKAESPgo8fZiA9kPsnKy0Gzy%2Br4DMPwUdgk2zmS53D6RRwW7ympCvLRSsPZMV2DxKgd3NWwecayamouWeZ32WWyutGgA%3D&checksum=f3f444e6fc4dd76c35e6b81176686e602ace1319508696592b4fa1bfd9e68364&language=en&preview_pb=0&sec_user_id=MS4wLjABAAAAg0zie0Ux-_zNZ6osc-Yk2iEcPXtBGEedFbf9mzxqjKWZWQuENHTnR3BTRSK7EKzv&share_app_id=1233&share_item_id=7038409454286671150&share_link_id=58610470-002A-4429-AEF7-94B9F171C6A6&source=h5_m×tamp=1638993047&tt_from=copy&u_code=d7f487ekc4kd23&user_id=6720347936716850182&utm_campaign=client_share&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=copy&_r=1) TikTok that appeared on my for you page and thinking "wait, this is so strangely specific and I really thought everyone did this." Since then, I've switching between hyperfocused study of everything ADHD, and losing my shit emotionally, because all of the difficulties in my life are explained completely by Inattentive ADHD. It's hard to not feel resentful when the signs were so clear.
I'm seeking a diagnosis ASAP. I don't want to lose any more time to this very treatable condition. | 2021-12-11T15:18:26.000Z | re1v47 | 8 | 5 | ADHD | I'm 31, undiagnosed, and asked my mom for my Grade 9 report card | 0.86 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/re1v47/im_31_undiagnosed_and_asked_my_mom_for_my_grade_9/ |
JirohSalonga | So I’m still undiagnosed due to lack of budget and my dad kinda dismisses the possibility of me having ADHD but all throughout my life, I’ve been struggling with ADHD like symptoms which have seem to be apparent when I grew older.
I find myself to be fully motivated when I love the things I’m doing (like anything that has to do with music) but easily uninteresting in those that I don’t (though I still want to do it like exercise/working out).
Time management is always difficult and it’s like my perception of time is different than how others perceive it. I don’t like cramming in my studies but I inevitably find myself in that position especially in big projects.
But the thing I find the most difficult to deal with is being easily distracted by external and internal stuff (this especially).
I almost got ran over while crossing the highway while unknowingly pondered on something and I cannot explain it to my dad. This already happened twice, first with a truck then a motorcycle.
I’m now having difficulty crossing roads. | 2021-12-11T15:13:56.000Z | re1ryc | 17 | 41 | ADHD | Almost died/seriously injured due to ADHD symptoms | 0.93 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/re1ryc/almost_diedseriously_injured_due_to_adhd_symptoms/ |
thinkinginkling | i’m inattentive type, not diagnosed but working on getting help if i could just get the fucking energy to make a phone call. why do i have to keep explaining to people that i just can’t remember? why are my thoughts so jumbled and weird in class when i want to be engaged in discussion and share my ideas that totally make sense in my head? why can’t i switch tasks at work without literally forgetting everything i was doing previously, even when i’m not super exhausted and actually energetic and in a good mood? why does shit not work for me even when i’m fucking trying, and as focused as i can be? why can’t i read books anymore without fucking falling asleep in the middle?
i know it’s gotten so much worse since covid hit. i don’t know when we will recover from the psychological effects of that, if ever. but damn every fucking day is so fucking ridiculous i feel like a clown saying “oh whoops forgot haha” 30 times a day, i used to laugh at myself for my memory but i just can’t laugh anymore | 2021-12-11T15:08:54.000Z | re1ohv | 3 | 3 | ADHD | my spaciness never really bothered me before but now coming into adulthood it’s getting kind of embarrassing | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/re1ohv/my_spaciness_never_really_bothered_me_before_but/ |
mavjdv2120 | I was recently diagnosed with ADHD. After being officially diagnosed I felt a sense of relief. Through talk therapy I learned some things to do daily to help my function better, but I am still having difficulties. My therapist and doctor told me when I was diagnosed that medication is always an option, but i didn’t want it at the time since my diagnosis was so new. I have been reading some things about how people feel after finding a medication that works for them and it gives me hope and makes me feel like it could be a great thing for me. I plan on bringing this up with my doctor next week, but don’t know what questions to ask? Wanting some advice from people that have gone through this! | 2021-12-11T15:08:19.000Z | re1o3j | 3 | 0 | ADHD | Recently diagnosed and curious about medication | 0.5 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/re1o3j/recently_diagnosed_and_curious_about_medication/ |
mzrosy | I reached out to HR this week to request accommodations at work. I work at a school and need to be on campus for contact minutes with students. It’s all the report writing and documentation that I cannot seem to complete until minutes before the deadline/meeting.
I think uninterrupted work time, a flexible schedule, work from home and task separation/rotation would be helpful. I already made a “Do Not Disturb” sign for my office door and will adjust my sessions/meetings schedule for task blocks. I can implement those accommodations without a formal request.
I have been trying to figure out how to schedule my medication and meals to be mentally alert for the entirety of my work day in order to not require accommodations. I was diagnosed this past spring and started trialing medication in April. It’s challenging because I frequently turn off medication alarms without stopping what I’m doing to actually take a dose. Not to mention forgetting to hydrate, eat or use the bathroom.
The flexible schedule would allow me to start earlier at home without distractions and take the time pressure off to report to the building before students arrive. My medication wears off by/before the end of the school day so an additional extended break to go home and reset while my second dose kicks preferably with a meal also makes sense to me. Due to Covid, the custodial staff cleans the entire school daily so staying later also means I’m distracted by vacuums and interruptions for their work.
Does this sound like reasonable accommodations for me? Are there others I should consider? What has helped you? | 2021-12-11T15:07:48.000Z | re1np7 | 1 | 3 | ADHD | ADA accommodations at work? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/re1np7/ada_accommodations_at_work/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-12-11T15:05:41.000Z | re1m8i | 1 | 0 | ADHD | Took Ritalin Without Having ADHD | 0.5 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/re1m8i/took_ritalin_without_having_adhd/ |
Subject-Piece-4237 | 1. Is it me hyperfocusing on things because my mom taught me to?
I have inattentive ADHD and when I was child my mom taught me that I have to finish the task I'm working on to start the next one. Now I hate it when I'm doing sth and she asks me to stop what I'm doing and come help her with sth because I hate leaving tasks unfinished.
2. Is that what hyperfocus looks like?
Once I sit down and finally start doing sth (cuz it's the hardest part) I can not drink or eat for hours because I hate pausing what I'm doing.
3. Is it common with inattentive ADHD?
If I'm doing sth where I don't need to come up with ideas or learn sth I can have music playing in the background or talk to someone while doing it or listen to someone talk and it's not distracting me. However, when there is sth I really need to focus on (like learning sth or having to be creative) with any background noise I am unable to do the task at hand or ot takes me so much more time to do it. | 2021-12-11T15:04:27.000Z | re1ld7 | 4 | 7 | ADHD | 3 questions connected to inattentive ADHD | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/re1ld7/3_questions_connected_to_inattentive_adhd/ |
Ysena | Maybe this belongs in the parenting sub but I know you all will understand the struggle I'm having so I'm posting here first. I'm trying really hard to get a handle on the clutter issue in my household. I have a fiance who I suspect has ADHD as well but will not be seen for it, and a just-turned-6 year old. All of us are terrible about cluttering surfaces, not putting things back where they belong, etc. We're those people who won't let anyone in our house unless we have at least a half-hour warning in order to do a rushed clean-up. I hate that my house looks the way it does and I really want to get it under control, but I struggle with the motivation to do it.
The bigger problem, though, is when my daughter (and even my fiance, ugh) goes along behind me and ruins what felt like a monumental effort to clean up. Do you guys have any tips on how to face the overwhelming tidying/decluttering task when it seems to never actually end? Our brains don't do well with these situations, and I don't know how to stop this cycle of devolving into mess. Until I can somehow get the kiddo to reliably clean up after herself, I have to find some way to face this same thing every single day. I don't want my daughter to grow up thinking this is normal. :( | 2021-12-11T15:03:59.000Z | re1l1h | 3 | 1 | ADHD | ADHD parents of younger kids, I need your help | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/re1l1h/adhd_parents_of_younger_kids_i_need_your_help/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-12-11T14:53:42.000Z | re1des | 2 | 1 | ADHD | What is the connection (if any) between ADHD and Antisocial Personality? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/re1des/what_is_the_connection_if_any_between_adhd_and/ |
ArchieDoesArt | I, as a kid, was very spaced out and found it incredibly hard to focus and was constantly bored and basically the whole checklist of inattentive ADHD was ticked, but I still passed everything up until sixth form.
In the lessons there was always either something new and exciting (I fucking love to learn) or something we've been over before and I felt forced into doing it due to the social pressure of the classroom, would blow through it and sit there bored out of my mind for the rest of the lesson.
I always passed by the skin of my teeth (we're talking getting within 1% of the passing grade) and because of that I... Idk.
I was just talking to my parents and they thought I was normal because when I was a little kid I was just bored and stuff and by the time any other symptoms may have been too obvious (hyper focusing, severe distractibility, under/over stimulation) I was put in environments where those wouldn't be visible.
I was smart and put into the top sets, every kid there would work in basic silence and whenever I took a break from working for even a minute I'd be scolded and re-placed back onto the work by the teacher, and there were minimal distractions (everyone else was quiet and I'm too deaf go hear paper or pencils being used). At home I would go to my room and go on my computer away from everyone for the whole night, only going down to grab dinner and socialise for about a minute. And j basically never studied!
If I tried to study any time other than the night before it'd be so hard I'd give myself headaches and stress acne! Without anyone there forcing me to, without the social pressure of a classroom I just.... Couldn't. It sounds dumb to say but I couldn't, and the fact I was still passing made it harder to justify!
I got into those top sets because of the teacher's opinions on me. My grades were middling at best but every now and then in an exam I would do brilliantly, not being distracted or anything and being able to do my best.
Then came sixth form.
No more structure, if you don't do the work you're not told off or anything, classrooms where everyone talks and interacts freely. It was hell.
It felt like I couldn't physically drag my attention onto what I was studying no matter how hard I tried. And at home my brother moved into my room to share so I stopped being able to study at home due to the distractions.
It's like I'd open up the work on my computer and within 5 minutes of forcing myself, pushing myself to the limit, I would just deflate and couldn't study. Just him being in his chair talking to his mates on the phone ruined my attention and focus.
A-Levels at the end of sixth form was the first time I'd failed. I got 3 D grades. Still, unconditional offer from uni got me in.... Where the same issues happened, and now I graduated with a 3rd (lowest honours).
So I'm thinking back, talking to my mum, she days she never noticed anything weird and she thought my distractedness and everything was just normal kid behaviour so she has no clue.
So yeah. This turned into a rant. Idk how to end it sooo... End. | 2021-12-11T14:38:34.000Z | re12u4 | 32 | 20 | ADHD | Can you do well in school but still have ADHD? | 0.89 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/re12u4/can_you_do_well_in_school_but_still_have_adhd/ |
ocean-man | Anyone else constantly watching YouTube videos/listening to podcasts forgetting basically everything you've just watched/heard almost immediately?
A lot of the time I spend on YouTube is rewatching old videos I've seen countless times because they basically feel like new to me. Like, I can watch a 30 minute video and a few hours later be almost incapable of recalling any of what I learnt from said video. Books are a similar experience, I can (when sufficiently motivated), blast through a few-hundred page book in a matter of days, yet after reading have only the fuzziest recollection of the plot and some of the key events.
Really frustrating and often makes me feel like an idiot. I want to have discussions with people about the media I consume (like, for instance, a film I've recently seen) but for whatever reason can't seem to hold enough of the information in my head to have anything of much substance to say.
Can anyone else relate? | 2021-12-11T14:37:48.000Z | re12c8 | 2 | 3 | ADHD | Consuming long-form media and not retaining any of it | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/re12c8/consuming_longform_media_and_not_retaining_any_of/ |
New_Run2466 | A few months ago my doctor switched me from Lexapro to Wellbutrin because I had been on 3 other SSRIs that didn’t seem to be working for me. She thought dopamine might be the issue. But when I was on Wellbutrin it was an awful experience with high anxiety, depression that caused me to cry all the time and lose all motivation and just lay in bed all day. Now that I have an official ADHD diagnosis I have an appt with the doctor doing my medication management and if she puts me on ADHD medication I’m afraid I’ll have the same issue. But I really need something to help with my ADHD.
Has anyone else had an experience like this with dopamine? | 2021-12-11T14:36:37.000Z | re11it | 3 | 1 | ADHD | Scared of Dopamine | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/re11it/scared_of_dopamine/ |
ocean-man | [removed] | 2021-12-11T14:36:03.000Z | re114u | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Anyone else constantly watching YouTube videos/listening to podcasts forgetting basically everything you've just watched/heard almost immediately? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/re114u/anyone_else_constantly_watching_youtube/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-12-11T14:25:43.000Z | re0tyw | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Kekskdkdlbdnd | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/re0tyw/kekskdkdlbdnd/ |
Alicefromtheblock | I don’t know what to do anymore. For me body contact with somebody who really cares about me calms me so much down. It helps me a lot. But I’m single since a long time and I really can’t handle it well without the body contact it’s like I need it as much as food or breathing. It’s like loading up my battery’s. I’m alone with this? | 2021-12-11T14:24:00.000Z | re0sv6 | 109 | 156 | ADHD | How do you handle the missing of body contact and “real” love? | 0.98 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/re0sv6/how_do_you_handle_the_missing_of_body_contact_and/ |
pennykie | [removed] | 2021-12-11T14:23:07.000Z | re0saa | 9 | 2 | ADHD | What's your Myers Briggs personality type? | 0.75 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/re0saa/whats_your_myers_briggs_personality_type/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-12-11T14:04:22.000Z | re0fua | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Man I'm so glad I don't live in the north. | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/re0fua/man_im_so_glad_i_dont_live_in_the_north/ |
asafen | Sometimes when I'm showering I think to myself "maybe it's time to leave, but it's so cozy and warm, maybe one more minute" and then I end up having a half an hour shower that could've lasted 5 minutes because I can't bring myself to simply close the valve and leave.
Idk if it has to do with my adhd or if it's unrelated. Does this happen to you guys too? | 2021-12-11T14:01:52.000Z | re0e20 | 99 | 436 | ADHD | Do you ever just find yourself unable to leave the shower? | 0.99 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/re0e20/do_you_ever_just_find_yourself_unable_to_leave/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-12-11T14:00:09.000Z | re0cl4 | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Questions about addiction and medication | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/re0cl4/questions_about_addiction_and_medication/ |
EntertainmentKey9928 | [removed] | 2021-12-11T13:59:22.000Z | re0c0d | 1 | 1 | ADHD | ADHD tattoos | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/re0c0d/adhd_tattoos/ |
Agreeable-Effective3 | [removed] | 2021-12-11T13:58:44.000Z | re0bmm | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Anyone tried Azstarys yet? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/re0bmm/anyone_tried_azstarys_yet/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-12-11T13:56:50.000Z | re0afp | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Do you ever just find yourself unable to leave the shower? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/re0afp/do_you_ever_just_find_yourself_unable_to_leave/ |
Exotic-Coconut-8573 | so i’m working on getting an official diagnosis, (i keep forgetting to call the psychiatrist to set up an appointment, typical) but i was wondering what the differences are between the two? i suspect i have inattentive from what i’ve looked up, things like not really being present, having a hard time focusing, losing things, daydreaming, etc. are there any other quirks with inattentive adhd that you have that i may relate to? this whole thing has been very interesting and quite debilitating too as i’ve been constantly questioning if this is something i actually have (my family doctor screened me). i just wish i could remember to make that psychiatrist appointment. i also suspect it could just be anxiety as that is something i struggle with too (not enough to be medicated though). it’s just a very…confusing time for me and i think i’m trying to just fit myself into a box because i feel like there’s nowhere that i fit in. i just wanna belong somewhere i guess. | 2021-12-11T13:51:57.000Z | re07a4 | 4 | 1 | ADHD | what are some inattentive adhd quirks versus hyperfocus quirks? | 0.67 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/re07a4/what_are_some_inattentive_adhd_quirks_versus/ |
Bozenfisch21 | Hi, I (22F) in UK am in the process of titration, my psych wants me to stay on a dose of a med for a month before upping and changing anything.
I was diagnosed when I was 7 but didn’t know about it and found out last year they were talking about ADHD.
Convincing myself to get referred to get treatment was a huge battle.
Eventhough I want to get it treated I find myself being nervous and even resistant about the meds changing me, even when it comes to my productivity which ironically is a change that I welcome.
Maybe that comes from that my entire life I believed in “willpower” and control even when I didn’t have them.
I want to change myself and be more accepting of it from within and not just from the outside.
In the past (while still struggling immensely) I have never believed in mental health or seeking treatment that in my view back then could have been “solved” by “willpower”.
I sought treatment when I was (still sort of am) at my lowest point I don’t have reached a therapeutic dose yet (I think, as I have just taken a higher dose for the first time and waiting for it’s effects).
I am scared to fall back in the willpower mindset although I very obviously have ADHD once I am out of this sticky situation. | 2021-12-11T13:49:42.000Z | re05v1 | 1 | 2 | ADHD | Is this my ego? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/re05v1/is_this_my_ego/ |
Vivid-Aide-9990 | Hello everyone, I am trying to get an idea of how many people work in tech fields with ADHD, as I have it as well and am very hyper and hate sitting still for too long. Anyone here work in cybersecurity/tech and how have you dealt with this?
I am currently trying different medications but it’s a very slow process. Ritalin hasn’t worked for me because of other conditions.
Ideally for now I’m looking for a job that would work with my ADHD while I am trying to find the right medication.
Thanks Reddit fam | 2021-12-11T13:41:30.000Z | re00n3 | 6 | 3 | ADHD | Anyone work in Cybersecurity with ADHD? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/re00n3/anyone_work_in_cybersecurity_with_adhd/ |
Vivid-Aide-9990 | [removed] | 2021-12-11T13:37:24.000Z | rdzy19 | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Anyone here in cybersecurity field? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rdzy19/anyone_here_in_cybersecurity_field/ |
Raffinert | Have been on Aduvanze for 1 year +, 30 to 60 throughout the day if i feel i need more (not so often).
Aduvanz definitely help me not be to spontaneous, and stop overthinking (thats how it is).
But instead of taking the capsule i open it and pour it with some water and swallow it directly.
The reason i dont just swallow the capsule is becuse i get a rollercoaster of emotion, i dont get that heavy mood swings when i just open the capsule and drink it.
The other thing is i get realy tierd baggy eyes with Aduvanz, and thats realy annoying.
I know its many factors, but is it any body with some experience or could help me get closer to perfection with controlling my adhd?
I feel i have pretty good knowledge, but it allways other how know more, at least can steer you in the right direction.
Tl;DR open the capsules insted of swallow the whole thing, and i get baggy sleepy eyes. Have also tried ritalin, that i did not go good for meg... But any recommendations on tips for the baggy eyes and the mood swing? To get the optimal help. | 2021-12-11T13:36:04.000Z | rdzx7i | 1 | 0 | ADHD | Ritalin, nah. Auduvanze ye, but its not perfect.. | 0.5 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rdzx7i/ritalin_nah_auduvanze_ye_but_its_not_perfect/ |
Lozzizl3 | Currently sitting on the floor of my shower under hot water ( is like a warm water hug on my back) because standing is too much effort, crying with my cat sitting next to me.
So I’ve been on vyvanse for like a month and half or so now, but only started to see the true potential at 40mg a month ago, now being at 50mg life is good, I feel less overwhelmed and can leave the house/ execute tasks more often, my brain is calm and smooth and it’s insane.. I never realised how noisy my head was. The problem that’s making me sad is, when the vyvanse wears off... I realise so much more and see my symptoms clearer 😞and it’s so frustrating, it’s like a glimpse through glasses for half the day and heck is it amazing. Currently crying because I was trying to play a game, and yes I really wanted to play with my friend but my brain just wouldn’t focus, and it was a competitive ranked game.. I just zone out and walk in circles and miss my abilities and it’s so frustrating and I feel so stupid because I know I’m better than this, I kept saying to my friend sorry and I’ll focus but just kept doing it again. idk just feeling overwhelmed and sad, how do you cope at night without feeling big stupid? | 2021-12-11T13:34:39.000Z | rdzwaf | 6 | 6 | ADHD | Feeling big sad | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rdzwaf/feeling_big_sad/ |
odinswolf99 | [removed] | 2021-12-11T13:32:59.000Z | rdzv88 | 1 | 1 | ADHD | ADHD and spouses | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rdzv88/adhd_and_spouses/ |
49fld | I hope this doesn’t break any rules I just wanted to share.
I don’t know what to do. I am prescribed atomoxetine because 9 years ago I was prescribed concerta and it gave me anxiety and agoraphobia. I asked if there was a short release I could take and they said to take atomoxetine because it is a non stimulant.
It makes me so sick! I feel like I’m going to vomit or fall asleep. After the first few days I don’t feel asleep but it still makes me feel sick. When I first started taking it I didn’t realise I needed to take it on a full stomach so I vomited pretty badly.
Now I associate it with vomiting. I don’t know what to do next. If I ask for a different med it might be the same as concerta. I have a high stress job and falling asleep/being sick makes it worse and negates the good parts of the med.
I’m in the UK and am prescribed through the NHS so it’s hard to get an appointment to talk about this. I also think that my original neuro doctor has left and I only have his email.
I feel at a loss. | 2021-12-11T13:31:23.000Z | rdzu6u | 2 | 0 | ADHD | My body is rejecting my medication and I feel so disheartened | 0.4 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rdzu6u/my_body_is_rejecting_my_medication_and_i_feel_so/ |
Jilly220 | Ok what's wrong with me. I get plenty of sleep but yet I take my Adderall and just want to stay in bed. I don't sleep but I lay here and watch TV. What happens to you guys? I hate this I just want to be normal. Anything that I can do??? I also notice that the IR kicks in faster on certain days than others. | 2021-12-11T13:29:51.000Z | rdzt21 | 7 | 0 | ADHD | I'm lazy on adderall | 0.5 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rdzt21/im_lazy_on_adderall/ |
Jilly220 | [removed] | 2021-12-11T13:28:50.000Z | rdzsdw | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Lazy on adderall | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rdzsdw/lazy_on_adderall/ |
Soft_Background_4815 | I take Adderall IR for my Adhd. I read on one of these threads that some people like to take it before hitting up the gym. I gave it a try last Fri and I absolutely loved it. I was able to focus and actually take my time doing the movements slowly instead of being bored and just rushing through so I can be done already.
Yesterday, I gave it another try.
Here's the thing, any time that I take my med it creates a time window for 4 maybe 5 hours of productivity. Then wears off and I could take a nap if wanted or just relax. No biggy.
On gym day, I take it around 5:30p and hit the gym up around 7p. Takes me an hour to finish . Come home and make a protein smoothie and finish up the remaining things around the house before bed. I get in bed around 10-12p and literally just lay there unable to sleep for hours. Next thing I know it's 5a. No phone. No TV. No other lights or distractions.
It happened last Fri and I thought it was a fluke. Thus trying again. I've never experienced not being able to sleep when my med wear off or even prior at times. Staying up for nearly 40hrs straight with IR meds seems concerning. Even taking my last dose of IR around 4p and not going to the gym doesn't have that affect on me.
I recently switched and prefer going to the gym at night where I can consume more fuel for my body vs going in the a.m. in a fasted state. Again, that was my first two times ever taking it before going to the gym and it being in the evening.
Looking to see if anyone has experienced this with their med and working out?
Any thoughts/ideas would be greatly appreciated | 2021-12-11T13:26:03.000Z | rdzqoi | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Confusion. | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rdzqoi/confusion/ |
BadLuckFPV | To preface I love my baby boy, he's 8 months old and cute as all get out.
That being said, sitting, making sure he doesn't fall over and playing with blocks for hours is a huge struggle for my brain.
I don't want to get into the nitty gritty about the emotional struggle this causes but it's also a real and major factor.
Any tips from ADHD parents would be greatly appreciated. | 2021-12-11T13:24:39.000Z | rdzpqn | 5 | 2 | ADHD | Understim and infant care | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rdzpqn/understim_and_infant_care/ |
marcellepepe | I’m from France but got difficulties to find people/community around me who know about ADHD, to talk about it… even if gladly by the English community, I’ve been able to learn about it.
I’m still not diagnosed for ADHD (but for depression and anxiety by other psy 6 months ago) but got my appointment at the beginning of February… | 2021-12-11T13:24:00.000Z | rdzpb3 | 5 | 1 | ADHD | Where are you from ? | 0.67 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rdzpb3/where_are_you_from/ |
hrnogfcniyhh | I’m diagnosed and on medication. I often see people commenting here things like “for someone who doesn’t have ADHD, medication would feel like this instead…” But often times I do identify with those things that they describe, so I’m like do I not really have ADHD?? But then I also identify with so many symptoms. I am diagnosed, but doctors are subjective humans too, so I don’t take that as 100% end-all definitive. I’m not trying to get diagnosed or undiagnosed here I’m just curious about this question — is there any way to really know? I guess ADHD is just a subjective definition that humans made up anyway so maybe not | 2021-12-11T13:06:52.000Z | rdzeok | 5 | 4 | ADHD | Is there a definitive answer about what ADHD definitely is versus not really having it? | 0.83 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rdzeok/is_there_a_definitive_answer_about_what_adhd/ |
okff | Hello! I think this is my first post here… 28F, undiagnosed/soft diagnosed by my GP as inattentive type.
I’m wondering if anyone else uses a shakti/accupressure mat? They were advertised all over fb for a while. I ended up buying a cheap knock off version from Wish and I legit use it every night to calm down before bed. Seems counter intuitive but the light pain seems to really feed that desire for stimulation on a real physical level. I have no idea if any of the ‘medical’ claims are legit (probably not), but sensoryily (not a word) it seems to do something for me!
Does anyone else use one? Have you tried one? What are your experiences? | 2021-12-11T13:06:24.000Z | rdzefe | 3 | 2 | ADHD | Acupressure mat | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rdzefe/acupressure_mat/ |
LIKES_ROCKY_IV | [removed] | 2021-12-11T13:05:27.000Z | rdzdvf | 200 | 976 | ADHD | Just finished day one of Vyvanse and I could cry at how much better I feel | 0.99 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rdzdvf/just_finished_day_one_of_vyvanse_and_i_could_cry/ |
watchyouwrithe | 20, sophomore, dropped out of a ton of classes, can’t keep up or even motivate myself to keep up for shit. I’m done. I don’t even care anymore. School doesn’t seem worth it at all.
I feel like a piece of shit though. My parents are gonna be pissed because they’re helping me pay my tuition, and I can’t even do anything. I’ve just been having sex and playing video games and listening to metal and working a shitty job instead of what I should’ve actually been prioritizing which is school. They’ll never understand how absolutely helpless I feel. The sense of overwhelming dread I feel every time I try to start an assignment. It’s as if I physically can’t do it. I thought it would be better than high school because I like what I’m studying. It’s so much fucking worse.
I don’t live with my parents anymore and I pay for my own shit which is the only reason I feel like I even have a choice in this matter. It’s still terrifying. I feel like shittiest son there is. I feel stupid as shit but I don’t even care anymore.
I know it’s what’s best though. I’ll have more time to save money, I’m just hoping I can make a decent life for myself without getting a degree. | 2021-12-11T12:56:55.000Z | rdz8k1 | 10 | 10 | ADHD | I’m dropping out of college | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rdz8k1/im_dropping_out_of_college/ |
DKSigh51 | [removed] | 2021-12-11T12:54:08.000Z | rdz737 | 1 | 1 | ADHD | My phone is all set up for productivity..but I still can’t commit to a productive lifestyle | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rdz737/my_phone_is_all_set_up_for_productivitybut_i/ |
gremloops | it's pretty hilarious i just went through what i'd call five stages of grief over my friend giving an 'aha' (not sure about other countries, but here it's pretty much an equilevant to 'k') to the reddit banana screenshot that i thought was funny. i was SO close giving her some mean response to that, but as usual i managed to hold myself on that.
and then i dared to ask her to not give me an 'aha' again since even i didn't know how much it actually hurts me, especially when i'm the type of a person to give at least some laughing emoji as an answer even if i didn't give a flying fokk about some joke or funny thing or if i didn't understand it. now i just feel bad i dared to ask her for that, because she's the same type as i am (i doubt she has adhd, but i bet she has something) and gets upset easily, so now i just feel guilty that i've possibly upset her over my own inability to stay quiet this time about feeling upset, lol
i usually do pretty good job i think about hiding when i get upset over silly things, because honestly, over half of the things i get upset about ARE silly, and the feeling of being upset goes away quickly and i forget about it.
i'm little salty that i got life in a 'cursed' -mode instead of 'easy' -mode as i requested when being born. or at least 'normal', damn | 2021-12-11T12:53:41.000Z | rdz6ud | 1 | 2 | ADHD | adhd's so 'fun' | 0.75 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rdz6ud/adhds_so_fun/ |
Proserpira | I've been in several different workplaces, and in all of them it starts out well and every single one (with one exception), ends up with colleagues sighing extremely loud when with me, getting angry with me and just completely giving up.
For context, I've been through a lot and it's left me extremely sensitive. I have severe Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria (to sum it up, I am absolutely terrified of failure and being rejected. It's like an anxiety disorder, which also causes me physical pain.) and I have no self-confidence. Chronic depression also runs in my family, which I started showing symptoms of when i was 11-12 (i wrote a letter to my future self saying i would never see my 20th birthday - I'm now 25 and could not be more proud of myself for that) and have been medicated from the age of 18 for both ADHD and depression. I'm doing much better today than I ever have. But it's still there.
No matter where I work, people end up hating me. Most of the time I'm not even sure what it is I've done wrong, since I can follow orders well, I think. But I do know that most of the time, it's because I need to be reassured that I am doing things correctly.
Today something happened that was just the last straw that broke the camel's back. Last week, on saturday, I was told by the owner of the bookshop I worked at for a 1 month trial that I would receive the work contract and I would be employed starting January 10th. This was going to be my first job, and she had started drafting the contract right next to me!
I was so excited, I told my family, my coach (a lady that helps me find my way around the work and education system, she's worked my case for 6 years now), my friends, and when my guy from unemployment called, I happily told him i could be taken off unemployment because I found a job!
A week later, they send me an email saying they're sorry but they found someone else.
It didn't hurt me that much, and I was surprised that I took it so well.
Then, at the place I volunteer at (it's a long story, so let's just say i work there) my boss has a nasty tendency of not listening to me when i speak, which is already irritating, but today she hurt me so much that it made that previous situation that didn't bother me much start to upset me.
I need to be told seemingly very obvious things. I know it can be a pain the ass, but I'm mentally ill. I can't change that, and I've tried for several years with brilliant psychs.
It's a symptom that my meds have no effect on. That's really just how my brain works...
Today, she said "When a client has bought a lot, you have to help them by opening the door for them."
I assumed she had put them all in her rolling bag, so i just went "Okay!" quite happily.
Then she sighed loudly (which immediately triggers the start of my RSD) and went:
"I really have to say everything, huh?"
I mean. Yes. We had a one hour conversation about how this is vital for me. She even agreed to do so.
And she just looked at me and went "It's really tiring. Sorry, but it is."
I just said that I already told her about this and she rolled her eyes and repeated that it was tiring.
I just...I don't know. This is something everyone hates and it gets me in trouble all the time. I'm not in america so i can't request any help from the ADA, and here you're not considered disabled and have access to disability help unless you're seeing an ergotherapist or whatever, which i do NOT have time for. Money isn't an issue for that.
Maybe it's just me. I just want to give up, because it shows I'll never be able to hold a job since I can't gain independence. So what can I do? I can't stand this. I won't harm myself, but I'm in so much pain.
Sorry for the wall of text. I don't want to bother my friends with my ranting when they have their own issues to deal with. | 2021-12-11T12:47:50.000Z | rdz3jk | 2 | 2 | ADHD | I'm unemployable | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rdz3jk/im_unemployable/ |
Music_as_Medicine | [removed] | 2021-12-11T12:43:18.000Z | rdz130 | 0 | 1 | ADHD | I'm fairly certain I'm going to be diagnosed officially in January, I have questions though. | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rdz130/im_fairly_certain_im_going_to_be_diagnosed/ |
artofstupidity | As in the title, does anyone else feel like they're naturally drawn into stressful situations out of a need to avoid understimulation? One of the best ways for me to describe this is by comparing the experiences I had in two different jobs when I was a student.
In the first one, I stacked shelves and found the entire time I spent at my work mind numbingly boring and the shifts would drag on for what felt like hours. Just because it was so understimulating I felt every single second of it.
For my second job, I was a football (soccer) referee and was absolutely drawn to it. Don't get me wrong I'm a big fan of the game, but I could think of so many better things to do than watch local league matches for fun. Instead, what made me really engage with it was how contentious and stressful it was. I actually hated the games where everyone behaved themselves and I didn't have to make any real decisions. In fact the game I enjoyed the most was one where a pitch invader screamed at and tried to punch me after I sent off a player.
Seriously, I had to put myself in an almost abusive/violent situation to get the level of stimulation I needed out of my work. Anyone else find they experience the same and ways to get around understimulation? | 2021-12-11T12:42:13.000Z | rdz0gw | 1 | 2 | ADHD | Drawn into stressful situations by understimulation | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rdz0gw/drawn_into_stressful_situations_by/ |
anonRexus | What's your strategy to get your ass up and start doing things? I often fail to start even the most basic tasks (showering, cooking, ...) until there is literally fire on the roof - even with tasks I enjoy to do (writing, photography, ...). I mostly excel in the things I do - I'm good at them - but I lose focus pretty fast and then I have to start over again. It's a vicious circle. | 2021-12-11T12:42:04.000Z | rdz0dy | 1 | 2 | ADHD | How to start things? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rdz0dy/how_to_start_things/ |
need4nswer | Does anyone else get that feeling when excitement bubbles up in your chest and comes out your throat. I’m not sure if it’s an ADHD inability to control emotions thing. But even as an adult, i get an overwhelming excitement which can come on almost at random, which kind of explodes out my chest. Its a great feeling but its also weird. Being excited is normal, and i can be excited without that feeling, but sometimes its like an explosion that comes out kind of like a laugh or a shout. Could be just a human thing, not specifically ADHD. Anyway, thanks for reading | 2021-12-11T12:36:33.000Z | rdyxd5 | 2 | 3 | ADHD | Excitement | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rdyxd5/excitement/ |
Broad-Astronaut-504 | I don’t exactly know if this is a normal thing with adhd or if it’s unrelated or what, but I was diagnosed with adhd about 6 months ago and I’ve been learning about things that I do that I had no idea were adhd related. Like coffee making me feel tired instead of awake like it’s supposed to. I always tried to get coffee on my way to work to wake me up, but it always just made me sleepier. I’ve read that caffeine can have this affect on people with adhd, but I can drink a redbull and be pumped. If I have a soda with caffeine I don’t feel a difference in energy level but I can tell if I drank it too close to bed time because I’ll have trouble sleeping.
Is it normal for different types (types? Methods? Idk) of caffeine to act differently in people with adhd? | 2021-12-11T12:35:01.000Z | rdywjh | 2 | 1 | ADHD | Caffeine? Coffee vs soda or energy drinks | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rdywjh/caffeine_coffee_vs_soda_or_energy_drinks/ |
sorkesar22 | I have no idea how to start this post.I've tried to write and re write a 'proper' post but I dont know what that is so I am just gonna type...
I am 39 years old male, happily married, with our first child on the way...long story short, after a recent argument with my wife and out of desperation that I just couldn't do anything right, I somehow ended up reading about ADHD and within 10 minutes into it, I could see my entire life just now making sense. All the things I did and all the things I didnt do and and all my past behaviour and my current actions...it just all makes so much sense... the revelation was truly mind blowing. I was numb for the first day... The next day I woke up early in the morning, came downstairs and while standing in the middle of the kitchen, just broke down and started crying because for the first time, I realized I am not a loser, I am not an idiot and I may truly have a mental disorder that has been an invisible force fighting me all these years without me having any chance to fight back...I thought about how my wife would sometimes tell me 'why can't you just be normal' and just wanting to scream out that 'I AM TRYING MY BEST. I SWEAR. I AM DOING WHAT I KNOW AND WHAT I CAN' but again failing to meet her expectation...
I have spent the last 3-4 days reading/listening to ADHD material and finally last night, told my wife I think I have ADHD because I relate to literally every single symptom and can see how my life has been so negatively affected by each. I am almost 40 years old and I truly feel that all my life I have been fighting something so much more powerful and bigger than me. yet I have always always tried, always thinking the problem was me and thinking I should have just tried a little more, waken up a little bit earlier, worked a little bit harder but it always felt that I was always destined to fail and I had no idea why and I could never tell anyone this because if I did, they'd think I am just a fuckin loser so I'd just tell myself I just have to try again and this time I promise it'll work.
I am in tears writing this right now. I have cried so many times in the last few days just thinking about my past and how a lot of my past were most likely affected by ADHD but I was always blaming myself and thinking I wasn't good enough. Finding out about ADHD in the last week has been so eye opening for me and my wife. She broke down in tears with me last night saying how she just didnt know or didnt think I may have it but after seeing the symptoms, it all now makes sense to her and she apologized so profusely for ever telling me to act and be normal.
I spoke to my doctor yesterday and she will send me in to get an assessment after the new year. It's been a very bitter/sweet past few days for me and I am just so happy to have found this community. Everything I read just makes so much sense. it's unreal. thank you for reading my story and I am sorry if there is grammar or spelling mistakes. | 2021-12-11T12:33:07.000Z | rdyvib | 6 | 12 | ADHD | It all just makes so much sense now | 0.94 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rdyvib/it_all_just_makes_so_much_sense_now/ |
GettingBetter93 | I've been doing absolutely horribly these past several months. Obviously you have the pandemic, which has effectively derailed my whole life at a time when I was finally starting to feel a little better than I had in many years, but then there's a whole bunch of other things going on.
* I've been on permanent disability for a long time due to what I now realize is an undiagnosed case of ADHD-PI. The cost of living is *exploding* where I live: food, electricity, rent, everything is going through the roof, yet monthly payment increases were frozen a few years ago by the government. I don't get paid enough to make ends meet every month, and I am often forced to ask my parents for help, something I really hate doing.
* I've been feeling really depressed recently. It's very much an up-and-down thing: sometimes I feel more energized and motivated to get a few things done, and sometimes I can't even push myself out of bed. I derive very little pleasure from anything these days. For the first time in many years, I have been grappling with suicidal thoughts.
* I think I might have permanently sabotaged a good friendship. A few months back, I came on too strongly with an internet friend multiple times despite being asked to tone things down. Much of this was borne of severe anxiety—however, I have not been soft on myself about what transpired. I keep telling myself that she will *never* want to be friends with me again, that mental illness is *not* an excuse, that nobody cares why I acted the way that I did, that I did something *seriously* wrong, that this scenario is just going to repeat itself again and again until I recognize that *I* am the bad factor in everything, etc. I keep imagining myself repeatedly attempting to contact her and being threatened with a restraining order or police action, or her eventually calling me a "freak", and so on and so forth. I have no idea where I stand with her at this point, or if she'll even be willing to listen to what I have to say.
* Pursuant to the above point, I am ***always*** ashamed of myself. I feel that I am not a good person, and that my personal shortcomings are more glaring, more numerous, and more serious than those of ordinary people. No matter how hard I try to do the right thing, to be empathetic and understanding, I always seem to come up short in the end. Normal people don't cause the same problems for others that I cause, and at nowhere near the same frequency that I do.
Those are just a few things that have been going on in my life. I'm feeling so much worse lately than I have in a long time. I'm seeking help for it, but it's going to take a while before I am able to see somebody. I just... wish this pain would end. | 2021-12-11T12:28:53.000Z | rdyt0f | 2 | 10 | ADHD | I am not well. | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rdyt0f/i_am_not_well/ |
FirefighterDry2824 | So I’m not sure if this is an ADHD thing or if it’s just a “me” thing. But I’m hypersensitive, and I mean that in every sense of the word. Emotionally, every single thing impacts me, probably way more intensely than it should. I get sensory overload incredibly easily (yet am constantly under stimulated, so yay me). And my body is just super reactionary to everything in general. It’s almost like my nervous system experiences literally anything and has an intense reaction to it. Medications affect me strongly, caffeine makes me truly WIRED, etc. Even physically, I constantly react strongly to things, whether that’s getting intensely frightened by the smallest movements, having ridiculously sensitive skin, getting very sick when I get sick (throwing up for me is a visceral experience that always feels like everything in my body is using a battering ram to get out, and my vision fades to black every time I heave and I almost pass out, and I have to held up by other people afterwards so I can stumble to my bed), or literally so many other examples. Like I’m not trying to be over dramatic, but everything you can think of that happens in life, I experience to the extreme, and it can be EXHAUSTING.
Anyways, is this an ADHD thing that any of y’all experience too? Or is this something else that I should be concerned about? | 2021-12-11T12:26:57.000Z | rdyrz6 | 11 | 10 | ADHD | Hypersensitive to Everything | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rdyrz6/hypersensitive_to_everything/ |
arnesen1995 | That was the most painful thing my parents used to say to me growing up. Bio-dad got me diagnosed and on medicine, after awhile, since I was well behaved, mom thought I was "cured". They were separated, and mom remarried. I still had it, I was extremely impulsive, wanting to get emotions out and not understanding how, usually ending in disaster. I didn't mean for the disasters to happen, I just wanted to express myself and didn't have good ways to do it. When I was told to explain myself, I would usually say "I didn't think this would happen" meaning I thought another outcome would happen. Well, that was their response. I ended up internalizing it as I am stupid. It still hurts, growing up with parents who ignored my diagnosis. | 2021-12-11T12:24:52.000Z | rdyqsh | 8 | 79 | ADHD | "That's Right, You Didn't Think." | 0.99 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rdyqsh/thats_right_you_didnt_think/ |
CorpseProject | Maybe it’s because I’m enamored with the bullet journal style, but boy howdy does it seem to be working for me. I LOVE how it’s free form and I can dictate how it operates on my own terms. Plus it’s a great excuse to doodle if I am so inclined. Been trying to not let it be another distraction thing, so far mostly good.
Plus, the big news, I got meds. For the first time in my life I’m being medicated for this stupid brain thing and it’s great. 30mg of vyvanse, it doesn’t get me high, helps me feel more patient somehow (?), I end up getting things done in a timely manner (or at all, like y’all I get shit done now!) and I feel less impulsive overall.
Also, it doesn’t seem to affect my appetite or whatever, the only side effect I’ve noticed it dizziness but also I should probably drink more water.
Back on the journal/planner note, now I can honestly say “yea, I have a planner” when that dumb question comes up. And because I like the system I’m focused on it unlike with past planners where I didn’t get how the damn thing worked.
Thanks for reading, I hope y’all are having a good weekend. | 2021-12-11T12:22:33.000Z | rdypik | 3 | 5 | ADHD | Two things: I got the meds! And also using a planner kind of actually helps? | 0.86 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rdypik/two_things_i_got_the_meds_and_also_using_a/ |
dnyl1 | Getting a doctor diagnoses is hard, but from my years of looking into why I am how I am, I would say that I pretty much have ADHD + Dyspraxia + Mild Autism/Aspergers.
Anyways I'm in my early 20s now and whereas all my friends are starting to take life seriously, I just cannot think straight at all. I can never complete any book, project or whatnot, I cannot communicate properly. My head is a mess, my attention span is naught and the way I process information seems radically different compared to my peers.
I have an issue in that I can't get a diagnosis and I also don't want to be hooked on medicine to function (it's a depressing thought that in my 30s-40s I will be dependent on medicine).
So I'm guessing, how do you guys cope? Or is it a pretty bleak reality without medicinal aids? | 2021-12-11T11:55:43.000Z | rdyag1 | 50 | 32 | ADHD | For those who are undiagnosed and don't take medicines, how do you cope? | 0.92 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rdyag1/for_those_who_are_undiagnosed_and_dont_take/ |
VinMarianni | Hi! I'm 26 six years old female just diagnosed with ADHD. But I don't think I have it because I lack of serious forgetfulness.
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The reasons I reached out for help that extremely affects my life:
\-On and off depression (Since adolescents)
\-Lack of motivation on everything
\-Anxiety
\-Disorganization (procrastionation, have written my thesis in 3 weeks, one year of work usually finished in 1 month etc., need deadline to finish those things throughout my life)
\-Addiction of alcohol (other substance abuse also occurs if it is possible to get them) and no control over it I JUST WANT TO STOP
\-Nail biting (since childhood)
\-Boredom (so binge watching via skipping and doing other stuff like playing games at the same time)
\-Sleeping tooo much (as long as I know myself)
\-Daydreaming (Extreme in childhood)
\-Focusing (re-reading at least 4 times to get things, thoughts or external stimuli disrupts, while talking to someone if subject or person is not interesting really hard time focusing trying so so hard to stay in the conversations it becomes exhausting)
\-Restlessness
\-Not knowing who you are
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Reasons I don't think I have ADHD:
\-My parents seem normal expect my father who drinks as well, angry and gambling problem
\-I always keep up with responsibilities (appointments, school, exams, feeding the cat except messiness or house chores)
\-LACK OF FORGETFULNESS (everyone forgets thing they don't care, misplace stuff from time to time. My case yes I sometimes forget to take my medications, feed the fish, sometimes the therapy session that I don't feel like to join, birthdays of my loved ones, temporarily my doctor appointments-that I eventually remember. These things with short term memory never created serious problems in my life since I know myself)
\-Sometimes my brain is just blank and usually racing thoughts when I'm about to sleep or focusing and usually anxious and judgmental ones causing low self esteem. Not like a lot of ideas at a time. A brain that is usually bored and so critical thereafter I just shut it by distracting myself with multiple things.
\-Successful person (A really successful one they say but I know I can due better but procrastination. And sometimes these are not like my achievements I don't know)
\-Sits still (especially at school, usually punished or beaten at home due to hyperactivity as a child but punishment at school that comes with the feeling of embarrassment is even worse so I just sit still in class dreaming until the bell. After the bell let's beat the crap out of other kids- such a angry and aggressive child.)
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I don't know there are other stuff that affects my life and similar to having ADHD that I cannot recall at the moment but as I said I'm not extremely forgetful as everyone with ADHD describes that affects my life seriously.
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So should I go and consult some other professional? | 2021-12-11T11:54:18.000Z | rdy9pp | 5 | 3 | ADHD | ADHD without forgetfulness... Is it possible?! | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rdy9pp/adhd_without_forgetfulness_is_it_possible/ |
amy1996kate | I’ve recently been seeing a psychiatrist about my suspected adhd, I’ve been told by everyone close to me my whole life that I have it.
I’ve scored really high in all the tests i I feel so hopeful about finally knowing what’s wrong with me, and being able to get the help I need.
But still I feel so useless I break everything, I forget everything and everything people don’t take me seriously ever because I’m such an airhead sometimes. I don’t want to get close to anyone because it always reaches this point of them getting fed up with my carelessness and I’m so tired of hearing “you would be so much better if you just tried” and I have been trying, I feel like I spend all my energy trying to be up to everyone else’s standard and it’s still never good enough | 2021-12-11T11:50:10.000Z | rdy7in | 3 | 3 | ADHD | I’m so lost | 0.81 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rdy7in/im_so_lost/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-12-11T11:44:03.000Z | rdy49p | 19 | 68 | ADHD | I live in a country where nobody knows about ADHD… | 0.97 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rdy49p/i_live_in_a_country_where_nobody_knows_about_adhd/ |
GreasierThanThou | I have three courses this semester, all of which i like, yet when I have to do the homework, I have a hard time getting started. Only deadlines motivate me, so then if i have one the next morning i procrastinate all day and get started at 22:00, go to sleep at 3:00 and feel tired af the next day. It's not sustainable, bc it's a tough major and this is just not working anymore.
*"sometimes you just have to force yourself to do things you don't like"*
Ok well 1 i do like it, it's genuinely interesting, and 2 HOW??? I have this mild obsession about Free Will and control because my own are so lacking. Focus is ok bc meds, but getting started when I *want* to get started is just.. bruh.
How do you guys deal with this type of executive disfunction? Any tips or tricks are welcome. | 2021-12-11T11:34:08.000Z | rdxzcf | 3 | 5 | ADHD | How to *force* yourself to get shit done? | 0.86 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rdxzcf/how_to_force_yourself_to_get_shit_done/ |
idkvitrain | [removed] | 2021-12-11T11:31:35.000Z | rdxy1x | 1 | 1 | ADHD | I thought it just was my virgo rising but its probably rejective sensitive dysphoria | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rdxy1x/i_thought_it_just_was_my_virgo_rising_but_its/ |
ramsvy | Falling asleep, waking up, and getting out of bed have always been the three hardest things for me. I keep myself awake until late/early without wanting to, and then regular alarms do nothing to wake me up, because I just turn them off and go back to sleep. And when I do wake up, it takes me hours to get the motivation to get out of bed.
The falling asleep part has definitely lessened in severity since I started meds - I'm asleep around midnight most nights now, instead of 4am. For waking up and staying awake, Alarmy has been working wonders. However - I'm miserable every time the alarm goes off. It's ruining every morning, because I start them off hating being awake, hating that I'm going to have to get out of bed. It really sucks, and I have no idea how to fix it. It's like the only thing I want is to go back to sleep, even if I've had plenty of rest, and the alarm going off is the worst thing to ever happen to me. It's a really strong, negative emotion.
Does anyone have any tips or ways to help this? Or am I just going to have to learn to cope with it?
Edit to add: the misery goes away once I've woken up fully. It doesn't continue through the day - I just think it stops me from being as fully motivated/ready for the morning as I could be, because I spend the first few minutes of every morning miserable. I don't think that I'm actually depressed, because I'm fine for the rest of the day. | 2021-12-11T11:12:22.000Z | rdxo80 | 10 | 1 | ADHD | How do I stop waking up miserable? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rdxo80/how_do_i_stop_waking_up_miserable/ |
alittlebitblue__ | I very recently started on SSRI/antidepressant medication mainly for general anxiety, but I score on severe depression as well. My entire life I have struggled with every symptom in the book that someone with ADHD would have, but this has been brushed off by both me and family as being my personality trait. Over a longer period of time, anxiety and depression has been so intrusive that I have not thought much over if I have ADHD. Now that the medication has started to work, I really feel like the medication is not working properly, or I in fact do have ADHD and these symptoms are coming back.
Has anyone here taken SSRI and how did it feel for you to take it while having ADHD? | 2021-12-11T11:06:02.000Z | rdxkyx | 7 | 6 | ADHD | Do antidepressants worsen ADHD? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rdxkyx/do_antidepressants_worsen_adhd/ |
Infinite_Positive_51 | [removed] | 2021-12-11T11:03:54.000Z | rdxjvi | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Should I Change Psychiatrists? Also, a weird reaction to Abilify. | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rdxjvi/should_i_change_psychiatrists_also_a_weird/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-12-11T11:00:20.000Z | rdxhz5 | 3 | 1 | ADHD | Mouth sores and ADHD - Share your experiences | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rdxhz5/mouth_sores_and_adhd_share_your_experiences/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-12-11T10:54:24.000Z | rdxeu0 | 1 | 1 | ADHD | ADHD and Competitiveness | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rdxeu0/adhd_and_competitiveness/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-12-11T10:52:35.000Z | rdxdyo | 1 | 2 | ADHD | Introvert vs adhd? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rdxdyo/introvert_vs_adhd/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-12-11T10:42:17.000Z | rdx920 | 12 | 44 | ADHD | Adhd meds made me realise I'm unhappy | 0.95 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rdx920/adhd_meds_made_me_realise_im_unhappy/ |
TheDazeGoBy | So context. I live in a house with my wife and grandmother. Two floors and a basement I tend to be on the second floor since thats where my "rec room" and my bedroom are. Every so often I get really uncomfortable coming down at night to use the only decent bathroom, take a shower, make food etc. I keep feeling like someone is watching me or I am in danger constantly. Now grandmother has been on vacation and it has gotten 10 times worse to the point that I am almost in tears wanting to call my wife because I am scared to be alone in a locked bathroom.
I have bipolar and possibly an anxiety disorder but the kost prevelant thing in my life in terms of my diagnosed mental disorders is my ADHD. I wanted to know if this is normal for those with a similar mental condition and if perhaps I could see if anyone knew a way to assist with it at all. | 2021-12-11T10:35:47.000Z | rdx5t4 | 3 | 1 | ADHD | Does ADHD have any link to paranoia as far as anyone knows? Also perhaps help? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rdx5t4/does_adhd_have_any_link_to_paranoia_as_far_as/ |
PartimeBird | I’ve had a weird quirk where I feel like I NEED to wake up 4 hours before work. It wasn’t as extreme when I was still in school, but ever since I’ve been working I’ve always felt like I needed to be up four hours before work. So I have “goof off” time. ADHD runs in my family but my parents never thought I had it because I was a relatively quiet kid.
I always dread events because I’m so terrified of being late or missing appointments. I know the time will slip away like sand so I need the couple of hours to mess around at my own pace. I used to do this when I worked swing shifts at my old employer. I’d work till 10pm stay up till 11:30, stress about how little sleep I am going to get, and I’d be up at 2am to go to my 6am morning shift. Thankfully my new job has a set schedule now so it’s not as extreme anymore.
I could swear the flow of time is a lie and time just turns on fast forward to fuck with me. | 2021-12-11T10:34:49.000Z | rdx5cz | 5 | 22 | ADHD | I never knew why I was so obsessed with waking up early so I “wasn’t late” to work. | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rdx5cz/i_never_knew_why_i_was_so_obsessed_with_waking_up/ |
anetanetanet | I have noticed this for a very long time and it is very frustrating. I first noticed it when I started going to big concerts. It felt like... Not real somehow? As if I was watching on TV and wasn't entirely there. Other times it feels like I have no emotional reaction to the thing I'm seeing/experiencing. I act like I do, and in the way I *think* I would if I felt anything, but deep down it falls completely flat. It's hard to explain, and very frustrating to experience.
I hate it because I feel like I'm not entirely enjoying the experience. It's also hard to remember these experiences very well, like they're pretty hazy. Which again is so annoying, i want to at least have a proper memory of it! | 2021-12-11T10:29:00.000Z | rdx2as | 2 | 6 | ADHD | When I experience something very exciting and amazing I tend to sort of... Disconnect and feel like I'm absent. Is this an adhd thing? | 0.88 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rdx2as/when_i_experience_something_very_exciting_and/ |
No_Traffic3700 | I am on my second year at uni, I barely scraped through the first year assignments even know I was classed as top 5 in the class. I left my assignments till the day before untill it became a panic because I couldn't get them done.
I have been to see a phycologist through the uni and have been waiting for the diagnostic report, been chasing for weeks even tho she was saying I have adhd. I've tried to see a gp doctor but I have to wait over a month for an appointment because its not classed as urgent!
I feel like I'm stupid and just making this adhd thing up as an excuse for not doing my assignments even tho I have been struggling for years and have all the symptoms. Any suggestions? | 2021-12-11T10:25:33.000Z | rdx0kl | 2 | 1 | ADHD | Help with uni... | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rdx0kl/help_with_uni/ |
iwanttoeatandsleep | I've been going for counselling, to discuss whether I should move on to ADHD psychiatric assessment and possible treatment, and that involves discussing the symptoms. The counsellor and I agreed that I 'check' the boxes of ADHD presentations, but he said that it's important to understand why I check the boxes e.g. why do I procrastinate, why do I have problems with time management (and what IS time management in the first place), why do I constantly get distracted, etc.
I understand it's quite important to elaborate on these concepts but I just don't know how to phrase my thought processes? I've never been the best with words, let alone describing inner motivations and thoughts. I'm not looking to force-fit my explanations to the 'typical' ADHD one in order to prompt a diagnosis, but I thought if I could hear a few inputs on why you guys feel/do what you do, it might help me evaluate whether I myself feel the same, and maybe I could describe it the same way to the counsellor during my next session.
Thank you!! It helps a lot :D
**TL;DR**: could you describe how and why ADHD makes it harder to be a "productive" person? | 2021-12-11T10:24:02.000Z | rdwzs4 | 5 | 4 | ADHD | How does ADHD feel like? | 0.83 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rdwzs4/how_does_adhd_feel_like/ |
Matthew1_0 | [removed] | 2021-12-11T10:20:57.000Z | rdwy9s | 0 | 1 | ADHD | I have trouble growing up. | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rdwy9s/i_have_trouble_growing_up/ |
MiddletonPlays | The last few weeks I've been hyperfixated on Red Dead Redemption 2!
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I got the game just after it came out on PC which was just over 2 years ago but I procrastinated on playing it as I know the game was very long and I just wasn't in the right mind frame to play it. Decided a few weeks ago it was time and I'm OBSESSED! I've never played a game that is so detailed! I'm in love with the main character Arthur Morgan!
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I've spent 70 hours so far on this game and still a bit more to go but I'm not rushing myself as I'm trying to make sure I get a chance to see mostly everything! Side missions are so fun!
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Its just gone 10am and I've been playing for the past 10 hours! Its completely ruined my sleep even though my sleep has always been crap but I DON'T GIVE A FUCK because I'm enjoying myself! The last few days I've been awake all night and not going to sleep until lunch time because of hyperfocusing on this game!
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Anyway, what have you been hyperfocused/hyperfixated on recently? | 2021-12-11T10:20:56.000Z | rdwy9r | 9 | 1 | ADHD | What Have You Recently Been Hyperfocused/Hyperfixated On? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rdwy9r/what_have_you_recently_been/ |
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