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Lesoely2003 | I made a post about making a major change to computer science a few days ago. It’s something I want to do, I’ve registered for the classes, made a schedule, looked in to what I need to complete. Made a study time table for winter break to maybe get ahead (since I’m making this change in my sophomore year, a little late)
But how do I know this isn’t just my adhd making me want to choose a new career path or new hobby or new activity for dopamine. These things make me so stressed. Because I do know that I pick up new hobbies quiet often, and abandon things fairly quickly, I’m not saying that is what will happen, I really hope it’s not, I can’t afford to change my major any more times 🥲 | 2021-12-05T21:26:30.000Z | r9pv0r | 3 | 1 | ADHD | How do I know this isn’t just my adhd | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r9pv0r/how_do_i_know_this_isnt_just_my_adhd/ |
Junior-Slide-9639 | [removed] | 2021-12-05T21:24:27.000Z | r9ptdj | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Following your dreams with ADHD | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r9ptdj/following_your_dreams_with_adhd/ |
Ernislav | I'm finally on meds for about 2 months, or something like that. I'm taking Medikinet CR (Methylphenidate) and it helped me a lot.
However, I feel like it's helping me less everyday. I had to experiment with my dose, and currently I'm using 20mg and 30mg.
20mg just feels like not enough sometimes and while taking 30mg i can feel some side effect (low apetite and I'm sometimes out of any will to do anything after work).
Recently there's also a lot going on in my life and I'm not sure if it's dose fault, should I change meds, or just fix everything else.
How were you able to find the right dose for you? When did you feel that IT'S the right dose for you? | 2021-12-05T21:24:22.000Z | r9ptax | 1 | 1 | ADHD | How did you find the right dose? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r9ptax/how_did_you_find_the_right_dose/ |
POCKETB00K1337 | I took Adderall XR when I was younger and it seemed to really help me.
Since working from home I found that my ADHD was out of control and holding me back from being successful.
My doc prescribed me 10mg of Adderall XR per day. For the first two weeks I felt amazing. It was working great!
Now, into my 3rd week… I’m starting to feel really “rotten” - is the best way to describe it.
I wonder if my dose is too low… or I’m thinking about asking her to try something different. It’s been so long since I even considered taking medication again for my struggles… I’m so out of the loop on meds and which ones are the best to take.
I have an appointment in 2 weeks… fingers crossed I can get this sorted out. It really sucks!!! | 2021-12-05T21:15:53.000Z | r9pmac | 2 | 2 | ADHD | Recently started taking medication… | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r9pmac/recently_started_taking_medication/ |
nocjammo | I feel that casual talk drains all of my energy and I cannot stand sitting there being part of it for too long.
I like talking shit all the time, or about unusual stuff, or tell random jokes, anything that's out of the norm. I feel like I have a super specific "context" of communication (like how some cultures are high-context and others low-context, except mine is neither, just all-over-the-place-context) and can only enjoy communicating with people who are similar. Things just click.
This makes me feel bad, as for example, It feels unbearable to sit for longer than 5 mins with my grandma who just asks questions about the most mundane stuff, like what am I doing for work, how long does it take me to get there, etc...
It's like the potential people I can enjoy spending time with has been extremely narrowed down. Anyone with whom I cannot be myself with I have hard time being in close proximity to, and I wish I could form better relationships with a wider range of people.
Just wanted to share this. | 2021-12-05T21:15:40.000Z | r9pm39 | 3 | 13 | ADHD | Having casual conversations feels really draining | 0.94 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r9pm39/having_casual_conversations_feels_really_draining/ |
kps61981 | Would anyone mind sharing a little about your experiences with Focalin XR? Especially (but not necessarily) if you took any of the amphetamine class meds first and switched over to Focalin XR. Thank you! | 2021-12-05T21:11:23.000Z | r9pirc | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Focalin XR experiences? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r9pirc/focalin_xr_experiences/ |
kaatierose | TLDR AT THE END!!
to give a little background: i got diagnosed earlier this year and put on adderall and it worked MAGIC i felt normal it was great. then i moved states and was off of it for a little bc i couldn’t find a dr and have since started using cerebral which i LOVE and am back on it!
since starting back on adderall it doesn’t feel as magical as it did the first time. it still works? but i still feel scatter brained and i don’t know if it’s bc my dose might need to be upped or if it’s just bc i’m super backed up on tasks from being off of it and can’t find a way to get caught up. i work a full time job and a part time job. i’m also a full time student and hold multiple leadership positions at school as well.
with this being said: for my fellow busy people - what do you use to stay organized and on top of tasks? if anybody has tips on getting caught up on life i would APPRECIATE it bc on top of that i’m struggling so hard staying organized physically. i’m struggling to find time to do self care and my room is a MESS 🥺
will appreciate any tips, methods, advice etc!
TLDR; was off of my meds for a while and upon getting back on them it doesn’t feel as perfect as the first time. think it’s bc i got so behind on life while being off of them, looking for tips on organization, staying on top of tasks & also remembering to take care of myself | 2021-12-05T21:10:03.000Z | r9phog | 1 | 1 | ADHD | ORGANIZATION TIPS? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r9phog/organization_tips/ |
GabrielBB03 | Impulsivity is ruining my whole life. It's getting worse and worse. Every group chat they get me in, I fill it with a lot of offtopic discussions and then I feel so bad that I did. I beat myself up every night because every day I say that this is the day when all will change, that today I won't be impulsive and I always end up the day as a failure.
I post every personal thing on places that people don't really care, i take interviews and I end up saying a lot of out of place things. I try to stop but is like I'm addicted to it, when the urge comes, I have to do it, I have to grab the phone or the laptop and type it all in. I post every personal thing on Instagram and I constantly say things that get me in trouble.
I've tried meditation and I think it helped a little, although I've not done it for a long time.
Are some of you living like this ? How do you cope with this ? | 2021-12-05T21:09:42.000Z | r9pher | 4 | 2 | ADHD | Very close to lose my job. Impulsivity is ruining my life | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r9pher/very_close_to_lose_my_job_impulsivity_is_ruining/ |
Curious-Leg2486 | Guys, am I sensitive? I use social media too much, watch streams and lives. I comment bc I need to show my page, I want to be influencer. Last time I was in one of my favorite youtubers live and I write "imu, it's been too long i didn't watch your lives" and he read my comment and said you are watching dump bitch. I get sad. I felt so bad. Even once in a very famuse cartoonist he asked everyone to say their country and he read all then when reached mine said I didn't know your country bc my country doesn't recognize their country as a real country (I think all know I talk about which) I get so sad. I've never thought he think like this way. From those time I stoped commenting even didn't follow any celebrity. | 2021-12-05T21:09:21.000Z | r9ph52 | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Am i sensitive? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r9ph52/am_i_sensitive/ |
tartuffewonderdog | If there is anything I've got to remember (lol) to take to work, or out with me when I'm next going out the front door. I put it in my shoes. That gives me the best chance of remembering it.... Not fool proof of course, but works 90% of the time. The other 10% is the usual, "oh yeah, I've got to take this", then immediate puts it down on an unapproved surface and leaves without it. | 2021-12-05T21:07:36.000Z | r9pfsd | 3 | 3 | ADHD | Put it in your shoes! | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r9pfsd/put_it_in_your_shoes/ |
mushykiki | If you're trying to do something important (studying, cleaning, work) and your brain just won't let you, do you find it's better to force yourself to do it in that moment, or to come back to it later when you feel more capable?
I'm trying to study math right now and absolutely nothing is working in my brain. I feel like I'm making things more confusing because I can't stick to one method, I'm jumping all over the place without completing anything and I feel really defeated and lost.
At the same time, if I move on to something else I need to do like my chores or something for work, I'm going to feel pathetic because I've given up on studying something I very clearly need to work on.
But I really feel like I'm wasting time by not accomplishing anything by studying, and it's making me stress out about the other things I could be crossing off my never-ending list instead.
What works best for you in this situation? | 2021-12-05T21:07:17.000Z | r9pfjl | 2 | 1 | ADHD | Brain isn't working - do you force it or move on? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r9pfjl/brain_isnt_working_do_you_force_it_or_move_on/ |
scienceguy58 | I’m graduating college! And for me that means moving to a different state, but it also means finding a new primary care physician. I have only ever had two doctors my pediatrician and then then my current family medicine physician. I’m currently medicated for my ADHD 40mg of vyvanse. I was diagnosed with ADHD when I was in 3rd grade I think and have been medicated since then (minus a few years in elementary school Bc the meds made me feel like a robot). My current PCP is amazing. My insurance is weird and doesn’t cover 30day rx, only 90day for some reason idk.
Currently have a job lined up as a nurse and am planning to take a few classes for grad school. I know I will lose my job if I go to work and I know I will fail out if I am unmedicated.
I am petrified of trying to find a new PCP in a different state and am worried I will be viewed as a drug seeker. How should I go about this process? | 2021-12-05T21:04:41.000Z | r9pdhn | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Moving while medicated | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r9pdhn/moving_while_medicated/ |
Rosehiping | I'm 21 years old, 68-69 kg 1.81. I was diagnosed today with ADHD which is quite a weird moment of my life since I never used stimulating medications before.
Long story short, I was given 36 Mg Concerta, one bottle. I need to do a blood test and tomography tomorrow though, but I took one today just to test it out. I was tired and kinda hungry, didn't have much of a breakfast. One hour later I felt calm, focused, I could talk easier and more clearly, felt like I could read a book and understand it for the first time ever. Didn't exactly feel like studying though.
About 4 hours later I took a bath, drank enough water later I presume, and I started getting very bad headaches, I could still focus but I started getting a bit more anxiety, very badly sweating, felt pretty robotic as well. My focus was still pretty good. I felt great overall but after a certain amount of hours I started not being able to eat much, worse headache, still sweaty, and a bit more social anxiety.
Should I just drop it? I still need to talk to the psychiatrist again, I'm failing college but I feel like this can really help me, and I fear I, despite feeling better, will have far more problems in a future life by not taking medicine. | 2021-12-05T21:04:32.000Z | r9pddb | 5 | 4 | ADHD | Diagnosed, Given Concerta | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r9pddb/diagnosed_given_concerta/ |
shibauwu | GOD. unmedicated ADHD sufferer here and boy am I suffering. I can't sit and do a bunch of research and write several pages of shit I'm not hyperfixated on honestly. imagine if my parents recognized my struggle in high school and got me treated for it and medicated. wowie my life would be easier. anyway I'm absolutely suffering as hell rn and I can't write this paper I think I'm gonna take another nap goodnight pals | 2021-12-05T21:03:03.000Z | r9pc56 | 3 | 5 | ADHD | writing a paper is LITERALLY IMPOSSIBLE | 0.86 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r9pc56/writing_a_paper_is_literally_impossible/ |
throwtheways77 | I have a nightly routine of watching tik toks before going to bed. It makes me feel more connected to reality to see other people and I just love tik tok anyways. I have this issue though where (whether or not I use tik tok really) I have to fight myself just to sleep. Most of my sleeping issues just comes from me being locked onto something and it being nearly impossible to pull myself away. Then I get into the habit of doing that and my body clock is messed up. I can try reading before bed, but I’m afraid that it’ll cause me other issues unrelated to ADHD. Any advice? | 2021-12-05T21:02:41.000Z | r9pbuf | 17 | 3 | ADHD | How can I get myself to sleep? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r9pbuf/how_can_i_get_myself_to_sleep/ |
irefsoc | Has anyone worked with a watch type stimulator that vibrates or beeps on time intervals to keep us on task? You could set it at you pace/need to bring you back to what you wanted to do. It could be verbally interfaced so you could voice the task the set timer to remind you at certain intervals and the number of intervals.
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Pardon me I am new to this world. I have been reading my son's Facebook and realized I had not clue to his inner world and pain. Makes me a bad dad? Well time to jump on this horse and I refused to be bucked off. To old to hit the ground nowadays. | 2021-12-05T21:01:46.000Z | r9pb38 | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Adapting to spaciness (our term back in the day) | 0.99 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r9pb38/adapting_to_spaciness_our_term_back_in_the_day/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-12-05T21:00:07.000Z | r9p9l1 | 1 | 2 | ADHD | Got an inc in a med and got so much done today! | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r9p9l1/got_an_inc_in_a_med_and_got_so_much_done_today/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-12-05T21:00:01.000Z | r9p9hi | 1 | 1 | ADHD | I'm curious, what were your first words to your therapist | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r9p9hi/im_curious_what_were_your_first_words_to_your/ |
Long_Drive | I got tested for ADHD two months ago and was diagnosed with combined inattentive/impulsive type. This was two months ago, and the non-psychiatrist doctor that evaluated me sent me the report 5 days ago via email, after saying he would send it two weeks ago. It took over 3 months to get to this point, from the moment I set up the first meeting. I have the report in my hands which includes a recommendation for "Medical evaluation by a licensed psychiatrist for possible medication management". I've been trying to contact his office for the last 5 days for some update on when we could meet so I can get a referral, but like always, he is very slow to respond. Can I just find my own psychiatrist in my own network (Medicaid) and show them the report so I can get this moving along? | 2021-12-05T20:59:51.000Z | r9p9d0 | 4 | 1 | ADHD | Finding own psychiatrist due to delays question | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r9p9d0/finding_own_psychiatrist_due_to_delays_question/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-12-05T20:58:25.000Z | r9p89t | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Writing a paper is LITERALLY IMPOSSIBLE | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r9p89t/writing_a_paper_is_literally_impossible/ |
yeetyeetskrrtskrrrrt | [removed] | 2021-12-05T20:56:22.000Z | r9p6p5 | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Cleaning struggle | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r9p6p5/cleaning_struggle/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-12-05T20:53:46.000Z | r9p4oo | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Considering switching from Dex to Lisdex | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r9p4oo/considering_switching_from_dex_to_lisdex/ |
RaggaBaby | I love music, it's a very big part of my life. But i've come to the realization that I just can't really casually listen to any music.
Cause when I listen to my music I can do my tasks and such, but I won't really be able to engage in any subject that somebody would like to discuss with me at that time. Unless I detach myself from the music.
Also if somebody wants to show me some music or just puts some music on i'll be 1. Really into it! Or I'll be 2. really not into it, there's not really an inbetween. Even if I know they're playing some good tunes that I'll maybe appreciate more some other time I still just won't be able to get into it.
I'm also mostly not able to fall asleep with any music on cause i'll automatically start focussing on it doesn't matter how soft it'll be playing. Anybody else know what i'm talking about? | 2021-12-05T20:51:27.000Z | r9p2we | 4 | 8 | ADHD | I can't just listen to music and not be fully invested in it. | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r9p2we/i_cant_just_listen_to_music_and_not_be_fully/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-12-05T20:50:32.000Z | r9p27i | 1 | 2 | ADHD | Adhd and the laser pen phenomenon | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r9p27i/adhd_and_the_laser_pen_phenomenon/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-12-05T20:48:27.000Z | r9p0kg | 2 | 1 | ADHD | What turns you into the Duracell rabbit? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r9p0kg/what_turns_you_into_the_duracell_rabbit/ |
grahammygrahams | I saw a movie last night that I loved. So much. I am an aspiring writer in the film world and moved to LA for it. It sent me into a hyperfocus spiral. I went home and made a youtube video and edited it til 3am. Not super relevant but still like??? Okay I haven’t made a youtube video in forever, this is strange. Then I wake up the next day. Eat one thing, drink a little coffee, and work on my script I’ve been dragging my feet to finish, for 6 hours straight. I did not eat or drink water but I felt… literally AMAZING. Did not shower, wash face, or brush teeth. Took a small break and wrote for another 3 hours. It’s the next day- I am still feeling the “high” of hyperfocus. I am scared to go back into reality in fear I’ll lose this momentum but I also feel crazy. Manic is the only way I can explain it. I even cancelled on plans to go to a party because I was so consumed in it. How is it that our desire to eat or drink can be so suppressed by our fixation on something?! Last time this happened I hyperfixated on a boy and could hardly eat one meal a day, and for a week hardly ate or slept and became sick. Would love to hear your experiences, so I feel less crazy haha I know I should want a solution but hyperfixation is a beautiful little world that I selfishly enjoy. | 2021-12-05T20:47:59.000Z | r9p07d | 6 | 34 | ADHD | Hyperfocusing makes me feel like I’m on drugs/manic | 0.97 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r9p07d/hyperfocusing_makes_me_feel_like_im_on_drugsmanic/ |
bythepoole | I finally got bored enough/sick of the trash emails to actually do something about it. One of those jobs that I could never be motivated to do because it felt like such a bigger chore than it actually was.
I went through my inbox and unsubscribed from numerous mailing lists I no longer want to be on and for those I did, changed the email address from my proper address to one I've now setup specifically for mailing lists.
Now I can turn the notifications off for that address and read them at my leisure. Also setting a reminder for a couple of months to do the same again. Hopefully there will be less trash for future me to clean up. | 2021-12-05T20:46:29.000Z | r9oz41 | 1 | 6 | ADHD | Cleared up my inbox | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r9oz41/cleared_up_my_inbox/ |
2DayOldDonut | I have a long work report due soon. My usual strategy is to wait until the last minute (or later), and work like a madman to get it done. But this time I actually started it on time and am making some decent progress.
Problem is, it's business writing so it's incredibly boring and I'm losing steam. I'm looking for any tips on creative ways I might keep the momentum going? I desperately want to avoid the usual nightmare of procrastinating until the last moment after my good start so far.
Google only supplies the most obvious answers: make an outline, break it into small pieces, etc...I have no idea who would ever see these "tips" and be helped by them. This sub knows we need more than the obvious. | 2021-12-05T20:45:23.000Z | r9oy9i | 4 | 1 | ADHD | Tips for getting through the slog of a long writing assignment? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r9oy9i/tips_for_getting_through_the_slog_of_a_long/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-12-05T20:44:07.000Z | r9ox8n | 3 | 6 | ADHD | How do I force myself to write essays? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r9ox8n/how_do_i_force_myself_to_write_essays/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-12-05T20:40:10.000Z | r9ou88 | 1 | 1 | ADHD | How do I force myself to study? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r9ou88/how_do_i_force_myself_to_study/ |
Extension-Travel9544 | Always. I overthink things like crazy, so fucking bad, I also get my trauma resurfaced and I get insanely self conscious and can't focus in the moment. Everyone else seems to have fun and enjoy the trip but I can't help but get insecure and all fucked up, idk if it has anything to do with my ADHD but is there anyone else that can relate? | 2021-12-05T20:37:42.000Z | r9os9m | 5 | 1 | ADHD | We*d always gives me a bad trip | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r9os9m/wed_always_gives_me_a_bad_trip/ |
cnj131313 | Hi All -
Diagnosed ADD since the 2nd grade. I used to be on Ritalin through childhood, then Concerta through college. Concerta scared me, it made me very anti social and made my mouth dry. Adderal made me have blank holes in time, so I’m not sure I want that either.
I’ve been struggling hard since having my first child, I used to manage pretty well unmedicated. I’m meeting with a new physician soon and I’m wondering what’s new in the world of meds and what’s been working for you. | 2021-12-05T20:36:51.000Z | r9orle | 2 | 3 | ADHD | What meds are you on/what’s working for you? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r9orle/what_meds_are_you_onwhats_working_for_you/ |
La_Chica_Salvaje | I basically ended up dropping 2 classes and am getting a D in one but probably a B in the other. I want to come back next semester better. Things I have done already is taken 2 easier classes but I have the other 2 harder classes. I’m unmediated until I have my baby in June.
My doctors won’t compromise on any adhd medication and I feel guilty for even pushing them and they gave me Prozac to see if it works (strattera is a class C, but so are Prozac) and I haven’t tried it yet because I don’t have depression and I want them to have a better excuse than “maybe it will help but we don’t know in what way”. That’s a whole other thing.
My question is if anyone has any techniques or advice for making sure they passed and stayed on top of their work. | 2021-12-05T20:34:47.000Z | r9opx9 | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Trying to come back from a bad semester and do better the next. Any advice? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r9opx9/trying_to_come_back_from_a_bad_semester_and_do/ |
nemoesk | I saw someone do a tip post about some book they thought helped them sleep, and they mentioned something to help fall asleep being: you think of every word you can beginning with A, when you draw a blank you move on and think of every word beginning with B and when you draw a blank, etc and so forth.
I scoffed. I'll be honest. I've tried telling myself stories, I've tried counting, I've tried thinking of nothing(hah) and so reading that I did it, I scoffed and I even looked over at my dog to make sure he agreed(he did).
Well this shit has put me to sleep every night this week, what the french toast. I am so baffled. I'm almost mad about it, haha. So I've told a friend or two and there were politely interested. I'm very curious if anyone else has this kind of success with this, or if you're down to give it a shot and report back mostly because I am curious and not used to getting sleep. | 2021-12-05T20:34:35.000Z | r9opru | 1 | 1 | ADHD | I wish I could do two flairs, but anyways sleep??? | 0.67 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r9opru/i_wish_i_could_do_two_flairs_but_anyways_sleep/ |
caia_ | I've started ritalin recently. I've always fasted in the mornings, as food repulses me for the first few hours of the day. Finding things I can stomach has been a chore. Now I'm thinking I could perhaps take my meds with a glass of almond milk or something, would that work? Or does anyone have a better idea? | 2021-12-05T20:31:45.000Z | r9oniy | 5 | 3 | ADHD | I hate eating in the morning but have to with ADHD meds | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r9oniy/i_hate_eating_in_the_morning_but_have_to_with/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-12-05T20:28:32.000Z | r9okv8 | 1 | 2 | ADHD | Task Initiation frustration | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r9okv8/task_initiation_frustration/ |
mrjboettcher | 2nd day on Adderall, and I have zero motivation. I went in to this weekend thinking I was going to get all this shit done, work on my game videos, watch some critical role (DnD series on YouTube, 4 hr episodes to be fair)... Nothing. I have energy, but no focus or drive, which leaves me seriously antsy and agitated.
I'm (M37) recently diagnosed, ADHD-C, anxiety, and the 3 letter abbreviation that starts with R ends with D, and attracts the attention of a particular bot.
I feel depressed, no ambition, but at the same time I keep coming back to the realization that I'm wasting the weekend, but I can't seem to do anything about it. I've spent most of the day either pacing, or jumping from low priority task to low priority task. What I have accomplished today was shitty (new overlays for videos), and I'll likely wind up redoing them anyway.
I'm worried if I go to work like this tomorrow, it's going to be more of the same.
And apparently my self acceptance/approval levels are tanked too... I've deleted and rewritten this post about 4 times now. Normally I can vape a bit of cannabis and get beyond this kind of hurdle, but I don't even have the motivation to do that.
Shit, and I just realized I haven't eaten in 10 hours. | 2021-12-05T20:25:35.000Z | r9oikc | 2 | 1 | ADHD | Day 2 on Adderall... Seems to have opposite effect | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r9oikc/day_2_on_adderall_seems_to_have_opposite_effect/ |
sonowyoutellme | I got diagnosed a couple of month ago. So now I (m44) have been on concerta 27mg for a month. Before that I was in 18mg for a month. However, I don’t feel any notable changes other than I might fall a sleep faster at night. But then again I wake up in the middle of the night and won’t fall back asleep as my brain starts spinning again. What are you guys experience on concerta. | 2021-12-05T20:21:32.000Z | r9ofee | 4 | 1 | ADHD | Am I supposed to feel anything? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r9ofee/am_i_supposed_to_feel_anything/ |
shoegal69 | Hi all, so I'm newly diagnosed with inattentive ADHD as a female adult, also recently diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder, and just started taking 10 mg generic adderall with my Lexapro. It's...you know, it does what it does, but the backstory of this is that I've been stuck in a TERRIBLE job situation for at least three years now, a job I was planning to leave until Covid hit and I felt too scared to leave it, and now it's been forever and I simply cannot apply to jobs. I've applied to a few over the past year but applications are SO hard for me. I just...I can't do them. It's a huge ADHD trigger for me, I think - the nebulousness, the uncertainty, the bulk shooting required, the emotional vulnerability, the unfocused and unstructured nature of it. I would like nothing more than to have someone stand in a room with me and time me and follow up with each application and do that for weeks until I've applied somewhere so I can please, for the love of God, leave my nightmare job, but I'm not sure this is a service that exists. Any advice for job searching/life purpose searching with ADHD, when it can get so overwhelming and emotional so quickly? | 2021-12-05T20:19:59.000Z | r9oe5s | 4 | 5 | ADHD | Job searching/applications with ADHD - how do we do it? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r9oe5s/job_searchingapplications_with_adhd_how_do_we_do/ |
MsMurua | Hi Guys,
My name is Murua I am new to this website and a friend of mine referred me. Anyway, my daughter was diagnosed with ADHD that being said I already knew I have it. I finished school for nursing and was burnt out with the whole studying thing. My cousin suggested Concerta, she guaranteed weight loss and a ton of energy. Because I love it so much (ENERGY) I would like to continue taking it especially for work but concerned if my mental status will deteriorate sometimes my mind is going in 5 directions at one time though I eventually level out I was looking to find some hidden information. Ill be checking in often. By the way I passed my NCLEX on the 3rd attempt so happy. Its good to be around folks who are doing what I'm doing. Talk to you guys later. PEACE!!!! | 2021-12-05T20:16:40.000Z | r9obla | 4 | 1 | ADHD | Methylphenidate (CONCERTA) | 0.99 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r9obla/methylphenidate_concerta/ |
poptartemis | I’ve been in a relationship for almost 8 years and almost once a week for the past few years I’ve had the same argument with my partner. I’m unmotivated, I’m lazy, and I feel like I have no redeeming qualities to contribute to a relationship. For example, today all we did was sit in our bedroom and played around on separate video games. I say I’m gonna get better and fix it, then I do some research for a day or two and fall right back into my routine. I want to change so badly because he’s right , and I don’t know what to do. He understands I have ADHD but we’re at the point now where I hid behind my diagnosis instead of actually working on what needs to be fixed, and that I’m saying the same things every argument. I have trouble accepting “no” as an answer both from people and myself, and it leads to me spending hundreds of dollars a week on going out. I don’t know what to do anymore because it’s driving him crazy and I feel like I’m wasting his time
To sum it up, I feel as though I will never change for the better, and I’m always going to fall back in the same routine. | 2021-12-05T20:15:25.000Z | r9oal1 | 3 | 4 | ADHD | Ruining relationship | 0.84 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r9oal1/ruining_relationship/ |
Flowersarecool678 | Hello ya'll, Ihope your day or night is going well wherever you are in the world. If not I hope it gets better and for everyone know that you are loved. Have you had a snack today, or had any water? Did you take your meds? It's ok if you haven't just go try to take them now. If you can't do everything, that's ok perhaps try to write down what you have done today no matter how small.
Now to the title of this post. I do not have tiktok, but I watch tiktok compilations from YouTube. There are many adhd tiktok comps on YouTube. This being said one tiktok clip I found that will not get out of my head and sometimes helps is, is to wear shoes when doing hw or any other assignment and it will help you focus. It doesn't always work, but sometimes it really does help me. The clip in question is a guy comparing adhd tips made by people without adhd versus tips for people with adhd made by people with adhd. This is the tip he gave and shortly after I decided why not try it.
Like I said it does work sometimes and sometimes its not enough to help. Other times, as someone with bad feet I cannot wear my shoes any longer so sometimes I do work barefoot and sometimes I take off my shoes I wore all day and just put on a pair of slides or cross because I still get the feeling of taking my shoes off after a long day, and then I put them into a more loose pair of shoes.
I hope this helps anyone and can be added to some people's adhd toolbox or tips and tricks to do life in a neurotypical made world.
Tldr: Found a tip from a YouTube adhd tik tok compilation where a guy with adhd said that wearing shoes when you get home and need work to be done helps you be more productive then when you take off your shoes as soon as you get home. | 2021-12-05T20:12:02.000Z | r9o7ui | 3 | 1 | ADHD | Wear shoes to work | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r9o7ui/wear_shoes_to_work/ |
ariiivegaa | Hello everyone! I was wondering if anyone could give me your tips for success or strategies to navigating adulthood as someone with ADHD (this could really be anything, financial advice, relationship advice, health advice, etc). Any strategies, tools or ideas would be incredibly helpful! Thank you☺️
(Context, I’m in my early 20s) | 2021-12-05T20:11:19.000Z | r9o7an | 4 | 2 | ADHD | Re: Tips/Advice for living with ADHD as a young adult | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r9o7an/re_tipsadvice_for_living_with_adhd_as_a_young/ |
Scaredyfish | This is a very good article on the state of ADHD care in New Zealand. I know from my own experience, it's very hard to get a diagnosis through the public system, particularly as an adult, and there are very few private specialists either.
[https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/in-depth/457283/the-health-system-s-attention-deficit-when-it-comes-to-adhd](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/in-depth/457283/the-health-system-s-attention-deficit-when-it-comes-to-adhd) | 2021-12-05T19:57:20.000Z | r9nvoi | 1 | 2 | ADHD | ADHD in New Zealand | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r9nvoi/adhd_in_new_zealand/ |
h3llonh33ls | I was diagnosed in August as having adhd-inattentive subtype and began taking meds. Currently I’m taking 20mg twice a day and have noticed in recent weeks.. my tongue hurts, I have painful inflamed red dots at the tip of my tongue and small ulcers popping up every few days. My tongue would feel HOT and dry and no amount of liquids would make it feel better. After a few days the issue clears up but then comes right back it seems. I went to a clinic and they offered me a b12 shot and with in 24-36 hours it was gone and hasn’t came back. It’s been about 4 days now? Could this be the medication causing this? | 2021-12-05T19:55:00.000Z | r9nttw | 4 | 3 | ADHD | Adderall tongue? | 0.81 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r9nttw/adderall_tongue/ |
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ewiwaa | So I've been diagnosed and medicated for over a year, and most things have improved a lot and I definitely manage life a lot better now.
But what hasn't improved are these pretty obvious cycles where I bounce between being hyperactive, energized, and very creative, and extremely tired, mildly depressed, and burnt out.
It's affecting me a lot whenever I have my "low" periods since I have more meltdowns and I'm cognitively not functioning at all when I'm in those states. I'm hoping I can find out what it is, but as stated in the title; I'm suspecting cyclothymia, which is basically bipolar but not quite.
Part of me is hoping I'm just experiencing very weirdly periodic burnout with my "heightened moods" just being my natural state, since cyclothymia develops into bipolar disorder 15-50% of the time according to dr google, and I don't want to develop bipolar disorder, naturally.
I have an appointment on Wednesday where I'll bring it up, but I was curious if anyone else even has diagnosed cyclothymia alongside ADHD because I don't see cyclothymia talked about a lot. It seems to be overshadowed by bipolar in a lot of conversations, so I'm pretty curious. | 2021-12-05T19:48:30.000Z | r9nop1 | 5 | 1 | ADHD | Suspecting cyclothymia ontop of adhd | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r9nop1/suspecting_cyclothymia_ontop_of_adhd/ |
Thistlefed | I feel like it's so difficult for me and my other adhd folks to make friends because we are scared of the rejection and don't want the pain when they eventually leave our lives. I've learnt this the hard way, but I think the best thing to do is to stop expecting them to reach out first or arrange plans. It will never happen. At least, in my experience. It's good to build up your confidence and be the one that initiates to maintain the friendships. They seem to slip so easily.
I feel that I've been in a rut of sorts with my recent social life. I've only ever kept a close circle of very good friends, no time for the fairweathers. My last friendship ended so badly that it put me off of ever bothering again so I've not really had any friends for a couple of years. I have lots of friends now from work. These people are worth the effort, people who make me feel nothing but positive energy, people that I've laughed and cried with. Those are the people you make the effort for. I just love having a few select people who are my favourite people and it's us against the world and yeah.... So I've been making lots of plans with them, and we have had so much fun, and I'm happier than I have been for a while. It seems so silly to me now for shutting everyone out. | 2021-12-05T19:47:43.000Z | r9no34 | 4 | 4 | ADHD | Don't wait for them. | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r9no34/dont_wait_for_them/ |
peepeepoopoowhoo | im in a car on my way up the mountains, so i dunno when this will post. anyway
so, i ran away from home and now i live a few states away. in this new state, i don't yet have an id. my bf and i have been trying to get me an id since i moved in almost two years ago, and ever single time we get even close to getting this damn id, i ruin SOMETHING crucial.
i cant drive, so i don't have a license. i always misplace EVERYTHING, i'm loud and fast and i piss him off so often. we're currently driving like, six hours to an airport where i'm getting a passport to act as a form of identification. i did everything right. i have my ssc, my birth certificate, i filled out the forms and copied everything. it's all in a folder. we got to the car to find that i misplaced my fucking wallet, and i need a card with my name on it to buy the damn passport
so, i fucked everything up again! im so fucking mad at myself. he's pissed in the car, im in the backseat with our dog because she has car anxiety. i don't know what to do with myself. it's taking everything in me not to break down in sobs as i type
idk. adhd is a fucking curse and i wanna disappear | 2021-12-05T19:47:37.000Z | r9no0e | 3 | 2 | ADHD | i keep fucking up. long rant | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r9no0e/i_keep_fucking_up_long_rant/ |
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Itsasnailspace | She said she’d be at risk of losing her license if she prescribed anything else other than just a stimulant.
Yet on this subreddit I see folks taking Vyvanse and Guanfacine and having great results and it’s something I want to try. But my doc is hard set on no +1 meds.
She actually isn’t the doctor who diagnosed me with ADHD. She’s my psych who has been treating me for MDD and I just got my ADHD diagnosis a couple weeks ago from a different doctor because I wanted a second opinion. My psych had me take the TOVA test and nothing else and used that as the basis for “you don’t have adhd.”
I then went to a doc who specializes in ADHD and I took the QB test, a self-assessment, and had two observer assessments that my parents took. It was way more in depth and sure enough my diagnosis came back with primarily inattentive.
But since my psych was already treating me for my MDD, the ADHD doc said it was best to keep all medication management under one doc.
Bet you can imagine how the conversation went when I delivered the diagnosis letter to my psych…
To cut this short, I’m switching to the ADHD doctor to manage my meds. What kind of questions can I pose to that doctor to support my curiosity in regards to combining meds in case he is also hesitant to combine? | 2021-12-05T19:38:04.000Z | r9nggo | 5 | 3 | ADHD | My doctor doesn’t believe in combining medication to help with ADHD. (ie: Vyvanse and Guanfacine) | 0.81 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r9nggo/my_doctor_doesnt_believe_in_combining_medication/ |
ff587 | My last job, and stuff in my personal life, really burnt me out over the last 1.5-2 years. So I got a new job and a pretty big raise, but the lack of motivation and the burnt out feeling are still there. I’ve tried multiple meds and nothing seems to be super helpful or effect me like they did when I started Adderall a few years ago, when I was finally diagnosed with ADHD. (I’m now on about 40mg quick release daily)
So, my question is how can I get past the burn out and/or regain some motivation? What has worked for you? Also, being a single dad of 2, my lack of feeding myself, and staying up until 3am damn near every night is likely a HUGE part of the problem. | 2021-12-05T19:34:46.000Z | r9ndw7 | 2 | 2 | ADHD | Burnout and lack of motivation | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r9ndw7/burnout_and_lack_of_motivation/ |
muffin_lewds | [removed] | 2021-12-05T19:32:44.000Z | r9ncae | 5 | 1 | ADHD | Dopamine replacement? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r9ncae/dopamine_replacement/ |
Dr-Avacado | I am absolutely exhausted from trying with all my strength to keep my job. I have always bounced from job to job impulsively. Every job I've had has had issues with me having to take notes, set alarms and have things repeated. I've been treated like I'm an idiot for having different approaches to work projects than others, bullied because I need things repeated. Belittled, and made to feel bad.
When I get the impulse to leave my job, its a feeling of absolutely needing to get the hell out of there because I physically, mentally and emotionally feel claustrophobic. I can't quite explain the feeling, but it is the absolute WORST feeling ever.
I am not a lazy person. I don't want to be on disability. And I love my job that I have now, but I'm having a very familiar impulse and I don't know what to do.
My longest time at a job is 6 months. I need to be financially dependable and responsible... and I feel like I'm a let down. I've had 7 jobs within the last 5 1/2 years and have been to and dropped out of 3 colleges. I've been unemployed for probably longer than I've been employed in my adult life. I barely graduated high school and was and still am on an IEP. I'm on medication and it helps somewhat but I don't know what to do anymore and I've been suggested being put on disability by a friend.
I feel so out of control. Ask me anything, I'll answer everything. I am desperate for advice! I've posted about this two other times and got no response. Please help me. | 2021-12-05T19:32:15.000Z | r9nbx8 | 3 | 2 | ADHD | Disability for adult adhd | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r9nbx8/disability_for_adult_adhd/ |
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Lizerd08 | TLDR at the bottom if you don't want to read my whole story :)
I am two semesters away from graduating with my degree in mechanical engineering. In high school, my grades were perfect, only having a few troubles in English for my poor reading comprehension towards the end, but I still graduated top 10% of my class. When I started college, that all fell away. I had started failing tests, even though I studied exactly how I did in high school. After a few semesters, I lost my state and academic scholarships because my GPA dropped below a 2.5, and I legitimately thought of dropping out but stuck with it because I loved what I was learning couldn't imagine not becoming a mechanical engineer.
I ended up getting an internship for all of 2020, and it was probably the worst year of my life. I was forgetting my job tasks, it was difficult me to follow verbal commands (which had happened my whole life, but the internship really highlighted it), and engineers were catching huge, dumb mistakes that I had looked over. I began to think that I wasn't cut out to be an engineer, and I went into a pretty bad depressive episode. Then I was furloughed from my internship because of the whole pandemic thing. I ended up on the ADHD side of TikTok. I started seeing similarities in my life, so I decided to dig deeper. I had the prenotion that ADHD was always that "squirrel!" kind of diagnosis, and didn't think that ADHD had a inattentive side. I kept looking into it, but kept giving excuses as to why I didn't have ADHD. I then found this community, and it just made me even more confident that I had ADHD. I found a psychiatrist that my insurance covered and began the testing process.
I was diagnosed in January this year and started CBT, and I started taking Vyvanse by February. By that time, my internship had ended, and I was back in my classes. I will not forget the first time I took Vyvanse. When I tell you I cried happy tears that first time I went to class on Vyvanse. My mind didn't wander, I had full concentration on my professor the whole hour. Outside of class, my brain was silent, I wasn't constantly thinking, which was something completely foreign to me. My head was calm, and I couldn't believe it. (If you are researching Vyvanse, and want to hear the other side of things, I've written the negatives of my Vyvanse experience down in the comments. When I was researching, I appreciated these kinds of posts.).
That semester, after having a pretty consistent stream of C's the previous semesters, I made my first A's in college. My GPA that semester was a 3.5, compared to the 2.0 and 2.3 the previous semesters. I was fully titrated (50mg every morning) by the time I started this semester. I have finished this semester with all A's, not failing one test, never waking up and remembering a paper I had due the night before. I can now get my scholarships back, and I have hope again that I can be an engineer.
TLDR: I just finished my second semester after being diagnosed with ADHD and taking Vyvanse, and my semester GPA has jumped from a consistent 2.0 (all C's) to a 4.0 (all A's), and I could not be happier about it.
Edit: I just wanted to add that if you find this post months, or even years later than I made it and you have questions, please feel free to DM me. | 2021-12-05T19:28:54.000Z | r9n95c | 20 | 32 | ADHD | Second semester after being diagnosed with ADHD and being on Vyvanse | 0.95 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r9n95c/second_semester_after_being_diagnosed_with_adhd/ |
Environmental_Monk19 | I have seen some mixed reviews but wanted to share my experience with Klatity. Now I’ve already been diagnosed for years so during my intake paperwork I attached a copy of my RX records from the last two years. I am in Ohio and I saw a Nurse practitioner who was kind and went through the typical questions. I am also on other meds that sometimes providers question but she wanted to make sure my other provider was in loop. And I told her yes and the only reason I have separate providers is because Ohio sucks. She asked me why I was changing providers and I told her telemedicine and weekend appointments were easier. Overall I’m pretty satisfied but again I have a history so wasn’t needing a diagnosis. It was like $150 and I have to see her in a month then go to 2 months which is so much better because my last provider requires me to see her every 30 days. And with the current pandemic I’d prefer to limit my time out in a doctors office. I know other’s had not so great experiences but with the limit of option right now I’m pretty pleased. | 2021-12-05T19:28:23.000Z | r9n8ra | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Good experience with Klatity | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r9n8ra/good_experience_with_klatity/ |
Illustrious_Gur_5908 | I’m trying to figure out if my anxiety is linked to my adhd. I’ve been dealing with a lot of emotions and stress that I’m pretty sure is being caused by my anxiety. It’s like I can’t stay focused or when I am focused I’m not thinking or even seeing in the real world. My brain is completely disconnected. Im only thinking about what is going on in head and I’ve been like that since I was a kid. I’ve never been able to let go of a thought that really bothered me. To this day I cringe at something I did when I was 12. Recently it was the thought of my girlfriend leaving me. If my anxiety is linked can it be solved with adhd medication? | 2021-12-05T19:25:04.000Z | r9n647 | 3 | 1 | ADHD | What is your anxiety like? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r9n647/what_is_your_anxiety_like/ |
Affectionate_Run7603 | First some context: I'm 39 and have suffered from nearly all classic symptoms of adhd but have never been evaluated or diagnosed.
Early this year I suffered a psychotic break from heavily abusing a common street drug. Ten days in psych ward. Diagnosed as bi-polar. Was prescribed lithium for the depression that came after. Welbutrin was added for fatigue. I eventually felt normal again.
But normal for me is still a mess. I began to analyze all my racing thoughts. My failures to work and get organized. After much reading and reflection I am certain that I've exhibited nearly every symptom of adhd from childhood except the hyperactivity. It's ruined much of my professional and personal life, but thankfully not everything.
Later this month I'm bringing up the adhd symptoms to my very supportive psychiatrist. In the meantime I've been obsessively wondering about the chance what i've suffered from can be treated, if ill ever get to experience a bit of "normal" so i can accomplish some of my now decades long delayed goals.
I thought this community might provide some perspective on the matter. Thanks for listening! | 2021-12-05T19:22:57.000Z | r9n4dd | 1 | 9 | ADHD | Anxious about upcoming appointment with my psychiatrist to discuss ADHD | 0.91 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r9n4dd/anxious_about_upcoming_appointment_with_my/ |
organicocaine | [removed] | 2021-12-05T19:20:40.000Z | r9n2l5 | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Sitting out the side of the road bc I put off getting gas... again | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r9n2l5/sitting_out_the_side_of_the_road_bc_i_put_off/ |
bookiebubblegum | I find that with my attention issues my long-term goals start to get cloudy. I have thought about doing things like a vision board or other things that have reminders to help me regain that sense of direction when my focus seems to be all over the place. What has worked for you? Any suggestions? Thanks! | 2021-12-05T19:19:10.000Z | r9n1dg | 2 | 1 | ADHD | What methods do you guys use to stay on track long term? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r9n1dg/what_methods_do_you_guys_use_to_stay_on_track/ |
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New_Foundation9042 | To everyone that has been posting their experiences and giving advice on this sub - thank you so much.
Me - M 34 - I was diagnosed a few days ago,(combined) misdiagnosed as depression and anxiety by the public health system.
it took me nearly 1 year to be seen by a psychiatrist.... I jumped through many hoops.... I nearly gave up as the process was too much for me.
It's heartbreaking how hard it is for someone with ADHD to get properly treated, with a condition thay makes these processes so overwhelming.
With everyone sharing their stories and advice it really helped me so much with pursuing treatment. I've stuck in there, my wife has helped me a lot with booking docs visits and reminding me of my sessions.
Will be trialing medication in a couple of weeks if the govt health system approves it.
I've always had major anxiety with electronic communication, hence my first time post - but I'm pushing through that to spend my morning to say THANK YOU!!! Your honesty will be helping many anxious lurkers such as myself. | 2021-12-05T19:12:55.000Z | r9mwhj | 1 | 6 | ADHD | Massive thanks to all in this sub | 0.88 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r9mwhj/massive_thanks_to_all_in_this_sub/ |
Fort_Worthless_ | Ughhhhh I just feel really stupid because I know how important it is to finish antibiotics but it feels so impossible to actually get through this pill bottle.
It’s like “yeah we need you to do something 2x/day for 10 days”
It seems so simple but it’s practically impossible
Thanks for the place to rant 💖 | 2021-12-05T19:04:48.000Z | r9mpuz | 4 | 1 | ADHD | Finishing a round of antibiotics feels impossible | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r9mpuz/finishing_a_round_of_antibiotics_feels_impossible/ |
SniffingLavender | I'm really scared I might not have ADHD. My diagnostic process didn't involve my youth and parents, since they are not a reliable source of information. My psychiatrist did diagnose me however based on my symptoms but I'm still ruminating about the possibility the diagnosis was wrong.
Since 3 days I have vacation from my job. I decided not to take my meds since I have nothing to do except chill. However I noticed how tired I am, like almost burned out tired. I slept 11 hours a night last days. I'm afraid I might react wrong to my meds? Like a non-adhd person? | 2021-12-05T18:59:40.000Z | r9mldj | 4 | 3 | ADHD | Really tired when not on meds. | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r9mldj/really_tired_when_not_on_meds/ |
MonaSherry | My family was really enjoying the “8-bit Christmas” movie until they made that cruel and ignorant joke about ADHD. The absolute LAST thing my son needed for Christmas was another message that he is the bad kid. And the last thing I needed was another message that an ADHD diagnosis is something rich neglectful parents give their spoiled children. Do Better HBO. | 2021-12-05T18:58:38.000Z | r9mkjj | 8 | 3 | ADHD | 8-Bit ChristMISS | 0.72 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r9mkjj/8bit_christmiss/ |
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[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-12-05T18:56:33.000Z | r9miv3 | 1 | 3 | ADHD | spurts of really intense depression | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r9miv3/spurts_of_really_intense_depression/ |
tarotharo | [removed] | 2021-12-05T18:55:59.000Z | r9mifj | 1 | 1 | ADHD | What kinds of things do you get thought loops about? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r9mifj/what_kinds_of_things_do_you_get_thought_loops/ |
noclevercaptions | I really just needed a safe space to ramble for a minute with people who would understand.
TL;DR I’m having major feelings of being overwhelmed and I’m spiraling into the dark guilt hole that makes me feel like a bad spouse and parent.
This weekend I may have overloaded myself with things to do; I’m a preschool teacher, so this is our craziest time of year and by Friday I am usually pretty fried emotionally and mentally. However, I also have two little kids, so I’m also pulling double duty of making the holiday season magical for them.
Yesterday, I had a funeral to attend and then a kids night with my kiddos and their cousins. We went to a local Christmas parade (where I was a nervous wreck because sensory overload) and then a small breakfast with some family this morning to finish off their holiday shenanigans. I also have a belated thanksgiving dinner tonight that I agreed to weeks ago with my husbands friends.
I feel like I’m a horrible mom for being a big stress ball all weekend long and I’m worried I made it less fun for the kids. Hubs also gave me the green light to skip his friends dinner, but I feel like I’d be letting him down and his coworkers and I were looking forward to finally meeting. The guilt spiral is a real bitch and I can’t seem to stop thinking about all of the above, plus what I have coming up at work this week on top of housework that I’m way behind on. It’s a teary afternoon for sure.
If you stuck around for all of that, thanks for your time. | 2021-12-05T18:55:11.000Z | r9mhs9 | 3 | 3 | ADHD | Holiday overload | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r9mhs9/holiday_overload/ |
Cleverusername531 | When you are not feeling like doing something, can you tell the difference when it’s due to ADHD versus being due to depression?
I don’t know why it matters ultimately I guess; lack of motivation is lack of motivation, but I am trying to figure out why I’m struggling to get started on anything at all. | 2021-12-05T18:52:25.000Z | r9mfl1 | 6 | 4 | ADHD | How do you experience the difference between lack of motivation due to depression versus ADHD? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r9mfl1/how_do_you_experience_the_difference_between_lack/ |
__chills__ | [removed] | 2021-12-05T18:44:56.000Z | r9m9h9 | 2 | 3 | ADHD | Does anybody else have Bipolar, either 2 or 1 along with ADHD? | 0.81 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r9m9h9/does_anybody_else_have_bipolar_either_2_or_1/ |
lemonboyhope | So my roommate and two of my “friends” have been ignoring me for weeks. They all hang out with each other and don’t invite me. I told them how I felt and they dismissed me. I asked my roommate why we were drifting apart and she said she was just busy. Weeks later I finally met my breaking point and had a mental breakdown. I was crying and panicked for 4 hours. I ended up yelling at my roommate for not telling me what was going on because she said it “wasn’t her priority right now.” I regret yelling at her and feel bad. I am so frustrated that no one is talking to me. I know that I upset them I’m some way but instead of communicating with me they’ve shut me out. It’s killing me because they know I need direct communication to understand them… I can’t read people the same way others do. | 2021-12-05T18:44:15.000Z | r9m8yp | 2 | 2 | ADHD | Everybody hates me apparently | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r9m8yp/everybody_hates_me_apparently/ |
benebaby22 | Hello everyone,
I’m new to reddit so idk if i will even get a response but i’m desperate. I’m a 19 y/o female and I was diagnosed w ADHD (combined type) around 2 months ago. For reference i’m 5’8” 110lbs. Before I started any medication I was 118lbs. At first they put me on 30mg of Vyvanse, which I hated how it made me feel. The crash was always awful and it killed my appetite, causing me to go from 118 to 112. Although it helped me focus SO much better, the weight loss was a big deal for me bc i’m trying to gain weight. I am legit a twig. I talked to my doctor and they switched me to 20mg of adderall. I’ve been on it for 2 weeks now and I will say I’ve been eating a lot better on adderall than I was on Vyvanse. But i’m still losing SO MUCH weight. I already had an extremely fast metabolism before starting medication, and now I feel like it’s so much faster. Pls send tips on how to stop losing weight😭I cry about my weight every day and my family has noticed how skinny i’ve gotten and they’re worried for me. | 2021-12-05T18:42:13.000Z | r9m7bb | 4 | 1 | ADHD | Struggling gaining weight on Adderall | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r9m7bb/struggling_gaining_weight_on_adderall/ |
GooseSharkk | That one meme is floating around talking about prescribing 7 year olds adderal and i'm just getting sick of it. my entire life ive been told how i should feel about meds. my cousins say all meds are bad and they just want my money (they actually think adhd is fake and all mental illnesses come from what you eat and how 🥰🥰positive self love enlightenment🥰🥰 you are)
i got prescribed when i was 12, been on 4 different meds, on and off until now i'm back on concerta (which was the frist med i ever took) and i'm 18 now. questioning if i'm gonna be on these meds my entire life. seeing posts that make me question if i have it. conservatives saying all mental illnesses is bullshit and big pharma just wants you to believe you have it.
how do i get rid of this imposter syndrome, how do i defend myself when my family tells me it's fake? | 2021-12-05T18:42:03.000Z | r9m75g | 10 | 3 | ADHD | Non biased articles/books/anything on Adhd meds? | 0.81 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r9m75g/non_biased_articlesbooksanything_on_adhd_meds/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-12-05T18:39:14.000Z | r9m4t6 | 4 | 2 | ADHD | Desperately need help, please if you guys can help me | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r9m4t6/desperately_need_help_please_if_you_guys_can_help/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-12-05T18:38:39.000Z | r9m4ay | 3 | 2 | ADHD | No Refills Bc Its the Weekend | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r9m4ay/no_refills_bc_its_the_weekend/ |
Alexle0 | I noticed a lot of people on this forum describe themselves as bubbly and talkative and sociable, but that’s not me (unless I’m around certain people). I have a few friends with ADHD. Actually, two of them and I hangout frequently and they seem to perfectly embody this stereotype. They’re both easily distractible, jump from topic to topic in conversation, and sometimes look like they dose off the conversation. They both have horrible study skills and do a million things except study, and end up getting bad grades on exams.
I have similar qualities, just not to this extreme. I usually feel frozen from the hyperactivity in my head, not really able to act upon it. | 2021-12-05T18:36:28.000Z | r9m2fz | 122 | 202 | ADHD | Do I need puppy energy to have ADHD? | 0.97 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r9m2fz/do_i_need_puppy_energy_to_have_adhd/ |
thealttedrp | I cant even argue with people who think i’m lazy or not as smart or hardworking as others because it really does show on the outside. Whether it’s a dirty room, not doing my homework, or failure to get the correct thoughts out without connecting to unrelated subjects, its all true. I’m not going to constantly use ADHD as a means to explain to everyone why the way I am now, I don’t know if it is ADHD or the depression i’ve been going through for some years now.
I’ve been emotionless now to peoples criticisms because I literally cannot refute their opinions. It is very frustrating and I’m working on myself behind the scenes because my ego just won’t allow me to have people “feel bad” just because of the issues i’m facing. I am not diagnosed as of yet, I have had multiple symptoms for many years that I held in and hid due to embarrassment on the outside, which probably explains the lack of insight on the way my brain works.
I’m a sophomore in college and this is the most overwhelming I should be but I am so calm. My grades suck, I have no internships like all my friends do, and it’s looking like I will have to take a year more for college. After all this, I am still calm, but I know it’s gonna explode one day with a mental breakdown if I start overthinking, so my solution lately was to just stop thinking. I rather just get the help I need from medical practitioners behind the seen just so people think I’m normal instead of needing accommodations to be normal.
Just a realization I had lately and of how I think people view me, but i’m trying my best. | 2021-12-05T18:36:01.000Z | r9m222 | 1 | 3 | ADHD | *Rant* People think i’m lazy and they have great reason to think so | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r9m222/rant_people_think_im_lazy_and_they_have_great/ |
drwhiskeyscarn429 | Hey everyone!! I wanted to share that I worked out this morning and did the dishes that have been sitting in my sink for 2 weeks. And guess what it feels great! I may continue to check off things on my to do list, I may not.
Just remember, you decide what you want to do with your day. Yesterday I laid in bed the WHOLE day and that was okay.
**TL;DR** Be kind to yourself. And be the bada$$ you were meant to be whether it is checking off that to-do list or doing absolutely nothing. You are great and always remember that! ❤️ | 2021-12-05T18:35:49.000Z | r9m1xj | 2 | 25 | ADHD | Productive Day | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r9m1xj/productive_day/ |
tannerhelps | I'm not seeking medical advice here, I know that's not allowed, what I am doing is trying to get a sense for how odd this is for those of us on Adderall XR... because friends of mine who are not on it, but have jobs in the medical field, tell me it is very strange. But they're not doctors... so...
I take 30mg of Adderall XR every day and I can straight up take a nap anytime I want. I'm not tired, mind you, but if I want to take a nap, I can. For example, if I'm reading in bed, in the middle of the day (which I tend to do on my lunch break), I will just pass out for 20-minutes.
I understand why this seems weird, I mean... Adderall is chemically similar to meth and that doesn't seem like the kind of thing you sleep on... but do others here experience this?
Thanks. | 2021-12-05T18:35:38.000Z | r9m1rx | 6 | 2 | ADHD | Sleep on Adderall | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r9m1rx/sleep_on_adderall/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-12-05T18:35:27.000Z | r9m1n0 | 1 | 1 | ADHD | For those who resumed/started ADHD medication in college, how did things change for you? Improve? Worsen? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r9m1n0/for_those_who_resumedstarted_adhd_medication_in/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-12-05T18:33:53.000Z | r9m0cn | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Desperately need help, please if you guys can help me | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r9m0cn/desperately_need_help_please_if_you_guys_can_help/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-12-05T18:33:50.000Z | r9m0bu | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Productive Day | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r9m0bu/productive_day/ |
cornernope | My old adderall script said AMPHETO/DEXTRO combo 7.5 MG TAB MAL. These pills were square and round and tasted bitter.
My new one says the same thing but underneath says SUB>AMPHETAMINE 7.5MG TAB CAM. These pills are pale blue and oval and taste like Splenda.
Did my doctor give me a placebo? I have my suspicions. If not what does this extra line mean?
[pic](https://imgur.com/a/i8Acgj0) | 2021-12-05T18:33:31.000Z | r9m02n | 10 | 2 | ADHD | What does SUB> Mean on my adderall script? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r9m02n/what_does_sub_mean_on_my_adderall_script/ |
JustDave29 | My mum asked me to get a few things on my way home tonight and although I'd asked for a list (because I've realised me shopping without one leads to forgetting things or getting the wrong things) but she didn't leave me one so had to call her 3 times and kept forgetting the first thing she'd listed on each call so I was getting frustrated with myself.
Then started thinking about my ex as there was so many things I'd used to buy for our house for us that I kept noticing.
To top it off the shop was closing and in typical fashion I underestimated how long it would take to get the few items I needed while making these phone calls and probably temporarily zoning out while thinking about other things.
I stood in the baking aisle wanting to just find a dark corner to hide in and maybe cry but managed to get checked out feigning an interested conversation with the cashier and felt my eyes water on the way home. | 2021-12-05T18:33:07.000Z | r9lzr4 | 2 | 1 | ADHD | I felt so overwhelmed in the supermarket | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r9lzr4/i_felt_so_overwhelmed_in_the_supermarket/ |
_TristesseDurera | I haven’t been to a dentist in almost 3 years and I don’t want to go anytime soon. I know when I go they will find endless problems and it’s all because of executive dysfunction.
So many times, I have neglected to brush my teeth for days at a time, I can’t even eat on the left side of my mouth without triggering a massive toothache, I know I have at least 5 teeth that need cavities. I already have 3 permanent gaps from teeth having to be pulled out. I have a huge overbite and gaps in my teeth that would be fixed with braces but I don’t have the money, patience or desire to give up crunchy foods. My friend is about to finish having braces and I’m getting more resentful that I didn’t start them in my late teens too, I could have prevented this.
I just want them all gone. I want dentures. I’m only 22 but I cannot keep doing this. No matter how hard I try, every morning and night, I cannot will myself to brush my teeth. On a good day I will do it, but good days vary and it’s hard to distinguish what’s a ‘good’ day and what’s a ‘Barely managing’ day.
I only take my medicine because I know skipping will produce immediate withdrawal symptoms. Taking a shower is ok, because I get uncomfortable being smelly for more than a couple of days anyway. Every other act of self care I can manage to some extent, even if it takes a lot of willpower some days.
With my teeth however, I just figure it would take months before it starts to hurt again. It pushes to the back of my mind.
I feel so stupid. Every time I see my teeth I want to cry I hate it so much. How can something so basic be this hard? Is it too late for my teeth? Please tell me someone can relate. | 2021-12-05T18:32:42.000Z | r9lzeg | 57 | 88 | ADHD | Thinking about just ripping all my teeth out and getting dentures, I cannot deal with dental care anymore | 0.97 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r9lzeg/thinking_about_just_ripping_all_my_teeth_out_and/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-12-05T18:28:13.000Z | r9lvj4 | 1 | 1 | ADHD | I CANT WRITE THIS PAPER | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r9lvj4/i_cant_write_this_paper/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-12-05T18:27:02.000Z | r9lukd | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Experiences with opposite expected effects from meds | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r9lukd/experiences_with_opposite_expected_effects_from/ |
ifiufiweallfiforfifi | I see a lot of posts and memes expressing frustration about being stuck in “waiting mode”.
Got an appointment at 2 pm? Waiting mode! Waiting for someone to call back? Waiting mode! Someone coming by to fix something at home? Waiting mode!
So how do you actually get out of it? How do you be productive in the time leading up to the event? | 2021-12-05T18:26:52.000Z | r9lufi | 10 | 16 | ADHD | How to get out of “waiting mode”? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r9lufi/how_to_get_out_of_waiting_mode/ |
Spiritual-Cream-4745 | [removed] | 2021-12-05T18:23:44.000Z | r9lrx6 | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Is ADHD good when it comes to gaming | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r9lrx6/is_adhd_good_when_it_comes_to_gaming/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-12-05T18:17:15.000Z | r9lmux | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Just started taking adderall XR, and my heat beats fast. Is this OK? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r9lmux/just_started_taking_adderall_xr_and_my_heat_beats/ |
Teshvek | A 5000 minimum scientific essay on a chosen topic prompt: Why Zooplankton Vertically Migrate on a Diel (daily) basis. I specifically chose the family Mysids because I'm in an independent study on an invasive one in the Great Lakes. I came in prepared, having read 36 articles and summarized useful quotes to draw sentences/information from. I had a friend come out to Body Double for me. I had a planned structure form of attack for the paper. I had bullet points of thoughts. I thought about this and found literature and asked questions and mind-dumped throughout the semester in preparation of this paper.
I sat down with my friend near-by as accountability Friday.
37 hours later of sustained persistent focus, no sleep, no off-rail distractions and....
I had 58 words.
I have just 1% of the paper written.
I've always struggled with this and typically implement coping mechanisms (if they can be called that? Strategies, I guess) such as the bullet, mind dump, shell outlines, jump-writing. But none of it is working. I've been able to explain factors and reasons to friend that came out and concerned friends that called in 15 minutes for them to understand and they have no background in the field.
But I cannot seem to write this paper that is due tomorrow. I have my sources. I have my understanding. I cannot synthesize a paper "evaluating the evidence to explain why zooplankton (in my case the mysids) migrate" in a scientifically accepted manner.
I'd went to bed after having looked at this reddit and writing advice, excited that I could try dictating. Instead I woke up and immediately had a breakdown. I cried and felt nauseated. At the same time overwhelmingly annoyed and frustrated: it's a paper. Not even a physical one, a digital electrical construct and here I am falling to pieces over it. Do I even belong in academia if my internal structure is so faulty a paper can make me feel so ill? I feel so stupid and a fraud. I don't know who let me get this far, but they made a mistake.
Thanks for listening, y'all. (Also learned yesterday that I don't have a weird eating disorder for getting pissed that my body needs to eat to survive when I'm trying to work on something, thanks rADHD!) | 2021-12-05T18:14:14.000Z | r9lker | 6 | 4 | ADHD | Scientific Writing Essays with ADHD...Difficult. | 0.84 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r9lker/scientific_writing_essays_with_adhddifficult/ |
LawCronix | I was diagnosed with ADHD at 4 years old. I know a lot about the brain haha. I managed to cope with my ADHD and get through life and not have any complications, so I decided to build a newsletter to help you guys do the same! We have collaborated with multiple doctors, medicine, and many ADHD and Brain specialist. We have gotten positive feedback with cognitive performance from people who signed up. It’s free! 🧠✉️👇
[NeuroNew](https://mailchi.mp/2198e8f0fd06/daily-neuronew-newletter) | 2021-12-05T18:12:39.000Z | r9lj5c | 1 | 1 | ADHD | I built something | 0.67 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r9lj5c/i_built_something/ |
pippitypoop | I found that I can keep up slightly better with "shaving" by buying a body hair trimmer so that I can shave when I think of it rather than with a razor in the shower. If I use a razor I tend to put it off and then shaving takes even longer and is even harder to want to do. But now that I have a trimmer I find myself more motivated if not excited to try and keep up on shaving legs/armpits etc. It's not as smooth of a shave obviously, but I'm at least keeping up on it.
It's kinda the same reason many of us have bought electric toothbrushes rather than your usual ones.
Now for all I know this is only going to work for me for a little while... | 2021-12-05T18:08:31.000Z | r9lfr7 | 7 | 21 | ADHD | If you have trouble keeping up with shaving (for those that prefer to remove their body hair) | 0.94 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r9lfr7/if_you_have_trouble_keeping_up_with_shaving_for/ |
peacingmymind | i had concerta for about 10 years. stopped my medication at age 22-23 because the meds made me numb. now im 26 and got prescribed dexamphetamine by my psychiatrist.
he peescribed me 3 x 5mg of dex a day. i personally thought i needed 1 x 5mg a day just to make work a little bit easier and to deal with tiredness.
basically i always feel tired. from the moment i wake up till the start of the evening. in the evening im more relaxed.
i know i got peescribed 3 x 5mg a day for a reason, but i feel kinda bad for "needing" the medication. taking 1 pill a day is fine but 3 sounds like a lot. i dont want to become dependent on them, but today i took 3 x 5mg over the day for the first time and i feel more quietness in my head and not tired. i hope to get some advise or opinions how you guys do this or what your opinion is about taking 3 x 5mg a day. | 2021-12-05T18:05:48.000Z | r9ldhu | 6 | 2 | ADHD | advise about medication | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r9ldhu/advise_about_medication/ |
marshmallowsky19 | hi everyone, i’m new to this sub but i probably should have joined a while ago. I read through a lot of the posts on here. I felt really recognized. Never have I really given it much thought that so much of the things that affect me daily are in fact not “normal”- but i struggle with these things everyday.
the main thing that makes me quite miserable is that i am never able to focus on one single thought. it’s like some sort of snowball effect or something. i set out to do a task, then i have just one thought that leads to a million others and that sets me back an hour or two getting distracted by other completely unrelated things. it makes me sad. i have so much potential if my brain just didn’t feel like it was at 190 mph all the time, and taking me a million different directions. i jsut always get off course. it’s just a daily struggle to get myself to just FOCUS on one task i set out to do. it’s awful.
for years of my life i have ALWAYS been late. and by late, i mean i overestimate how much time i have to upwards of an hour. I can’t remember the last time i was on time to anything, even important events….. i chalked it up to it just being a personality flaw. but when i say late, i mean i am regularly 1 hour late to things, constantly rescheduling with friends because i run late, and at minimum 5-10 minutes late.
i lose things all the time, i binge sugar, i am also highly sensitive (i don’t know if that is related to ADHD) i also have very poor short term memory, i would often joke i have the memory of a goldfish… but now i think it’s pretty telling
the only good thing i can think of as far as the erratic nature/speed of my mind is that sometimes i do have periods of time where i can concentrate well on something and carry it out so efficiently. i just wish this were more often. even the things i genuinely want to concentrate on and work on and ENJOY, i can’t seem to | 2021-12-05T17:59:22.000Z | r9l7vc | 3 | 6 | ADHD | Miserable & fairly certain I have ADHD | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r9l7vc/miserable_fairly_certain_i_have_adhd/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-12-05T17:55:06.000Z | r9l4fh | 0 | 1 | ADHD | I'm having a really tough time adjusting to the meds. I could definitely use some support as I feel it has supercharged my anxiety and executive dysfunctions. | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r9l4fh/im_having_a_really_tough_time_adjusting_to_the/ |
svzuu | Hello, it's my first post here so please be kind ;w;
I realize I have a bit of trouble with perceiving time? I'm not actually sure how common this is, hence this post:
Let's say for example, I have something to do today and I need to leave the house at 2PM.
I'll schedule the time I need to wake up, how long something should roughly take me and by what time I should be done, so for example: Wake up latest by 11AM, Finish showering by 12PM, Pick an outfit by 1PM, Make sure my bag is packed and I'm ready and leave at 2PM
But the thing is, I often find that I miss or feel like I'm missing an hour, like I'll have this list in my head but suddenly the time between 12PM to 1PM is nonexistent to me, my brain will just skip it and I won't even realize it. Even writing that example list was hard because my brain just fogged over as I wrote '12PM' and I mentally could not register 1PM, it went from 12PM straight to "*I need to leave the house right now*". It's hard to think in general as well with a brain fog and I end up losing track of time and being late instead.
I don't think this is time-blindness? I'm not sure even how to google this honestly, so I was wondering if other people experienced this or had better ideas. I feel like part of this might be attributed to me staying mostly indoors since lockdown last year but I really have no clue since I've a lousy memory haha. | 2021-12-05T17:54:54.000Z | r9l49q | 1 | 3 | ADHD | Difficulty in perceiving time? Is this time blindness? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r9l49q/difficulty_in_perceiving_time_is_this_time/ |
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