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Post by Bannanachair on Dec 25, 2022 7:44:13 GMT -4
I recently took adderall with the intention to get high, and instead wound up actually being productive for the first time in months, and more productive than I've been at any other point in my life. Apparently that's super common with undiagnosed ADHD people. Unfortunately, I am out of drugs.
Anyway, that would explain why I get so easily distracted. It explains why I have a hard time working on the various project ideas I come up with, despite me coming up with good ideas frequently. If I can get diagnosed and start doing adderall regularly, I think my productivity and quality of life will significantly improve. I might even be able to write some of my book ideas while I'm still in school!
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Post by stacky on Dec 26, 2022 23:46:34 GMT -4
That's funny, but I hope you can look into getting that diagnosed and looked into soon!
Someday when I have enough money, I want to look into seeing if I'm dyslexic or not. I never showed symptoms as a kid, but these last couple of years I've noticed I've been showing symptoms? Of course I'm not a professional, so it could be something else entirely. It's not super disruptive, but I get symptoms of it at least once a day, which is weird because I've never really had issues with reading or writing until recently.
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Post by Longer than 20 characters on Jun 29, 2023 17:01:21 GMT -4
I recently took adderall with the intention to get high, and instead wound up actually being productive for the first time in months, and more productive than I've been at any other point in my life. Apparently that's super common with undiagnosed ADHD people. Unfortunately, I am out of drugs. Anyway, that would explain why I get so easily distracted. It explains why I have a hard time working on the various project ideas I come up with, despite me coming up with good ideas frequently. If I can get diagnosed and start doing adderall regularly, I think my productivity and quality of life will significantly improve. I might even be able to write some of my book ideas while I'm still in school! Lateposting here, but this is indeed common for folks who missed getting diagnosed as kids. I recently got a diagnosis after years of suspecting I had it, and reading about it, and it's amazing just how many people there are who went completely under the radar with ADHD. It's funny in a way, because many of us were made fun of as kids for being fidgety or space cadets, but no one ever put two and two together that maybe there was something there. For the longest time it was assumed that if you get good grades that you don't have a problem. Particularly for people who have both autism and ADHD, the symptoms of one can appear to "cancel out" the other, essentially making one or both of the disorders invisible. But they are both still there and affecting your everyday life. If your grades drop, it's seen as a reflection on you as a person, rather than someone who is honestly struggling just to stay afloat. It's a serious bias that hurts both people who appear to be thriving, and people who can't hide their struggling. Because at their core, they are oftentimes the same person, at different points and with different amounts of support allowing them to succeed or fall flat on the ground. That's all to say... I finally got my diagnosis and that genuinely helped me understand and accept myself for who I am rather than trying to live by standards that were set to someone else's abilities. The drugs don't work for me, though; they help, but they make me feel sick, so I gave up trying. But if they help you, I would seriously recommend pursuing a diagnosis (If you have not gotten one already.) You deserve to actually live your life instead of being held down by your brain's messy chemistry. I hope things go well for you, Tim. |
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