Once again, I am in this picture and I do t like it
Eh, I love structure. Cos I get dopamine from getting shit done. If I don't get that daily dopamine, I get sulky.
I just do drugs for the dopamine and then do nothing for days, checkmate.
I’m glad you do, I sure as hell don’t.
And do nothing for days am I right?
what's that when you hate going on time but you have no issue doing it out of your own volition?
like if I set my gym time to 17:00 every Monday, Tuesday, Friday I can stick to that for less than two weeks.
if I don't set any time and Just go whenever I feel like I will go all those days to the gym and around the time I would have set out anyway,but it just feels different, like the first one is a chore you have to do and the second is, freedom, I do whatever the fuck I want whenever I fucking want.
And if you put two buttons in front of me, and one said "accomplish literally nothing for the entire rest of your life" and the other one said "participate in a single structured activity" I'd immediately slam the first one.
But how do we stop? I've been thinking about my days on Adderall when I was younger and that maybe I need to be back on something like that to get out of the hellscape that is my head.
World expert Dr Russell Barkley seems to say that it’s a chemical issue in your brain, and that meds are by far the most effective treatment we have. And that ADHD affects all aspects of your life, so if the meds do work for you, you would probably benefit from being medicated at all times.
Some don’t like the meds, or they don’t work, but he advocates for taking your time to try many different drugs, in their many different forms, at various dosages… because once you find what works for you, it’ll make all the difference in the world.
Personally, generic vyvanse (lisdexamphetamine) has been a godsend. The onset is so smooth, I don’t realize it’s working until I’m working, and then I’m like… oh shit, I’m making progress on my job search, sweet!
Personally, generic vyvanse (lisdexamphetamine) has been a godsend. The onset is so smooth, I don’t realize it’s working until I’m working, and then I’m like… oh shit, I’m making progress on my job search, sweet!
For me it was generic Ritalin with the same results, except instead of a new job I got a huge promotion and have been moving up ever since.
Other meds had horrible side effects, which is why trying out several is absolutely necessary if the first one doesn't work!
No idea, I still haven't figured that out. Currently I'm trying to get a psychiatrist that will give me meds that will work for me.
Do I have to accept more pain to make this shit brain work?
Ie. Going into "prison"
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Is there some kind of "reverse ADHD"? I feel the complete opposite.
I mean.. not opposite, but in this specific case: Autism?
I'm kinda contrary. I can't make anything if I don't plan it extensively.
I don't think having a plan could be called "structure" (I may be wrong), I think that the OOP is refering to a structure in life that you have to follow to accomplish things.
