▲ 322 ▼ What were you surprised to learn wasn't actually normal? (lemmy.world) submitted 1 year ago by VirusMaster3073@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world 546 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Witchfire@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago* (1 child) Ah good ole ADHD. I have a love hate relationship with mine. We're on speaking terms. I like to describe it as being simultaneously bored and overstimulated (tbf that's also how I describe ADHD sex) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Nangijala@feddit.dk 6 points 1 year ago (1 child) Irony is, that I'm not diagnosed so officially I'm just someone with racing thoughts and a restless soul. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Chappy@infosec.pub 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) Not diagnosed here too. 99pct sure I'm in the club. For 47 years I've been written off as "absent-minded" (yet everyone seeks my advice for major life shit) or "ornery" (more when I was a kid). It's just incredibly frustrating, it feels like every doc I've ever brought it up to basically just dismisses me, taking about how rare adult ADHD actually is. ...this post was just basically supposed to say "yeah I feel that"... So yeah permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MrShankles@reddthat.com 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) I've been written off as "absent-minded" (yet everyone seeks my advice for major life shit) I feel this in my bones. My family has always labeled me as "aloof, absent-minded, head in the clouds"... and somehow always seem to forget that I'm the one that shows up or gets called when shit goes sideways I've tried to accept that it's just an "endearing" label from them, and they don't actually believe I'm unreliable... because they still (individually) fall back on me whenever they need someone to come through. I'm an "aloof crisis hotline" I guess permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 1 year ago being aloof or absent minded isn't necessarily a bad thing. It's just a different type of engagement with the world, would it be nice if we didn't forget shit the second object permanence stops applying? Yeah, can we work around it, also yeah. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Nangijala@feddit.dk 6 points 1 year ago (1 child) Irony is, that I'm not diagnosed so officially I'm just someone with racing thoughts and a restless soul. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Chappy@infosec.pub 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) Not diagnosed here too. 99pct sure I'm in the club. For 47 years I've been written off as "absent-minded" (yet everyone seeks my advice for major life shit) or "ornery" (more when I was a kid). It's just incredibly frustrating, it feels like every doc I've ever brought it up to basically just dismisses me, taking about how rare adult ADHD actually is. ...this post was just basically supposed to say "yeah I feel that"... So yeah permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MrShankles@reddthat.com 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) I've been written off as "absent-minded" (yet everyone seeks my advice for major life shit) I feel this in my bones. My family has always labeled me as "aloof, absent-minded, head in the clouds"... and somehow always seem to forget that I'm the one that shows up or gets called when shit goes sideways I've tried to accept that it's just an "endearing" label from them, and they don't actually believe I'm unreliable... because they still (individually) fall back on me whenever they need someone to come through. I'm an "aloof crisis hotline" I guess permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 1 year ago being aloof or absent minded isn't necessarily a bad thing. It's just a different type of engagement with the world, would it be nice if we didn't forget shit the second object permanence stops applying? Yeah, can we work around it, also yeah. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Chappy@infosec.pub 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) Not diagnosed here too. 99pct sure I'm in the club. For 47 years I've been written off as "absent-minded" (yet everyone seeks my advice for major life shit) or "ornery" (more when I was a kid). It's just incredibly frustrating, it feels like every doc I've ever brought it up to basically just dismisses me, taking about how rare adult ADHD actually is. ...this post was just basically supposed to say "yeah I feel that"... So yeah permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MrShankles@reddthat.com 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) I've been written off as "absent-minded" (yet everyone seeks my advice for major life shit) I feel this in my bones. My family has always labeled me as "aloof, absent-minded, head in the clouds"... and somehow always seem to forget that I'm the one that shows up or gets called when shit goes sideways I've tried to accept that it's just an "endearing" label from them, and they don't actually believe I'm unreliable... because they still (individually) fall back on me whenever they need someone to come through. I'm an "aloof crisis hotline" I guess permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 1 year ago being aloof or absent minded isn't necessarily a bad thing. It's just a different type of engagement with the world, would it be nice if we didn't forget shit the second object permanence stops applying? Yeah, can we work around it, also yeah. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MrShankles@reddthat.com 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) I've been written off as "absent-minded" (yet everyone seeks my advice for major life shit) I feel this in my bones. My family has always labeled me as "aloof, absent-minded, head in the clouds"... and somehow always seem to forget that I'm the one that shows up or gets called when shit goes sideways I've tried to accept that it's just an "endearing" label from them, and they don't actually believe I'm unreliable... because they still (individually) fall back on me whenever they need someone to come through. I'm an "aloof crisis hotline" I guess permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 1 year ago being aloof or absent minded isn't necessarily a bad thing. It's just a different type of engagement with the world, would it be nice if we didn't forget shit the second object permanence stops applying? Yeah, can we work around it, also yeah. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 1 year ago being aloof or absent minded isn't necessarily a bad thing. It's just a different type of engagement with the world, would it be nice if we didn't forget shit the second object permanence stops applying? Yeah, can we work around it, also yeah. permalink fedilink source parent