ADHD memes

[–] Martineskirt@lemmy.world [S] 14 points 3 years ago (2 children)

Make me! >:D

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[–] GitProphet@lemmy.sdfeu.org 2 points 3 years ago (1 child)

Vor'Thalarium entwines the threads of understanding, Tzal'Narethin veils the familiarity of @Martineskirt. Let the realms of relatability part, and the shadows of disconnect descend.

Did it work?

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[–] BoxerDevil@lemmy.world 23 points 3 years ago

Once again, I am in this picture and I do t like it

[–] kameecoding@lemmy.world 14 points 3 years ago

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.

[–] StorminNorman@lemmy.world 14 points 3 years ago (3 children)

Eh, I love structure. Cos I get dopamine from getting shit done. If I don't get that daily dopamine, I get sulky.

[–] glimpseintotheshit@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 years ago

I just do drugs for the dopamine and then do nothing for days, checkmate.

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[–] SuiXi3D@kbin.social 4 points 3 years ago

I’m glad you do, I sure as hell don’t.

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[–] Todesschnitzel@lemm.ee 3 points 3 years ago

And do nothing for days am I right?

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[–] ryven@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 3 years ago

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.

[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 8 points 3 years ago (6 children)

Every time I see an ADHD meme I think of my kid.

Probably nothing.

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[–] Martineskirt@lemmy.world [S] 10 points 3 years ago (4 children)

You should 100% look into it just in case.

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[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 7 points 3 years ago (3 children)

The comment was tongue in cheek. We're already preparing for a meeting with his GP.

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[–] Martineskirt@lemmy.world [S] 9 points 3 years ago (2 children)

I'm very happy to hear that. Growing up with untreated ADHD is miserable.

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[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 6 points 3 years ago* (1 child)

Even having aced these psy courses and with a psy BS, I have constant struggles. I was, in all frankness, not prepared for how good of a person my kid needs me to be.

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[–] NightAuthor@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago

It’d be nice if you were a good parent, but they’ll get by one way or another. Don’t stress too much, as long as you fuck them up less than your parents did you, then we’re making progress!

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[–] 0codmace2@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 3 years ago

Doctor

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[–] JokeDeity@lemm.ee 8 points 3 years ago (6 children)

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.

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[–] NightAuthor@lemmy.world 13 points 3 years ago (4 children)

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!

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[–] snooggums@kbin.social 4 points 3 years ago

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!

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[–] Martineskirt@lemmy.world [S] 4 points 3 years ago (2 children)

ADHD has more to it than just chemical issues but meds totally help where they can.

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[–] NightAuthor@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago (1 child)

Well yeah, there’s at least also structural differences in the brain, but the chemical aspect is the one that we understand best so far. At least that’s my take away from all the lectures and videos I’ve watched of his (and others)

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[–] Martineskirt@lemmy.world [S] 2 points 3 years ago

I just wanted to set things straight because people may misunderstand it (((says the person who posts screenshots of text with not ideal wording))).

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[–] Martineskirt@lemmy.world [S] 7 points 3 years ago

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.

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[–] Franzia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 3 years ago* (2 children)

Do I have to accept more pain to make this shit brain work?

Ie. Going into "prison"

[–] Martineskirt@lemmy.world [S] 4 points 3 years ago (1 child)

I just made this comment, you may be interested in it: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/comment/4112313

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[–] Franzia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 3 years ago

Yes! ❤️

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[–] Dirk@lemmy.ml 4 points 3 years ago (16 children)

Is there some kind of "reverse ADHD"? I feel the complete opposite.

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[–] MaryReadsBooks@lemmy.ml 8 points 3 years ago (5 children)

I mean.. not opposite, but in this specific case: Autism?

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[–] DessertStorms@kbin.social 8 points 3 years ago (2 children)

Yes. Structure (of my choosing and creation) is good. And executive dysfunction is always present (the structure helps combat it some but anything outside the routine is really hard to get to).

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[–] Dirk@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 years ago* (1 child)

Exactly this!

I also get mad when someone interrupts my routine.

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[–] DessertStorms@kbin.social 3 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago)

Yup, there's good reason I do the same things the same/similar way every day!

Edit to add: I literally run on my routine as oppose to running on what time it is NT's seem to, by which I mean, for example - I won't have breakfast/lunch/dinner depending on it being breakfast/lunch/dinner time, but rather on where I am in my routine, so I'll often have "breakfast" after noon, "lunch" in the evening, and "dinner" in the small hours of the morning, just because those are the times it happened to be when I reached those points in my routine, rather than the time of day dictating my actions.. Does that make sense?

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[–] Kedly@lemm.ee 5 points 3 years ago (1 child)

Is that why I'm so fucked, having both Autism AND ADHD?

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[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 7 points 3 years ago (9 children)

Autism

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[–] gerryflap@feddit.nl 13 points 3 years ago (8 children)

Imagine having both 🥲

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[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 9 points 3 years ago (1 child)

I don't have to imagine unfortunately. But the need for structure vs the need for change balances out juuuust enough that it's like I'm almost normal.

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[–] gerryflap@feddit.nl 3 points 3 years ago

Yeah I meant to communicate that I had the same issue. It's a "fun" combination

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[–] dependencyInjection@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 years ago (4 children)

Is that just an internal battle constantly

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[–] JokeDeity@lemm.ee 5 points 3 years ago (3 children)

Yes. For me, more and more so for the last few years it just starts to turn into freezing. I get stuck. My mind is racing and thinking of all the things I "could" do and instead I just sit motionless and borderline unable to move by my own will trapt in thought.

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[–] snooggums@kbin.social 2 points 3 years ago (2 children)

Like scrolling through My List on streaming media instead of watching anything!

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[–] JokeDeity@lemm.ee 4 points 3 years ago

Why imagine when it's already my waking nightmare? 😂😭

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[–] PeWu@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 years ago (12 children)

I'm kinda contrary. I can't make anything if I don't plan it extensively.

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[–] Martineskirt@lemmy.world [S] 2 points 3 years ago (11 children)

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.

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[–] dangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 years ago (1 child)

That's the definition of "plan".

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[–] PeWu@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 years ago (8 children)

I call it like that, because structure will make me plan for example: an application. If I don't have a structure, I automatically don't know where to begin from, and thus procrastinate.

Fun fact: I've only now noticed, that "procastination" should be spelled "procRastination"