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I have suspected for years that I may have ADHD, and the thread is slowly confirming my suspicions. (ofc, it can only truly be confirmed by an authorized profes

by screye 7y ago

I have suspected for years that I may have ADHD, and the thread is slowly confirming my suspicions. (ofc, it can only truly be confirmed by an authorized professional) 1. Lazy - CHECK 2. can’t even stand the thought of a task, class, or activity I’m not interested - CHECK 3. My hobby background is ridiculously all over the place - CHECK 4. My leg never stopped bouncing, helpful when I played music to keep time - CHECK. Literally air double-bass drumming to some really high tempo progmetal as I type this. 5. I’m quick to temper and just as fast back to moving on. - 1st NEGATIVE 6. Don’t tell me a detailed story of how to get there, just give me the highlights - 2nd NEGATIVE 7. I'll take a break to read an article and hours will go by before I realize what's happened - CHECK 8. I'm horrible at completing simple, repetitive tasks. I'm terrible at time management - CHECK 9. Lost hours / while day at a time when I was doing something interesting - CHECK 10. creating rituals - Literally follow 90% of the rituals you already mentioned. At this point if I was diagnosed with ADHD, I don't know if I'd be annoyed or relieved at the revelation.

dingaling 7y ago
> can’t even stand the thought of a task, class, or activity I’m not interested But who is? This is one of the problems in modern society, the concept that if you're not interested in something then you can skip it and find a medical excuse. No-one ( generalising ) likes doing tax returns or washing dishes, but you need to look beyond the immediate discomfort to the longer-term benefits. That is self-discipline, not some magical superpower.
- thecatspaw 7y ago
  > but you need to look beyond the immediate discomfort to the longer-term benefits. That is self-discipline, not some magical superpower. And that is _exactly_ what someone with ADHD struggles with. Long term consequences be damned, I want something that excites me and gives me a benefit _now_.
  - c0vfefe 7y ago
    A real hard problem here is distinguishing between a lack of discipline and ADHD. Maybe that's kind of unknowable.
    - screye 7y ago
      Exactly. Thus, the discussion about the stigma around it.
- screye 7y ago
  Nope it really was a problem. My brain wanders off to the point of literally not being able to pay attention. To the point, that I would routinely get barely passing grades in a boring course but ace interesting courses. Very few other students had that level of variance in their grades. I also just can't do anything that has to do with data entry. I start, and in 2 minutes I realize the number are all wrong. I get double vision on the screen and am either yawning/daydreaming/thinking of the interesting things within that small time.

by screye 7y ago

dingaling 7y ago

> can’t even stand the thought of a task, class, or activity I’m not interested But who is? This is one of the problems in modern society, the concept that if you're not interested in something then you can skip it and find a medical excuse. No-one ( generalising ) likes doing tax returns or washing dishes, but you need to look beyond the immediate discomfort to the longer-term benefits. That is self-discipline, not some magical superpower.

thecatspaw 7y ago
> but you need to look beyond the immediate discomfort to the longer-term benefits. That is self-discipline, not some magical superpower. And that is _exactly_ what someone with ADHD struggles with. Long term consequences be damned, I want something that excites me and gives me a benefit _now_.
- c0vfefe 7y ago
  A real hard problem here is distinguishing between a lack of discipline and ADHD. Maybe that's kind of unknowable.
  - screye 7y ago
    Exactly. Thus, the discussion about the stigma around it.
screye 7y ago
Nope it really was a problem. My brain wanders off to the point of literally not being able to pay attention. To the point, that I would routinely get barely passing grades in a boring course but ace interesting courses. Very few other students had that level of variance in their grades. I also just can't do anything that has to do with data entry. I start, and in 2 minutes I realize the number are all wrong. I get double vision on the screen and am either yawning/daydreaming/thinking of the interesting things within that small time.