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I have ADHD (and chronic sleep issues) that were undiagnosed until I was in my early 20's. With a less than stellar childhood under my belt with an abusive, na
by scohesc 6y ago
I have ADHD (and chronic sleep issues) that were undiagnosed until I was in my early 20's.
With a less than stellar childhood under my belt with an abusive, narcissistic father and enabling mother, I ended up being a social recluse and only recently in my mid 20's have I figured out that I'm severely lacking in my "executive functioning" skills (along with other ideal skills like social skills, people skills, etc.) thanks to finally seeing a psychiatrist about it... (5 years seeing them on and off and I'm still working through my issues - for those with problems, please stick with your mental health care, it helps a lot even if it doesn't seem like it most times)
It's insurmountably hard to dig out of the hole I've dug with numerous issues (ADHD, anxiety, depression, chronic issues with restful sleep since a young age - not helped by my obesity and my apparent "ability" to convince myself not to exercise even though I think about doing it - and get angry when I don't do it
- fairly often)
I guess I can congratulate myself that I was able to make it through college and have a full-time job in Engineering making somewhat decent money.
I get angry at myself pretty much almost daily for the things that I've failed to do, awkward situations I've been in, things I regret doing or not doing... It's taken (and is still taking) a very big toll on my mental health and I don't think any medication will help me with that. It gets to the point where I'm so frustrated, I'll make angry "noises" out loud (when alone - that's weird to do publicly) in a way to try and help get what's bugging me out because I can't talk to anybody around me about it.
Now, with that MASSIVE tangent - I can see the paper making sense in that ADHD will allow people to take more "risks" without thinking of the consequences too much, which could be interpreted as "entrepreneurial", however I think it's just renaming/re-badging something that should be addressed and corrected/adjusted, not celebrated...
- nbardy 6y agoNonsense. We need to create a society that allows people outside the narrow band of “can sit focused on a narrow set of tasks” for 8 hours to have successful. Careers. Create space for the risk takers to take risks.