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> Yeah, ADHD is a difference to non-ADHD, but that doesn't make it a disability. It's just a different mode of thought, It's a great theory but I consider it a

> Yeah, ADHD is a difference to non-ADHD, but that doesn't make it a disability. It's just a different mode of thought, It's a great theory but I consider it a disability that I have to wrestle with myself _every single night_ to force myself to start doing the dishes, which I want to do but my ADHD brain doesn't find interesting enough to start doing. I can spend several minutes just physically pacing and trying to hype myself up to start on something that I _want_ to do, and it is every day, for basically every task that my brain doesn't find interesting, and it doesn't get easier. Also, brainscans of ADHD-diagnosed individuals clearly show certain parts of the brain are under-developed compared to normal.

syspec 5y ago
Whenever i have to do boring chores, such as the dishes, i put on a podcast to keep my mind engaged. My SO laughs as i literally put on a podcast to take the garbage out, but it does help my ADHD for tasks such as that
- pksebben 5y ago
  I use the exact same method. Hello from the magic tavern, darknet diaries, and the dollop are all top billed. what are some of yours?
- navjack27 5y ago
  you know what i do when i put a podcast on? i stop everything and listen to it. you know what i do when i put music on? i'll go on my computer and distract myself with "remastering" the album because i'll end up hyperfocusing on something that sounds "off" about the music while i'm trying to do my chore that is clearly not enjoyable.
- 1_player 5y ago
  Same, but it's fast paced music, usually psytrance to do the laundry and the dishes. In fact psytrance is great for the ADHD brain, it's fast, it's always evolving with tons of different sounds and effects to keep you interested, and there's no vocals to distract.
  - spiralx 5y ago
    For me it's all about the reassuring inevitability of the techno kick drum, always thudding on, comfortingly constant. I love psytrance but techno is life.

syspec 5y ago

Whenever i have to do boring chores, such as the dishes, i put on a podcast to keep my mind engaged. My SO laughs as i literally put on a podcast to take the garbage out, but it does help my ADHD for tasks such as that

pksebben 5y ago
I use the exact same method. Hello from the magic tavern, darknet diaries, and the dollop are all top billed. what are some of yours?
navjack27 5y ago
you know what i do when i put a podcast on? i stop everything and listen to it. you know what i do when i put music on? i'll go on my computer and distract myself with "remastering" the album because i'll end up hyperfocusing on something that sounds "off" about the music while i'm trying to do my chore that is clearly not enjoyable.
1_player 5y ago
Same, but it's fast paced music, usually psytrance to do the laundry and the dishes. In fact psytrance is great for the ADHD brain, it's fast, it's always evolving with tons of different sounds and effects to keep you interested, and there's no vocals to distract.
- spiralx 5y ago
  For me it's all about the reassuring inevitability of the techno kick drum, always thudding on, comfortingly constant. I love psytrance but techno is life.