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ADHD I have some experience with and can agree with you. I think it is mostly just a different mode of thinking that simply isn’t very compatible with sitting i

by jquery 4y ago

ADHD I have some experience with and can agree with you. I think it is mostly just a different mode of thinking that simply isn’t very compatible with sitting in a chair for hours listening to boring lectures. OCD is similar. The mental line between crippling OCD and a highly successful professional career with a reputation of being a “perfectionist” is a thin one. I’ve seen this line crossed, with tragic results… All that said, I think awareness of mental illness and self-mis-diagnosis largely isn’t the primary problem. The successful person who became a crippling OCD shut-in was convinced OCD was a myth until it was far too late. If only they took it seriously while they still had enough functioning to follow therapy instructions, they might be in a much healthier state right now.

navjack27 4y ago
ADHD here at a higher level of disability. It's way more than a different mode of thinking. It's crippling and the reason I can barely function in any work setting. Medication and therapy throughout my life, since I was 2, only got me to this level. Without it I'd of probably been dead years ago from just following every impulse and getting myself in situations where I'm way over my head and way too stressed to deal with anything.
- jquery 4y ago
  I agree with you 100%. Sorry for being unclear. I just meant at low levels ADHD can be a different mode of thinking. Much like OCD can simply be a more cautious personality… until it becomes so cautious that it’s disabling and no longer just a “cautious personality” but a completely pathological OCD mode of thinking. It’s important to be aware of both ADHD and OCD and other mental illnesses so that we can seek treatment before the issues become intractable.
  - naravara 4y ago
    That’s interesting. What you said actually reminded me of when I took my dog through obedience training and the trainer told me that a lot of working dog behaviors are basically normal wolf or wild dog impulses tuned to be way way stronger through artificial selection. So, for instance, shepherd breeds’ herding instincts come from a combination of a sort of compulsive desire to keep things together and a deep suspicious of aberrant. Consequently, these breeds are prone to neuroticism and anxiety when those traits present too strongly.
throwaway743 4y ago
As someone with ADHD, I couldn't disagree more if it's being suggested that ADHD is merely an issue of "not being compatible with sitting in a chair for hours". That's totally not the case and an awful misrepresentation that supports the stigma and encourages those seeking attention for a mental health label they can flaunt. Sure, there are those that use that as a reason for why they think they have ADHD or an excuse for drug seeking, but it's not the sole symptom, and in some cases not a symptom, for those who legitimately struggle with it. Those who have it, know how crippling it is dealing with the rumination, confusion, irritability, insecurity, regulating emotion, depression that can and often does result from these aspects, among a list of other issues. Not everyone deals with every aspect as it's more of a spectrum than anything, but personally I deal with the ones listed among other things and daily life's been far from an issue of "not being able to sit in a seat/getting bored easily". Please don't minimize it to a frivolous cliche.
- jquery 4y ago
  I know that severe ADHD is crippling. I've friends with it. It's no joke. I am talking about mild cases only, and would've edited by post but I couldn't. Hopefully this isn't the case anymore, but back in the 90s there was a push to give ADHD drugs to any kid who couldn't sit still for the school lectures.

by jquery 4y ago

navjack27 4y ago

ADHD here at a higher level of disability. It's way more than a different mode of thinking. It's crippling and the reason I can barely function in any work setting. Medication and therapy throughout my life, since I was 2, only got me to this level. Without it I'd of probably been dead years ago from just following every impulse and getting myself in situations where I'm way over my head and way too stressed to deal with anything.

jquery 4y ago
I agree with you 100%. Sorry for being unclear. I just meant at low levels ADHD can be a different mode of thinking. Much like OCD can simply be a more cautious personality… until it becomes so cautious that it’s disabling and no longer just a “cautious personality” but a completely pathological OCD mode of thinking. It’s important to be aware of both ADHD and OCD and other mental illnesses so that we can seek treatment before the issues become intractable.
- naravara 4y ago
  That’s interesting. What you said actually reminded me of when I took my dog through obedience training and the trainer told me that a lot of working dog behaviors are basically normal wolf or wild dog impulses tuned to be way way stronger through artificial selection. So, for instance, shepherd breeds’ herding instincts come from a combination of a sort of compulsive desire to keep things together and a deep suspicious of aberrant. Consequently, these breeds are prone to neuroticism and anxiety when those traits present too strongly.

throwaway743 4y ago

As someone with ADHD, I couldn't disagree more if it's being suggested that ADHD is merely an issue of "not being compatible with sitting in a chair for hours". That's totally not the case and an awful misrepresentation that supports the stigma and encourages those seeking attention for a mental health label they can flaunt. Sure, there are those that use that as a reason for why they think they have ADHD or an excuse for drug seeking, but it's not the sole symptom, and in some cases not a symptom, for those who legitimately struggle with it. Those who have it, know how crippling it is dealing with the rumination, confusion, irritability, insecurity, regulating emotion, depression that can and often does result from these aspects, among a list of other issues. Not everyone deals with every aspect as it's more of a spectrum than anything, but personally I deal with the ones listed among other things and daily life's been far from an issue of "not being able to sit in a seat/getting bored easily". Please don't minimize it to a frivolous cliche.

jquery 4y ago
I know that severe ADHD is crippling. I've friends with it. It's no joke. I am talking about mild cases only, and would've edited by post but I couldn't. Hopefully this isn't the case anymore, but back in the 90s there was a push to give ADHD drugs to any kid who couldn't sit still for the school lectures.