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TBH I'm in a similar boat. Got diagnosed with ADHD in 2019, got medication, literally life changed. Then COVID comes along. I live in Melbourne Australia which
by llamaLord 4y ago
TBH I'm in a similar boat. Got diagnosed with ADHD in 2019, got medication, literally life changed.
Then COVID comes along. I live in Melbourne Australia which was literally the most locked-down city on earth. I don't THINK I got COVID over the last 2 years, but I know my cognitive abilities are f..ked.
I'd say that access to medication honestly improved my cognitive capabilities something like 100% from a "functional" perspective. I'm no more/less intelligent, but I could use that intelligence SO MUCH more effectively.
After the last two years, I feel like that's dropped to maybe 15-20% improvement and I'm convinced it's primarily due to just insane levels of burn-out.
The main glimmer of hope I've got is that I changed jobs around 9 months ago and am now at a much better company (Atlassian), and I have noticed that I'm starting to get some of that "clarity" back that I had pre-COVID. Only like 5-10%, but it gives me hope that it is recoverable.