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I wouldn't say that I thrive, more that when the flight-or-fight instinct kicks in, I become extremely productive. Prior to getting diagnosed and medicated, my
by TrackerFF 2y ago
I wouldn't say that I thrive, more that when the flight-or-fight instinct kicks in, I become extremely productive.
Prior to getting diagnosed and medicated, my life was pretty much long periods of nothing, with small bursts where I did everything.
Take college, for example. I was completely unable to partition a project into daily tasks. I'd get borderline anxiety from looking at the problem set, and then get distracted. It was only when the deadline started to get close, that my fight-or-flight instinct would set in. Then I'd sit up 1-2-3 days straight and work on the problem - not 100%, but small bursts of 100% focus and attention, before eventually getting distracted. I'd oscillate between those states.
To outsiders it will look completely ridiculous. You could literally be dealing with life-altering decisions, with the clock ticking down, and then you suddenly start looking at cute cat vids. Before shifting back and grinding away at the problem, but even more stressed.
Luckily medication has worked wonders for me. I'm able to just start on the tasks, and work consistently on them. Work and life now feels like a marathon, rather than a bunch of impossible sprints.
- Aerroon 2y agoEvery assignment is done on the last evening. That's what night time is for, right? The last moments before the deadline is when the engine's firing on all cylinders.
- ivewonyoung 2y agoThis reminds me of the time I didn't sleep for 36 hours straight to start and complete a Computer Vision course final assignment and aced it with an A+ because I did way better than others consistently working on it for 2 months. I still don't know whether to be happy or sad about it.
- ivewonyoung 2y agoCan you please share what medication worked for you
- haccount 2y agoTaking amphetamines will work for everyone with or without the extra step of adhd diagnosis
- jkaplowitz 2y agoScientifically and clinically inaccurate, sorry. I’ve personally lived one of many counterexamples to what you describe, even though my ADHD is both quite clear and professionally diagnosed. Amphetamines have a complicated mixture of effects on me that’s often not positive overall. My current psychiatrist knows ADHD quite well, and she and I found a better non-amphetamine medication solution for me. There are multiple common medications approved to treat ADHD which are not amphetamines, and for some people those are the best option. Whenever possible, always discuss this topic with a suitably qualified and informed doctor instead of self-medicating (or self-diagnosing).
- TrackerFF 2y agoI was put on Ritalin, and that worked just fine for me. Tried 10mg, 20mg, 30mg, and 60mg. 20mg worked best for me.