I completely agree with this. It's hard to not feel like a failure, you don't belong, low motivation, etc. when other people constantly reinforce this idea with

I completely agree with this. It's hard to not feel like a failure, you don't belong, low motivation, etc. when other people constantly reinforce this idea with both their words and their actions. I think a lot of this fuels the substance abuse issues in ADHD as well. I have always spent too much time playing video games, doom scrolling, etc.. It's all just an escape. But I think many do not understand -- I, and perhaps many others, escape from this world because I do not belong. Treatments for ADHD are cute and all, but nothing I have tried has really moved the needle much. At least not for long. There is always a reversion to the mean, and this condition always wins in the end.