A pipeline : adhd

[-] 93maddie94@lemm.ee 85 points 3 weeks ago

[-] paraphrand@lemmy.world 29 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Thanks. I’m going to get out of bed and socialize poorly tonight because of this.

Maybe I’ll report back tomorrow how poorly it went.

[-] paraphrand@lemmy.world 31 points 3 weeks ago

I just got back! It went well. I felt awkward half the time, but I got to have some real conversations with some old and new friends.

I have some new friends that I’ve only interacted with in really busy contexts, and it was nice to chat with them in a calmer space. I woulda missed the chance if I didn’t give it a shot tonight.

[-] RedditRefugee69@lemmynsfw.com 8 points 3 weeks ago

Good job!

[-] DogWater@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago

Happy for you partner!

[-] Croquette@sh.itjust.works 18 points 3 weeks ago

My psychotherapist often say to me (paraphrased) : What is worth doing is worth being done badly.

A thing done imperfectly is better than doing nothing at all.

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[-] tanisnikana@lemmy.world 82 points 3 weeks ago

If only we applied ourselves.

[-] bestboyfriendintheworld@sh.itjust.works 36 points 3 weeks ago

No, trying harder doesn’t work for us.

[-] unbanshee@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 3 weeks ago

I think that's the joke. I heard this a lot growing up and it obviously didn't help.

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[-] MelodiousFunk@slrpnk.net 27 points 3 weeks ago

I feel like if only I had worked up to my potential, my life wouldn't be a shambling corpse-to-be.

[-] tanisnikana@lemmy.world 25 points 3 weeks ago

As it turns out, our potential is really high in a select few categories, and that makes it look to authority figures like we’re good at everything.

[-] metaStatic@kbin.earth 24 points 3 weeks ago

me explaining to my family that the only thing I actually know is how to formulate a proper search query

[-] ironhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 25 points 3 weeks ago

I used to feel that was one thing I was good at. But then the algorithms changed as well as the internet. Now I rarely find what I'm looking for and I die a little each time.

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[-] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 34 points 3 weeks ago

I feel personally attacked, lol

[-] Stamets@lemmy.world 14 points 3 weeks ago

I apologize for nothing.

[-] RangerJosey@lemmy.ml 29 points 3 weeks ago

I've yet to get the official diagnosis. But im on track.

[-] bestboyfriendintheworld@sh.itjust.works 25 points 3 weeks ago

Don’t give up, it took me eight years from my suspicions to actually getting a diagnosis. The hardest part was finding psychiatrists, making appointments, going to the first appointment, and then going to the following appointments.

[-] Geometrinen_Gepardi@sopuli.xyz 12 points 3 weeks ago

Apart from stimulant prescriptions, what is the benefit of getting diagnosed with ADHD?

[-] naught@sh.itjust.works 11 points 3 weeks ago

I posted elsewhere about this, but ADHD can mess with your emotions. I thought for a while that I was bipolar because of how quickly my moods could change and how strongly I felt things like anxiety or disappointment or frustration. Now that I know what it is, in the moment I'm able to pull myself out of depressive spirals caused by hyperfixation etc. I'm also able to better work with the peaks and troughs of my productivity. Plenty of other helpful reasons too!

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[-] Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Im at the "psychiatrist referred me to psychologist for testing" stage. As of like, a few days ago. Otherwise identical, 7+ years of wanting testing (and having insurance and money to do it), before even making an attempt at getting treatment.

Psychiatrist seemed confident meds would seriously help tho! Although i guess they are kinda paid to say that i guess?

[-] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 10 points 3 weeks ago

They are not at all paid to say that. That said, the meds were a game changer for me.

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[-] Vespair@lemm.ee 25 points 3 weeks ago

Isn't it strange that we have a government-ran education system that seems to identify those with significant potential for social change/upheaval and then manages to turn them into aimless mental health cases without the necessary learned skills such as how to study, how to overcome challenge, etc? Surely that couldn't be by design to maintain the status quo and weed out or disenfranchise potential challengers to it before said challengers had a chance to inspire action, could it?

[-] orize@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 3 weeks ago

Honestly, I don't think your thinking is correctly placed.

I do not think people with ADHD or other neurodivergencies are by design thought of, in first hand, as opposition Opposition that will be oppressors of the system. If anything, it's a second hand thought. Of course the surpressed will attempt to revolt on a personal or collective plane sooner or later. But really, I don't think people with ADHD are pre-identified as rebels by the system. I think it's more historicallly sensible that people with ADHD are just trouble inside school. They ask too much and remembers too little. It doesn't fit the practice of teaching. That's it.

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[-] brandon@lemmy.zip 22 points 3 weeks ago

Serious questions. If I think this is me, is there any benefit to getting an official diagnosis? And if so, what’s the best/least scammy way to go about it?

[-] Chee_Koala@lemmy.world 17 points 3 weeks ago

Maybe some type of med would improve your quality of life, and they are only available over the counter to folks with diagnosis+prescription. Having a diagnosis might give you a mental framework to to 'get to work' on improving the least fun things about it :) , like self help tips n tricks, or maybe working with a psychologist to see what might help you the most.

[-] Zikeji@programming.dev 11 points 3 weeks ago

I will point out that, in the US at least, an official diagnosis isn't required to get those meds. It's just a lot easier to be prescribed them with it. I'm not officially diagnosed but I do see a psychiatrist who was willing to try them with no prompting from me.

Ultimately though they didn't work out because of the impact on my blood pressure, I'm on non-scheduled ADHD meds now that have made a huge difference.

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[-] Bwilder@lemmy.ca 8 points 3 weeks ago

It opens up options that your future self may want/need. There are many potential barriers to treatment, you really don't want to deal with these when you actually need to rely on those services.

Advice depends on location, some systems are harsh. Try to find groups in your area. You will be responsible for your outcome. Health professionals provide guidance and facilitate treatment. Medications can make things easier and enable more reliable behavior, but can be quite user-specific. Professional guidance highly advised.

Try reading this. It's dense, but extremely informative. https://annas-archive.org/* md5/1a4afb16e9cd8cd7799697ad09c4d08a

[-] Anegro_Montoya@sh.itjust.works 21 points 3 weeks ago

For me it was hiding my emotions while dying of anxiety inside. I thought it was normal for people to have multiple streams of thought at once and to wake up with your mind immediately racing til bed. I did it though, college, kids, house, corporate IT career, until I couldn't handle the grind of daily life and burned out hardcore, several times. Also drank excessively for 20 years.

Thankfully, you can get treated for depression and anxiety for decades, then spend thousands of dollars to get an official ADHD diagnosis, maybe. And the stimulants make my anxiety and depression so much better, and they are super easy to get. Also, no one will question if you really have ADHD, support all the way. Then, back to the grind which you'll run right into with a smile everyday. I love it! It's the best!

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[-] Shezzagrad@lemmy.ml 18 points 3 weeks ago

I'll be honest this makes me feel so much less alone. I should have completed my engineering degree by now, but honestly not blaming COVID itself but the situations around it and the isolation among other things sent me down a never ending spiral to the bottom. I come to learn I barely holding on by a thread most of my life and it started to unravel at 21-22. Getting ADHD takes forever in the UK, I just hope I can survive or find something to hold me up until that. I went from potential family top earner to a lost loser who is anxious when seeing people nowadays.

[-] python@lemmy.world 17 points 3 weeks ago

Sooo.. where do we go after stage 3? The meds just make me nap a lot :(

[-] nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 11 points 3 weeks ago

Work with a therapist to improve coping strategies and improve your sleep hygiene. If the meds are making you nap, chances are it's because they're allowing you to relax enough to actually rest. Developing habits that help you to sleep better may help (I'm pretty terribad at it myself).

[-] bastion@feddit.nl 8 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

living out in the woods, getting dirt on your hands, and learning to work well with feelings again.

[-] PunnyName@lemmy.world 8 points 3 weeks ago

Unmedicated, unemployed, and homeless. Like me.

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[-] TexasDrunk@lemmy.world 17 points 3 weeks ago

The funniest part is I had the diagnosis as a kid but no one did anything about it. They were just trying to figure out what was wrong with me. I got rediagnosed as an adult and got on medication.

I guess knowing about it meant I didn't have to spend years trying to figure out why I was considered gifted but couldn't get shit done.

[-] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 16 points 3 weeks ago

I got told because I was good as a kid I couldn't have it. Our system is terrible at actually dealing with the issue.

Crazy part was I only started wondering if I had it after getting prescribed double Sudafed for bad cold/congestion and could suddenly focus

[-] watson387@sopuli.xyz 17 points 3 weeks ago

Holy shit it's my life

[-] reversedposterior@lemmy.world 16 points 3 weeks ago

I'm my case it was an autism diagnosis but otherwise yes.

[-] markko@lemmy.world 21 points 3 weeks ago

For anyone reading this who may not be aware, there's a lot of overlap between the two diagnoses, and there's a chance you may have both.

[-] watson387@sopuli.xyz 8 points 3 weeks ago

ADHD may actually be a spectrum disorder. I've seen a few studies over the last few years that suggest this.

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[-] PugJesus@lemmy.world 15 points 3 weeks ago

I didn't realize I was under surveillance

[-] radicalautonomy@lemmy.world 12 points 3 weeks ago

You shut your god damned accurate mouth.

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[-] LouNeko@lemmy.world 11 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

I'll go for the "Don't get diagnosed" and "Kill yourself in your 30s" strat.

Edit: For anybody actually trying to unassigned variable themselves, please be adviced. There are CEOs on your way out and be carefully NOT to take any of them with you. That would be AWFULL and HIGHLY illegal. We ABSOLUTELY DESPERATELY need those CEOs, so please be carefull with them.

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[-] rivan@lemm.ee 11 points 3 weeks ago

They called us 'gifted' to justify our separation from others.

[-] null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 3 weeks ago

I'm deep in phase 2, just building up to phase 3 I think.

ADHD memes do seem to resonate with me, but I'm not sure I experience the deleterious effects to a severe enough extent to really have diagnosable ADHD.

Even if I am, I'm not sure stimulants would be the right way to go, and I'm already doing my best with ADHD style interventions to support productivity et cetera.

[-] moody@lemmings.world 9 points 3 weeks ago

Stimulants aren't the only solution, they're just the solution with the most obviois results

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[-] Suck_on_my_Presence@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago

I've passed the third section and moved into the fourth, horrible section. "Diagnosed ADHD but no medication will work."

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[-] And009@lemmynsfw.com 9 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Wtf .. is this real?

I got diagnosed recently and don't want my job back. Freelancing is the way to go. Stay away from corporate culture, stay strong.

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[-] Earflap@reddthat.com 8 points 3 weeks ago

No some of us have been failures our whole lives, thank you very much.

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[-] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

I screwed up and am stuck deep in 2. I even screwed up a miraculous way out with this awesome startup. And I was diagnosed in kindergarten! No drugs, I’m healthy, just… Yeah.

I wish I could subscribe to this community over and over.

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