I thought removing distractions would help too. But even with no distractions, attending a meeting feels like I’m listening to a radio while driving between states.

[–] CherryBullets@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Maybe I'm the odd one out, but I need some form of background noise to concentrate on anything. Whether that be music or someone endlessly yapping with a monotone voice in a video. Just anything that drowns out my endless stream of thoughts that have 0 to do with my task.

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[–] ConstantPain@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Are you sure it's not just depression?

[–] deaf_fish@lemm.ee 13 points 2 days ago

There is probably also depression in there. It is pretty easy to get depressed when you have ADHD.

[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 6 points 2 days ago (2 children)

but ADHD is such a gift how could we ever end up depressed??!?

[–] CherryBullets@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 days ago (12 children)

I've seen this mentality way too much on Reddit subs. Often by the same people that say they are just "neurospicy" and that ADHD is quirky and makes up their entire identity. God that shit is cringe.

Even saw someone recently ask people if they would cure their ADHD if scientists came up with a cure. 90% of the responses were by sane people saying, "WTF question is that? Yes, I would cure it, it's a disability!" and the op was just replying to them that ADHD was the reason they were creative and was their identity... Bro... Sometimes, I feel like some of these people aren't even real.

[–] Ibuthyr@lemmy.wtf 3 points 2 days ago (3 children)

To be fair, if you've been diagnosed as an adult, ADHD is a huge part of who you are. You've lived with it your entire life and you've developed coping mechanisms accordingly.

But I get what you're saying!

[–] KeenFlame@feddit.nu 2 points 1 day ago (5 children)

Diagnosed 39. Absolutely like I would not want to remove my coping mechanisms and be free??? Wtf

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[–] Lumidaub@feddit.org 1 points 2 days ago

If you can make it so I never had it, I'm in. No idea what that would mean for me, how I'd suddenly be a different person, but if it means I get to not have all the bullshit memories from my childhood and instead have had a nOrMaL life, yes please.

Just "curing" it, as in, I don't have it anymore starting now, wouldn't do me any good.

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[–] SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 2 days ago

throws you down a cliff like a sack of potatoes

[–] obinice@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago

Yes. I hate myself.

[–] kemsat@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

Yeah. I’m my own distraction.

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