OC What are your tips to deal with executive dysfunction when medication doesn't tackle it?
Hello, fellow ADHDers. I'm in the verge of despair and irreversible frustration....
Hello, fellow ADHDers. I'm in the verge of despair and irreversible frustration....
What follows is a repost (as a thread) what I wrote not too long ago (as a comment) because it bears repeating. Many of us struggle with task completion and carry around a ton of grief and guilt because of it. HOWEVER, we should reframe all of that, which this post is a reminder to try to do. Good luck, everyone....
I was chatting with a friend and tried to convey how crippling a really bad day (for me at least) can be. I needed tangible examples that really drive the point home. So I started making a list....
I'm trying to teach myself to use the godot engine to create a game, and god is it hard to concentrate. I don't really know how to begin, even after following the tutorial, and I'm second guessing myself constantly about what step I should take to make progress or even broaden my knowledge and understanding, and it's a constant...
I finally found the spring for my freezer's ice tray which I had put away in a "logical place" for "safe keeping" until I was able to fix it....
This explains why sometimes I'll research something or study German on my days off instead of playing a video game. I thought I was "wasting" my day off and not properly relaxing. Instead, I was letting my brain off its leash to do what it wanted and that's what it picked. That task was actually relaxing for my brain at that...
It's amazing how much ADHD I've been fighting moment to moment without realizing it....
I wasn't able to get it checked out earlier in my adult life due to being a independent contractor for so long (american healthcare.... yay). Now though, I've got the time and the insurance to cover everything. It's actually a relief to know that it's not just me being incompetent....
I need major help with this. I am stagnating in life, I don't know where to go next due to this issue....
I’m about to start this drug, but due to the side effects, I’m not sure if taking in the morning, lunchtime or dinner time is better....
What's like to have ADHD in a world, or a relationship, that doesn't "meet you halfway"? When having Adult ADHD feels like not being good enough.
For me its when someone tells me to bring them something. If i try to find something that i need, i will find it really quickly. If someone is asking me to find something for them in a room, it is like i become blind and even if its in front of me, it is really hard to find it.
This whole lecture is close to 3 hours long, but incredibly informative! The best educational primer on ADHD I have come across. I learned a lot about myself, and what I wish my parents had known when I was growing up.
Am excited to get my dopamine from a new place but damn there's a lot of reading to get to grips with this fediverse thing....
https://brainclinics.com/the-relationship-between-sleep-and-adhd/