We need to have an adhd swapping service so we can exchange partial projects and the supplies to go with. I’d be less bummed about giving up supplies if a whole new hobby and kit was in front of me.
Hell if someone derived joy with a half finished project and all the fancy tools that go along with it i’d be stoked. I hate throwing them away but I realistically know I am not gonna finish it.
I dunno, I used to leave thin bookmarks like that in library books regularly. It’s a thing, it isn’t just me. Used to be all kinds of book clubs would have little paper bookmarks done up specifically to make them available without any extra effort on a borrower’s part.
Hell, I went to the local library a few months ago, dug around for a copy of my book while I was there (that I wrote, not that I used to own lol) to see if they still had a decent condition copy. There was one in it from the book club I was in at the time. Which, if it hadn’t seen some wear, I might have felt bad lol. But the bookmark was showing its age, and it was obvious that it had been used over the years.
I’ve heard some bookstores used to do it as well, as advertising. The owners would go borrow some, leave bookmarks/ads in them and return them. Librarians would leave them in place the same as the club markers because they hate dog eared pages.
Could be adhd related too, but it could be there on purpose, regardless of the neurostate of the person that left it
IMO, unless the psychiatrist is a specialist in a specific neurodivergent condition, I think that the general wisdom is to collect data, make a hypothesis, start treatment (at a low dose) and gauge reaction. If the treatment for the suspected condition improves the symptoms of that condition, then it’s reasonable to assume that the hypothesis is correct. If it doesn’t have the desired effect, try a different treatment and reassess… It may be that your biological makeup is simply more or less susceptible to the treatment, and a different treatment will be more effective. Aka, not all drugs work for people as well as they should.
One example I can give for this difference is between me and a friend. My friend got a heavy dose of prescription strength naproxen, a non-steroidal anti inflammatory usually used for muscle/joint pain. Even at the insanely high dose of the prescription, it didn’t have any effect for them. I picked up some over the counter, not-even-the-strongest-otc version of the same. Just regular strength stuff off a shelf in the pharmacy. Maybe 1/10th as “strong”. I take one, and I’m so relaxed that I start to feel weak. Meanwhile, other non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs like ibuprofen work fine for them…
It’s all dumb biology stuff.
Anyways, I think there’s been too much backlash against doctors for throwing diagnosis around without the proper due diligence to support making that diagnosis. So IMO they’re being more careful before handing someone a confirmed diagnosis.
Even my own doctor said, and I can quote him, that “[my symptoms] are consistent with mild ADHD”… It’s not “you have ADHD”, it’s merely stating that there are similarities between my symptoms and ADHD symptoms.
It’s a whole thing.
Welcome to the fold. Here’s your fidget toy, and complementary squirrel.
Reminds me of my journey though. First psych tested me, gave me meds (which helped). Went to new psych less than a year later, had to get retested because she wanted to do the test herself.
I finished describing the behaviors I wanted help with to my first therapist and they said “ok, so you’re here about your adhd.” I had no idea I was adhd, I just thought I was a bad adult. Several second opinions and tests later…I’m definitely adhd.
I’m pretty sure most of us start by thinking were just bad adults… Or bad at being people… Or lazy at least.
It takes a while to process that you’re actually not lazy or a bad human at all. You’re just wired differently. Knowing that and getting help with it isn’t a bad thing.
Lol nice meme. Yeah, my diagnosis involved computer tests, statements from my living parent (note that this wasn’t necessary, it was just helpful), interviewing me, and various cognitive sorts of tests. Ymmv
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