• ickplant@lemmy.worldOP
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      3 years ago

      I agree that I still struggle with the social stuff a lot. The meds do help me with executive functioning tremendously, but they are not a panacea.

  • Elektrobank@lemmy.ml
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    3 years ago

    And after 40+ years of suffering in get diagnosed, and medicated, and now all the meds are backordered… Back to my old ways

  • tnomrom_haroj@lemmy.world
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    3 years ago

    People don’t understand that beating yourself up is still a shot of dopamine. Drama, including drama limited to your head… It’s still dopamine.

    Depression, sure, but the constant negatives that come with adhd is still a steady dopamine IV drip.

  • guriinii@lemmy.world
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    3 years ago

    Autistic and ADHD, meds helped but the side effects were awful for me, so I’m just a mess.

  • laserm@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    I try to be myself with my excitement but it ends up overwhelming people

    Damn. Too real.