• qarbone@lemmy.world
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    Haven’t any of y’all tried being incompetent?

    I try to avoid caffeine, so I just am unhelpful instead.

    • MadMadBunny@lemmy.ca
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      Okay but could we tone down the panic back to a more manageable level, like 9/10, instead of usual 28/10?

      • HikingVet@lemmy.ca
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        5 hours ago

        How the fuck am I supposed to get anything done if I’m that calm? I need that stress or you need earplugs…

      • Valmond@lemmy.world
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        5 hours ago

        I always blamed CPTSD for anger (like in being able to motor through things, not being angry at people) and stress. Worked for me, do not recommend.

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    Wait, the anger is a thing related to adhd?

    I always felt like somewhat of a nutcase for getting pissed off at stuff not working/going my way (shout at the pc until you figure out how to get the driver working again).

    Jogging/biking: get pissed, the burning anger gets you through.

    In an odd way anger manages to focus me but it’s just not a healthy way to live :/

    • monkeyman512@lemmy.world
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      Yeah. Do some therapy and you will find out lots of things you “just do” are adaptations to compensate for ADHD. Shifting to healthier ways of doing things can be tough. It’s hard to let go of habits that have “worked so far”.

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      Yeah I didn’t know either until I got diagnosed and medicated, the anger is night and day with meds, all those little things that got me heated just don’t bother me the same.

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      There’s poor emotional regulation but adrenalin is also self-medication. So screaming at other people gets your adrenaline up which helps you focus and feel good. Obviously unhealthy and sucks for everybody around you. Very toxic.

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      I have been frustrated and angry easily for far too much of my life and I brought it up, among other issues to a psychiatrist and he said its also a symptom of bipolar type 2 as well as adhd.

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        One of the meds I’m on for anxiety (with the hope it’d help the ADHD) gives me symptoms of BPD as as side effect :))

        And now my impulse control is literally fucking zero at times

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    Lots of caffeine to bring you up during the day and alcohol to slow the racing thoughts at night. It’s no way to live.

    Every once in a while I still encounter parents who are hesitant to get their ADHD kid on meds. I try to explain to them that it’s not really about performance in school even if that’s where it was first noticed.

    It’s about keeping them from killing themselves or engaging in incredibly self destructive behavior.

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      I find doing CrossFit multiple times a week helps at night. Turns out if you are sufficiently physically exhausted the thoughts tend to slow down. But if they don’t that’s fine because you are liable to pass out as soon as you stop moving.

      • MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works
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        Please do, it’s very helpful in just the knowing aspect and being told explicitly how it can and does affect you. Can help you manage it better even when you’re not on meds

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    6 hours ago

    If you microdose a breakdown by crying in a closet afterwards you get extra cooldown reduction.

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    6 hours ago

    Me, a Neurodivergent: i don’t need any of this pesky chemical stimulant stuff to get through life.

    Also me: Addicted to both caffeine and sugar.

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    5 hours ago

    i thought i could do this since i stopped taking Ritalin around 10/11. huge mistake, massive lol. i am now in a PHP for psychiatric intervention. i have fucked up oh boy.

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        I always feel like my brain and my body are out of sync. When I used to smoke, it was like the gears suddenly synced up, and everything was running smoothly.

        But in the past year or so, it suddenly became ANXIETY: Full steam ahead!

        Brains are dumb

      • chosensilence@pawb.social
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        i feel normal on THC. i don’t get couched anymore and haven’t for a long time. when i’m high it’s truly a mild psychoactive period and mostly a realignment of my nerves.

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    I had a lovely conversation with another unmedicated parent. It’s the first time in a while that the mask came off a bit in that circle. It was nice.