I’ve found that I tend to hyperfocus on things that require both the mind and body, causing me to frequently get repetitive strain injuries. Like scrolling through my phone so much my thumb gets hurt, playing an instrument or drawing for so long I hurt my wrist, dancing till my knee is out of action, running till my ankle can’t handle it, etc. it’s sad because I enjoy a lot of things, and exercise helps with adhd symptoms, but I’m always injured and can’t keep doing them. It also doesn’t help that physical rehab requires slow, consistent effort so I keep missing days on the calendar. Anyone h ..read more

I am going to give my entrance exams after 8 months and am planning to stick to a study schedule, but whenever i am studying i have problems with people perceiving me . even if someone sees me pick up a book. I literally dont want to study anymore. But its necceary for my future. How can i solve this ? ( i live in 2 bedroom house with 4 people, so locking myself in isnt an option) How do you help yourself in this type of situation ? submitted by /u/Illustrious_Crab3650 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Does anyone else have problems with texting? It feels like a chore, and like I have to drop everything to answer someone. I often don't reply and think I'll do it later when I have more mental capacity, but that doesn't happen. And then I feel bad, which leads me to continue suppressing the answer, which is why I keep suppressing it and why blockade keeps building up. It‘s a never ending cycle. It‘s gotten really bad to a point where i immediately assume that i‘m gonna disappoint people and texting stresses me out immediately even though nothing has happened yet. I also struggle with a lot of ..read more

I have terrible sensory issues and I hate it because to normal people it sounds like I’m making up shitty excuses to get out of things but I’m not. It’s my sensory issues playing up and unfortunately for me and everyone else around me, I find it hard controlling my outburst of over stimulation making me feel like I’m an over dramatic and/or selfish person. I wish I could control it better but no matter how hard I try, it happens. submitted by /u/Playful-Inevitable79 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

I am in my late 20s. I've done absolutely NOTHING PRODUCTIVE SO FAR yet. Frist college I dropped out, second college cleared my degree BARELY by passing marks. Can't even get any fucking ADHD meds in this third world shithole. FUCK! I HAVE to move to a western country next year. I've been planning to learn online courses and save money by doing some freelance work but, noooooo the ADHD demon doesn't want me toooo... WHAT.THE.FUCK! submitted by /u/Dapper_Description [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Okay I know, the title is exaggerated, but my second year has been full of feelings of failure and imposter syndrome. I'm a 19 y/o uni student in my second year of law. I didn't care much about grades, extracurriculars, and all the extra opportunities in the first year and quickly started to regret it in my second. In fact, grades do matter, extracurriculars do matter, making connections do matter. I recently studied my butt off (as much as I can do without meds), made the practice exams and answered exactly how they wanted it and still got a 6.5 out of 10 as a grade. My GPA has been a steady ..read more

Kinda hoping this makes sense; but it was an "Ah ha" moment. Like it clicked that "yeah we are different and that makes things harder". Like communication is difficult, i manage well, but then you add the processing information quickly and it all catches fire... Or the amount of time it takes to reset after a breakdown. submitted by /u/Excellent-Pen3705 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Sometimes I'll be saying some pretty questionable things to my friends not even thinking about what I'm saying, and I have reason to believe this may or may not be the reason so many people think I'm weird. I just can never seem to shut up/think before I speak and it ends up putting me in some pickles with friends, if you will. Anyway to fix this without meds? Currently, I'm in the process of getting medication, but from what I hear I'm not exactly going to get a prescription tomorrow. For instance, on Discord I sent multiple racial comments to friends as a joke, not even realizing that, "Oh ..read more

I was diagnosed with ADHD a year ago and got prescribed some meds. I left it in my medicine cabinet until last week when curiosity stroked. I tried it out, and of my! It was eye opening. I realized how easier life could have been with it, and how it affected every single aspect of my life. Now I can’t stop thinking about how I wasted my life not being diagnosed. All the time I spent day dreaming at school. All the anxiety built up. All the strategies and routines I made to cope with it. I’m in my late 20s. I never had a job. I had few small businesses (or more like side hustles) that closed d ..read more

Impulsive eating is ruining my life. It's been a struggle since I was a kid, but I only understood what it was and how it affected me after being diagnosed as an adult. I am 31 M, and was diagnosed with ADHD 2 years ago, and one of the most eye opening things since learning about how my ADHD affects me is learning how it affects my eating habits. My eating has been disordered since I was a kid, frequently overating, sneaking snacks and food late at night, etc. But it's not because I'm hungry, not because I haven't eaten, it's because I have a compulsion to eat, my brain is practically forcing ..read more