• apotheotic (she/her)@beehaw.org
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    5 days ago

    I just want to say that I think its really unfair for all of you ADHD people to be posting things day after day that I relate to so heavily, as a definitely not ADHD person.

    Sigh I guess I should start scheduling some appointments

    • Feydaikin@beehaw.org
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      5 days ago

      Yep, by no means exclusive to adhd.

      I can’t count the amount of times I’ve found myself in my bedroom or kitchen, with, like, a hammer in one hand and computer mouse in the other, not knowing what the hell I’m doing.

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      5 days ago

      I thought the same for quite a long time, and admittedly, im still not convinced that i dont have adhd, but i did recently learn i have a folate deficiency. That can lead to a type of anemia, and in combination gave me a lot of symptoms that looks like adhd (memory loss, fatigue, inability to concentrate, lack of fucks to give, brain fog). A simple supplement did a ton to get me back on track

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        5 days ago

        Bro please tell me what supplements I can try. I’m diagnosed, but at the same time have had bisacally that list of symptoms and much heavier than I normally have with ADD.

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          Personally i take folic acid (vitamin B9). I get Basic brand and its 400mcg, 200 count, for $8 (im in america).

          A lot of multivitamin ive had in the past seemingly omit B9 for some reason

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            3 days ago

            Appreciate the info. Honestly after reading this I took a plunge and went for A D K as well. I’ll see what I can dig up on B9. Thanks!

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    I do this, and it’s getting worse with age. I also have Bipolar, wich is a hell of a fun mix. I asked my psychiatrist, and she told me that it was expected, since it was changing focus continuously, and thus didn’t have time to fix (fixate) things.

    Something that sometimes works is the thing where you look right to left and back a few times rapidly

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      Man, if only the DSM-5 listed careless mistakes, difficulty sustaining attention in tasks, and difficulty of organizing tasks and activities as some of the diagnostic criteria that may be present in an individual with ADHD.

      And if only those three alone looked a whole lot like impulse control.

      It’s almost like you’re being an armchair psychologist that’s no better than your complaint 🤷

      Using “retarded” when discussing a condition and using it as a diss is pretty fucking weird too, not gonna lie.