High ambition and ADHD diagnosis?

[Carl-Richard]

@integration journey This is truly the most insightful and revealing and inspiring video about ADHD you will ever watch. Mike went from being the worst in the class, to being the best in the class while medicated, to experiencing side effects from the medications and eventually losing the effect from the medications and then finding out a way to get off the medications and still function at a high level. It's truly a hero's journey:

 

Edited 3 hours ago by Carl-Richard

[integration journey]

5 minutes ago, Carl-Richard said:

@integration journey This is truly the most insightful and revealing and inspiring video about ADHD you will ever watch. Mike went from being the worst in the class, to being the best in the class while medicated, to experiencing side effects from the medications and eventually losing the effect from the medications and then finding out a way to get off the medications and still function at a high level. It's truly a hero's journey:

 

thanks. Will check it out. 

[Ulax]

Congrats on your diagnosis bro.

I'd definitely look into meds. There's sort of two main categories: Stimulant, and Non-Stimulant.

Only thing is some have some mad side-effects. I was on elvanse and that was fucked up. Had me all manic, and insomniac.

But i now take a non-stim called Amfexa, and bro it gives me relaxation and focus ive never had in my life. I'd deffo say its been worth going through that elvanse experience to have this Amfexa experience.

Also, its important to have a good psychiatrist. My first one was a bit of a crazy lady, and was tryna drug me up more than Charlie Sheen in 2005. The bruddah wanted me on three different meds a day 💀.

My current one is chill and reasonable, just recommends one med at a time, and helps me minimise costs.

[Carl-Richard]

10 minutes ago, Ulax said:

But i now take a non-stim called Amfexa

How is amphetamine a "non-stimulant"? I cba with you guys 💀💀💀💀

[integration journey]

13 minutes ago, Ulax said:

Congrats on your diagnosis bro.

I'd definitely look into meds. There's sort of two main categories: Stimulant, and Non-Stimulant.

Only thing is some have some mad side-effects. I was on elvanse and that was fucked up. Had me all manic, and insomniac.

But i now take a non-stim called Amfexa, and bro it gives me relaxation and focus ive never had in my life. I'd deffo say its been worth going through that elvanse experience to have this Amfexa experience.

Also, its important to have a good psychiatrist. My first one was a bit of a crazy lady, and was tryna drug me up more than Charlie Sheen in 2005. The bruddah wanted me on three different meds a day 💀.

My current one is chill and reasonable, just recommends one med at a time, and helps me minimise costs.

Thank you! 
I was actually also diagnosed with unspecified anxiety disorder same day so I think non stimulants are better for that. 

[Ulax]

2 minutes ago, Carl-Richard said:

How is amphetamine a "non-stimulant"? I cba with you guys 💀💀💀💀

ye appears i am spreading misinformation. Forgive me daddy

 

[Ulax]

8 minutes ago, integration journey said:

Thank you! 
I was actually also diagnosed with unspecified anxiety disorder same day so I think non stimulants are better for that. 

You're welcome.

Found that my Amfexa is actually a stim tho lol.

Thing is tho stims often work differently on ADHD brains. A non-adhd brain would get hyper on stims, but often an ADHD brain will get more calm. Because the ADHD brain lacks attentional control, and stims hype up the control centres of the brain. So your brain control skills level up.

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[LordFall]

I have ADHD and only took meds for like a week then never again just found it wired me without boosts in productivity.

I get distracted easily so I do stuff like Pomodoro method(work in 20 min increments then take a break) and I find that works. 

It's not an excuse against success, just gotta manage your workflow and productivity like anyone else. Anything I really don't want to do becomes a real pain though whereas I find my friends have an easier time just pushing through it just cuz its gotta get done. Helped me figure out more creative ideas in business though. 

[Carl-Richard]

I saw a comment that said ADHD meds helps them procrastinate. It's like if you have no strong goals, more dopamine just means any and all goals become stronger, so you will be just as bad off if your problem is sticking to a goal. Maybe your goals are just wrong. That's what life purpose is about: finding a strong goal that drives your action.

It reminds me of when @Cred said "ADHD minds are insensitive to meaning". Well, maybe it's sometimes more like they lack meaning so they become ADHD.

[Cred]

Oho I've been summoned 💅

I've not been very active lately since I have been doing glossopoeia.

1 hour ago, Carl-Richard said:

It reminds me of when @Cred said "ADHD minds are insensitive to meaning".

I have revoked this statement. When I made it, my definition of "meaning" was poor. The exact opposite is true, actually. People with ADHD are extremely sensitive to meaning because they can't be distracted as easily by conventions, social truths and ideology.

Yes, according to this framing, neurotypical people are actually the ones who are distracted by status, and obeying to authority.

When somebody says "I have ADHD and I want to be successful" it first has to be unpacked, what is meant by "success".

The problem with the term success is that it includes purpose and meaning, but it also includes things like social status and recognition. If you have ADHD you will likely need to completely redefine what success is to you.

The reason why it is so hard to get a degree or to make money with ADHD is because "a degree" and "money" are both social constructs. People with ADHD fundamentally don't care about social constructs. The way to be productive with ADHD is to stop chasing degrees and money and try to focus on what is immediately meaningful at any given time.

If you have no choice and you for some reason I have to get an education because of parents or something, it would be smart to choose some education that has as many practical elements as possible.

The logic of an ADHD brain works like this for example: why would I sacrifice so much for a piece of paper that says "bachelor of science" if I could instead program a video game and instead of receiving some piece of paper, I could have my own video game that I can play. This seems completely reasonable. But the majority of the population wants the piece of paper more because of its social value. The same is true with money. Money, also, just a piece of paper that many people are crazy about not including people with ADHD.

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