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[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 71 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Panic also works if anger isn’t available.

[–] MadMadBunny@lemmy.ca 26 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (3 children)

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

[–] GlitchyDigiBun@lemmy.world 28 points 2 weeks ago

drinks my 4th cup of News Sorry what? Speak up. The panic attacks are loud.

[–] HikingVet@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 weeks ago

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

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[–] jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.works 57 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

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.

[–] Sparky@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I got to experience that a couple of days ago. I should probably get diagnosed...

[–] MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 week ago (3 children)

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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[–] monkeyman512@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

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.

[–] FreddiesLantern@leminal.space 42 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (13 children)

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 :/

Edit/Disclaimer: I never said I shout at people.

[–] Dunstabzugshaubitze@feddit.org 21 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

emotional dysregulation is a common symptom of adhd, meaning intensity of (initial) emotional responses can go overboard.

[–] orioler25@lemmy.world 16 points 2 weeks ago

Oh. Well. I just thought I was passionate like the crashing of a thousand waves.

[–] porksnort@slrpnk.net 11 points 1 week ago

Anger is a natural result of discovering that your natural abilities are routinely exploited and taken for granted but your needs that are a direct result of those same abilities will not be met.

My emotions are very well regulated, thank you. It is normal to feel anger when gaslit into thinking your normal human variation is a disorder.

[–] monkeyman512@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago

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".

[–] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

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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[–] ryedaft@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 week ago

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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[–] Whirling_Ashandarei@lemmy.world 28 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Just gonna keep ignoring these increasingly relevant memes and move on, fuck you very much.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 15 points 1 week ago

That too is a symptom 😈

[–] isVeryLoud@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Real question: what kind of content do you expect from this community?

At its core, ADHD is just a vague, flexible list of symptom checkboxes that are part of the neurodivergent spectrum. Tick enough of the boxes, and you are considered ADHD. Tick enough of some other boxes, and you are considered autistic. Tick enough ADHD and autism boxes, and you're AuDHD.

The vast majority of people will tick at least one box from the neurodivergent list, this is what people mistakenly refer to as "everyone is a little bit autistic", and is why these memes can apply to a lot of people, or not apply to you at all as someone with an ADHD diagnosis.

Anyway, thanks for coming to my Ted Talk.

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[–] webghost0101@sopuli.xyz 20 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

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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[–] XiELEd@piefed.social 19 points 2 weeks ago

For overachievers there's also the fear of being seen as a fraud >.<

[–] BCOVertigo@lemmy.world 17 points 2 weeks ago

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

[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 16 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Caffeine, anger, and anxiety…

[–] Geobloke@aussie.zone 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Only when the dead line is close though

[–] ComfortableRaspberry@feddit.org 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You need pressure to create diamonds!

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[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 7 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Caffeine leads to anxiety

Anxiety leads to anger

Anger leads to the Dark Side

My favorite dark side is French Roast.

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[–] Endymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.org 14 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

You forgot spite. Spite is more effective than anger because it's less distracting and lasts longer.

[–] Zombiepirate@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago

Spite is the brand name for Anger XR.

[–] Fedi-bitch@piefed.blahaj.zone 14 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] varyingExpertise@feddit.org 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yeah, dunno. The problem is, that reality in this case is often perceived through a filter of "not being good enough" and "people dislike me" and stuff like that. It's not really reality, is it.

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[–] JeSuisUnHombre@lemmy.zip 12 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)
[–] CommissarKrieg@leminal.space 6 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Explain to me how that works

[–] JeSuisUnHombre@lemmy.zip 11 points 2 weeks ago

My head is loud with too many thoughts and thc makes it a bit quieter

[–] nixus@anarchist.nexus 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

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

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[–] chosensilence@pawb.social 5 points 2 weeks ago

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.

[–] etherphon@piefed.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

A good sativa seems to supply what my brain is missing.

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[–] qarbone@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Haven't any of y'all tried being incompetent?

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

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[–] chosensilence@pawb.social 10 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

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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[–] magic_smoke@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Replace caffeine with weed and yes.

[–] AWistfulNihilist@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago

I prefer both caffeine and weed

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[–] SlyLycan@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Why caffeine? I have an ADHD assessment and for the first appointment that was one of the questions, if I drank caffeine and how much if so.

[–] Rooster326@programming.dev 10 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Most people who seek professional help have at one time attempted to self-medicate to resolve their issues.

Stimulants are what you would self-medicate with for ADHD. Caffeine is a simulant.

Source: I used to drink up to 3 energy drinks per day to stay on task at work. It was literally killing me

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[–] nert@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 week ago

Yeah it sucks when ADHD meds are illegal in my country. Caffeine isn’t as effective as it used to be

[–] Dragonstaff@leminal.space 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Why is Mac wearing a hardhat?

[–] monkeyman512@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Because the meme can work a lot of construction workers also.

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That's about the size of it.

You don't know the power of the dark side

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Caffeine does pretty much nothing for me

[–] Furbag@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I learned recently that high caffeine tolerance is a telltale symptom of ADHD!

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[–] TempermentalAnomaly@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

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.

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