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From the “This is only news to neurotypicals” department
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meanwhile I’m over here breaking down over the possibility that what I say might be misinterpeted as meaning something assholey
edit: and when I get stressed about something that is actually actionable I just get demotivated
that’s the only way I ever submitted anything in college lmao
wait what do you mean I’m now suffering from permanent burnout and near adrenal exhaustion and inability to execute on any of my hobbies anymore? No that clearly just means I need more caffeine and to work harder because I’m lazy
Funny, I didn’t remember posting this.
Just need a professor emailing you that your crocheted sweater is due tomorrow at 8am!
couldn’t be me
Yes, but maybe the ability to feel stress helps you to avoid it?
So maybe those with ADHD can do more in stressful moments… and then die sooner.
Super interesting. I’ve actually found i thrive best with 3-4 simultaneous contract jobs instead of just one, because I otherwise have too much time to wander or get distracted, versus just staying heads down and working.
Thought it was just me, but seems like it isn’t, which is nice.
Its crazy too becauae I am almost never stressed until SUDDENLY I AM, GOD FUCK I AM SO STRESSED WHAT THE FUCK HAPPENED HOW DID I LET THIS GO UNNOTICED FUCK
It works for me in so far as giving me a deadline is better than saying “get to it when you get to it.” Because I will never get to it.
I feel like my adhd is the reason for my extreme stress? I’m inattentive as fuck, which is very fucking stupid because the ptsd symptom I can’t turn off is hyperawareness. I’m always noticing everything, but trying to keep track of it long enough to put into context is a struggle. Life those two symptoms are at odds and making each other worse?
Even trying to explain it like this feels stupid.
I’m here with you, friend.
This worked until I developed GAD. Now it’s hard to get motivated and hard to wind down, lol.
What’s GAD?
Probably Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Ah that makes sense.
(Also the last few years of my downward spiral till I hit bottom ) Meds have changed my life the last six months.
Don’t worry, keep up the stress and ADHD will break like a neurotypical.
Yup. I rode deadline panick all the way through to a degree and now it feels like adrenaline just doesn’t work right anymore.
Like how I built a tolerance to Concerta?
Time to get your masters.
Or a Monster… Red Bull… Cocaine…
Hah, for me, this broke down in the middle of my degree lol
I’m pretty sure my baseline cortisol levels could kill a small animal. And probably shortened my lifespan by a few years.
My AuDHD is flavored by several varieties of anxiety and crippling depression, the former undiagnosed for most of my life and the latter two only being treated sporadically. I’ve had my episodes of shining in times of chaos (usually at work) but my brain’s go-to response is freeze.
It’s not very effective.
Tell me about it, I just got off an 8-hour brunch shift, running my ass off the whole time, and I am flying.
I work in incident management. I feel comfortable when everything is on fire. Look around like it’s surreal that everyone is so panicked.
Seriously. How do people not just stop, look around, and make a decision?
Same reason they ask introverts why they are so quiet.
I’ve always been surprised by people who panic and scream or run around. I don’t get it.
Isn’t that the medical basis for why we take the stress medicine? Like, isn’t this one of the very few things we actually know about ADHD?
That’s me. Once you remove the pressure I’m a mess
I used to be good at this, but I have lost my self-confidence and ability to think on my feet.
