Hm. Let’s have a look shall we…

Glances through post history

You seem to have form for making inflammatory comments and when people react negatively, understandably so, you accuse them of being overly sensitive or that they should “calm down”.

If you meet one arsehole, you’ve met an arsehole. If everywhere you go, you meet aresholes, maybe it’s time for some introspection…

Yeah, this is an ADHD sub. You seem to be here to troll.

You seem incredibly unpleasant.

All I wanted to do was to spread some hope among those of us who are anxious about the meds situation 🤷‍♂️.

Guess some people who are never going to be happy.

Maybe we should create some kind of tier list that they’d be happy with.

A tier: AADHD - diagnosed as a child but only classic hyperactive symptoms. Medicated until they “grew out of it”.

B tier: BADHD - diagnosed as an adult but only after battling bureaucracy and paperwork.

C tier: CADHD - paid for a diagnosis. Basically faking.

D tier: DADHD - struggles through life, relates to all of the information available but can’t afford to go private and can’t work out how to make their way through the NHS process due to crippling untreated ADHD. Basically wannabes.

Really sorry I don’t have the right kind of ADHD after having to wait years for the right kind of doctor.

For all those people who are waiting to be seen and/or can’t afford to go private; no one, diagnosed or not, knows what’s going on in your head. If you suspect you have it and it’s causing you issues, if you see the memes and laugh then cry because you relate: welcome to the club siblings. The dues are high and there are no perks.

To all the gatekeepers out there: you’re not helping. Anyone.

I “knew” I had ADHD for 9 months before being diagnosed. I tried to go through the NHS, but that shit is not 💫ADHD Friendly💫. So I paid to be assessed. I scored 5/6 of the initial diagnostic criteria and scored positively on 17/18 of the follow up criteria. I was offered medication after they explained the side effects. I chose to be medicated and it was life changing.

After 38 years of not knowing why I was different; I finally found my people. I know who they are.

Well I’d downvote you twice if I could.

Getting a diagnosis from the NHS is a literal years long waiting list.

But thanks for keeping us all safe by gatekeeping ADHD. Doing the lord’s work 🙌

I may or may not refer to him as Captain Daddy.

Also; SNW’s Spock is Daddy Spock in my head (mostly since the musical episode).

Apologies…I appear to be singing?

*prescription meth.

But yes, cook some up in a camper van dammit!

I figured staying with dexamphetamine would give me the most similar effects.

Seeing how it was such a positive effect, I was nervous to try something completely different.

I’ll just have to set reminders to re-up my dose throughout my day.

Hello fellow UK friend!

I found a private provider very easily. Google should be able to help you there.

But yes, also expensive 😞.

I have found it to be worth the cost. YMMV. But can’t put a price on healthy functioning.

I’m 38. Diagnosed with combined (everything) type ADHD 2 months ago.

The experience for being on meds for me has been life changing. I’m on elvanse (vivanse in the US). It’s like suddenly being in the driver’s seat of my own mind. The guy that was driving before was an idiot. I can now just choose to do stuff.

What struck me is that not only are you playing on hard mode, but everyone else is playing on easy mode and telling you it’s hard mode. “Life is hard” means something completely different to everyone else.

Definitely try it again. Medicating ADHD is really well understood and incredibly successful for so many people. I think it’s insane not to give it a go and see if it’s right for you.

The stigma around being medicated is completely backwards imo.

Yeah I think about this one a fair bit.

Let’s compare hyperfocus to an actual super power, like the ability to fly: “I can fly” “Oh that’s so cool! Can you show me” “No. I don’t get to decide when it starts” “Oh” “Or when it stops for that matter. Or even where I’m going” “That sounds… debilitating” “Yes”

This is hyperfocus. You can’t decide when to hyperfocus. Or when it should stop. Or what you’re going to focus on. It is not particularly helpful.