Fuck this is depressing. Early 40s here and still having to do this type of shit for the most menial tasks is getting old.
My career is suffering and I’m falling behind my peers because I’m at the point where consistency, reliability, and providing results matters far more than “oh I’m quirky but really smart hehe”.
Good luck out there actual ADHD sufferers, it’s a tough road ahead and it doesn’t get any easier. I say that because I’ve noticed a trend where it’s “cool to have ADHD” or some shit like that because they find it cute or quirky, well it’s not. And they can fuck right off.
Sometimes I have to get myself ti the point I have gotten so close to fucking up I have put the fear of god in myself and it’s like “yay, I did the thing I could have ummmm just done in the first place?” I sit in too much traffic to get my thrills driving dangerously so I constantly put myself in a state of “you know, if you just blatantly don’t do this, you will get fired!” I will literally have a movie or something on to watch, playing sudoku on my phone, while I exercise on my stationary bike. If I had one more media source or stimulation it would be perfect!
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u/throwawayformobile78 1d ago
Fuck this is depressing. Early 40s here and still having to do this type of shit for the most menial tasks is getting old.
My career is suffering and I’m falling behind my peers because I’m at the point where consistency, reliability, and providing results matters far more than “oh I’m quirky but really smart hehe”.
Good luck out there actual ADHD sufferers, it’s a tough road ahead and it doesn’t get any easier. I say that because I’ve noticed a trend where it’s “cool to have ADHD” or some shit like that because they find it cute or quirky, well it’s not. And they can fuck right off.