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A casual community for people with ADHD

Values:

Acceptance, Openness, Understanding, Equality, Reciprocity.

Rules:

No abusive, derogatory, or offensive post/comments.
No porn, gore, spam, or advertisements allowed.
Do not request for donations.
Do not link to other social media or paywalled content.
Do not gatekeep or diagnose.
Mark NSFW content accordingly.
No racism, homophobia, sexism, ableism, or ageism.
Respectful venting, including dealing with oppressive neurotypical culture, is okay.
Discussing other neurological problems like autism, anxiety, ptsd, and brain injury are allowed.
Discussions regarding medication are allowed as long as you are describing your own situation and not telling others what to do (only qualified medical practitioners can prescribe medication).

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Funny memes.
Welcoming and accepting attitudes.
Questions on confusing situations.
Seeking and sharing support.
Engagement in our values.

Relevant Lemmy communities:

Neurodivergent Life Hacks

lemmy.world/c/adhd will happily promote other ND communities as long as said communities demonstrate that they share our values.

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Anybody else have this disorder like me? (lemmus.org)

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

I don't know, how do you have it?

I'm the "Get bored and fall asleep" type that can't remember anything useful.

I think it's safe to assume that most people in an ADHD community have it, so I'm really hoping that wasn't actually your question.

[–] Astronautical 1 points 8 months ago

Mine's the "Can only remember work-related and hyperfixations" variant of it :/

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago

No worries.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 9 months ago (1 children)

ADHD is becoming more understood as more studies are conducted, and more people get informed so they can get a diagnosis.

While you'll probably find that there are a lot of commonalities between people that have ADHD there are 3 main sub categories, and each individual who deals with it will be a little different from their fellow neurodivergent homies.

[+] [email protected] -6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

There's also a lot of people who think they have adhd and don't because the symptoms are relatable to everyone.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Which has nothing to do with this community.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Enh, I dunno. I don't have a diagnosis and maybe I don't have ADHD. But a lot of the behavioral hacks people share here have been helpful to me, and it's nice to see other people struggling, and succeeding, against the same problems I face.

[–] [email protected] -5 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Then maybe you should schedule an appointment with a doctor and take the steps to get an assessment.

It's great that you find comfort in the 'life hacks' but this isn't an everyone feels this way kinda place.

Self diagnosis isn't a diagnosis.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (2 children)

I went to a doctor, a psychiatrist. She told me she couldn't assess me for ADHD because the primary symptoms I was presenting were also symptoms of an anxiety disorder, which I definitely have, and once I had my anxiety disorder under control then she could do an ADHD assessment. So I've been working on that for the last year and wondering.

I'm not self-diagnosed and I've never claimed to have ADHD. I'm also not leaving, soooooo

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Maybe you should find a different doctor. My anxiety did not improve until I went on ADHD meds.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I have to agree very hard with this. My depression and anxiety were in a very large part caused by the unmanaged symptoms of ADHD.

When the ADHD got diagnosed and addressed the depression and anxiety mostly disappeared.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Thanks for the encouragement. It's been a year and my anxiety is a lot better now. I'll see if I can't get another referral and be seen again, maybe by a different psych.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

This community is here to support all those who identify with the common struggles typically attributed to ADHD and it's comorbid pathologies like anxiety disorders. You don't need an official diagnosis to be a member of this community, and it's perfectly fine to be in the questioning phase. I was hoping this was clear enough with the no gatekeeping rule but I guess I have to spell it out to people sometimes.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Thanks, Mr. Poopybutthole. I know I can always count on you.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

You are gatekeeping. Don't do that please.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

As far as the rules are here, yes theyre wrong. Gatekeeping is against the rules. BUT from a clinical and legal POV they are 100% correct. And unfortunately until the person they responded to does get a formal diagnosis, the accomodations and treatment necessary for coping with ADHD are witheld from them. It isnt equitable, it isnt fair, but thats the reality of the society we live in.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago

It depends on the country one lives in and medical systems that one is enrolled in. For instance, my GP was able to prescribe me Ritalin instead of a SSRI without me having any official diagnosis when he thought that my depression symptoms were related to it.

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[–] [email protected] -5 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Explain your reasoning that people mistakenly self-diagnosing themselves with ADHD has nothing to do with the ADHD community.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 9 months ago (2 children)

"Do not gatekeep or diagnose" is one of the rules here. This is not the place for "everyone does x, its not ADHD." The meme sub went further and spelled this out in unambiguous terms in their sticky because so many people do this.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago

You dropped this 👑

[–] [email protected] -3 points 9 months ago