If my brain had hands I would accomplish great things : adhd

[–] JokeDeity@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

Yes and it's getting worse and worse every year.

[–] m3t00@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

if my brain had genitalia

[–] souperk@reddthat.com 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

I like the hot stove example, no matter how hard you think about it you will never be able to do it, unless you forget about it for a second. Though, ADHD is not that easy.

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[–] Dra@lemmy.zip -2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (14 children)

No one in this community wants to hear it, but it is a symptom of personality, and the only way you fix it is with consistent effort to discipline yourself over a long period of time. Therapy is as effective as drugs. It just takes more effort, and people would rather brand themselves as disabled than take small, consistent steps over a long period of time.

[–] ChewTiger@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

ADHD is a real biological disorder, that is a medical fact. Meds are just another tool to help address the issue. I'm not going to explain or argue about biology.

Can people's personalities contribute to their problems? Yes absolutely, nobody is arguing that. You're not wrong about the usefulness of therapy , but that's a pretty dismissive and rude way to go about it. Nobody here is saying therapy isn't helpful.

It seems like you just want to pick an imaginary fight with people who are just looking to find a path to improving themselves.

[–] Dra@lemmy.zip -2 points 2 years ago

Its a catch all diagnosis for underdeveloped executive functioning. The biology you are talking about is a description of a neurological state.

It does not mean it cannot be developed. It is underdeveloped due to prefrontal cortical issues pertaining to early life experiences which shaped the personality. This is absolutely something thay can be changed.

Https://www.apa.org/monitor/2014/04/adhd#:~:text=In%20addition%2C%20treating%20the%20kid,catchall%20for%20lots%20of%20things.

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[+] Rud_1UP@lemmy.world -6 points 2 years ago (5 children)

But that's not caused by ADHD. These days everyone seems to think they have ADHD or some kind of food tolerance. Without knowing what it really means to actually have those.

[–] schmidtster@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Funnily enough, recent studies have shown that probably close to 85% of the population is adhd, it’s just most people have already created the coping mechanisms to destress from it.

Some people take meds, some people play video games and some people rewatch the office for the 40th time. All different ways to cope with issues.

[–] Rud_1UP@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago

The population of the world or of your country? Pretty hard to perform behavioural statistical research for the entire population..

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[+] MycoBro@lemmy.world -14 points 2 years ago (11 children)

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[–] DRUMS_@reddthat.com 0 points 2 years ago (2 children)

There's no need to call OP lazy, but I do agree that this is not necessarily ADHD. This is a human thing. It's easy to put the mind at ease saying you will do something later. Then when you are confronted with the present, and have to do it, it all the sudden feels more difficult. Thinking is easy, doing is harder.

[–] bigboig@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 years ago

There's also this other, similar thing that is specific to adhd. Btw.

[–] MycoBro@lemmy.world -3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Absolutely was not calling op lazy. I was referring to myself. It’s something I tell myself.

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