Re:ADHD is vastly overdiagnosed and many children are just i...
by GFK_of_xmaspast on Thursday March 10, 2016 @11:45PM
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> You just described humanity.
As someone who does not have ADHD, brazzledazzle's description:
"""Given the choice between literally doing nothing while staring at a blank screen and doing something you don't want to do you'll need to fight yourself to the point of exhaustion just to do it. Your conscious self is essentially not in charge. Your most reliable tool to motivate yourself is fear. ADHD isn't some kind of vacation from responsibility, it's a nightmare."""
is not anywhere close to my lived experience.
As someone who does not have ADHD, brazzledazzle's description: """Given the choice between literally doing nothing while staring at a blank screen and doing something you don't want to do you'll need to fight yourself to the point of exhaustion just to do it. Your conscious self is essentially not in charge. Your most reliable tool to motivate yourself is fear. ADHD isn't some kind of vacation from responsibility, it's a nightmare.""" is not anywhere close to my lived experience.