It’s also helpful that everyone wishes that they were more focused in their life. To paraphrase Dostoyevsky in The Idiot: “after his mock execution did he spend his days as if every day was his last? ‘No, quite the opposite, he was still a dour man who procrastinated and wasted much time’”

We’re creating a society that’s going to force more people to resort to these drugs. Just take software development interviews, leetcode, med school, law school, these are intense things. You have a choice, dope up and grind these things or never have a chance at a good career. We aren’t building a society for healthy habits.

I learned of ADHD symptoms through a friend who got diagnosed and I've had other friends since recognise similarities and have asked me how I got evaluated

Sucks that there's people milking it for clout or whatever but it makes sense it's a word of mouth thing, I was never made aware of its existence or it's symptoms in school or anything. If you go by my education the only mental disorder that exists is depression

As for depression that has seemingly turned out to have been a side effect of untreatment. I've been sad or unhappy and all the normal down emotions but the depression basically dropped to nothing. Anxiety is falling away slowly too

I'm in the UK too so it's like a tenner a month for the prescription, probably not a money thing here at least

Similarly to how self diagnosis isn't the way don't self-undiagnose yourself either if you're suspecting something, ask a doctor rather than a web forum

I clicked on your HN profile and saw on your blog that you got diagnosed with ADHD this year. Congratulations on your diagnosis. I have ADHD and it absolutely sucks. I'm glad that you can finally get treated for it :)