Re:ADHD traits more reliably predict mental health issues th...
by coldtea on Wednesday January 18, 2023 @08:28AM
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>Am I _am_ lazy but I've also been able to hold a job (and find new work) in the past, so something changed.
Well, ADHD/ADD you don't suddenly catch. You have it or you don't.
>ADHD has become such a fad that people tend to be dismissive of new diagnosis, especially in adults.
I'm not so sure it's a fad. People say it's a fad, but could be because they dismiss people who genuinely have it, and also because it was not something diagnoses back in the past (say, pre 90s), so every boomer or even Gen-Xer can view it as just an excuse (as in: "we didn't have that excuse back in my days..").
It's also because like any mental issue, it's invisible. Same way people ask people with depression to just "snap out of it" or "be more positive".
Well, ADHD/ADD you don't suddenly catch. You have it or you don't.
>ADHD has become such a fad that people tend to be dismissive of new diagnosis, especially in adults.
I'm not so sure it's a fad. People say it's a fad, but could be because they dismiss people who genuinely have it, and also because it was not something diagnoses back in the past (say, pre 90s), so every boomer or even Gen-Xer can view it as just an excuse (as in: "we didn't have that excuse back in my days..").
It's also because like any mental issue, it's invisible. Same way people ask people with depression to just "snap out of it" or "be more positive".