Except I don't have any such thoughts. But ADHD is such a varied experience you might as well ask what it feels like to have feet.
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That's anxiety isn't it? You can have ADHD without that, as far as i know?
I find that it belongs here, as anxiety and ADHD can play right into each other.
ADHD will very typically lead to missed deadlines, for example: Already getting the 2nd demand note on something you had to file, apartment is a mess but the landlord comes over in a few hours to inspect something, work.
Now anxiety can trigger when there is nothing to be anxious about, that's what makes it pathological, but it does NOT get better when there really IS something to be anxious about.
And when anxiety peaks, ADHD can make it feel differently. Just like a regular task that becomes an unmanageable tangle of unordered steps and potential escalations and obstacles rather than a clear series of steps, ADHD can also make the perceived consequences of a missed deadline more chaotic and harder to process, reason and think yourself out of.
I agree that it's not a good answer to the question "What does it feel like to have ADHD?", but microblogging is all about simplifying and giving one example, from a layman perspective who will not be able to draw a clear line between the related ailments she has.
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I'd agree, I live in the typical ADHD chaos but this meme doesn't feel relatable to me. I guess I'm lucky? Anyway, I'd totally say this is about anxiety, not ADHD.
Definitely anxiety but they certain can make the other work. Like peanut butter and chocolate for messing up your life.
It is. You can have both of course and having ADHD can help develop some anxiety, but they have nothing to do with each other.
They definitely can have something to do with each other. Anxiety and Depression linked to ADHD is a very common symptom and it's typical for patients who suffer from undiagnosed ADHD to seek medical assistance for the first two and then being diagnosed. Anxiety and depression can often be a co-morbidity (I hope I use the word right) of ADHD.
For me personally ADHD gives me anxiety due to the feelings of stress it causes and the depression comes from feeling unable to handle/cope with it.
Can, but don't have to. A meme like this promotes a direct correlation. Can be indeed indirectly due to ADHD. Can also be a ton of other problems.
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I'm not a doctor but I do have adhd, depression and anxiety. A quick Google confirms they are in fact linked, so I'm not sure what you mean by "have nothing to do with each other".
You can also be black, hungry or a chess-player. And also have ahdh. Doesn't mean they're necessarily connected. Especially if a meme like this wants to promote their symptoms as "due to ahdh".
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It's thinking about what you could / should be doing, and then realizing you've been staring at a wall for half an hour.
It's hearing Step 3 and panicking because you had a question about Step 2, but maybe they'll answer it later on so you don't want to interrupt and- oh we're on Step 7 now.
It's wanting to listen to some music, and spending the next several hours deciding on the perfect playlist.
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The worst thing is when it actually happens. You'd think you'd be prepared. And yet...
Cause it always happens right after you finally manage to convince yourself that you're overthinking things and that you're looking too deep into it. And thennn....
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When I was young, I got diagnosed with depression and GAD.
A few years later I got the ADHD diagnosis. I almost definitely need an increased dosage now (I've been on this dose for 7ish years and I've noticed difficulty, getting worse).
Holy shit does Adderall regulate all that stuff. I can fo isolate my mind to actually important things like work.
Once it wears off at night though? It's like a giant ugly muscle man dude knocks are my house door and says "Room service!" Breaking down the door and proceeds to smash anxiety and grief back into my brain.
I thought that was just being raised catholic
Nah I managed to get Catholic guilt and Protestant work ethic despite being raised atheist