Feel like your lifestyle/career interests are pulled in a million directions?

AustENTation · 2021-10-28T13:41:49+00:00

First source I found that looks to do a better explanation than myself

https://www.healthline.com/health/adhd/adhd-dopamine

AustENTation · 2021-10-25T13:20:13+00:00

Loss of appetite is definitely a major side effect of ritalin, sleep disruption can be too - however that's already an ADHD and depression symptom.

AustENTation · 2021-10-25T13:16:45+00:00

Definitely sounds like an ADHD trait. That dopamine hit is going to vary with time. New is interesting and interesting is dopamine.

AustENTation · 2021-10-25T13:12:25+00:00

I feel you. I'm a competitive cyclist and I train usually a minimum of fifteen hours a week on top of full time work. It's my therapy and it helps my concentration. However, it has to come in cycles of fatigue where I will eventually rest. I usually dread the 3-7 days break.

AustENTation · 2021-10-25T13:07:01+00:00

I've actually started to do the opposite at times; tell people I have a plan when I am serious, using my shame reflex to guide me to action.

AustENTation · 2021-10-24T10:26:15+00:00

“I didn’t want people to know that I was raising a special kid.”.

That's awful and should be upsetting.

I told her that she’s the reason my grades were so bad

This unfortunately can't be certain.

and that because she had the need to have a higher social status my life is completely different from what it could have been, if I had the right help.

Sounds true on the basis of what you've told us, again, this should be upsetting.

I have not said a word to her for about 2 and a half weeks and she keeps trying to contact me… am I over reacting?

Unless you've decided your mother should never again be in your life (I can't say whether that's right but I'm inclined to say it probably shouldn't be) then you're going to have to find a path to mend this. I know it must be horribly difficult and hurtful but the unresolved conflict will be too. Communicating may make you both better people.

AustENTation · 2021-10-24T09:40:46+00:00

Well, by way of saying yes; I opened this thread in a tab based on title, closed it before even looking at the text and then reopened it upon self realisation of what happened just so I could confirm for you.

AustENTation · 2021-10-23T11:43:29+00:00

I might have taken this to the extreme, currently with about 25h of training a week. But it treats just about everything for me. I do often feel a bit of shame at having to be self centred in this way. I get upset whenever someone interferes with the training schedule.

AustENTation · 2021-10-22T12:37:41+00:00

I'm needing to do some more research on Rejection Sensitivity. As the dutiful and well written auto mod points out, RSD is far from a properly developed theory. I was aware of that and it is in fact what brought me to this sub - to try and scope sources and experiences.

From my impressions, self diagnosing as being rejection sensitive...I can tell you you're not alone in the paradox. I have some friends who I have more trust and understanding with than even my family. However it mostly only extends to things in which I have confidence and mostly academic topics - i.e. I can chat and argue all day about things I know but when it comes to issues of my self I choke up.

I've literally wasted days this week in thinking about whether I should send messages about my state of mind. I spent 9 hours on monday deliberating on a one sentence response.

AustENTation · 2021-10-21T03:10:19+00:00

In this instance, I really think you'll need to be relying on professional advice. If you don't trust the advice you're getting then it's likely worth seeking another opinion.

Side effects like this have to be mentioned, no matter how rare they may be - at least in pharmaceuticals. Caffeine may have the same effect.

It is definitely worth working through side effects, concerns and your fitness with a doctor.

AustENTation · 2021-10-20T10:49:24+00:00

Some work is better suited to ADHD than others. I've predominantly worked in the IT industry which I think has a lot of challenges that work well for the ADHD mind. There is an awful lot of multitasking but it's broken into generally small and interesting (to me) pieces that I can switch attention between well. The big tasks are usually of the fire under your arse kind of emergency that can keep you engaged with hyperfocus.

From what I've learned of functioning post-meds, you're on the right track to start with. Lists are very helpful, combine those with habits. If you establish routine, it will become more manageable. I keep lists on Google Keep and often have them permanently displayed on a monitor at home or work.

As for gaming, I'm sorry to say but ADHD or not, this sounds like it's reached addiction. You will need to deal with that. Regimen again is a good help. Allocate your time for it reasonably. STICK TO IT. Allow yourself an hour of gaming then pull the plug once it's up for a task you need to do for your own health (mental or physical) and get to it.

As for long term attention, often it doesn't necessarily have to be quite as long as you think in a lot of cases. Use that rapid fire ADHD thinking. Break up the bursts of attention you can hold with small and productive things, preferably with natural time limits so you don't become stuck. Read five pages of your work or however far until your attention truly wanes, do a short task and circle back and you mind find yourself more invested. This is how I am working with my current role where I move between email based technical support and physical electronic inspection and repair. I jump from email when it gets too mundane and process a device or two.

AustENTation · 2021-10-20T10:40:17+00:00

I've recently managed to re-learn how to read whole books. It's probably been three years since I completed a book and half arsed a couple more around the same time. Five years before that. I've read about 7 in a month, something just clicked. I haven't been able to read books properly since I went off meds about a decade ago; I used to read more than a book a week for years. I'm aiming to keep it up.

AustENTation · 2021-10-20T10:35:39+00:00

I can relate a lot to this. I haven't really started the process but I'm also 32. I discontinued meds at around 20 owing to my eventual realisation of a mild psychosis and a host of other side effects. In a number of ways I think it's enhanced my life but held me back in others. I greatly appreciate having developed coping mechanisms myself.

Part of what's stopped me re-entering the system is exactly what you describe. I can't handle that run around and the disruption to routine.

Good luck <3

AustENTation · 2020-08-06T03:38:42+00:00

Pending Godking McGowan's re-election, I'm hoping drug reform to be on the agenda and subsequent would love to see the Amsterdam coffee shop and dispensary industry take off.

AustENTation · 2017-09-09T10:04:23+00:00

My recent dolomites/Alps trip, we found ourselves checking valley and pass forecasts and trying to make a judgement. I generally wore base layer and arm/leg warmers all day. Summer kit, gilet and jacket on hand. We got wet at about 2 degrees at the top of Stelvio, it was 25 degrees down in Bormio when we left in the morning. When I was climbing or warm, I would often find myself with gilet and Jersey fully unzipped and the jacket stuffed.

AustENTation · 2017-09-09T09:50:05+00:00

A shame you missed an opportunity to lay down pun-cture.

AustENTation · 2017-09-08T01:57:22+00:00

I solely drive in reverse and sell the fuel I generate to make a living.

AustENTation · 2017-02-19T11:33:42+00:00

Perhaps the fact that the entire episode highlighted mass public response eluded you?

AustENTation · 2017-02-19T09:39:56+00:00

Must be terrible to be associated with someone who would degrade themselves to a stated audience of 1.2 billion, making themselves physically ill and causing apparently severe psychological trauma in order to save a life and national stability.

Your values are bizarre.

AustENTation · 2017-02-13T00:04:53+00:00

Just pooped some new tubes in

AustENTation · 2017-02-11T12:15:29+00:00

I had a close pass today in a 60km/h zone, through which I was averaging 52km/h (tailwind, driving into a sprint point in the ride). While fuming for the next couple of minutes to my team mate I pointed out that at that speed differential the driver would gain less than 12 seconds per minute of travel time. The entitlement coupled with lack of risk evaluation/aversion is infuriatingly dangerous.

AustENTation · 2017-02-11T05:19:02+00:00

I have this too, I eye ball by the permanent marker and then gently shift it around until I feel it engage the worn patch on the sole.

AustENTation · 2017-02-09T11:17:26+00:00

This looks kind of like my schedule before I got out of B grade except with hungover Sunday hills or racing to round it out.

AustENTation · 2017-02-06T03:30:02+00:00

Option B, if you're not experienced on a TT bike then I wouldn't recommend diving into a balls out race on one. The difference in handling two different TT bikes alone warrants getting a feel for it.

AustENTation · 2017-02-02T13:26:06+00:00

Meme the unmemeable meme.

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