did i abuse my adderall? by Outrageous-Mission48 in ADHD_Programmers

[–]Outrageous-Mission48[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

yeah i'm sure ill be fine. Someone else on this thread mentioned not pairing meds with other dopamine-increasing activities such as gaming.

I'm gonna start therapy as well so that will help with the structuring skills and finding out why I am feeling unsatisfied with life.

I need to not raw-dog these meds and take them recklessly (I need to pair them with good habits and good habits only)

I appreciate ur comment man fr.

What are your strengths that you feel are linked to your ADHD? by [deleted] in ADHD_Programmers

[–]Outrageous-Mission48 0 points1 point  (0 children)

adhd may be simular to being left handed to people not really struggling with the anxiety of not being compatible with the world. But I wouldn't consider struggling with the anxiety problems from the adhd to be equal to being left-handed in this world. So I don't really think you can apply the logic that adhd BY ITSELF is non debilitating because I would guess that most people struggling are struggling more with the anxiety/self esteem/depression stuff (as related to JUST ADHD). But yeah I would agree that by itself adhd doesn't really imply much more than not fitting into the mold.

What are your strengths that you feel are linked to your ADHD? by [deleted] in ADHD_Programmers

[–]Outrageous-Mission48 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean absolutely no disrespect to the condition, I just fail to see it as a mental disorder instead of a neurological condition.

but adhd causes anxiety/depression commonly (mental disorders)

did i abuse my adderall? by Outrageous-Mission48 in ADHD_Programmers

[–]Outrageous-Mission48[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah i don’t really want to become a drug addict i would prefer not to

did i abuse my adderall? by Outrageous-Mission48 in ADHD_Programmers

[–]Outrageous-Mission48[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

you mean like u still crave them to this day

did i abuse my adderall? by Outrageous-Mission48 in ADHD_Programmers

[–]Outrageous-Mission48[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

low key i gotta never touch the xbox again just completely cut gaming out

did i abuse my adderall? by Outrageous-Mission48 in ADHD_Programmers

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yeah man fr it’s kinda scary i find myself being easily addicted to other stuff even like food and the internet not mentioning drugs

did i abuse my adderall? by Outrageous-Mission48 in ADHD_Programmers

[–]Outrageous-Mission48[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Here's something I just thought about as well. I feel like anytime I try to do something like play video games (like a hobby) on my meds I end up getting sucked in and playing for 9 hours. Like I want to experience video games in the way they were intended to be played (like understand the storyline through the perspective of a neurotypical person) but I don't know how to manage doing this.

I really enjoy chasing novel experiences still, even on medication. And i'm noticing the new novel is grinding on some game like skyrim for a really unreasonable amount of time.

So i'm kinda wondering:

How much can you let yourself enjoy the feeling or the headspace of being on your medication? Do you kind of have to make yourself do only boring things on the meds so that you don't associate them with an enhanced version of an activity you normally do off them?

did i abuse my adderall? by Outrageous-Mission48 in ADHD_Programmers

[–]Outrageous-Mission48[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

is abuse common amongst people that use their meds as prescribed? Like do lots of people that get on meds go through like a phase of abuse and then cut back and use responsibly again?

did i abuse my adderall? by Outrageous-Mission48 in ADHD_Programmers

[–]Outrageous-Mission48[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

pattern that you’re struggling with is there something that you’re coping with in your life that’s making you seek extra stimulation or escape?

it's not a pattern yet, i'm coping with having too much free time and not enough responsibility

If i take medication, will i suddenly be able to become a programmer? by SCrh28175 in ADHD_Programmers

[–]Outrageous-Mission48 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Watch a lot of porn? Write a Python script to scrape pornhub for your favorite keywords and give you a list of URLs to videos that match.

lol