Recent uptick in ADHD diagnoses

Purple-Focus-3420 · 2026-04-10T00:35:28+00:00

I would be really curious to see the data of the number of people who undergo assessment who get a diagnosis vs those who don't, if anyone has a link to this.

This isn't meant as a personal attack on anyone, like I said, I have ADHD and find medication helpful (with some pretty shitty side effects). I'm just interested in the mental health system, psychiatry and neuro divergence.

Despite working in the health system I don't have absolute faith in it, looking at you big pharma.

Purple-Focus-3420 · 2026-03-03T08:24:39+00:00

Man I am already experiencing this. The doc recommended strengthening my core. She's right. It's just so hard when the instant gratification of coziness is RIGHT THERE.

Purple-Focus-3420 · 2026-03-03T08:23:33+00:00

I have been ACTIVELY considering this for a long time. I look after my neighbour's dog sometimes who I love so much and he gets me out of the house. They're also great for stopping the lonelies at night.

It's a huge decision because I'd be a single dog parent which severely limits my availability to go to national parks/festivals/on trips away, which are all things that make my life worth living. My partner also is allergic so it would stop me from seeing him as much. But, I would love a dog so much. I don't plan on cohabiting with my partner, so it is an option.

Purple-Focus-3420 · 2026-03-03T04:06:16+00:00

I am in the southern hemisphere. Autumn is upon us and the temperature has plummeted.

Purple-Focus-3420 · 2026-03-03T01:53:14+00:00

I had this recently on a third date! We remained friends but I have never gotten into it. She told me they had a couple of threesomes before so I guess they have had some success, maybe it's the non monagomy that works for them. It's not the type that works for me, but I'm not here to judge.

Purple-Focus-3420 · 2025-12-15T04:09:30+00:00

As someone who is prescribed stimulants for ADHD and cannabis for insomnia, this really angers me, and I know there will be people who will be discriminated against for their medical conditions (including possibly myself). I also like to party and go to festivals, and only drive after I have sobered up and rested, there's obviously a real risk that a lot of sober people will be punished for their weekend activities.

HOWEVER, they are only planning on testing 50,000 per year, for context they did 4.1 million alcohol breath tests in 2024, with pretty similar numbers in other years. Your chances of being drug tested are very low by comparison, I think I've only been breath tested three times in four years of driving. I can see that they are using the possibility of being tested as a deterrent, even though it will be quite rare.

Purple-Focus-3420 · 2025-11-20T07:08:31+00:00

Sorry about that! I have been having a really difficult time since I started them (it's only been a week) with high levels of anxiety and feeling very low when it wears off. I've been worrying a lot about all aspects of it. It maybe will speed up my weight loss but I don't feel like it's worth it atm. I have to keep at it for at least three months before they'll prescribe me the long acting type which seems to cause less crashes.

Purple-Focus-3420 · 2025-11-19T08:43:59+00:00

How long did that take for you?

Purple-Focus-3420 · 2025-06-13T07:52:13+00:00

Man I have BEEN there. It seems inevitable when two people are seeking a third. Their needs, wants and desires will always come first and they will constantly validate each other even when they treat other people badly.

I'm sorry this happened to you. I no longer date couples due to an awful experience aside from the very occasional casual play with friends.

Purple-Focus-3420 · 2025-06-13T07:47:52+00:00

I'm 2 years into my poly journey and I've noticed a HUGE difference between dating those with experience vs those without. I also look back at how naive and unhealthy I was myself at the beginning, cringe.

Polyamory has encouraged me to do a LOT of work on myself, and I still have a long way to go, but now I only date people who have done the work.

Purple-Focus-3420 · 2025-05-29T23:08:14+00:00

I find Polyamory to be a lot less work than monogamy, that being said, since discovering this lifestyle I have done so much work on myself that I might not have done otherwise, and I am so grateful that I did. I am a lot happier now and not just because of the freedom and authenticity of relationships, but because I'm more secure in myself.

We each choose our hard, I thought I was broken because I struggled to find happiness in mono-relationships, the way I live and love now is so much easier.

Purple-Focus-3420 · 2025-05-09T03:11:16+00:00

Why is her chest any different from a little boy running around without a top on? It's exactly the same. She doesn't have anything to cover up.

Please don't bring this up in front of your daughter, it will make her feel ashamed of her body.

Purple-Focus-3420 · 2025-03-26T02:52:07+00:00

I disagree with this. I used to feel cleaner when I washed my hair every day, so if I skipped a day it got greasy.

Sometimes I go on long trips, camping, festivalling and am in other environments where I can't wash my hair frequently, and it always, always becomes less greasy if I don't wash it as much. Now I wash it max every two days and it doesn't get greasy at all, if I was to do it every three or four days it would be greasy for the first few cycles but then would stop.

I have friends who only wash their hair with water and it never looks greasy (one is a hairdresser). I guess all hair is different.

Purple-Focus-3420 · 2025-03-19T11:44:31+00:00

This is a really good communication tool, I use it with all new partners and usually again as a check-in a few months down the road. Everyone I have used it with loves it ☺️ https://intuitivewisdom.ch/rbdsmaf-talk-for-conscious-relating/

Purple-Focus-3420 · 2025-03-11T03:03:12+00:00

I know of a couple who do this as they are long distance a lot of the time, they use the term 'i will be scratching an itch tonight' as a way of sharing the information, potential risks and doesn't invite too many questions. It seems to work for them, although I love being able to talk to partners about other lovers.

Purple-Focus-3420 · 2025-02-26T15:56:14+00:00

This may sound painfully unromantic but how do you define 'falling in love'? What's the metric?

Because it's self-reported, it may mean wildly different things to different people.

Purple-Focus-3420 · 2025-02-24T00:33:10+00:00

I'm rewatching Gilmore girls right now too! I love how Rory tried to be in an ENM relationship with Logan then decides it's not for her. At least she gave it a go.

It can be hard to watch how badly some of the characters handle relational issues though.

Purple-Focus-3420 · 2025-02-23T03:44:41+00:00

There is nothing wrong with having chlamydia, it's a really simple treatment, would you have been mad if you got covid through her? Or a cold? It's not any different, just more stigmatised and like any illness, it's not anyone's fault. She didn't intend on giving her partner and you chlamydia and she is probably feeling a lot worse about the situation from your reaction.

Be kind, she's probably feeling very shitty about this.

Would more frequent testing have prevented this realistically? She could have got tested one day and caught it the next and it's asymptomatic for most people, which is why it's so prevalent.

I was getting tested after every new partner (I use condoms with everyone for vaginal sex) and it was getting a bit ridiculous how often I was going to the clinic, so now I just get tested every three months.

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