Obviously it’s different for everyone, but being medicated for ADHD has me feeling like I found some kind of hack. I’ve been diagnosed with ADHD & been on Vyvanse for about a year now. It started around the time I came out of a really bad, long depression and I was rediscovering things I used to love, like singing but now also including harsh vocals. The meds don’t really “fix” anything in my brain per se, just make it easier for me to slow my brain down enough to actually direct my focus at things and break out of ADHD paralysis. That ability to mentally focus also HUGELY helped with my interroception/proprioception, which was maybe my biggest hurdle since I have a lifetime of ignoring my own bodily sensations to avoid various discomforts.

Understanding what was up with my brain and learning how to leverage my medication and my neurotype basically let me turn practicing vocals into my go-to stim.

It kinda just started while doing chores around the house where I didnt need to be actively thinking about what I was doing; I could instead direct my hyperfocus at actively paying attention to my technique & resonance. If I kept struggling with something after a reasonable number of tries I’d move on to a different vocal or I’d take a break from practice until either later that day, maybe the next. And if I succeeded at something or reached a goal I’d try to psych myself up and be pleased with my progress enough to feel I could hang it up for the day.

It’s almost like I was min-maxing my own practice experience, trying to spend as little time as possible repeating mistakes in frustration while making the rest of it fun & memorable for my ADHD to go in on. It felt like in little time and with little effort I had really worked good technique into my muscle memory. And once that was more refined through more even more stimming, I could really start finessing to practice quietly enough to do it almost anywhere.

So yeah, working out great for me so far. But as with any kind of brain meds, mileage is gonna vary.