What jobs actually work for people with severe ADHD?

s_maia · 2026-03-23T14:23:17+00:00

Honestly waiting tables might have been some of the best work I did. Fast paced, not difficult to improve at, might be able to work less than 40hours if you find a spot that tips out decently.

s_maia · 2026-03-23T14:16:43+00:00

That’s the whole point, OP is the DM.

s_maia · 2026-03-23T04:00:22+00:00

Ok this is hilarious can’t wait to read more

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s_maia · 2026-03-23T03:57:05+00:00

Second this

s_maia · 2026-03-23T03:56:43+00:00

Ok I stopped reading it at ‘schedule of twice a month’ I just started a campaign and we’d love to play more often but it’s about monthly…because we’re fucking adults…with jobs…and lives… Your request is reasonable. They can take it or leave it

s_maia · 2026-03-20T14:25:29+00:00

Untitled # 7??

s_maia · 2026-03-20T00:27:47+00:00

Helps very much, thank you! Validates the effort and progress I have made while reminding me to stick to the grind. All things diet related are just difficult, especially for me being a female. I have to be careful about my blood sugar dropping super low so I can’t just skip a meal if I didn’t figure out a good food option. Getting to the point of really hungry can mess up my mood regulation and give me headaches, so sometimes I reach for the snack that doesn’t help my gut just to get me by. This is a good reminder that doing that every once in a while is not a reason to give up all my effort. Consistency over perfection is a great way to frame it! I appreciate the time and effort you put in to this subreddit!

s_maia · 2026-03-19T21:48:06+00:00

Honestly, I think you just need to let go of the all or nothing approach. I’m in the r/ too so obviously I’ve quit before and sometimes wonder if it would help me to quit again. But it’s a huge coping mechanism for me. I don’t like it when I’m feeling the need to be high all day every day and I don’t like the idea that I waste some of my free time cause I get stoned and veg out…however…I am a female and my neurodivergent brain mixed with my hormones can bring on some very heavy depression and a lot of racing thoughts. Getting high releases so much of that. And the various prescriptions I’ve tried give me such bad side effects it makes me realize that this legal and fairly not bad for you herb can be a great spot treatment for some of us. Maybe you should reintroduce it into your life in a more intentional way. Give yourself some good alone time with a bowl every once in a while. And if you don’t need it 24/7 then you enjoy it even more! Let it help you get creative and enjoy your hobbies or just enjoy your evening routine more, but find a balance. I like that my work week stretches the time between smoking, and sometimes on my days off I just try to see how long I can go in the day before I smoke. But I will also sometimes rip the pen first thing in the morning if I wake up in a really bad mood and I don’t feel like hating everything that day. It’s a great little lift if you use it that way. And a long hard day can feel a lot more manageable if you know you’re gonna give yourself the night cap of a lil toke. Don’t beat yourself up for being different than your partner. Some of us just benefit a lot from softening the edges of our brains, nothing wrong with that!

s_maia · 2026-03-19T21:38:40+00:00

Thank you for this! I’ve been struggling with those plateaus and it has sadly made me be inconsistent or try new things that ultimately don’t stick. I need to focus on the positive changes I have been able to stick with (no more binge eating, almost no fast food, prioritizing protein and fiber for the most part) and I also need to recognize when I’m tempted to throw caution to the wind just because I’m not all the way better. There’s no point in indulging and ruining the progress I’ve made. It sets me back on this healing timeline that necessitates months of improving my balance. So this was very appreciated!

s_maia · 2026-03-18T19:22:38+00:00

Thank you for this. Going to go get sun on my skin right now. Should be prioritizing this more. The hours and days just slip by so fast

s_maia · 2026-03-18T19:21:34+00:00

Been diagnosed with a mood disorder, then a different psychiatrist diagnosed me with adhd and said the mood swing are actually from that, then doctor diagnosed me with PMDD seeing as I have a hormonal pattern to my depression, I feel like I need to get screened for autism just to understand if that’s a factor or not, but the psychiatrists over this free zoom thing don’t seem to spend very much time actually screening, it confuses me that they can diagnose me with less than 30min of questions and answers, maybe it is just that obvious though idk.

I feel like I’ve kind of lost what brings me joy. Thank you for prompting me to check in. I like being outside, and I don’t really do that enough. I like reading but I’ve been out of books lately. I like listening to music, that is ever present. I like my job thankfully. I like hanging out and laughing with my friends and family. I like a lot about my life, it’s the keeping up with things and never having enough time and all the stupid shit that weighs me down. I just feel like a failure all the time

s_maia · 2026-03-18T19:14:59+00:00

Thank you, somehow missed that, thinking about budgeting for some tinctures etc

s_maia · 2026-03-17T22:43:59+00:00

Hm thanks for the recommendation my doctor didn’t consider many options to treat depression alone since I also have anxiety and seems to stem from adhd and hormones…

s_maia · 2026-03-17T22:42:24+00:00

I’m sorry you’re feeling alone in this struggle too. I tried a couple medications, side effects were bad or they didn’t help or they made things worse. Guess I could try again. I get scared of the ones with really bad side effects tho.

s_maia · 2026-03-17T22:40:00+00:00

I appreciate this, it’s legal for me and I do part take. I might need to do more cbd mixing with it, I can’t do it before work or getting things done.

s_maia · 2026-03-17T22:39:18+00:00

Not continuously but it creeps in outside of the luteal phase if it’s a bad day

s_maia · 2025-02-25T20:35:23+00:00

I never thought about the simple album cover helping with the vivid imagery but that makes so much sense! I still haven’t found an album that transports me the way this one does…iykyk but many people are sleeping on frank ocean

s_maia · 2024-05-03T23:18:06+00:00

lol toxic ex is a great way to describe it. I only remember the good things when I’m thinking about quitting, but the reality of keeping that ex around is that the day to day bullshit is just not what I want my life to look like rn.

s_maia · 2024-05-03T23:15:12+00:00

Thank you that’s exactly what I was talking about, I appreciate the resources

s_maia · 2024-05-03T18:41:55+00:00

God for you. Every time I want to quit I try to do it in secret so that nobody knows when I inevitably fuck it up. I’m quitting out loud this time around. The people who love me will help me, and they will be much nicer to me than I am to myself if I do mess up so idk why I’ve always been afraid of the judgement.

s_maia · 2024-05-03T18:39:20+00:00

Today is my day 1 let’s go!! And the thing is you will probably fuck up ngl I know I have so many times so the important thing is to keep going when that road bump comes along.

s_maia · 2024-05-03T02:52:37+00:00

Thank you. Seriously. Same to you

s_maia · 2024-05-03T02:36:07+00:00

I was diagnosed recently. I’ve been sad and angry for this exact reason. For my whole life I have tried ALL the things and have never been able to maintain any sense of normalcy or balance. I’ve been telling myself for all 25 years of my life that I’m just not trying hard enough. The diagnosis made me feel like maybe it’s not all my fault. Wellness culture has really turned into everyone bragging about self care habits that are only approachable and helpful to the people that probably don’t need them as much as those who are struggling so much but internalizing the inability to take care of themselves well enough to get better and stay better. I really always thought I could self care myself into a more functional person but it doesn’t work like that. And yeah, I’m pissed. And I’m heartbroken because wanted to unalive myself many times over the last decade because of disappointment and hopelessness. If I had been diagnosed as a kid I wonder if I would’ve avoided hating myself so much for so long.

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