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Steve
@sdv.eth
Anyone who’s dealt with ADHD long enough: has it ever gotten easier? I feel like since becoming aware of the symptoms the struggle has only worsened, despite always considering myself decently self-aware. I don’t know if it’s just the compounding responsibilities of work, marriage, parenthood, and adulthood. Or if it’s some weird permanent brain fog from covid. Or a tangible side effect of being plugged into crypto almost 24/7 for three years. Or just a dwindling sense of agency and direction and control of emotions. But it’s been six years now that I’ve seen three therapists, one psychiatrist with a brief round of antidepressants, and tried numerous tools and tricks yet it all feels like it’s falling apart. Where did I go wrong?
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swampnet.base.eth
@swampnet
Hey Steve! I really feel this. For me it hasn’t gotten any easier, but I’ve learned some coping mechanisms. I think the thing I’ve gotten better at is forgiving myself. I forget to do that all the time. So sometimes I do my own version of meditation (pause my endless podcast binge) and have my own internal dialogue. I feel like people always say we are our own harshest critics and I think that’s often true, but a lot of it is internalizing the criticism we received our whole lives. Like being labeled as lazy, flaky, overly reactionary, narcissistic, Having an invisible disability comes with its own problems and people lack the forgiveness they might give to someone who is visibly disabled. My point is that the world can be hard and sucky and we really have to be our own cheerleaders sometimes. By the way, I hit my rock bottom yesterday. I always know when I’ve hit it and then I start bouncing back. It’s cyclical for me. I also suffer from depression and anxiety.
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Steve
@sdv.eth
I think a lot of my internal dialogue has gotten lost in the noise of day to day life. It only comes out in the worst moments and I cyclically feel like I need to make drastic changes over night to improve circumstances when really it should be a smoother and more constantly ongoing process. Sorry to hear you hit rock bottom. For what it’s worth you have more cheerleaders on your side here invertir channel. Hopefully we can rise each other up so our bottoms don’t have to be so low.
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