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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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Trish🫧
@trish
I don’t want to be the bearer of bad news. It’s so much harder for me now. There are other factors that may be contributing so I’ll just say this. Resist doing too much. I can’t pull myself out of my current burnout which feels like a culminated of years of being in entrepreneurial overdrive It’s not great
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Steve
@sdv.eth
I’m always welcome to hard truths. But I totally agree on doing too much; that almost seems core to my problems. I’ve strongly considered making a todon’t list: random projects and ideas I want to do but probably shouldn’t. Just to get it out of my system and focus on fewer things.
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Brent Fitzgerald
@bf
This is the reply I stopped at because I feel this too, and it’s a more succinct and honest reply than the one I gave. I don’t think burnout ever fully goes away; you patch yourself up as best you can, but the part of you that broke is never going to be like it once was.
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