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    1 year ago

    One of the things I hate about ADHD, is that I have time paralysis/waiting time. Like, I want to do things before I have to leave for work… but I just… can’t. I hate when people say ADHD is a superpower. It’s not… it’s really not.

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      1 year ago

      That was an interesting article, thanks. I don’t think I’ve seen a term for it before, but I’d be tempted to mix those two together and go with waiting paralysis. I actually do a few of those strategies already, especially writing “scripts” for what I need to do and multiple alarms to keep me on track.

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        1 year ago

        Waiting paralysis. Love it!

        Yeah I need to look into the tips, I just grabbed the article because it describes what I needed.

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      People who say ADHD is a super power don’t know shit about ADHD. People have different skills and abilities regardless of their neurotype and even if my ADHD did grant me strengths, I don’t find this framing particularly helpful. ADHD inertia fucking sucks. Personally I don’t have as many issues with things like focus, attention, and organising anymore since taking Ritalin, but inertia is still one of the biggest challenges in my life. It’s a seriously under-recognised aspect of ADHD along with rejection sensitivity.

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        Yeah I find the whole “superpower” so discouraging to a lot of the problems and issues we face. I get that it might help kids who feel really upset about the diagnosis. But like I’m an adult, who has to pay taxes and has a job, I don’t need your “it’s a superpower” b.s.

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      Oh wow, I had no idea this happened to other people, I just thought I was weird. And I always feel bad about myself when I get stuck procrastinating when I have something coming up. Don’t have ADHD (that I know of!) but this article really resonated. Thanks for sharing, I’ll have to try some of the tips.