[jyrkesh]

I've shared my experience in being diagnosed as ADHD as an adult already[1][2], but in this context, the net is that I fought even the concept of going on any kind of medication for a long time. I wanted to go hard on lifestyle interventions and all kinds of different "tricks" for working around my constant reshifting to different priorities.

Ironically, while I love my therapist still, my psych has been an absolute pill pusher. I've routinely told her that I'm not interested in _also_ being prescribed Xanax because I'm having some anxiety after a long, shitty breakup. That discomfort is part of the human experience. But she is SO eager to throw more Rx at me...it's been kind of eye opening how easy it could be to abuse prescription meds.

[1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33806988

[2]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33807050

[sitkack]

I think it would be wise to disassociate your concept of yourself and your psych.

Are you on adderall, have you tested if it works for you?

If you are now medicated for ADHD which everyone with symptoms should at least experience. Knowing it even exists and that you can feel that way is extremely grounding.

If you are concerned with abuse, do some research and on the drugs they are recommending. I am hypersensitive to some drugs, so I tell anyone prescribing me the drug that I am going to ramp and if they have a problem with that. Most of the time they are and they like someone engaged in their own outcomes.

You probably need a combination of a lot of things, therapist, life changes, deliberate drug use, etc.

[jyrkesh]

Yeah, I've been getting regular therapy for years, that's all a part of it. I allude to it in the links, but I've gone hard on going into the gym, building better routines, etc.

I've also taken plenty of steps backwards, but I'd like to hope that's part of the process...