[rustyboy]

as someone who spent a few years really addicted to stims but eventually got clean, when I started having problems at work with focus and attention, I decided that I didn't want to get diagnosed because - at some fundamental level - stims honestly feel like everyone should be on them. Like everything is better: studying, talking, moving...

I've spent a lot of time trying to avoid things that challenge my attention span, mediating and journally, and trying really hard to use organizational tools/apps. With some pretty decent success.

I really struggle with knowing when disorder is just code for anti-human (or anti-your personality) work.

[hyperadvanced]

In this case stimming refers to repetitive movements used as self-soothing, not stimulants