I considered that I might have ADHD for about 30 seconds until I realized that I have never in my 40 years exhibited any symptoms of it until I became, like a good chunk of us, pretty addicted to my phone.
My cynicism is now almost overwhelming me (but I take comfort in the knowledge that there'll be a diagnosis available for this soon). Nevertheless, how is it that so many (obviously not all) adult ADHD sufferers can summon the resolve to suspend their crippling symptoms in order to navigate the perilous process of successfully gaining a diagnosis?
It's comparable to Plato's insistence that only those who don't seek power are qualified to hold it. If you're doggedly, independently capable of achieving such a diagnosis, chances are, you don't warrant one.
I dunno, it’s not that hard. I feel like most folks do it in college, and it’s rather straightforward to set up an appointment with the counseling center.
And now there are Cerebral and the other online pill mills.
It becomes a race to the bottom, though how the fk do you define ADHD anyway? Life pulls our attention in ways that we didn’t evolve for. Though I think it would be better to let people get adderall, or anabolics for that matter, as performance-enhancing drugs rather than demanding folks get a diagnosis, because ADHD is a continuum and some folks are going to be able to manipulate a diagnosis with minimal symptoms and those who don’t get screwed as that’s their competition for the curve or the promotion or whatever. Better to make it available upon request and inform people of the risks, imho
With the tech industry monetizing everyone’s attention, I think most people qualify for an ADD diagnosis these days
I considered that I might have ADHD for about 30 seconds until I realized that I have never in my 40 years exhibited any symptoms of it until I became, like a good chunk of us, pretty addicted to my phone.
My cynicism is now almost overwhelming me (but I take comfort in the knowledge that there'll be a diagnosis available for this soon). Nevertheless, how is it that so many (obviously not all) adult ADHD sufferers can summon the resolve to suspend their crippling symptoms in order to navigate the perilous process of successfully gaining a diagnosis?
It's comparable to Plato's insistence that only those who don't seek power are qualified to hold it. If you're doggedly, independently capable of achieving such a diagnosis, chances are, you don't warrant one.
I dunno, it’s not that hard. I feel like most folks do it in college, and it’s rather straightforward to set up an appointment with the counseling center.
And now there are Cerebral and the other online pill mills.
It becomes a race to the bottom, though how the fk do you define ADHD anyway? Life pulls our attention in ways that we didn’t evolve for. Though I think it would be better to let people get adderall, or anabolics for that matter, as performance-enhancing drugs rather than demanding folks get a diagnosis, because ADHD is a continuum and some folks are going to be able to manipulate a diagnosis with minimal symptoms and those who don’t get screwed as that’s their competition for the curve or the promotion or whatever. Better to make it available upon request and inform people of the risks, imho