How to adjust my schedule/work/study style in order to take advantage of my ADHD?
https://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/02/opinion/sunday/a-natural-fix-for-adhd.html?_r=2
just 1 bump, i swear
>>8562086
Stop taking drugs and do more sports. Go see a classical opera
How do i know i really have addh? Got told all my life by teachers that i was a underachiever because i didn't focus enough and was hyperactive. I have trouble focusing on stuff and learning new stuff, i have anxiety and feel hopeless alot also insecurity about tons of things, i also have a problem of getting addicted to stuff easy or not having moderation in feelings, being dramatic and exxagerating shit. A neurologist diagnosed me before however i took 600ml of coffe before seeing him and wanted the prescription but the neurologist as a kike doctor and didn't really seem to diagnose me at all, just wanted to make some profit.
I also procrastinate alot by rationalizing it and it drives me mad,
But i also think that not doing exercise, bad diet with lots of sugars and gaming+internet+technology+tv made my brain like this( per example i read multiple threads at the same time, i start reading till i drift off and it gets boring then i jump to the next one)
Even if i do have this, is it safe to take ritaline(only medication avaliable in my country)? What are its long term effects that google won't tell me? Is there a way to treat / cure it without using this shit?
>>8562648
>https://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/02/opinion/sunday/a-natural-fix-for-adhd.html?_r=2
Is meditation truly the only way?It feels like hell
I've had ADHD, although not a bad case, for as long as I can remember. I didn't realize I had it until after my first year of college (engineering school). In high school, I didn't medicate because I didn't realize I had it. Instead, I couldn't focus at all without caffeine stimulus, so I got up at 2am every day to start studying when it was really quiet and I was nervous because deadlines were close. I could not work unless I had adrenaline and caffeine in my system. I managed to get into a decent engineering school, then I realized I actually couldn't work at any time except early morning, so my grades sucked the first year. I talked to some friends and they told me to see a doc, I did, now I'm on adderall and my life has completely changed. I feel like my brain works in a linear fashion now, it's hard to explain. I can get work done whenever I feel like it, so it is surely helping.
Some days, I try not medicating. I find that working alone at a time where nobody can contact me is the best option. Caffeine is great too, since it is a stimulant. I also like listening to pink noise on YouTube or any ADHD soundtrack. Video game soundtracks are great too since they are designed to enhance focusing.
Good luck!
>>8562749
(Same poster as above)
Also, in high school I ran 5+ miles a day. That really helped me for some reason. In college when I stopped working out that contributed to me tanking. Also, I began eating badly, using social media more, and becoming more concerned with my social life...
My doctor didn't really diagnose me, I just told her my symptoms and she put me on a medication (I wanted to try it of course). The first one she put me on was Strattera, which is a non stimulant. It worked (so I knew I had ADHD) but it made me sick to my stomach and tired, so I switched to adderall
>>8562648
I don't know much about ritaline, or its long term effects, but I'd be careful since it is addictive. Try the background sounds and working in solitary environments first
>>8562086
Take drugs.
Don't go into any job for the money. It won't be worth it. It's not worth it for anyone else, but it's tenfold worse for you. Do a job you love, at least one you like. And remember: dream jobs aren't necessarily marine biology or writer or general; boring sounding jobs can be fun as shit.
I have no idea why opera's meant to help, but do it anyway. They're good.
>>8562648
Question what you want to question. I questioned it too, myself. But now I know I 100% have ADHD, it was just that my normal wasn't THE normal.
>>8562749
>so I got up at 2am every day
WHAT THE FUCK
Christ, you make me feel disappointed in myself for just coasting along and learning how to lie really well.
>>8562656
Medication also feels like hell. I wonder if the side-effects are essentially depression; they feel horrible.