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More about my ADHD. I was first diagnosed around the age of 40. My first on purpose thread.
Before, that, I was a world class fidgeter. I would rock back and forth and shake my leg, sometimes shaking whole rows of auditorium chairs.
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Before, that, I was a world class fidgeter. I would rock back and forth and shake my leg, sometimes shaking whole rows of auditorium chairs.
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In grad school, I would go weeks (or even months) just staring at the same dataset and downloading 10,000 papers I still haven't read.
I would then shift to hyperproductive mode where I was going 9am to midnight non-stop for a week, 2 weeks, sometimes even more.
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I would then shift to hyperproductive mode where I was going 9am to midnight non-stop for a week, 2 weeks, sometimes even more.
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When I started taking meds, it changed everything.
I can feel a shift when it starts working. In one moment, I'll be on my computer, jumping from one web page to the next, taking nothing in. In the next moment, I'm working through 15 tasks in a non-linear fashion.
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I can feel a shift when it starts working. In one moment, I'll be on my computer, jumping from one web page to the next, taking nothing in. In the next moment, I'm working through 15 tasks in a non-linear fashion.
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(did I do that right?)
Speaking of which...time to get some work done...
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Speaking of which...time to get some work done...
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Apparently I'm not done.
Regarding the periods of non-productivity followed by hyperproductivity, my doctor told me that's common for ADHD.
It also explains the extreme procrastination I did in college. I needed the pressure of a deadline to finally focus.
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Regarding the periods of non-productivity followed by hyperproductivity, my doctor told me that's common for ADHD.
It also explains the extreme procrastination I did in college. I needed the pressure of a deadline to finally focus.
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My doctor also told me about exhaustion that comes from coping with undiagnosed ADHD. It's exhausting to constantly be bombarded with input that you can't fully process.
(I still like naps, though)
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(I still like naps, though)
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One last thing. I still fidget, it just isn't as extreme. Mainly, I learned how to spin my pen around my finger and I can roll it through my knuckles like what magicians do with a coin.
(also, I answered two emails while finishing this thread)
The end.
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(also, I answered two emails while finishing this thread)
The end.
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This thread was inspired by @ravenscimaven and a thread she wrote earlier about her experience with ADHD (link to her thread below).
Thank you to everyone who has publicly shared stories about mental health. You inspire(d) me.
#DestigmatizeMentalHealth https://twitter.com/ravenscimaven/status/1355013950472151044?s=20
Thank you to everyone who has publicly shared stories about mental health. You inspire(d) me.
#DestigmatizeMentalHealth https://twitter.com/ravenscimaven/status/1355013950472151044?s=20
