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I think I figured out how to live with adhd (feddit.org)

submitted 1 day ago by zenforyen@feddit.org to c/adhd@lemmy.world

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Learn to ride the waves. We have a different rhythm of existence. You can't fight the cycle, but you can learn to work with it.

Some people are marathon runners, but we are sprinters. The trick is to break down marathons into many sprints, and take breaks by switching your marathons.

Just pick half a dozen things your meta-self wants to work on and stick with it. Instead of a bit of everything, we do a lot of everything, but one thing at a time.

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[–] WhichCrafter@mander.xyz 2 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Sometimes my ADHD feels like trying to run a marathon with my shoes untied. I'm so worried about tripping I struggle to focus on what I'm doing, but as soon as I stop being careful about tripping I'll face plant. But I also realized that's just part of the deal. As long as I keep getting up and shuffling along I'll still make it further than most people, even if I'm way behind the marathoners. Basically, when the plan fails, just roll with it and don't let it keep you from getting back up.

Picking any kind of method of approach requires learning, iteration, and will come with failures. Keep tinkering until you find the rhythm that works for you.

[–] zenforyen@feddit.org 1 points 4 hours ago

Nice metaphor that I have not heard before !

Yeah exactly, the upside is, at least for some of us, that we still feel we overall can somehow keep up and can do pretty well, sometimes exceptionally so, even though everything feels like a chaotic struggle or failure.