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Intimately familiar, that's where this kind of knowledge of how brains works comes from, this is process that most people who don't have ADHD go through naturally in the course of life, ADHD and ASD can make it so you end up stunted slightly and never develop the tools naturally for change and growth.
Yeah yeah well I'm sure I'll grow out of it.
I don't know what kind of care and support you're getting, but if you have an ADHD diagnosis, I hope you're aware that you still have agency and can still make major improvements to your life, it's just harder than it is for others. Depending on the severity of the symptoms. You don't just "grow out of it" normally, you DO have to make deliberate effort to improve the quality of your life if you want that, and that's one of the major differences between having ADHD and people who don't, the need to understand in greater detail how the brain works so you know how to manage it.
I'm being dismissive because it's not likely I'm going to stop talking about my interests any time soon and really don't care to, but thanks for the advice.
Nothing I said is to even suggest that you shouldn't talk about your passions, just that you can temper it and gain the emotional intelligence in how to make it engaging for others, but I do hope you continue to take care of yourself and seek the happiness you deserve.
edit: i so love how people are literally addicted to the idea that they can't change or be helped. We have truly given up as a species.