By "wall" I assume this means smartphone. Because if you're sitting for 6 hours doing nothing but staring at a wall I think there's something else going on.

EDIT:
I get that the meme is being hyperbolic, but I find it kind of misleading. As someone who likely has ADHD or/and is on the spectrum, the idea of “sitting still and staring at a wall for 6 hours” doesn’t match how ADHD usually works. If I remove distractions, I don’t just freeze - I end up doing something else entirely, like watching YouTube or pacing around. The paralysis is real, but it’s more about being stuck in a loop of avoiding the right task while still seeking stimulation. So the meme's wording just doesn’t land for me because it confuses task paralysis with total inactivity, which feels more like depression or burnout than ADHD. Maybe I’m just being too literal, but this is why it doesn’t click with me.

[–] KatakiY@lemmy.world 2 points 7 hours ago

I've been diagnosed twice with ADHD. I have it. I've tried a bunch of different meds and some work sometimes etc etc

Ive definitely had spacey days where I will literally lose myself staring at nothing for 15 minutes. That's rare though. Most of the time removing distractions, setting a routine, and ensuring I am on task when meds kick in help a bunch. The last one especially. With meds I HAVE to actually be doing the thing I'm supposed to with little opportunity for distraction when they kick in or I will fuck around.

This meme and many others do not match my experience with ADHD. I'm sure it does for some.

Hot take? I think a lot of people with ADHD (me included) use it as an excuse to not try. It's typically not impossible to overcome but it does make it more difficult. I say this having more often than not failing to over come my adhd.

People with ADHD are often impulsive and self destructive and memes like this, to me, are an expression of that self destructive part.

Tbf to the meme though if you are deep in a spiral of self destructive procrastinating for months and that's lead to issues at work, home etc then it's easy to hit burnout and be depressed.

But at the end of the day you have to use methods like removing distractions, taking notes and making checklists or whatever works for you so you don't fall down those ADHD doomspirals. At least I don't know any other way to stop it lol

[–] Lumidaub@feddit.org 1 points 10 hours ago

You may be thinking of (stereotypical) hyperactive ADHD. ADHD inattentive type has little issue sitting still and retreating from reality into the brain (which is why it often goes unnoticed).

[–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 6 points 19 hours ago

If you’re removing distractions, you should probably also remove smartphones /tablets/smartwatches/whatever else people might have. But again, even if people try to remove my distractions, I’ll entertain myself. I personally like to guess and check cube roots, which is much easier to do with paper and pencil, but can be done without. It’s an effective way to kill time.

[–] thevoidzero@lemmy.world 3 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

You have a functioning brain right? You don't need smartphone to get thinking.

[–] Opinionhaver@feddit.uk 1 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Mostly functional yes, but not compatible with sitting still for 6 hours and doing nothing.

[–] thevoidzero@lemmy.world 3 points 14 hours ago

Doing nothing implies just physically nothing though. If you have a fun brain there are a lot of things you can do. It's specifically useful while traveling long distances

[–] trashgirlfriend@lemmy.world 3 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago)

Comments like this give me the feeling that it's the neurotypicals that actually have something wrong with them and they just convinced ND people that they're the normal ones.

[–] Sparky@feddit.org 2 points 18 hours ago

No. By wall they mean wall/ceiling/floor.