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How to work on a single hobby for a long time with adhd and without meds? (sopuli.xyz)

submitted 3 days ago by gegil@sopuli.xyz to c/adhd@lemmy.world

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I have a problem that every time i want to start new hobby, i cant work on it for long enough time to develop it into a habit. I quit the hobby i started even less than one month after starting it, even if i am excited and interested in working on it for a long time.

Since i dont know if i really have an adhd, because psychitriastists i went to say that i dont have adhd, despite i have common symptoms like lack of motivation, problems with learning and work, and problem with working on hobbies for a long time, i need to somehow find a way to work on a single hobby for a long time, without meds.

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[–] IamtheMorgz@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

Hobbies are great ways to find the friends! If it's a hobby that requires you to buy stuff, just start asking the staff at the store for recommendations for groups that you might be able to join. Check Facebook or Twitter for people (in your area or just in general) that are already in said hobby. You stand to make friends AND get better at said hobby. Win win.

I get it. When you're a kid, friends come from being locked up in the same building all day. As an adult the options are work or community (religious house, community center, or hobby specific spaces). It is harder because you only spend a similar amount of time as you did at school in one of those and it's the least fun one. But it can be done! It just takes time. I guess that advice goes for hobbies and for friendships.