Now I'm more like "tomorrow I will do my best and when it fails, I'll try again". It doesn't really fix anything at all, but at least it has given me a tiny bit more peace of mind to finally accept that I don't actually fail on purpose.

[–] billwashere@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

Yep. I wasn’t diagnosed until I was like 35.

[–] Ataraxia@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

Oh well.

[–] MTK@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Wrong! I was only 27 when I got diagnosed 💪💪

[–] zenforyen@feddit.org 3 points 4 months ago

Haha, about the same. Now 32 and feel like I'm the best I've ever been since diagnosis and medication 💪

[–] SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Damn. The ADHD memes need to chill.

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[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 3 points 4 months ago

Yeah, and what's difficult is that real improvement is possible, but you get stuck in this rut where you view attempts to improve yourself as pointless.

[–] Ghyste@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 months ago

Only 30? I'm still waiting at 42...

[–] Daft_ish@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Nah, before I was diagnosed I was basically a zombie raising from the dead each morning through sheer willpower.

[–] lowered_lifted@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

but ADHD meds don't work on me

[–] astropenguin5@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago (5 children)

How many have you tried? Also it never fixes everything, like for me it mostly just helps with maintaining focus on things, but executive function is still fucked.

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