no i do not have adhd. i love doing lots of things and learning lots of things. it means you are a smart person and have alot of time on your hands to do all that. most people are in a RUT and work home and family thats it.

[–] evranch@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The big diagnostic factor is, do you FINISH those lots of things.

It's ok to occasionally try something and be like yeah, this wasn't as great as advertised, I'm walking away.

But if your shelves are covered in an assortment of unfinished projects that never will be finished? ADHD

[–] lost_faith@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

I don't THINK I'm ADHD but I feel called out by your last sentence.

[–] Mango@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

How I am is not a disorder. Other people just want to put me in line behind them.

[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

What does it say about starting all those hobbies / projects and not finishing any?

[–] sramder@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Nonsense. I’ve had myself certified to be riddled with ADHD by 5 separate psychiatrists, and I’ve lost count of my hobbies/interests. And I have every intention of returning to leathercraft one day… just as soon as I dig my bed back out and get a good nights sleep.

Part of me really misses the certainty of the old school psychiatry. It seemed to hold the promise of answers and ultimately solutions. For if conclusions cold be reached problems could be identified and solved or otherwise compensated for.

Unfortunately this was never the case. It was just well meaning folks making it up as they went along. If they could convince their colleagues to buy in and do a bit of limited research… bingo, accepted theory.

Now we just get an endless wash of statistics and papers loaded with so much domain specific language they are practically indecipherable.

[–] flicker@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You misread it just like I did the first time!

The post says people without ADHD only have like 2 interests.

Which... is also baffling to me.

[–] sramder@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I read it like 4 times and still got it backwards, thank you friend.

Yeah… I’m not sure that’s accurate either, I certainly know plenty of people with more than 2 hobbies or interests.

Perhaps something you tell a new patient to make them feel better :-)

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