I got on meds for ADHD and they objectively didn’t help that...

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ADHD meds help you do what you want to do in the first place. For the first year I took meds, I didn't see a lot of results. I'd spent all my life unable to do things, so I never learnt how to do thing, or even how to want to do things. So even on meds, I didn... See more

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I had a child “diagnosed” with ADHD several years ago. The immediate reaction of the people involved was to prescribe drugs. We refused. Absolutely under no circumstances were we going to let our pre-pubescent child take amphetamines which is what these ADHD drugs are. ___LI... See more

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Today, I’m finally okay with being a somewhat anxious, slightly depressed skeptic. I’m a person who needs friction, a challenge, something to work for or fight against. I won’t whittle myself down to fit the world. Should any of us? In medicating ourselves to adapt to the world, what kind of world are we settling for? Under the guise of treating pa

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