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I hate this framing of ADHD as being “basically doomscrolling”. ADHD is a profoundly distressing developmental disorder that takes a decade or more off the lives of those of us with it. It’s marked by severe executive dysfunction, emotional disregulation, a terrifying fear of rejection, environmental sensitivity which can be overwhelming, impulsive and risk taking behaviour, constant short term memory problems, frequently comorbid dyspraxia, connective tissue problems, mast cell activation syndrome, cardiovascular problems, and a whole host more.
We face higher lifetime risks of early death from cancer and cardiovascular disease, higher rates of dementia, are more vulnerable to sexual and domestic abuse and violence, and greater rates of suicide.
It’s not the internet joke diagnosis of “being addicted to your phone”.
Why the hell would doctors prescribe schedule II controlled drugs (amphetamine, methylphenidate) for a “phone addiction”?
Wow! I have ADHD but I wasn't aware of all that! The cardiovascular and cancer thing really got me! But yeah I feel you..some times I wish I had this phone addiction and none of the other symptoms.
@HumbleBragger Stimulant medication gets you pretty much all your life expectancy back btw.
Oh no. I need my amphetamines to function (properly) but they will eventually kill me. What an impasse.
The low life expectancy and the demetia does not come from the ADHD itself but rather from the fact that ADHDers often do not get enough sleep and use both legal and illegal drugs (to which we get adicted easier) to compensate for our ADHD.
Also the world pretty much forces you to adapt into a system you are not compatible with. ADHDers have a delayed sleep rythm and we need on average one hour more sleep than the average human.
@HumbleBragger I mean, that's the point: they won't (unless you are unfortunate enough to get the cardiovascular side effects)