cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/2680566

As an AuDHD person, the college dropout story is relatable to me, except for the YouTube career success. I grew up in a madhouse during my traumatic childhood, and going to college free from my backwards, overprotective, overly strict parents was essentially like falling off a cliff. I was already burnt out during my last year of high school, and I was too excited with the freedom and ended up wasting time playing video games and skipping classes regularly because I had little energy to function as an adult. I still struggle with burnout to this day due to being an overworked IT contractor for years.

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    5 months ago

    Therapeutic doses of stimulants make ADHD individuals want to sleep more if they are fatigued or sleep deprived due to how dopamine pathways differ between nuerotyoical people and adhd individuals. That’s also the same experience I’ve had, along with the side effects being infinitely more pronounced if I don’t sleep, when usually they don’t show up at all.