how long ago did you see the Dr.?
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About two months ago
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I get ADD when I need to do housework. I will wash 3 dishes and walk away to do something else. Iâll hang up three shirts, and the laundry basket is still full.
At work I must stay on task, so itâs not a problem.
I think if I was married Iâd bring these small tasks to completion. The perils of bachelorhood and too much freedom, thereâs always âlaterâ and not someone to remind you itâs their space too.
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See, thatâs the bizarre thing about ADHD; the symptoms are things that most people experience, the difference is the severity of the symptoms.
Try experiencing that same inability to sustain attention long enough to complete a task - with literally everything. Everyday, day in and day out.
And then consider how it must feel to have pretty much everyone around you tell you that they experience the exact same problem, and have to choose to be focused.
Itâs like all of your best attributes and knowledge are locked inside of a jail cell, and youâre watching an imposter make a complete fool of yourself.
Itâs a unique kind of hell.
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This.
Itâs very frustrating.
Then I feel judged because I feel like people think things like âWell if I can push throughâŚwhy canât he?â and Iâve spent a great deal of my life feeling a ton of shame for it all.
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I recommend psychedelics over meditation ngl.
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Tried both very many times.
Meditation is the far superior option for real world improvement in my opinion.
To each their own though, psychs have helped many people.
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I pre-gamed sober October this past weekâŚitâs gonna be a looooong month
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Exercise can help improve mood, certainly, but there are plenty of physically fit folks who struggle with anxiety and depression. There are also plenty of folks who feel completely overwhelmed with just the thought of facing a simple walk around the block. Mind-body health go hand in hand, indeed, but when I hear stories such as this, I find it frustrating at best. Itâs hard to fathom a trained professional would perpetuate the stigma of mental illness by suggesting anyone who exercises will be free of mental health issues. If it were only so simple, we would not have a kazillion dollar industry of licensed professionals educated to help those in need of mental health help. Ironically, they arenât educated as personal fitness trainers for a reason. 
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@JohnnyJ and @Durfee⌠tried them both, also many times. Though psychedelics were really fun and both were somewhat enlighteningâŚ
Jesus > Literally everything else in existence.
Yes, even yoyos.
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The power of Christ is very healing. Iâm glad you kind find comfort in the high 
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21 day meditation practice for anyone interested. Just a quick 9 minute meditation. Itâs very powerful in emotional healing, I hope one of you are called to do it.
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Crippling depression, anxiety, most likely a.d.d but everytime i see my doctor I get distracted (suprise!), and have had a long history of substance abuse (specifically opioids). When I got off drugs, yoyos were one of the things I turned to because I did it in middle school until I started using drugs and they took over all my interest. I would say it helps with the add aspect since i can do it like anywhere, but ddepression and anxiety have made it hard for me to progress at it.
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Same here, stay away from Ari
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Who or what is Ari?
You had mentioned Sober October, thought you guys were referring to Joe Rogan, Bert Kreischer, Ari Schaffier and Tom Segura sober october event. They have podcasts and do a sober october challenge.
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Oh! I didnât realize. I am in the midst of sober October (feeling clearer than I have in 15 yrs btw), but I only heard about in passing through my wife. It just so happens to have come at a time when Iâm trying to strive for excellence in all areas of my life and itâs definitely been a blessing!!!
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personally my brother struggles with autism. i never like to use the word âsufferâ because it makes it sound like the person is not ânormalâ. nobody who has a mental illness is suffering, theyre just like us and are expressing differently than others.
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