#Dopamine Deficiency

[neurantics-theythem]

*me, giving my guest a tour and showing them where the bathroom is*

“…and this is my home office: where I rapid-fire respond to all the 30 texts I’ve been ignoring for 2 weeks, whilst waiting for my neurodivergent intestines to do their thing.”

[dikdikpronouncedxylophone]

I was on a train that had awful WiFi (seriously it was awful) and was motivated to get some work done. Because I am not able to get medicated for my ADHD, I've used the strategy to watch 2-3 minutes of a vid I've watched 4+ times to keep the dopamine flowing before going back to the document to type however much I am able to (then repeat).

However, the WiFi wouldn't let me use the doc (or the video on a platform that was not on YouTube I had to analyze), but it was flowing just fine for the dopamine entertainment video.

I feel like my internet connection was trying to tell me something.

[chatdomestique]

my brain is at that point right now where trying to fix my boredom is somehow more painful than doing nothing even though it’s the boredom itself that’s actually painful

but also, if I let myself sit around doing nothing or sleep it off, I know I’m just gonna hate myself for wasting the little bit of time that I actually have the house to myself, which I rarely ever get

[guiltyidealist]

the executives in charge of my functioning are on the brink of starvation and too busy scrounging for nourishment to perform functions. please check back later (indefinitely)

[i-am-q]

[sunnshineyelllo]

It's me, 👋, I'm the problem, it's me.

adhd will have you fighting for your life to do beloved hobbies that bring you nothing but joy

[allhealthneedsdoctorconsultation]

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[elviraaxen]

I'm probably not the first to admit this but goddamn was I a narcissistic prick when I wasn't on stimulants

[notemily]

I read once that there's an ADHD doctor (can't remember the name, sorry, have ADHD memory) who said having ADHD is kind of like being in drug withdrawal constantly. chasing anything that gives you dopamine, then suffering for the lack of it. this actually gave me a lot more sympathy for myself. it's not that I'm just lazy or disorganized or not motivated enough, I am actually dealing with a brain impairment.

I’ve been in such a funk since the concert. I’m not even sure I enjoyed myself that much. maybe I did. I don’t know

[paranormaljones]

they weren't lying, that limerence do be limmering.

[alvinmichaelmurphyseville]

“School is kicking my butt today. Surprise surprise.”

“I’m ‘bout to need a root beer if this keeps up.”

“Got a plan tonight to watch Halloween episodes of our favorite shows with my family and friends, but homework might get in the way of that and I’m annoyed.”

“I wish evil Miss. Smith would do what Dr. Wilson and Dr. Hayward do and give me the homework AHEAD of time since I’ve already read the chapters that correspond to the homework.”

“Urgh. I talk about homework too much. I’m letting it control my life and I don’t like that.”

“Anyway, time to listen to Henry Moodie’s song The Old Me while I cram for a surprise Literature pop quiz on the book Great Expectations.”

[romirella-96]

Willpower is getting stuff done despite bad dopamine regulation. Motivation is what dopamine regulation is.

[tombstoneswerewaiting]

starting 2024 RIGHT !!

[gatheringkeepsakes]

i say this as someone with an ADHD diagnosis, but if you find that one of the biggest struggles you face is executive dysfunction... but you also have a history of complex trauma... consider that it might not just be the ADHD, but that you are stuck in a state of chronic freeze response.

[superhater]

we're in a girl yaoi drought

[sysig]

I think I finally figured out why I like him so much