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  • I have a feeling we're talking about different things. I just wanted to add to the OP that a life with ADHD does have an effect on your character. I didn't want to put any value into whether that is good or not.

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  • No, but everything that happened around this illness did have an impact on my life. Learning to live with it (unknowingly), all the difficulties I have faced and somewhat overcome did build a certain character. Character isn't something you're born with. It's how you interact with your surroundings that builds your character. Whether I like it or not. 40 years of this shit has an impact on how you do things, the friends you make, everything. Claiming that this hasn't formed my character would be a lie. I'm definitely not over it. I got diagnosed because work became too difficult to handle and I sought help, believing it was a depression or a burnout. I never knew it was ADHD (and depressions from the shit i had to go through in my childhood) up until very recently. I'm now getting treated and it is an absolute godsend. And that's just therapy. Meds are coming soon. Still have to go through some medical hurdles first but I'm very eager to find out how meds will have an impact. Looking back at what I could have achieved without this illness really brings me to tears at times.

    So again, if I could travel back in time and were able to eliminate this illness from the beginning, I wouldn't hesitate a bit. It might have made me a different person than I am now, but I'm very sure life would have been easier.

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  • I was recently diagnosed (at 42). Up until then I had no clue what was wrong with me. If I could travel back in time and get treatment in my early years, I would definitely do it. But as it is, it has become part of my character, whether I like it or not. I'm not romanticizing it in any way, just putting it the way it is.

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  • To be fair, if you've been diagnosed as an adult, ADHD is a huge part of who you are. You've lived with it your entire life and you've developed coping mechanisms accordingly.

    But I get what you're saying!

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  • This! Thrash metal or some good electronic music is the only thing that helps. Chiptunes too. I can pump out shitloads of work that way. Unfortunately, ever since Teams was introduced, people keep calling me without hesitation. People invite me to (recurring) meetings faster than I can decline them. I fucking hate the post covid era. I can't listen to music for more than 2 minutes before the next interruption.

  • Das scheint eine sehr einseitige Beobachtung zu sein. Wo ich wohne gibt es überwiegend schlecht gelaunte Busfahrer. Aber wenn einer mit Rollstuhl zusteigen will, dann geht er hin und fährt die Rampe aus (ja einige Busse hier sind noch so alt) und begrüßt die immer freundlich.

  • Mal abgesehen davon dass es moralisch komplett daneben ist, regt mich der Mist insbesondere auch deshalb auf, dass es mich in meiner Freiheit einschränkt und dass Steuergelder und Ressourcen für so einen quatsch verschwendet werden. Das ist einfach für alle scheiße.

    Ich wohne an der dänischen Grenze und es ist deprimierend, dass man sich nicht mehr frei bewegen kann.