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Craving insane dopamine (and possibly loneliness) (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by vaderaj@lemmy.world to c/adhd@lemmy.world

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Hi Community,

As the title suggests, I feel like I am craving insane amounts of dopamine and looking for some sort of a human connection.

A bit of context, I have never lived by myself for most of my life: My school days were spent in hostel, further during my bacholers days I was always surrounded by my friends and we used to go out almost all days of the week. The first time I ever sort of lived by myself was during my first job, during which I started observing similar kind of feeling (I wasn't diagnosed then) and to subside this feeling I used to smoke weed, it made me calm.

Fast forward to now, I have realised weed is a bad cope up mechanism (don't smoke weed now) but I am going insane and unable to function at my best. I kind of get hyperfixated on my dating app matches, or go insane if my friends don't pick up my call etc.

I am trying to distract myself with things I like such as movies, or finding new novelty, trying to meditate etc. I do weekly therapy as well. But despite all the efforts, I feel like I am going insane and thus reaching out to the community for any help.

Edit: I take Ritalin LA - 30mg, used to take SSRI (Lexapro) and stopped it few days back as I feel very dud when I take those.

Edit 2: Added information about smoking weed: I dont smoke weed now.

Thanks in advance.

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[–] sentient_loom@sh.itjust.works 16 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Living with people is viscerally painful for me, no matter who they are. Some people should live alone, but still be integrated into a wider community.

I don't want to live in a situation where my "need for alone time" is "accommodated." I need to have my own space. But I also need access to other people.

[–] apprehensively_human@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 weeks ago

As a severe introvert I could not imagine having another human living in my house. After working with people for 8 hours all day, 5 days a week, I do not want to come home to have more social interaction without at least a short buffer to cool down.

[–] vaderaj@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I honestly am looking for an arrangement where I am part of community of people, but the minute I enter my room it is my "space"

[–] sentient_loom@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah but I also need kitchen, bathroom, and a place to read and work.

I guess I'm very high maintenance in my solitude.

[–] vaderaj@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

Sometimes, I just cannot fathom the ADHD tax and the toll it takes just to survive