Wtf .. is this real?
I got diagnosed recently and don't want my job back. Freelancing is the way to go. Stay away from corporate culture, stay strong.
this post was submitted on 14 Feb 2025
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I wish I could be like you.
I also have recently-diagnosed ADHD, and could never do freelance because I feel constantly burnt out and unmotivated all the time, even when doing absolutely nothing. I have to be in a structured environment with clear goals, or my life completely falls apart.
Not going to assume anything, but ADHD can manifest itself in different ways depending on your gender. And there's also the fact that it is a complex disability. You're lucky enough to have the type of ADHD that allows you to be productive. My parents have the same kind. I'm unlucky enough to have the "gifted child who grows up to disappoint their parents" type of ADHD.
I relate to this tweet hard, because it describes my life to a T.
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No some of us have been failures our whole lives, thank you very much.
Yeah! There are dozens of us!
Baker's dozens, even!
I screwed up and am stuck deep in 2. I even screwed up a miraculous way out with this awesome startup. And I was diagnosed in kindergarten! No drugs, I’m healthy, just… Yeah.
I wish I could subscribe to this community over and over.
Hey, it's me!
Yep. But at least my life makes perfect sense now. Everything just seems so clear now.
Nothing quite like the feeling of a dumpster fire coming into perfect focus around you.
Yeah I swear if they take away my meds and say just get over it
Look, mom! I'm on the screen!
I was in GT classes in middle school and my freshman year of high school and I absolutely did not belong there. But, you know, I liked teaching myself things so obviously I should be put in the class that made me do extra boring bullshit work.
Why yes, I did end up dropping out of high school and getting a GED.
Never been evaluated for ADHD, but I have basically all the symptoms my daughter, who definitely has ADHD, has, or had them at her age.