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[–] mathemachristian@lemmy.ml 9 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

the problems sound similar to "what everyone has" but they arent the same

Yes everyone struggles motivating themselves to do chores but it's not the same when you have adhd.

Yes everyone has trouble concentrating during a boring lecture/lesson but its not the same when you have adhd.

Yes everyone has the urge to buy stuff they don't need, but its not the same when you have adhd.

[–] nutsack@lemmy.world 2 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

so it's those but more of them

[–] mathemachristian@lemmy.ml 4 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

not necessarily more, but more intense. Like it's borderline physically painful sometimes to force myself to do something. It feels like I'm being very cruel to myself for no good reason, its just a dishwasher after all

[–] nutsack@lemmy.world 1 points 26 minutes ago

people who have never been depressed tend to think that depression is just laziness

[–] sfxrlz@lemmy.world 2 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah it’s always „why don’t you just…“ or „why can’t you „

[–] mathemachristian@lemmy.ml 3 points 11 hours ago

yeah there are only two reasons why someone doesn't do something and it's because they can't or the don't wanna. If they want to do something but don't it's because they can't and some pedestrian advice like "Just think how much nicer it will feel after you're done" is not gonna help.