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by russellbeattie
2308 days ago
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You can assume the worst and think your manager just wants you to work harder and longer while hopped up on amphetemines, or you can take it as not-particulary friendly advice to get yourself diagnosed for attention issues. The best part of being diagnosed with ADHD as an adult and starting medication was my ability to sit quietly with my then 3 year old son and play blocks for longer than 10 minute stretches. Previously that was impossible. My diagnosis was a life-changing discovery that improved how I lived in a variety of contexts, both at home and at work. Maybe your manager sees what he thinks your inability to focus as a real issue, and is, in a clumsy, intrusive way, suggesting you take it seriously. Or he's just an asshole and is trying to get more work out of you. That's for you to figure out. |
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Meds can help if there's a real issue, but there's almost always side-effects. Growing up, my parents were anti-medication and anti-psychology. It turns out I had untreated depression, Asperger's and ADD-I only diagnosed as an adult. Atomoxetine really helps me because I can't tolerate amphetamine stimulants or caffeine. I tried Adderal, Ritalin and Provigil, and they all made my anxiety and blood pressure much worse.
Also, I'm currently cross-titrating to my 14th anti-depressant. (The last one, mirtazapine, worked for 9 years at the expense of 25% weight gain.) Ketamine, LSD and invasive/ECT treatments are just about my last choices if this new one doesn't work. And the 12th one I tried gave me terrible vertical and horizontal nystagmus and whole-body, sporadic myoclonus. (Beware of extrapyramidal-causing and anticholinergic medications!)