[soderfoo]

Thanks for all the great tips and reminders.

I thrived without meds during my time in the Army. The structure, being told what to wear, when to show up, and the clearly defined expectations were great.

Attempting to emulate this personally as a civilian has yielded mixed results.

The market is ripe for a First Sergeant as Service solution.

[guythedudebro]

> First Sergeant as Service

Love the way you worded something I've been imagining for years. Let's build one.

[TeMPOraL]

> Attempting to emulate this personally as a civilian has yielded mixed results.

Right. I'm not even trying, even though I highly suspect it would've helped me if it worked - because I know it won't, because my brain is able to tell when I'm trying to trick it, and will refuse to cooperate.

Actual military? That could work, because the order and structure would be beyond my control. Self-imposed? It's hard enough on drugs, impossible without. Asking someone else to impose some structure on me, as an adult? My brain knows it's even easier to cancel the deal, weasel off of the agreement - especially if it has literally no other purpose and meaning than trying to trick myself into functioning.

So yeah, I'd be up for becoming a paying customer of some First Seregant as a Service thing, but I can't imagine how you could structure it so it doesn't feel artificial and voluntary, making me unable to stick to it any more that I can to exercising (a highly beneficial activity that my brain recognizes as artificial and bullshit, and refuses to allow it).

[pseudalopex]

Most people with ADHD I know would benefit from a secretary more than a sergeant.

[itchyouch]

I'd say this is where there is a whole area of non-sexual Dom/Sub dynamic kink relationships. It exists, just has a taboo attached to it and is also difficult to find and negotiate.

[TeMPOraL]

That's... something so unusual that it never would've occurred to me. Thanks for posting it!

When you put it this way, I think you're absolutely right about this - those kinks are exactly what one should expect to have a "halo" around them, of people unknowingly self-medicating their undiagnosed ADHD.