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by joker_minmax 1031 days ago
Most of my friends in my circle have either been diagnosed with ADHD, are pursuing diagnosis, or/and are trying to convince me to pursue a diagnosis, despite me personally not feeling like I have anything. I can't help but feel like something worse is going on here. I know my sample size is small but is the prevalence really this high? From my perspective it seems like ADHD is becoming a "new normal", and I'm starting to question whether the "normal" person who does everything exactly on time with no hesitation, who is truly perfectly organized, even exists. Curious to hear others' thoughts on this.
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I resonate with this — there are certainly disordered brains, and I think perhaps there are also well-ordered brains which are more sensitive to certain kinds of disruptions than other brains, but I definitely think a major aspect that many people are oblivious to (or willfully ignore) is the increasingly severe disorder of our modern society and workplace.