[bluefirebrand]

> And then when they begin to burn out in any given job, they confuse the burnout with structural failures of the job (it must have got worse) or with wanting a better job, so off they go to a new one, and unless you keep in touch with them over several job changes you never see the actual pattern.

You know, I've been diagnosed for almost a decade now and working on my ADHD with counsellors and my doctor and medication and such

It still really cuts deep to see my struggles laid out so succinctly by someone who doesn't even know me and can't possibly know my struggle. It's agony knowing this pattern is "known" and yet I went so long just bashing against it fruitlessly

When I was finally diagnosed and started seeing a counsellor about it, I described it like a ticking time bomb in my head. I find something new. A new job, a new friend, a new hobby. I throw myself into it, burn out, blow it up for some reason, get depressed for a while, find something new

It's an agonizing way to live

[shinycode]

Oh wow so sorry to hear that, never thought taking about my insensitiveness to cafeine would yield such discussion. I’m not going through what you feel and I might never know if I save some form of ADHD or not. Maybe there’s a bright side to it or at least some hope for things to get better with time. I deeply wish you the best and to find relief

[bluefirebrand]

Hey, no worries. I've been doing a lot better since I was medicated, but thank you :)

[dofm]

Caffeine discussions are the gateway drug to ADHD discussions!

[dofm]

It is really not that helpful to know that it's not a unique problem, is it? :-/

[bluefirebrand]

It makes it a little easier knowing there are others out there toughing it out like I am. Thanks for chatting, friend