ok someone made a comment along the lines of “you’re right everything is so terrible i might as well just kll myself” but i think it got removed right away   no that is not the point of this post adhd is a serious disorder it deserves to be taken seriously it affects our lives significantly and that is the reality of it that is the point of this post that doesn’t mean you are destined to a miserable life or that everything will just be struggle and darkness and pain that doesn’t mean you don’t have wonderful qualities you’re a person… you’re not just adhd and hell there are good qualities i skipped over because that isn’t the point   we can be great and calm in emergencies hyperfocus for those that get it can be pretty great when the stars align and we accomplish things with it… we tend to be quite curious and are always learning different things i’m rabbitholing about ferret care… lol i don’t own a ferret also wanna learn and guitar and flute and to speak spanish and learn videography and painting and have already dabbled in photography and… it’s a cliche but i do somewhat credit my creativity to being wired differently which helps me with art and stories and all sorts of projects    but i think having hung around this sub awhile i’ve seen how so many are tired of hearing that people want their struggles validated i know that it certainly rubs me the wrong way when people are always “be positive” when they really have no idea about anything they want me to be “positive” about they think it’s some small insignificant thing i can overcome with a new planner or by “pulling myself up by my bootstraps” but this is the reality of adhd that doesn’t get acknowledged often enough it hurts to not be seen to be seen as lazy to be seen as “dumb” instead    though just because there are struggles just because this is a disability we are talking about doesn’t mean things have to be hopeless and doom and gloom 247 there is the reality of it and then there’s things you can do about it medication therapy coping skills people with adhd can still have a good life it brings a lot of hardship but you’re not “doomed” that’s not what i meant to imply at all   as for the dread thing in the thread that’s just my shitty sense of humor  if anyone is feeling that hopeless i’m truly sorry if my post triggered something in you please reach out to someone who can help you family friends therapist hotlines there’s hope