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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Truth. The whole "the worst that can happen" phrasing is such juvenile myopism; destigmatizing ADHD is a fantastic goal, but too many people crying wolf just undermines the legitimacy we're actively working toward.

As a lifelong ADHD mutie (I prefer to flip my perspective on my own aspects, finding the ways they're a superpower, instead), my challenges predated the diagnosis by nearly my entire childhood, and I didn't even seek medical help until well into adulthood.

There is nothing novel about living with ADHD, and allowing it to be the next cool kink is borderline offensive to each and every one of us that battles like a muthafugga every single day.

If someone "thinks" they have it, gently suggest they speak to a professional. Normalizing things like this only trivializes the actual experience, and we owe it to each other to honor the struggle we all know too well. I'm all for proper diagnoses, but fuck those that (inadvertently?) see it as some coolness badge to collect.