• TheTurner@lemm.eedeleted by creatorEnglish
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    2 years ago

    The more that I read about ADHD, the more I think that I should get checked out for it.

        • 5in1k@lemm.eeEnglish
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          2 years ago

          Dude, I knew so early about it, people were just giving them away. I thought it was a scam, still do but I could have been the beneficiary of the scam instead of just a passive observer.

          • mrtuttle@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
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            2 years ago

            same. i had a friend that was going to pay me 2 bitcoins to drive him 20 minutes to check out a car and then back if he didn’t buy it. i decided that i would just do it for free because we were friends and i didn’t want to figure out the wallet stuff. woops.

  • kaosof@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 years ago

    I’m autistic, so it’s not a one-for-one; but some similarities to ADHD, and what’s worked for me, is exercise.

    Walk 10000 steps a day and go to the gym 3 days a week and lift as heavy as you can.

    Use the GZCLP program and you’re golden.

    Plus, you get healthier AND you’ll look better naked.

  • Rajtinka@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 years ago

    The best part is being 53 and still totally believing it every single day. I’m going to absolutely crush tomorrow!!!

  • rumba@lemmy.zipEnglish
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    2 years ago

    been cleaning that basement tomorrow for 4 years now.

    even started it twice.

  • BassTurd@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 years ago

    I got a referral to get screened, but they never submitted the referral. I followed up about 8 months later at my annual physical, because that’s kind of how this works. My doc asked if I went, I said I never got a call from them, and she said I should have called sooner and not wait so long, which is mildly infuriating given the nature of the condition I think I have. After my apt, they sent off a referral and told me I could expect a call within a few days. It never came, so I messaged my physicians office a couple of weeks later and they gave me the number of the center to call and follow up on the referral, which is now months later and not done. I know I just have to make a call, but it feels damn near like the hardest thing I need to do. I’m also heavily considering changing physicians. The first slip up is infuriating, but whatever, it’s easier to stay than switch doctors. However, the response I received telling me to follow up on the referral that the doctor’s office submitted feels like someone who didn’t want to deal with me.

    Anyway… 35 here and it gets worse each year, so I really do need to follow up and at least see if it’s something I can get meds for, or if I’m just screwed up and need to just “cope” until I die. The alcohol consumption will probably ensure that I’m not old and decrepit, so I’ve got that going for me.

    • FooBarrington@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      2 years ago

      It really helps me to make calendar entries with loud notifications if I really need to do something. Maybe that could help you as well :)

      • BassTurd@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        2 years ago

        It’s less about remembering, which is kind of a short term problem, and more about just doing it. I know it will be painless and probably take less than 10 minutes, but I just can’t get to doing it. I’m hoping this post and the conversations inspire me to do that on Friday.

        As far as calendars, I try to use one, and if there is a link for appt that I can click that will add an item, I do, but it’s like the phone call. Using a calendar is just something I can’t get myself to do no matter I much I know I can and should.

    • Sturgist@lemmy.caEnglish
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      2 years ago

      I mean, that’s really shit. I got the GP screening October '22, referral hit the mental health team November '22, I called February '23 to see where I was on the list and how long I could expect to wait. Was told I was around 750 in line, and to expect a wait of 7.5-8 years. I called November '23, I was around 735 and definitely 8 years at least, but there’s a streamline coming for the past 6 years that could make it a few months wait tops. Called November '24…730. I was only remembering to call after the first time because they’d send a letter around when they enrolled me to the wait list every year and ask if my brain had got better on it’s own, or I had managed to afford private treatment and if they could take me off the list.

      • BassTurd@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        2 years ago

        Wow. So after my initial discussion with my physician, I was told it could be a few months. I have a sister that in the past year or two also got a referral and is now getting care for ADHD. If someone told me I’d be on a list for even a year before a screening, I’d write it off as just something that’s not going to happen. I can’t imagine a doctor telling me something would take 7+ years, and then having that more or less validated. My dude, you’ve got my sympathy, and I hope things are functioning ok for you and you get the help your looking for. I shouldn’t take my situation for granted and just get it done.

        • Sturgist@lemmy.caEnglish
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          2 years ago

          The healthcare system here has been savagely underfunded for decades, mental health more so. I’ve been chasing up non-profit places to try and get coaching or something, and exploring options for affordable private health insurance. My life hasn’t imploded yet, but it’s sure trying. I am currently able to hold down a full time job, I’m not homeless, and my marriage hasn’t dissolved…for now.

          I wasn’t trying to say, like: oh you think you have it bad? Well buddy let me clue you in!

          The fact your doctor knew you were probably suffering from something that would prevent you from easily following up, then chiding you for waiting so long to ask about it…is just ridiculous. I hope we both get the help we need soon,