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Do you have ADHD? Because as someone that has it, it's definitely very much something that heavily impacts the individual with it, and not just society.

It's hard to consistent do things, form habits, maintain attention. You have almost a lack of object permanence, a hard time remembering long-term memories, etc. There are so many problems it causes that aren't even occupational related but lead to negative outcomes outside of your personal engagement in social and economic environments.

Yes, society isn't really designed for folks with ADHD, but also the prevalence of ADHD was somewhat disguised by the fact that mental health had a social stigma and that smoking was incredibly common and people were basically microdosing stimulants every hour as such. It's not that shocking to think that the decline in smoking made adhd much more apparent.



Yes, I have ADHD. Severe enough that I’ve lost jobs over it.


did you only read half before your rage-reflex had you posting this adhd diatribe? he says he has ADHD if youd have read to the end




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