Op seems to be on a bit of a crusade - don’t let it get to ya. While I’ll agree that recommending drugs specifically isn’t particularly helpful: I imagine you made the recommendation because you believe that the poster may have ADHD… which could be a thing they may want to look into. A lot of people go undiagnosed and are positively miserable as a result. It wouldn’t hurt to edit your original post with: strikeout and clarify your reasoning. I think your heart was in the right place ✌️
It’s a crusade to push back on negative habits I see around me? What makes it a crusade instead of just pushback against a normalization inside this community that doesn’t always help and the trend-ization of a medical issue that shouldn’t be a fad?
I agreed with your perspective on not suggesting drugs, however you seemed equally defensive about the mere mention of ADHD as well. It is perfectly acceptable to suggest to someone they get checked for it if they are struggling with some very common symptoms. OP was genuinely looking for suggestions there and a number of people had the same suggestion. Seemed reasonable enough to me.
As far as “fad” goes- It’s been thoroughly researched and isolated down to a specific chemical imbalance. Is it common? yes- but it’s also been suggested that a lot of current environments are designed to fuck with your attention; Someone with ADHD would be far less able to cope with it. Perhaps it’s just more noticeable now.
That’s why I waited until four other people replied. Thanks for looking out.
Op seems to be on a bit of a crusade - don’t let it get to ya. While I’ll agree that recommending drugs specifically isn’t particularly helpful: I imagine you made the recommendation because you believe that the poster may have ADHD… which could be a thing they may want to look into. A lot of people go undiagnosed and are positively miserable as a result. It wouldn’t hurt to edit your original post with:
strikeoutand clarify your reasoning. I think your heart was in the right place ✌️It’s a crusade to push back on negative habits I see around me? What makes it a crusade instead of just pushback against a normalization inside this community that doesn’t always help and the trend-ization of a medical issue that shouldn’t be a fad?
I agreed with your perspective on not suggesting drugs, however you seemed equally defensive about the mere mention of ADHD as well. It is perfectly acceptable to suggest to someone they get checked for it if they are struggling with some very common symptoms. OP was genuinely looking for suggestions there and a number of people had the same suggestion. Seemed reasonable enough to me.
As far as “fad” goes- It’s been thoroughly researched and isolated down to a specific chemical imbalance. Is it common? yes- but it’s also been suggested that a lot of current environments are designed to fuck with your attention; Someone with ADHD would be far less able to cope with it. Perhaps it’s just more noticeable now.