Have you ever devoted a significant amount of time to something only to later feel it was pointless? - eviltoast
  • Monument@lemmy.sdf.org
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    7 months ago

    I have ADHD, anxiety, and trauma.

    A solid 75% of everything I’ve ever attempted to do takes more time to do than regular folks because it has to be perfect. And then I may not tell anyone about my efforts because I don’t want the attention. Or if the work is too hard or I’m too scared of revealing I can’t do it all myself, I give up. Assuming, of course, I don’t forget about what I’m working on until the relevance has passed.

    • Glytch@lemmy.world
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      7 months ago

      Oh shit are you me? Adhd + anxiety is such a shitty combo, I feel like I can never accomplish anything and when I do I don’t even get the satisfaction of a job well done because the chemical reward system in my brain is screwed up. Shit sucks.