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Re: Ask HN: How do ADHD people cope on here?

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Post by KOTYAR »

I'm physically incapable of just closing open tabs. I must be spending good few weeks every year just closing tabs, if I'd add up the time spending it. Everything is so interesting, everything spikes interest in something else, which adds more tabs, it is taking me about an hour to close 40-50, and when I have less than 20 tabs open on my browser, - I feel a sense of pride and achievement.

I have to constantly limit myself, to constantly stand on my own neck to not get sweeped up by something interesting, the behavior of someone struggling with addiction comes to mind. And there's no legal Adderall in my country. It's hell.

Re: Ask HN: How do ADHD people cope on here?

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Post by KOTYAR »

corobo wrote: post #116

If it'd take longer than 5 minutes or so to read the article I chuck it into Instapaper. From there I've got my instapaper feed in my RSS reader, I'll give them a read whenever I've got a spare moment.

That is a wise method, thank you so much! There are tabs I want to read in my array of open tabs - which I don't get simply because in few moments I need to scroll to them, I get distracted by some other tab!

Re: Ask HN: How do ADHD people cope on here?

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Post by KOTYAR »

pizza wrote: post #81

Would you really be happier if you actually set out to do every idea you come up with? Just keep on collecting bookmarks and wait for the day when a truly good idea comes along, one which you had been anticipating and preparing for all along.

Person with ADHD is overstimulated constantly bc every single bookmark is equally super important. It's hell =D

Re: Ask HN: How do ADHD people cope on here?

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Post by badpun »

2-718-281-828 wrote: post #166

> I love HN. I check it out basically for hours every day, for the past 5 years or so. been there done that > But, HN is utter hell too… it’s worse than my addiction to The Guardian. For me it was spiegel.de ... since age of 16. I'm now in my late 30s. They helped me get a grip on it by introducing paid content. Given that I don't even like their quality of journalism that much since more than a decade. I mostly go t…

What you're describing sounds more like Internet addiction.

Re: Ask HN: How do ADHD people cope on here?

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Post by jbirer »

zyang wrote: post #226
jbirer wrote: post #224

- Constantly reminding myself to get back to work - Deep house music in headphones, sad ones help focus - Tomato timer - Edging, which releases dopamine and helps you focus. I don't take amphetamines because they just make me sleepy, in a bizare twist.

> Edging, which releases dopamine and helps you focus Hopefully you work from home.

I have become really good at being stealthy during Zoom meetings. Nobody suspects anything.

Re: Ask HN: How do ADHD people cope on here?

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Post by neoromantique »

esskay wrote: post #21
icebergonfire wrote: post #8

I'm going to tell you what worked for me, with the explicit caveat that it may not work for you and/or you may not find it palatable. I use browser extensions to timegate the time spent in websites that I know hit me in my weak spots and tend to send me into time-wasting sessions that I have nothing to show for. There's Stayfocusd and Leechblock, and probably other alternatives. This worked for a few years, but it st…

Ugh, wish it was easier to get hold of ADHD meds (or even a diagnosis) here in the UK. I've got it, well aware I have and have avoided even attempting to go to the GP to get medicated as from what I can see the wait times go into the years. Is it 'worth it'? I.E is your life noticably beter for being medicated for it?

I'll chime in with personal experience as well, I've been diagnosed with severe ADHD at 25 (about a year ago) and starting on meds (Concerta 18 -> 36 -> 36 with ocassional 18 boost during the day) has been trully life changing, many of the organisational methods I've tried in the past and failed miserably have finally started to make sense.

It's not a super drug that magically fixes everything, it just moves stuff closer into realm of possibility, I sometimes still procrastinate, now with lazer sharp focus into the thing I'm procrastinating with, so it still takes a lot of discipline to begin doing productive things, but once I do I no longer have to continously fight myself to keep at it.

As per side effects, I don't really have any, the only thing I have noticed is that I have to choose the dosage carefully, as it flactuates a lot, some days I can get by on 18mg, some days 36+18 feels as if I haven't taken anything, as I'm told it is very personal and you have to find your rhythm with it.

As a bonus, despite getting enough sleep, I also have been drowsy during the day for as long as I remember and it was always difficult to fight through it (excessive amounts of sugar and energy drinks in my case). Concerta has fixed that instantly.

Re: Ask HN: How do ADHD people cope on here?

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Post by loco5niner »

IanCal wrote: post #43
stared wrote: post #15

> There’s a never ending number of things I bookmark. One of the key features of ADHD is a never-ending list of things to do. Edward M. Hallowell (who wrote "Driven to Distraction") remarks that perhaps it is the most characteristic feature of ADHD. Previously, browser crashes saved my sanity— killing dozens of open tabs with fascinating articles. Now I try to let it go . In a Zen/stoic way, knowing that nothing will…

I've found asking myself "why am I doing what I'm doing" helps - I stop midway in comments and delete them because I realize there's nothing to gain for myself or others. Helps me with overeating as well, am I doing this because I'm hungry or bored? It doesn't have to be a classicly productive answer "it's fun" is clearly a good reason, but a nudge towards positive actions helps me personally. I understand some will…

I created a username "someoneiswrongontheinternet" to remind myself of this very thing: https://xkcd.com/386/

Re: Ask HN: How do ADHD people cope on here?

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Post by BlameKaneda »

I use a blocker extension in my browser that blocks X sites between certain hours of the day, including HN. If I wanted to, I could go override it but 95% of the time I don't.

I also use a blocker app on my phone and it's more jarring to get that angry background and "You tried to go to X app Y times today".

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