I wouldn't be too tied down with your ADHD diagnosis, it may have helped you understand why you struggle with things, but even without that, just accept yourself and what you do. I tend to jump around with hobbies as well, acrylic pouring, Chinese calligraphy, yoga, woodwork are just a few which I've started and bought loads of material, but not mastered or touched after a while. Even blogging, I do less of it now, and am lucky if I do a post a week. I see it as a drive for me to restart those hobbies again and stop procrastination...
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Very easy to say without ADHD. I do accept myself but I'm not just talking about hobbies, this is about changing careers. If these are all hobbies they are fine to change as long as I have a "stable" stream of income. But if I can't make up my mind about what I want to do then it's not good career-wise. It's like you've already achieved manager status then suddenly changing career into a completely different field as a minimum wage then so on.
There is a reason why ADHD is a disability. It's not just about not being able to focus but executive function as well.
But do you think knowing you have ADHD has helped or hindered your decision making process in all of this?
It has helped a lot. With or without diagnosis I know I jump with things because I’ve already observed myself but I don’t know the “why”. The diagnosis made sense of it all and doesn’t hinder anything.
it's great to hear that 👍
Well said! I have so much disdain for this "ADHD/ADD" crap. I quite frankly find this NORMAL from a historical and evolutionary perspective. They are trying to medicalize us in such nefarious ways it's very frustrating!
Nobody is telling you to take medicines, it is literally an option and nobody even said it's a magic pill that cures it. My doctor herself warned me and emphasized that it's NOT A MAGIC PILL. If you don't like it then stop spreading stigma around it. Especially if you don't know how much medicines have helped people function. Some are able to get by with coaching, therapy, raw-dogging life, prayers, medicines, and that should be okay cos it’s not affecting you.
“Normal” from historical and evolutionary - yes they have existed before and even way back and evolutionary wise it is necessary for the human race. But doesn’t mean people don’t struggle and especially during these times. It’s not just a random disorder that existed right now but what I also don’t understand is how people who don’t struggle with it (and especially who are not professionals) are so dedicated on shitting on it when it clearly helped so many people.
Nobody is forcing you and if you don’t like it then simply not take it 🤷♂️ Unless you’re also the type of person who will tell the cancer patient to not take chemotherapy just cos you believe cancer’s not real and death is normal.