I got diagnosed with ADHD at 40 but up till now I'd just assumed I was a bad lazy person who's badness at life was the reason for all of my various problems. Stuff like this has me wondering if ... perhaps I was not just awful and lazy all the time?

[–] SirNuke@kbin.social 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think you'll find that awful or lazy was never true, and the potential was always there buried deep. You just didn't have the right tools.

[–] Leviathan@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Why strive for awful or lazy? If they worked hard enough they could be truly dreadful!

[–] reedbend@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 1 year ago

so many people with executive dysfunction have come to this realization thru memes ❤️

I would add: beyond executive dysfunction, people who also have low intrinsic motivation (ability to "just do it") and/or difficulty initiating, are also not bad people!

while it is our responsibility to always work on and improve our weak points, these aspects of temperament exist as they are, no matter how much moralizing busybodies insist otherwise.

[–] PsychedSy@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

Recognizing where some of our habits come from makes it easier to tackle them sometimes.