db0@lemmy.dbzer0.comM to ADHD memes@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 16 hours agoWhat unintended ADHD medication were you taking before you realized?lemmy.dbzer0.comimagemessage-square112fedilinkarrow-up1810arrow-down16file-text
arrow-up1804arrow-down1imageWhat unintended ADHD medication were you taking before you realized?lemmy.dbzer0.comdb0@lemmy.dbzer0.comM to ADHD memes@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 16 hours agomessage-square112fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarethe post of tom joad@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up35·11 hours agoApparently videogames are a “medication” for my adhd because since i started adderol they don’t “pull me in” like they used to. I miss it a little bit, it’s also kinda weird but its also nice to not be compelled to play like before
minus-squareBarqsHasBite@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·5 hours agoVideogames weren’t a medication, they were just something you were drawn to.
minus-squarethe post of tom joad@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 hours agoOh i absolutely use(d) games to calm my anxiety, “straighten out” my chaotic thoughts and silence the intrusive ideation.
minus-squareBarqsHasBite@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 hours agoIt’s like a soother, but it doesn’t help the actual cause so not medication.
minus-squareAnarchoSnowPlow@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26·11 hours agoYour brain is dopamine deprived, video games are designed to get our dumb monkey brains to squeeze out all the happy juice. Adderall floods your brain with dopamine so the video games just don’t hit like they used to.
Apparently videogames are a “medication” for my adhd because since i started adderol they don’t “pull me in” like they used to.
I miss it a little bit, it’s also kinda weird but its also nice to not be compelled to play like before
Videogames weren’t a medication, they were just something you were drawn to.
Oh i absolutely use(d) games to calm my anxiety, “straighten out” my chaotic thoughts and silence the intrusive ideation.
It’s like a soother, but it doesn’t help the actual cause so not medication.
Your brain is dopamine deprived, video games are designed to get our dumb monkey brains to squeeze out all the happy juice. Adderall floods your brain with dopamine so the video games just don’t hit like they used to.