The impulsivity is bad, wasted so much money and time. The hyperfocus, when on the wrong task, has cost me hours in that day. The poor planning / time management has landed me in a world of hurt more times than I care to admit. The low tolerance for distractions / hot temper has caused me to hurt those whom I love most in this world. The inability to properly direct my focus on a task has caused me to lose sight of, and therefore miss, deadlines.
That’s all bad.
But the worst part for me? The part that doctors don’t seem to even attempt to address (except for direct symptom management, which barely work)? Emotional mirroring. If you’re depressed and I’m with you, guess what happens to me? Today sucked. Depression is an unrelenting removed, and I hate her with every fiber of my being.
6 weeks into weight training minimalism. Push Day Pull Day Split 4-6 days per week 20 minutes per day (NO MORE!) I’m just beginning to see cognitive differences from this. I’m adding this to walking everywhere I can. Building in time to walk to work related appointments forces me to 1. Leave Early. 2. Have time with my thoughts and just barf a scramble of never ending brain shit alone but while moving. I walk about 4 miles every day. I’m losing weight too, which is nice but not even close to the priority. I’m just suggesting find a way to move more or lift heavy stuff it’s not removing my ADHD but it’s putting something in my life cycle that modulates it