Adderall, weed, music, a whole lot of time outside, and giving as few fucks as possible.

Medication eases/fixes most of the function-impeding symptoms, which in turn helps with imposter syndrome, etc. The rest is really just self-care.

As another user pointed out, though, I also stopped trying to “mask” at all.

Realize that nobody is “normal” and most people are a lot more fucked up than you realize. Almost every single person you interact with on a daily basis has some kind of bullshit going on that makes their life difficult. Depression, anxiety, addiction, financial problems, relationship problems, health issues, you name it. For the most part, people are far too focused on their own shit to care about anyone else’s.

You forgot at least one addiction

To have imposter syndrome gets harder ;.;
With all the incompetence like AI reliance

I realised that I’m reading this post when I’m supposed to be in a meeting.

Not caring. And realizing most people don’t care either.

I have come to realise the world is a stage and you decide what role to play. Its all a big improv play. So just go with the flow and dont think too much. Its working quite well

Crying in bed for hours then by the time I make it to my therapist forgetting to ask for help with coping skills because I am too focused on making it to therapy on time

I realized how many extra steps I was going through to mask, and that the end product, behavior, was made off wildly wrong assumptions about what people or situations expected of me. And when I realized that, I wanted that fucking time and energy back. I found my own language to describe my own thoughts and feelings and just put that out there. It’s weird and vulnerable at first but my doctor seemed to understand. Meds made space in my brain to learn and unlearn different things. Stimulants helped get through the turmoil of chores. Anti-anxiety made the urge to please quieter. It’s my life, I want to feel good in it, as authentic as possible, as comfortable and natural. I didn’t know the color of my hair, had been dying it for 30 years, that was a nice surprise. Like they said, make the best of this, you should feel good. If something is hard, figure it out so it’s easier from here on forever, think if how good it will feel when the hard thing today is easy. Reduce sugar

Oh it’s simple, you keep going because you know you’ll be unable to get back up for months if you stop.

Long at pictures of Anna Kendrik helps.

You guys are coping?

I deal with them at home, in private, instead of sleeping.

I’m not sure I do cope! What I do know is I don’t think I’ve come across a single ADHD meme that I haven’t seen myself in, but I’ve never been diagnosed lol

Drinking and smoking