yeah that is true, but some ADHD symptoms can also overlap with other disorders, so I wonder if the symptoms I struggle with are more of a result of depression or autism or something else.

Theres a list of things that they ask to figure out if you have ADHD. If you have like 8 out of thirteen things you have ADHD.

yeah I’ve done that, I’m just wary of self-reporting assessments. I’m not confident that I’m assessing myself objectively.

There’s also hyper-focus, the ability to focus on just one thing for extended periods.

yeah I’m just having trouble figuring out if my well-focused periods are just “normal people” focus or actual hyperfocus.

If it’s a paid service your psychiatrist uses and your doctor trusts the results, then I would too.

“trust but verify”. i have no reason to specifically distrust my doctor, but i also know there are bad doctors out there, and psychiatry seems to be a particularly fuzzy science.

Why do you doubt the results if you’re trying to get help? Isn’t that the point of reaching out to a doctor in the first place?

well yes i want help, but i want the right help. No assessment is going to be 100% accurate. mental healthcare is not cheap and takes a long time to troubleshoot. medication has side effects. If i don’t actually have ADHD, every monthly session and hundreds of dollars spent on it is less i’m spending on whatever the actual issue is.

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coincidentally found this video tonight. Russell Barkley says there are no ADHD diagnostic tests. Assessments can be helpful with research and studies of large groups, but they are not helpful in a clinical setting for individuals.

yeah I have been seeing a psychiatrist for a few months, that’s who set me up with the creyos assessment. I just haven’t spoken to them about it in an actual session yet.

sometimes I do get sleepy during the day but It’s hard for me to say if it’s just due to boredom because I am often running on less sleep than I need (pretty sure I have delayed sleep phase syndrome as well).

But regardless, everyone is different. I wouldn’t put too much in stock with one quote.

it was just one example I could remember offhand, but yeah that makes sense.

But also, I have no idea what a creyos ADHD assessment is either. If it’s just some free online test I wouldn’t necessarily put too much in stock with its results either…

it’s a paid service my psychiatrist uses. long series of cognitive tasks, no idea how accurate it is though.

I’m not just looking to apply a label to myself or look for excuses, I’m trying to identify a root cause and “understand my brain” as you put it. I do want guidance and new approaches to life, but that does not mean I have ADHD. If I don’t, I’ll be wasting time and money testing ADHD-oriented meds, therapy, etc. instead of whatever the actual issue is.

i was just the opposite, i got a math degree because it required no long term projects or papers. all homework and tests.

i’m coincidentally new to both adhd and 5g thc + 25g cbd gummies, so take this with a grain of salt.

i have not had a good experience with gummies yet (this was also before i was on concerta). the first few times i took one 5g gummy and felt nothing. Then (different day) i took two, again nothing. Then (again a different day) i took 3 and was completely spaced. it felt close to being drunk, which i really dislike. It was like my brain only worked 1 second out of every 5, constantly trying to catch up to the world around me. Not at all what i was expecting after having lots of friends who smoked to make other experiences better. i could not process anything let alone enjoy.

ultimately I decided i hated it and just went to sleep to get it over with. I’m going to take a break from gummies now that i’m starting concerta. Maybe once my adhd meds are stabilized i’ll try the gummies again.

I think that makes sense for items of finite/low quantity like eBay. Then you have to make sure your offer is at least reasonable so it beats other offers. But with an unlimited resource like software you don’t have to worry about that.

skyrim, 307 hours

we use google stuff for work, that’s the only reason I have them.

as for average people, because they are free and almost no one cares about data monetization.

could be nice to have a dedicated always-on device in the kitchen or other family-oriented space. default screen could be like the family calendar or a shopping list or any number of other things.

edit: also:

The Cupertino giant is said to have received a phenomenal deal where it only has to pay $10 per display for the HomePod, meaning that it has the opportunity to price the product competitively and take on its rivals more effectively.

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Sadly, the pricing details were not mentioned in the report, but given that Google and Amazon have successfully tightened a noose in this category by having a multitude of smart speakers in different pricing brackets, we strongly feel that affordability will give Apple a massive advantage.

confirmed.

the number of times i add a game to my isthereanydeal list and have no idea wtf it is when i get a sale notification.

that’s not too much different than multi-year financing and buy backs/trade ins. But also I guess outright calling it a “subscription” would be awful optics. No doubt someone even less scrupulous like carriers will be doing this soon enough.

does that include a VAT?

yeah I’ve done a lot of reading about people’s experiences so I’m not expecting it to work perfectly right away. I just found your comment particularly to match my life experience as well up to this point.

I was kind of in a long term funk of “everything is meh”

it was always some level of mental effort to get myself to do things

this is my entire life. I’ve spent a lot of this year with two different psychiatrists and four antidepressants, none of which did anything except a couple fucked with my sleep. Today my doc finally said okay let’s test for ADHD, and apparently my results are consistent with ADHD. So now I am here checking how Concerta works for people.

so why do we need this app again?