u/Cornelius_Fuzzyboots

Yo, so I (20m) was diagnosed with ADHD a couple months back (couldn’t tell you exactly when ngl 💀).

I’ve been prone to ADHD behaviors to some extent for as long as I can remember, but I’ve noticed I’ve been doing it far more frequently since being medicated. I’m talking interrupting in my classes, talking out of turn, fidgeting/ticcing, being goofy asf, and others I can’t remember now. The weird, and I guess good, aspect of it is that I seem to not worry about these things as much. Not worrying as much honestly could just be the answer, but I’d like to just throw my experience out there cause why tf not, amiright?

I feel I have more mental energy, allowing me to be more “on” socially. I’m capable of being very social, but I suppose in a way I now feel more confident. I feel this is also being bolstered by new routines I’ve taken up since starting on medication like light gym workouts, guitar, more focus on work, etc. I’ve never struggled academically, but I have been desperately struggling with overthinking and oversensitivity to interactions my whole life.

I feel I’ve become very good at masking the overt symptoms of ADHD, but now I just don’t want to anymore. I just don’t care if others see me fidget. I just be doing that; fuck you if that’s a problem. I have always interrupted discussions, especially in class, but now I feel I have more insightful, wittier, funnier things to say, or at least my brain acts quicker to generate these things. I feel I can articulate complex thoughts far better while medicated, allowing me to finish thoughts more concisely, giving me more confidence in what I’m saying. Typically, I’m a menace who just interjects in an already established conversation, but now I can fully follow along and add to the dialogue, even if I’m not fully educated on the matter. I always be yapping a lot, but I feel I can yap more on topic, or at least coalesce seemingly separate thoughts into coherent points, jokes, remarks, etc.