db0M to ADHD [email protected]English • 23 hours agoWhat unintended ADHD medication were you taking before you realized?lemmy.dbzer0.commessage-square119fedilinkarrow-up1934file-text
arrow-up1934imageWhat unintended ADHD medication were you taking before you realized?lemmy.dbzer0.comdb0M to ADHD [email protected]English • 23 hours agomessage-square119fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarethe post of tom joadlinkfedilinkEnglish40•18 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-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish30•18 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.
minus-squareBarqsHasBitelinkfedilinkEnglish4•12 hours agoVideogames weren’t a medication, they were just something you were drawn to.
minus-squarethe post of tom joadlinkfedilinkEnglish2•11 hours agoOh i absolutely use(d) games to calm my anxiety, “straighten out” my chaotic thoughts and silence the intrusive ideation.
minus-squareBarqsHasBitelinkfedilinkEnglish1•9 hours agoIt’s like a soother, but it doesn’t help the actual cause so not medication.
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
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.
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.
Ok