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ADHD

adhd@lemmy.world

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A casual community for people with ADHD

Values:

Acceptance, Openness, Understanding, Equality, Reciprocity.

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No abusive, derogatory, or offensive post/comments.
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Do not request for donations.
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Do not gatekeep or diagnose.
Mark NSFW content accordingly.
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Respectful venting, including dealing with oppressive neurotypical culture, is okay.
Discussing other neurological problems like autism, anxiety, ptsd, and brain injury are allowed.
Discussions regarding medication are allowed as long as you are describing your own situation and not telling others what to do (only qualified medical practitioners can prescribe medication).

Encouraged:

Funny memes.
Welcoming and accepting attitudes.
Questions on confusing situations.
Seeking and sharing support.
Engagement in our values.

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Bipolar Disorder

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lemmy.world/c/adhd will happily promote other ND communities as long as said communities demonstrate that they share our values.

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Love Island's Dr Alex George: 'ADHD and OCD diagnoses changed my life' (www.bbc.co.uk)

submitted 7 months ago by okwithmydecay@leminal.space to c/adhd@lemmy.world

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[–] Phantaminum@lemmy.zip 4 points 6 months ago

Sorry to hear that, for me accepting the fact that those expectations are not real has helped a lot. But still it feels awful!

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