these memes may make us feel special but I find it silly.
The internet over-romanticization of (not only) ADHD has to stop. It is stupid and I believe causes more harm than good.
I have a hard time with this sentiment. Without stupid ADHD memes starting to gain traction a few years ago, I'd probably either be dead via suicide or struggling badly with my "Anxiety that doesn't respond to treatment" and a nice dose of depression as well. Before the memes my perception of ADHD was waaaaaaaay off, I dumped hours into research because some memes hit too close to home (possibly hyperfocusing funny enough lol) and I think it's managed to have this more accurate public image because of internet bullshittery.
But as always, the internet takes "too much of a good thing" to it's extremes and the more and more I see people discussing it, the more I also see shit that just isn't true or is an ADHDer saying "teehee how quirky" while using a weird description of everyone's everyday behavior. We've already seen a lot of that with autism imo.
Sure. I can't disagree with you. Of course I understand it has helped people and this is valueable. What I'm talking about is an over-romanticization of some aspects especially for example the "hyperfocus", like come on people, you're not super heroes because you managed once per month to finally focus on something. However this creates a sense of belonging somewhere which can be helpful, but also intersting to question on what base is this made at
The internet over-romanticization of (not only) ADHD has to stop. It is stupid and I believe causes more harm than good.
I have a hard time with this sentiment. Without stupid ADHD memes starting to gain traction a few years ago, I'd probably either be dead via suicide or struggling badly with my "Anxiety that doesn't respond to treatment" and a nice dose of depression as well. Before the memes my perception of ADHD was waaaaaaaay off, I dumped hours into research because some memes hit too close to home (possibly hyperfocusing funny enough lol) and I think it's managed to have this more accurate public image because of internet bullshittery.
But as always, the internet takes "too much of a good thing" to it's extremes and the more and more I see people discussing it, the more I also see shit that just isn't true or is an ADHDer saying "teehee how quirky" while using a weird description of everyone's everyday behavior. We've already seen a lot of that with autism imo.
Sure. I can't disagree with you. Of course I understand it has helped people and this is valueable. What I'm talking about is an over-romanticization of some aspects especially for example the "hyperfocus", like come on people, you're not super heroes because you managed once per month to finally focus on something. However this creates a sense of belonging somewhere which can be helpful, but also intersting to question on what base is this made at