db0@lemmy.dbzer0.comM to ADHD memes@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 24 days agoWhat unintended ADHD medication were you taking before you realized?lemmy.dbzer0.comimagemessage-square47fedilinkarrow-up1189arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up1189arrow-down1imageWhat unintended ADHD medication were you taking before you realized?lemmy.dbzer0.comdb0@lemmy.dbzer0.comM to ADHD memes@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 24 days agomessage-square47fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarethe post of tom joad@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·24 days 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-squareVitaly@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·23 days agoThey suck me in easily, that’s why I stopped playing completely
minus-squareAnarchoSnowPlow@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·24 days 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.
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
They suck me in easily, that’s why I stopped playing completely
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.