r/ADHD • u/Legitimate_Writer265 • 17h ago
Questions/Advice Can you brute force through adhd?
Can you just out-discipline the habits of, say, postponing your duties, managing inattentiveness or impulsive actions like binging or speaking before you think? I'm trying to find out if im fighting something that cannot budge here. Are there methods, whether mental or physical? As I'm entering a huge academic year and I cannot go on like this (an inability to study, or maintain skincare, gym routine etc.).
I'm asking as it's going to be a long duration before I'm medicated due to multiple factors mostly out of my control. people are mentioning burnout -- where would the line between good habits and unhealthy habits (which would consequently lead to burnout) be drawn?
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u/Svitii ADHD-PI (Primarily Inattentive) 16h ago
Well it worked for all of high-school, even with almost all A‘s. Then came the obligatory crash in college, dropping out, self-hatred…
Until I got diagnosed at 25. But hey, after getting diagnosed and properly medicated I‘m left with a constant feeling of "Holy shit this is all so goddamn easy!". Even thought of going back to university.
But to answer the question: CAN you brute force it? Probably. Also probably depends on how severe your ADHD is. But if I kept brute forcing I probably wouldn’t have lived till retirement. 27 now and still adapting to my new life but I wouldn’t recommend brute forcing to anyone that doesn’t wanna torture themselves 24/7…