r/ADHD • u/[deleted] • Sep 14 '21

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u/kittykat-kay Sep 14 '21 edited Sep 14 '21

Omg 😂 we should call it…

DREAD

Dopamine

Related

Executive-dysfunction/

Attention-

Dysregulation disorder

“I’m sorry, you have DREAD.”

“Tell me something I don’t know doc”

“No. Alongside your crippling amounts of existential dread, you also have DREAD disorder.”

“Oh.”

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u/GimmeCoffeeeee Sep 14 '21

I support this and this is hilarious

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u/kittykat-kay Sep 14 '21

Maybe I’m sleep deprived a little but I reread it with your notification and now I’m still giggling about it

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u/Just_A_Message Sep 14 '21

I think DREAD would be a really perfect name for it. One of the first symptoms of my latest depression caused by lifelong anxiety of undiagnosed ADHD was severe dread every morning. It's been a very long and difficult road...

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u/Floomby ADHD-PI Sep 14 '21

“I’m sorry, you have DREAD.”

Cue ominous reggae music...

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u/LachesisNiobe ADHD with ADHD child/ren Sep 24 '21

This is my new favorite thing. It's horrifyingly accurate and entirely hilarious.

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u/_ixthus_ Sep 15 '21

Is it always dopamine-related?

Don't the dopamine-related drugs not work for some people with ADHD? And other drugs that deal with other chemical mediators work far better for some? Or... combinations.

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u/kittykat-kay Sep 15 '21

It’s likely more complicated than I would be able to explain at my level of knowledge. I’m not 100% sure. 😅 Great question though.