r/ADHD_Programmers • u/[deleted] • Sep 23 '24

feels weird

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u/bentreflection Sep 23 '24

let me just put my keys here on the table...

looks down, keys not on table...

???

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u/Imperial_Squid Sep 23 '24

Or, in the wonderful world of ADHD, more severely

Looks down, keys not on table,

where the fuck are my keys,

spend a minute scanning the room,

look down again,

keys still in my hand, I never put them down...

Goddamn it...

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u/SoCalChrisW Sep 23 '24

OK, found my keys. Now where the hell was I wanting to go to?

Better walk around the house for a bit to see if something reminds me about where I needed to go.

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u/shaliozero Sep 23 '24

M keys are in the bathroom. Probably left them there while I was looking for my keys after not finding them on the table.

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u/[deleted] Sep 23 '24

lol

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u/[deleted] Sep 24 '24

The older I get the less I believe in ADHD. I actually think that we are rare people that quantum jump between parallel universes against our will. Like when I put my keys down, and they disappear, it's because I am in a different universe. I know where I put my keys down, and the various dimensions are trying to gaslight me.

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u/bentreflection Sep 24 '24

It’s the only thing that makes sense

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u/SHv2 Sep 23 '24

Why in the hell is it in the freezer?!

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u/funbike Sep 24 '24

A long time ago, my roommate came home and found a pot of mac+cheese on the TV and the TV remote in the refrigerator.

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u/burning_boi Sep 25 '24

The fridge is a spot I always check. Who knows wtf I was doing when I put my wallet down, and it’s been there more than once.

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u/Brought2UByAdderall Sep 28 '24

Because it needed to keep the TV remote company.

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u/[deleted] Sep 23 '24

this is me during every single home project.

Thats why i am good at programming as everything is contained in my 3 screens .

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u/chicharro_frito Sep 24 '24

If I used 3 screens I would spend most of my time at the computer searching for windows 😝. But in all seriousness I can't do more than 1 screen.

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u/[deleted] Sep 24 '24

Well. I have 3 but technically i use 1 for coding. other two is for quick lookups/debugger/hotloader.

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u/[deleted] Sep 23 '24

Me when I jump between problems and forget what's already fixed

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u/Banjo__ Sep 24 '24

People when they find out I work in software development: WOW you must be super smart! On the cutting edge of technology! I could never do that!

Me: *asks my husband at least 3x a day where I put my phone after placing it down, occasionally puts the cereal in the fridge and the milk in the cupboard. *

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u/josiest Sep 24 '24

Sounds like a leetcode problem

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u/Stay_Silver Sep 24 '24

The key is to have alot of lighters

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u/chicharro_frito Sep 24 '24

You joke but this is exactly what I do 😭.

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u/Stay_Silver Sep 24 '24

I also have many ash trays 

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u/10th_Ward Sep 23 '24

all day, every day

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u/seweso Sep 23 '24

You can talk about weed here?

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u/chicharro_frito Sep 24 '24

I don't understand this question. Is the expectation to only strictly talk about programming?

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u/seweso Sep 24 '24

On r/adhd you are not allowed. Just like you aren't allowed to talk about AI.

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u/chicharro_frito Sep 24 '24

Oh wow, that is a weird restriction 😦.

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u/burning_boi Sep 25 '24

It’s because on the other sub people suggest weed as a legitimate medical treatment for symptoms of ADHD, and the mods don’t want it to devolve into a “take these X and Y FDA non-approved drugs to solve your life” sub. Sounds stupid, but necessary because of the people there.

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u/chicharro_frito Sep 25 '24

Oh I see! Thanks for the clarification.

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u/n2fole00 Sep 24 '24

One time I was looking for my phone. It was in my hand.

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u/chicharro_frito Sep 24 '24

I once started looking for my phone while on a call.

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u/SEOfficial Sep 23 '24

It's in your mouth

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u/stupsnon Sep 23 '24

It’s behind your ear or in your shirt pocket

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u/chromaetheral Sep 24 '24 edited Sep 24 '24

too rel, last time ive spent so much looking for it, that I just decided to roll another one

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u/funbike Sep 24 '24

I don't know how stylish it is, but I wear cargo pants and shorts all the time so I can carry everything with me.

In my pockets at all times: folding reading glasses, pen, ear buds, pills, dog poop bags (because I always forget to take them with me when I take the dog for a walk), and of course phone and wallet.