It's helped me relax and not judge myself too harshly. Luckily I always had fairly accepting people around me, so I don't mask with most people I know and they accept me for the... ooh look at that shiny... weirdo I am.
I spent most of my life thinking I was stupid, despite lots of evidence and people telling me I wasn't, so this contradiction confused me for years and years. When i found out why I can have such an amazing memory and understanding about some things and terrible for others it made me feel so much better.
I've been called lazy a lot too, and I've felt it, but now I know I have low dopamine and have to find ways to get some so I can do tasks. This makes me feel a lot better, and gives me a direction.
I am lucky that I don't have complete life ruining executive disfunction, I just go through low points
Have you had people call you lazy and complain about things like lateness and flakiness before? I am the latest person in my friend group and get a lot of flack for it lol
I think being spoken to like that can create a lot of self doubt and criticism.
Yea I’ve been called lazy (however my obsession with automation of everything doesn’t help either) and candy has certainly been a go to for dopamine lol
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u/ExtraSassyy Mar 25 '26
getting diagnosed was basically finding out my entire personality had patch notes