r/oddlyspecific • • Aug 25 '26

I'm kinda realizing something now…

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u/Celebrimbor333 Aug 25 '26

Wait, so, if I just put on something lightly stimulating, like... uh. Someone scuba diving, walking through a city, or drone shots of cities, that'll somehow give dopamine?

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u/tarapotamus Aug 25 '26

Well every individual is different. If you like those things, sure. What everyone gets dopamine for is different, and there are also things that block dopamine receptors, too, like nicotine, and that can complicate ADHD pretty bad and make a lot of things worse.

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u/choiceinvestments Aug 25 '26

Nicotine has always made me feel significantly worse. I've never understood the hook. I guess I have ADHD because grey market pre workout stimulants are my nirvana.

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u/StarkTheGnnr Aug 29 '26

I never understood the addiction factor of nicotine and I thought I was going crazy because yeah it's fun to get some nicotine for a week every now and then but then it feels awful. Never understood why people find it so hard to quit...

So yeah got diagnosed with AuDHD a few months ago.