The feeling I assumed was anxiety my whole life was gone. The uneasy feeling of dread or that I was forgetting something of terminal importance. The way stuff bounced around in my head and made me ruminate on unnecessary things. I just never had a word for it before now.
This whole time I’ve been in SNRIs that are supposed to help with the same things, but never quite did enough.
I’m only 2 weeks in and it isnt like taking the limitless pill or anything but even just that is a relief rn 🥹
It’s kind of like spending a few decades with shackles around your legs and finally getting them taken off. Problem is you now have to learn to walk. And you’re much past the age where people will show you how.
ADHD meds are great, but you have to exercise your executive functioning in order to get the full benefit. It sucks.
Yeah, I tell people that medication alone won’t fix your bad unproductive habits but it definitely can make you way better and more focused at those bad habits.