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Your attention didn’t collapse. It was stolen (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 1 year ago by Iliveonsaturdays@sh.itjust.works to c/longreads@sh.itjust.works

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Social media and many other facets of modern life are destroying our ability to concentrate. We need to reclaim our minds while we still can

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[–] aksdb@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Lately I was already wondering if it just became more common to diagnose ADHD because we learned to better spot it, or if maybe all the flood of information and the frequent context switches actually foster or even trigger it. Or even cause it to some degree.

This article seems to make similar observations at least.

[–] SharkEatingBreakfast@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm legitimately horrified that this phenomenon could stigmatize ADHD even more than it already is.

ADHD is much much more than an "short attention span"-disorder. It also can royally fuck with your executive function, emotional regulation, and other things we do not have control over but so desperately wish we did.

[–] transientpunk@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

My partner and I were just talking about how utterly pervasive and often debilitating ADHD is in our lives. I couldn't think of a more sadistic way to screw over someone's life than to give them an invisible disorder, that removes any positive incentive someone has for taking care of the bare necessities of life.

Where a normal person gets a happy little boost from chemicals their brain releases for getting something done, the best I can usually hope for is a slight reduction in the overwhelming sense of impending doom that looms over my head every single day. And, if I'm struggling with depression, I don't even give a shit about the impending doom. At that point there is nothing to keep me motivated.

ADHD is fucking terrible. And worst of all, everyone that doesn't have it just says, "you just gotta try a bit harder." Wow! Thanks! I wish I had thought of that...