• CeeBee_Eh@lemmy.world
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    15 hours ago

    That’s not really a good way to spin it. Having ADHD is nothing like functional alcoholism. An alcoholic is destructively addicted to alcohol, and a functional one is really good at hiding it.

    ADHD is a condition outside of any external influence, and medication helps normalize individuals dealing with it.

    Your approach is the logical equivalent of a burglar saying “I rob people’s homes because they have guns to defend themselves”.

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      14 hours ago

      What? No? I don’t think the scientists abusing meth all have ADHD or they’d have meds prescribed by their doctor. What I was saying was just a tongue in cheek response to someone telling you that you’re basically taking meth.

      I am really not following your analogy.

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        12 hours ago

        I don’t think the scientists abusing meth all have ADHD or they’d have meds prescribed by their doctor.

        Then that’s an even worse analogy than I thought you were saying. I get what you’re trying to say, but it comes across as “well that other guy did something wrong, so I can do it too”.

        And I know that’s not what you’re trying to say, but that’s how it reads.