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Tell HR. Fuck 'em. No tolerance for ableism.
The worst is trying to explain at how necessary the medication is. Having to explain that I cannot work without it
Never tell people you take adderall. They’ll ask you for adderall to get high.
(this advice does not apply if you want to sell adderall)
Well obviously
Or launch into a tirade about how it’s fake and doesn’t do anything and be reeeeally fucking insistent on it
Or accuse you of selling drugs
“Oh this? It helps me focus on minding my own fucking business.”
Ooh, pithy, I like this
See a doctor
Done.
Don’t take drugs.
But… the doctor said…
Why are you listening to doctors?
But… you said…
No, see, if you visit a doctor, you’re cured.
Can I just walk in the waiting room and read a couple magazines for the same effect?
According to this person, probably.
I’ve had someone tell me with a straight face that I’m “basically taking meth”.
This is the same kind of person that says “American cheese slices are one molecule away from being plastic!”
They do actually prescribe actual meth for adhd but it’s a different drug known as Desoxyn
I like to pour them a glass of peroxide and tell them to drink it. It’s basically water. Literally just a molecule away from being water bro. Drink it bro, cmon! It’s just a molecule!
It’s actually just one atom away!
Lmao I knew that and yet my brain decided “it’s a whole-ass molecule today!”
Meth is the #1 most abused drug by clinical scientists. That is to say, just like functional alcoholism is a thing, there’s functional meth heads among some of the most well-respected and reputable scientists in the world. Anyway that would be my response if I was told I was basically taking meth.
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”.
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.
They misread the comment.
I mean, you technically sort of are taking meth in a way, but that’s because you need it since you react differently to it.
I mean, there’s nothing wrong with someone with severe physical trauma being given fentanyl for example.
you technically sort of are taking meth in a way
You are 100% NOT taking meth when you take ADHD stims. The only thing linking the two is the core ingredient which is a methyl-5 molecule, which your body makes on its own.
The drug meth is a synthetic methyl-5 compound with a ton of other nasty crap in it that doesn’t exist in ADHD medication.
Like I said, whoever says that is in the same group as the American cheese is almost plastic crowd.
dexamphetamine literally lacks the methyl group which gives “meth” it’s name.
“Maybe you should mind your own fucking business.”
I mean… at least they’re not trying to sell you supplements, essential oils, or other shit.
Also why I never tell people I associate with about what I have or what I take. I leave it at “I have a condition” and then change the subject, like I’m a sad Victorian ophan trying to stay positive even as I am consumed by the knowledge that soon the plague will take me. (:
Feels a bit like projection to assume prescription drugs are obtained and taken without a prescription. If my pills are in a properly labeled bottle, I sure as shit didn’t buy them off Terry on the corner.
Unless Terry is running a very weird business and/or love his labelprinter
This is why the correct response to, “May I ask what that is?” is “No.”
this is why the proper response in panel 3 is ‘no, fuck off’
some people aren’t there for a conversation, but are just waiting for the right moment to say the thing they want to say to get the brain chemicals they reward themselves with once they say it.
Some people online do that too. Arguing for a dopamine rush, whilst saying the same thing as the arguee.
get the brain chemicals they reward themselves
Damn. They should probably see a doctor about that and not take drugs.
High five for you and everybody else here. It’s like one of the 12 Rules for Life, assume that the other person knows things that you don’t. Remembering that rule tames the racing thoughts and helps me to listen effectively for a few moments. It holds relationships together.
“Yes, here’s the name of my doctor on the side of the bottle. Feel free to call her and give her your wisdom.”
Prescribed is the key word here. How fucking stupid do you have to be to miss it? Person is probably a royal hater in all things.
It’s because coworker used to buy Adderall in college so they think of it as something cheaters use.
How fucking stupid do you have to be to miss it?
D.A.R.E. and similar anti-drug propaganda of the 80s, plus the more naive naturalist movements of the 70s-00s, really pounded in the idea that any kind of medication is bad for you.
Curiously, however, you don’t see people chasing around the CEO of the company for taking heart pills.
As someone who went through the D.A.R.E program, I can see that, but man. Growing up and experiencing the real world should have opened some eyes, lol. Maybe I put too much faith in humanity.
“Have you tried [holistic bullshit]? It worked great for my [barely an acquaintance] who had [unrelated issues]!”
God that is the absolute worst.
It’s more fun when it’s your own mother trying to sell her MLM holistic bullshit. No mom, I don’t need your snake oil pills, I needed a therapist.
My mom: you don’t need therapy; all a therapist will do is tell you everything is your mom’s fault
(Spoiler: I did and they did and it was)
Best way to respond. Are you? Learning impaired.
