Reddit is legitimately the worst thing to happen to people with ADHD yet.
At the same time, though, it's also the best thing to ever happen to people with ADHD, and that's why it's the worst thing.
It's the absolute perfect dopamine machine. I spend more time on subs like /r/gaming, /r/movies, /r/television, etc than I do actually playing games or watching movies or TV or whatever. I'm distracted from my distractions.
So you think "Well, I'll delete my account and cut myself off." But the issue is reddit is actually incredibly useful in certain ways and it's helped you a great deal with other things. It's a double edged sword.
I delete my accounts every now and again, this one is due being toasted too tbh. I recognised that I was having fun just getting the reply notification rather than enjoying the discussion.
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u/fullforce098 May 30 '17 edited May 30 '17
Reddit is legitimately the worst thing to happen to people with ADHD yet.
At the same time, though, it's also the best thing to ever happen to people with ADHD, and that's why it's the worst thing.
It's the absolute perfect dopamine machine. I spend more time on subs like /r/gaming, /r/movies, /r/television, etc than I do actually playing games or watching movies or TV or whatever. I'm distracted from my distractions.
So you think "Well, I'll delete my account and cut myself off." But the issue is reddit is actually incredibly useful in certain ways and it's helped you a great deal with other things. It's a double edged sword.