# The Adult ADHD Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 17, 2024, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-adult-adhd-thread/1001708 "2024-05-17T17:38:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 8
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2024, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-adult-adhd-thread/1001708/8 "2024-05-18T03:38:27Z")
> [@Men Choosing to Disengage from Emotional Involvement with Women (... and Bears)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-choosing-to-disengage-from-emotional-involvement-with-women-and-bears/1001627/136): > > Totally off topic, but I am 100% self diagnosed ADHD and I base this on my use of illegal drugs that helped me get through college for a very brief stint (I’m not talking about illegally procured Adderall). I think I’m on the mid-range of it (I have friends that are on the super side) and I’ve learned through my life how to get by. I do wonder how much more I could’ve done in life without this constant dog-\>squirrel brain. This was my post in the original thread. I read the previous post in this thread and wonder if I should ever bring this up with a health care provider. l am hugely successful in life but it’s been a daily struggle. I know how much I can do with some stimulants applied to my brain and it is night and day. On days that I have to get stuff done, I basically OD on caffeine and it does work, though not as much as the illegal stuff I was using that was most effective. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-adult-adhd-thread/1001708)._