124
submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by oeuf@slrpnk.net to c/adhd@lemmy.world

Happy New Year ADHDers!

As promised, here are the results of our scientifically rigorous poll about which things are the worst for taking over your dopamine system:

  1. Scrolling
  2. Someone is wrong on the Internet
  3. Phone notifications
  4. Video games
  5. Maladaptive daydreaming
  6. Unfinished projects that should be quick to finish
  7. Sleep-deprivation-induced mania
  8. Alcohol
  9. Reading internet to drown out own thoughts
  10. Expensive hobbies
top 17 comments
sorted by: hot top new old
[-] ThrowawayPermanente@sh.itjust.works 30 points 9 months ago

I feel much better knowing that at least 2 or 3 of these don't even apply to me

[-] late_list@piefed.zip 16 points 9 months ago

Same here. I read the list and my first reaction was "Hey I don't even do some of those anymore!".

[-] caseyweederman@lemmy.ca 13 points 9 months ago

You made it through the whole list??

[-] riskable@programming.dev 9 points 9 months ago

Shit. I just realized I went straight to the comments!

[-] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 2 points 9 months ago

I skimmed it.

[-] pugnaciousfarter@literature.cafe 6 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I can't do alcohol and expensive hobbies because well they're expensive.

[-] Ashtear@piefed.social 12 points 9 months ago

NSFW stuff is conspicuously absent.

Although for #3, turning off my email notifications and switching to scheduled check-ins was a game changer for me. Wish I could do it with texting.

[-] FarraigePlaisteach@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

For texting, I enable Do Not Disturb mode and whitelist immediate family and the elderly.

[-] Ashtear@piefed.social 2 points 9 months ago

Yeah, in my personal life it's not a problem but I gotta do it during work hours. The problem I have is getting a notification and then next thing I know it's two hours later and I'm still off-task.

[-] oeuf@slrpnk.net 2 points 9 months ago

Yeah, I didn't want to influence the poll too much with my own stuff but was reflecting on it alone and that is definitely in my top 5 and probably top 3. It's an abiding one too.

[-] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 11 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I missed the poll, but that sounds about right.

edit: And by that I mean it hits really hard. Thanks again, /c/ADHD

[-] GrackleBirb@lemmy.ca 6 points 9 months ago

The joys of always having hated short form video ever since Vine made is popular. Never seen a reel never watched a TikTok. I do like YouTube travel videos but only the longer ones

[-] RDAM_Whiskers@lemmy.ml 5 points 9 months ago
[-] riskable@programming.dev 3 points 9 months ago

I assume you missed "scrolling" because of all the alcohol?

[-] RDAM_Whiskers@lemmy.ml 1 points 9 months ago

Not gonna get meeeeeee

[-] dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

So. I don’t drink that means I must be doing well. Now to work on the other 9.

[-] Transform2942@lemmy.ml 3 points 9 months ago

Not me collecting these like power-ups

this post was submitted on 01 Jan 2026
124 points (99.2% liked)

ADHD

13617 readers
376 users here now

A casual community for people with ADHD

Values:

Acceptance, Openness, Understanding, Equality, Reciprocity.

Rules:

Encouraged:

Relevant Lemmy communities:

Autism

ADHD Memes

Bipolar Disorder

Therapy

Mental Health

Neurodivergent Life Hacks

lemmy.world/c/adhd will happily promote other ND communities as long as said communities demonstrate that they share our values.

founded 3 years ago
MODERATORS