Is it bad that I use music to do everything?

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    training

    i feel like using music to get anything done could be a problem. i shouldn't need an external stimulus to get simple things completed, yet it's almost necessary for me to lock into anything

    it’s ok ur good

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    I listen to French Montana when I’m s***tin

  • PushaToThe

    I listen to French Montana when I’m s***tin

    real

  • hemaglox

    If you feel the need to do so to stay focused on your tasks and you can't really see yourself doing them without music then it might be an adhd symptom but I'd say it's a pretty common thing to do

    I was about to reply to another comment that this is one of the multiple things that makes me want to get tested for adhd

    It genuinely feels like my brain just needs that sensory input for any form of focus to the point where there's a lot of video games I can't even play without music over it

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    How u listen to gunna for like 3 weeks in real time

  • music can help with focus

  • RICH

    wym

  • Not at all. I pretty much have music on constantly

  • 1996 BRL ✊🏿
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    I can't get out of bed without listening to Off White Whoop by Sada Baby

  • training

    i feel like using music to get anything done could be a problem. i shouldn't need an external stimulus to get simple things completed, yet it's almost necessary for me to lock into anything

    Idk, I probably suffer from ADHD but most of these tasks are mundane and I find it insane that anyone finds them stimulating.

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    Yes

  • I used to be like that but I switched to podcasts now

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    Get tested lol

  • Windmaster

    How u listen to gunna for like 3 weeks in real time

    didn't start listening to him until last year. that chill melodic rap is good man

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    LD

    Get tested lol

    tested for what?

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    training

    tested for what?

    ADHD

    Haven't needed to listen to music for over 2 years now since being medicated lol

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    LD

    ADHD

    Haven't needed to listen to music for over 2 years now since being medicated lol

    Hmm, ok. What's the best way to get tested and do you need medication for ADHD? Is there a way to live without medication?

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    training

    Hmm, ok. What's the best way to get tested and do you need medication for ADHD? Is there a way to live without medication?

    I mean it'd be like shooting yourself in the foot and asking if there's a way to walk without bandages. There's definitely a way to live without meds but you're handicapping yourself and don't let influencers fool you into thinking that "sheer willpower" and "meditation" is appropriate lol

    Best way to get tested is to schedule an appointment with a psychiatrist who's not apprehensive about Schedule II prescriptions

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    I mean it'd be like shooting yourself in the foot and asking if there's a way to walk without bandages. There's definitely a way to live without meds but you're handicapping yourself and don't let influencers fool you into thinking that "sheer willpower" and "meditation" is appropriate lol

    Best way to get tested is to schedule an appointment with a psychiatrist who's not apprehensive about Schedule II prescriptions

    I gotcha. But isn't Adderrall similar to meth and hard to come off if you ever want to stop taking it?

    I just don't want to feel super dependent on it

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    training

    I gotcha. But isn't Adderrall similar to meth and hard to come off if you ever want to stop taking it?

    I just don't want to feel super dependent on it

    At therapeutic dosages Adderall is not addictive lol, there are many people who simply forget to take their meds as a counter to that

    I understand your concern about dependency but that's like saying a diabetic doesn't want to be dependent on insulin

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    Yes

  • do you use music while gooning

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    maxx

    None of my intelligent (130+ IQ) friends listen to music regularly. They only listen selectively and rarely e.g. at a fashion event or a classical piece, but almost never listen spontaneously in their own time.

    This has been a long term consistent observation, but today confirmation came. A new meta-analysis showed time listening to music per day increases exponentially with lower IQ, with drop off to near 0 minutes at 145+.

    Music is mostly appealing as a way to fill an otherwise vacant mind that has no interesting thoughts and minimal goal-directed behavior. Intelligent people find stimulation from thinking about problems and doing things, not from marinading in vaguely pleasant sounds like a soggy potato sitting in oil in a dirty oven tray.

    I would love to get the DOI for these articles to read, seriously - I do have database access, or at least the title or authors + year

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    training

    I gotcha. But isn't Adderrall similar to meth and hard to come off if you ever want to stop taking it?

    I just don't want to feel super dependent on it

    no, and neither are relatively 'hard to come off'

    most people I know taking ADHD meds like adderal dont take them on the weekends, often forget to take them, and can easily go with or without. I know a lot of people on various different ones

    adhd meds arent comparable to opiods/heroin which falls more in line with your comment

    ive been meaning to get on some myself but I have had a hard time getting it scheduled and setting it up, which basically is a symptom of adhd too lol

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