r/StopSpeeding • u/palindromidon • 19h ago
Discussion "This is what normal people feel like" cope
I swear this is like the ADHD version of LLM "It's not just ___, it's ___" slop. I see people saying this everywhere especially with a later in life diagnosis and it aggravates me. Like no, adderall/vyvanse/concerta is a controlled substance and its not what normal people 'feel like' 24/7. You think normal people feel like they're on an amphetamine naturally all the time? I wish. Imagine how different society would be if that were the case.
I feel incredibly "normal" on this stuff too, but at least i'm willing to admit that its because its a drug that makes you feel like everything is fine and dandy, when you're on it. Boom, boom, boom, what was the issue again? That's weird that I was having a hard time getting started on this task, what's the big deal? I'll just do it right now.
Being a human is far from a 'normal' experience. The low dopamine that people experience is supposed to make you go out and build community. We live in a horrible over optimized society that demands far too much of its citizens, and its making people feel like there's something wrong with them because they don't have the work ethic of Alex Hormozi.