ADHD Addict

For anyone with ADHD, addiction history — or both.
⚡ Practical tools. Relatable truths. Real support.
🚀 Change starts with conversation.

[ADHD Addict @TheADHDAddict]

Can you guys please help my little girl Jessica hit her fund raising target by the end of the day. It would mean the world to her to to well in her class

If not maybe just a reshare? Just to help ❤️

https://t.co/aN60sTvdPe

[ADHD Addict @TheADHDAddict]

@assassinBean @P4wnyhof @CrimsonDesert_ That’s literally the best part of grinding. Level scaling was the worst shit ever added to games

[ADHD Addict @TheADHDAddict]

Isn’t it crazy that when we talk about the men’s suicide issue (which quite frankly should be considered a national crisis at this point) the main response 9/10 times is

“It’s because men don’t talk”
”Men need to talk about their emotions”
“Men need to…..”
“Men should …..”

Imagine literally anything else was killing 14-15 people per day where men were not the primary victim and the response was to essentially blame the victim… there would be riots.

[ADHD Addict @TheADHDAddict]

People tell me every single day how well I’m doing.

Professionally. Physically. Personally. Health-wise.
And on paper, they’re not wrong. I can see it logically.

But here’s the part people don’t see.

- No amount of success switches off my self-loathing.
- No amount of achievement cures my imposter syndrome.
- No amount of progress or “upgrades” I make to myself changes what I see in the mirror.
- No amount of good deeds or virtue lets me escape the things I’ve done I’m ashamed of (and there’s a lot)

To me. I will NEVER be enough…. But that’s fine because there are people in my life who I am enough for.

So if youre you’re looking at someone else’s life and thinking they’ve got it all together, just know this: a good exterior doesn’t mean a quiet mind. Winning doesn’t equal peace.

If you’re struggling under the surface, or even on the surface. Don’t worry. We all are. Every single one of us.

So plesse don’t compare yourself to others success or failures because it really is the thief of joy.

[ADHD Addict @TheADHDAddict]

ADHD, alcohol, drugs, and a hard truth I learned too late 👇

Before I was diagnosed with ADHD, I spent years self medicating without realising that’s what I was doing.

I always wondered why I reacted so differently to alcohol and drugs than the people around me.

For them it was fun.
For me it was relief.

Instantly.

The noise stopped.
The static smoothed out.
My thoughts lined up.
My body relaxed.
Everything finally felt… normal.

That instant quiet is the danger.

Alcohol and drugs spike dopamine to levels that real life simply can’t compete with. For an ADHD brain that’s been craving regulation its whole life, it feels like finding the missing piece…. fast, effective, and effortless.

But it’s a lie with teeth.

I’m coming up on 5 years clean and sober, and honestly the hardest part this far in is this:

When life gets loud, overwhelming, or painful, I know there is something I could do that would make it stop immediately.

And every single time, I have to choose not to.

I have to choose the slower path.
The uncomfortable path.
The path where I sit with the noise instead of silencing it.

As Albus Dumbledore said:

“Dark and difficult times lie ahead. Soon we must all face the choice between what is right and what is easy.”

Understanding my ADHD has helped me massively, because now I know why those substances worked so well and why they were so dangerous for me.

The waves still come.
But I don’t drown in them anymore.

Because as always…

This too shall pass.

[ADHD Addict @TheADHDAddict]

ADHD tip that took me years to properly understand 👇

One of the most effective things I’ve ever learned for my ADHD isn’t productivity, systems, or medication (though those help) — it’s true nervous system downtime.

Not a break.
Not “chilling while still being available”.
Not half a day.

I’m talking about a full day where there is:
• no social modulation
• no expectation to respond
• no roles to perform
• no decisions to make
• no need to be “on” for anyone

Phone off.
Low stimulation.
Comfort food.
Anime, games, mindless joy.
Zero optimisation.

For me, the first half of the day is decompression. The second half is where the reset actually happens. If it gets interrupted, the recovery doesn’t just reduce — it doesn’t happen at all.

What I’ve learned is that ADHD brains don’t just get tired from doing too much. We get tired from constantly adjusting ourselves to the world.

Having regular, properly protected downtime isn’t a luxury. It’s preventative care. When I get it, I’m calmer, more present, more patient, and a better partner, parent, and human overall. When I don’t, it eventually shows — even if I try to push through.

This won’t look the same for everyone, but if you live with ADHD and feel permanently “on”, it might be worth asking yourself whether you ever truly switch off… or whether you’re just changing tasks.

Rest isn’t quitting.
It’s maintenance.

[ADHD Addict @TheADHDAddict]

This weeks hyper fixation is Pokemon cards.

Bought about 6 collections like this. Totalling many thousands of cards

[ADHD Addict @TheADHDAddict]

7 weeks ago I decided I wanted to start a meal prep delivery company and here is the first delivery of the finished product.

Cooked fresh and delivered every Thursday. 21 different meals on a rotating weekly menu.

ADHD fully engaged for this one

[ADHD Addict @TheADHDAddict]

What do you do when you’re in desperate need of dopamine late at night a can’t turn to the bottle?

Obviously you create a fictional Pop Punk band who sing about ADHD and publish a 5 song EP on Spotify and all other major platforms 💀💀

#adhd #adhdawarenessmonth #adhdisreal #elvanse #adhdjourney

[ADHD Addict @TheADHDAddict]

@pallnandi One 😅😅😅

[ADHD Addict @TheADHDAddict]

@jodysback @mmamarcuss For me it’s Eddie. Whittaker has been a fucking bellend every episode so far imo

[ADHD Addict @TheADHDAddict]

Dom is literally one of the most insufferable pricks I’ve ever had the miss pleasure of coming across on television and Whitaker is one of the most classless sportsmen I’ve come across. Those two specifically ruin the entire show. Eddie seems likes a decent person and frankly often looks uncomfortable when the rest of them are being scummy.

[ADHD Addict @TheADHDAddict]

@MrReddFox_ @DefiantLs One thing I will say my home city has like one stabbing every two years but the point is valid haha

[ADHD Addict @TheADHDAddict]

@misspaulalondon Doing cocaine sensibly should be encouraged if anything. Sounds weird when you say it like that

[ADHD Addict @TheADHDAddict]

@AnilBerkBaki And they managed to not cheat like the scummy Australians

[ADHD Addict @TheADHDAddict]

@therealweezues @DoginalDolan @alexxistexxxas That wasn’t an opinion that was a statement of fact “it’s a bad deal for men period” factually incorrect. The only people here who seem to hate themselves are the people responding to me in rage thinking I’m a single
Mother lol

[ADHD Addict @TheADHDAddict]

@rtruth901 @DoginalDolan @alexxistexxxas Or a married 37 year old man but yea same diff

[ADHD Addict @TheADHDAddict]

@StephenThomasHC @DoginalDolan @alexxistexxxas I mean I’m a dude but sure thing bud 😅😅😅

[ADHD Addict @TheADHDAddict]

@Matt_Pinner You have adhd

[ADHD Addict @TheADHDAddict]

I mean I never suggested that I just said he was wrong to make a sweeping statement. It’s not clear cut bad deal for men. I married a “single mum” and now have a step daughter, we have a wonderful family. So I’m sure for some men it’s a bad deal but that really depends on the type of people involved