Compare and Contrast in ADHD

Comparison has zero benefits.

ADHDers are prone to comparing with high-performance people.
This is due to their Brain-Hardwiring, in lay words, never having enough.

The Dopamine Cycle

Everything starts with the Craving for Reward consequential to lack of Dopamine.
Dopaminergic medication wears off after 8/10 hours average, despite the 12 hours indicated by manufacturers.

Factors are related to Metabolism. ADHDers typically have a fast metabolism.
The lowest adherence reported to Concerta is down to 4 hours, if not effective at all with less than 6 hours of sleep, when it barely gets you out of bed.

The ideal amount of sleep for neurodivergents is 8/9 hours.
These days I average 4/5 hours per night/day, in order to accommodate job, reporting and relocating.

I am a wreck. I function on Exertion.
I look forward to Hospital treatment as in Brain Stimulation.
Psychotropic medication has made its toll.

ADHD Reactions

“Compare and Contrast” is the acronym of “Inadequacy and Guilt” in ADHD.
Utterly delusional.
ADHDers struggle more with Acceptance in contrast to Autistics.
The fact is very much related to Meds-lifespan: Stimulants don’t build up.
Under the influence, users feel overconfident without the need to compare their abilities.
The feeling of Inadequacy and Guilt, particularly in Family Dynamics, takes over with the Med s Crash and Symptoms Rebound in the form of Revenge.

The logic would be taking an extra booster, though it will further delay Sleep.

Inadequacy is amplified under heavy demands, the stage I am in right here.
Guilt is unbearable.
That’s when we resort to destructive “Compare and Contrast”.

Just to acknowledge our Inferiority.