You ran out of capacity for coping mechanisms. Psychiatrist Dr Stephen Humphries explains how late diagnosed ADHDers cope through life by being bright.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSjHYiTEA4M
I got on by having modular work (university, software engineer with Jira tickets overseen by a PM) which is small enough to still be done last-minute, constant manufactured anxiety to get me to get things done, being excused for being young and foreign (for being rude). Shit Life Syndrome and maturity (expectation to be responsible) meant exacerbated ADHD symptoms and a diagnosis.
Look into the neurodiverse community, they have this figured out. A personal assistant and coaches are keywords which sound like what you are looking for. And accountability buddies and body doubling
David Lloyd in the UK is like Hotel California: "You can check-out any time you like, but you can never leave!"
the 3-month contract is actually 4 months
the 12-month contract is actually 15 months
Impossible to get out of the contract unless a you have doctor's letter for injury or you move further than 20 miles from a branch. There's no point signing up on a contract either as they raise prices mid-contract.
How do you climbers stop forward head posture from climbing emphasising the pre-existing muscle imbalances of nerd neck? The prevalence of this in my climbing gym (70% of the climbers) put me off the sport.
I think attending ballet lessons for beginners will help fix your nerd neck. The first thing a ballet instructor teaches is how to hold your head correctly and how to stand correctly. They will definitely train the strength of your ankles and feet too. You will like it!
I recently started playing padel. Much easier to start and more satisfying than tennis. It's a very sociable HIIT workout. Matches are organised on an app Playtomic and the court is only confirmed once all 4 players pay. I find it hard to play tennis as there is no Tinder-like match system for it. I've seen my skills improve from hand-eye coordination, reading trajectory and rebound.
I also tap dance. It's a very technical and movement-dense dance where different combinations of steps are put together and can be in different styles by varying the rhythm and body movements.
Sailing is my new passion. Dinghy mainly and also some yachting. Dinghy racing combines adventure, a thrilling workout (pulling the trailer and the core workout of hiking) and STEM split-second decisions in a race like computing a self-driving car. Also great for mental health and like a support group as through yachting I've met career changers who are running away from depression.
You must be enjoying the fun of all these cool games!
The possibility for doing sailing and yachting for you is really fantastic! I grew up in a harbour city, I love almost any activities in water, and was a very decent swimmer as a child. But where I live now is far from sea. Learning sailing is still possible in a local lake, but it's cold here in winter, normally the sailing courses are only offered in summer. Yachting is so fancy I'd like to try it out when there is a chance.
Happy exercising and practicing whatever you like in the new year and beyond!
I got on by having modular work (university, software engineer with Jira tickets overseen by a PM) which is small enough to still be done last-minute, constant manufactured anxiety to get me to get things done, being excused for being young and foreign (for being rude). Shit Life Syndrome and maturity (expectation to be responsible) meant exacerbated ADHD symptoms and a diagnosis.