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A digression from the mainstream discussion.

I woke up this morning feeling sullen (many factors involved). I didn't feel like going to work. I could hardly get out of bed. I just sat for a few minutes staring in the vacuumn. Something told me to check Hacker News (I am trying to avoid it in morning), and the top link was this. I went through it twice. It instilled hope and enthusiasm in me. I woke up in an instant and rushed to work to do great stuff.

Thanks for the article I am typing this at work, else would have wasted the day filled with self-loathing and despair. Hang in there guys, it gets better. Do Great Stuff.

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You might want to seek some help. Unless you're just being dramatic here for effect, there are some red flags in your post such as not being able to get out of bed, being filled with self-loathing and despair, etc.

I'll second this. Having suffered from chronic depression for decades, those symptoms are very familiar.

While there are always ups and downs in life, general disconnection with the world would be good to dig deeper into.

I just realized the other pill beside magnesium complement my doctor prescribed to me was an anti anxiety pill (didn't know the name, thought it was a muscle relaxant). I have to admit that it made my mood smooth, and got out of bed in a way that I didn't since a year. Damn brain.

sounds like diazepam

No different and stronger I suppose, paroxetin/SSRI. Body is weird this thing impacts my overall blood flow. I expected to feel awkwardly stupid happy but it's not, it just makes you calm.

I have a friend who is a psychologist, and she hates it when someone refers to anti-depressants as "happy pills" for this reason.

I can't even recall why I/we think of goofy people when thinking of pills. If my sensation is not placebo driven, then these things really are re-balancing tools. I don't feel overly anything, just ok without trying.

Don't be so dramatic. This is me every day. It's ADHD meets debt, family obligations, and dead-end job. A lot of entrepreneurs/wantrepreneurs and devs have ADHD. Can't do much about it unless I pop pills, which I'm not overly keen on doing. I'd rather find something to do that motivates me to get out of bed at 5am every day.

I wanted to give it a creative twist, sad it turned out dramatic. And I agree with you. Sometimes what motivates you brings you down due to the burden of expectations.

I've noticed some form of existential malaise seems to be very common among people with ADHD.

Let me also recommend popping-pills. It's not enough by itself, but it can help you do the yak-shaving that is needed for getting out of a dead-end job. At least speaking for myself, without medication, updating a resume, practicing interviewing skills, and researching job prospects (or alternatively doing market research, developing an MVP, filling out paperwork for a business, and seeking seed funding) could take years.

I already am. That's why mentioned 'many factors involved'. Thanks!

Did you catch the SpaceX Launch on Sunday night? Always does the trick for me... Especially when they stick the landing! But regardless, it's a few min's where I can forget myself and cheer for the future.

https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/

Yep, sublimely beautiful.

If you liked that go read Elon's biography or the WaitButWhy series!

A link for the lazy, the first part of the Elon Musk series on Wait But Why:

http://waitbutwhy.com/2015/05/elon-musk-the-worlds-raddest-m...

Thanks for posting!

Yeah, news about Tesla and SpaceX often do the trick for me. Those two companies seem to be hell-bent on pushing us into a brighter, better future.

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