I'm personally affected and thus had 2 clients requesting my help to build their "helping" product (please help me with flutter). And a lot of shengians jump on the boat with their app to "help". Often driven by "adhd coaching"-influencers, that want to pump their revenue with an app for a market to solve a problem.

My point is: anything technically applied, that needs another tab / app isn't helping in any way. The journey will only cost money and make you dependend on their product in the meantime.

I get it, that a individual cure hast to be found, but the idea to be helpful in that case with exposure to an app is nonsense.

These things are not the field for experiments, but serious enough to be a medical neurological problem that has to be treated by experts, not victims that can create an app to make money while at it.

Appreciate your thoughts here. The side effects of meds are definitely something to consider, for me specifically it's appetite, poor sleep, sweating, and being less social/funny. Sometimes I also zone in on the wrong thing for too long, when I'm on meds.

I'm sorry, but i came across too many shengians in the field. I have overstepped because i was triggered and i apologize. My comment was too harsh and your attitude seems different to what i encountered. I'm deeply sorry it wasn't meant personally to someone who deeply cares. Your intentions are legit and welcome.

As someone personally affected by ADHD, what really is ok for me from time to time is "joining" people that are in "deep flow state" in a NY public library

STUDY WITH ME at NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY | [ LIVE 24/7 ] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1ylZUvXzeo

If the stream is down, there are recordings: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgWnLQTwbGU&list=PLHzjftygr0...

People are different and whatever helps should be good enough for me. Again: i'm sorry for my words, that i should have doublechecked and formulated differently before pressing submit.

I wish you and your community a good outcome for every single one! This is a very serious topic for those who suffer.

I really appreciate your comment. You're a great soul! Don't worry, we are very used to it and have done 2 hacker news launches already. The first time I did it I felt so drained and defeated by the end of the day and the 2nd time was a bit better because I expected it. I actually prepped for today over the last few days of grounding myself.

One of the best quotes I heard about prepping for Hacker News is that "You're speaking to the silent majority, not the loud minority" and I try to keep that in mind and just share useful information about what we're building and why we're building it in case someone reads it and finds it helpful!

I'm sorry if i offended your taste, but i really meant it that way. ADHD is nothing to play games with an app for profit. It has to be allowed to critic such behaviour. I don't see any toxic on my comment, it's straight my opinion that that i don't like people profiting from the suffering of others while experimenting with an app. And you should step back to tell other people they "are damaged and have to heal".

I'll leave it like this now.