Cool, how do you propose people who _notoriously_ have trouble adhering to schedules, start and _stick to_ a "very rigid schedule"?
If only there was something, like, some kind of pill that could help with it...
If only there was something, like, some kind of pill that could help with it...
You have to train your brain. If you always walk with a crutch you will never walk properly. IMO, you should only try drugs once you can sort of stick to the schedule and you are still not reasonably productive.
If you start with drugs you'll become dependent and will need more and more. There is no magic pill.
It's not always possible for someone to just tell themselves to start obsessing over a perfect schedule and just do things perfectly
the whole problem is the inability to do those things.
Yes, you can do it to a degree, but a kind of "follow the instructions" rarely works for me in any way.
You saying you should only "try drugs" if this schedule doesn't work just makes no sense to me.
You can't treat ADHD with just a schedule
But one thing I do think is that too many people expect the drugs to be a magic bullet that removes ADHD
from my own experience and from what I've heard, that is absolutely not the case.
It's a tool, and it helps somewhat but it depends on a lot of variables and sometimes it barely helps at all.
It's not a choice.
Medication is not a silver bullet, but it allows, as explained in the parent article to do those things.
Perhaps, since I'm not a specialist. I did use to think like you but I changed my mind through personal experience and helping relatives and friends with the same condition.
I wish you well.
This is something that some good old-fashioned introspection (and meditation definitely involves introspection) might be able to fix for you. Learning to harness and redirect the inner energy of your "bad" tendencies is a well-established aspect of many kinds of therapy.