I study computer science and any time I sit down to code, I just browse or watch Youtube. Anything but do the work. Days and even months have gone by like this where I haven't done even an hour of learning. Its tough because in order to code I need to be in front of a screen but my brain refuses to study and just looks for that dopamine hit. My grades have suffered and I feel like a constant failure.

To clarify this is not an effect of the pandemic but has been happening for the past few years.

  • TankieTanuki [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    Your story is similar to mine. I was diagnosed in my late 20s. When I took my first amphetamine prescription, my brain felt calm and decluttered for the first time in my life; it was an almost spiritual experience. I was instantly overcome with grief for the years of lost potential due to my parents having neglected my mental health.

      • TankieTanuki [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        I was “in the moment”

        Yes! That's what made it spiritual: I experienced mindfulness. Now I understand what the Buddhists were going on about.