With so many disorder Tiktoks around I can’t help but fail to spot the difference between having actual ADHD vs just having poor focus habits.
I myself have trouble focusing on tasks but I doubt I actually have ADHD given the recent surge of disorder Tiktoks - tho I do have autism - and that my focus is typically normal on tasks I devote to like gaming.
This is extremely off base and harmful for ADHD. Many health problems require lifelong treatment, diabetes, ADHD, HIV treatment, and countless more. Some things cannot be fixed with just “lifestyle changes”.
There are also no “treatments” that can help or be researched. At least with our current medical progress. Amphetamines are about as good as we can go. It’s a developmental disorder and not a disease. You can never fix that unless you can somehow change the structure of the brain, something we are decades away from understanding.
Do not push people away from psychiatry if they have legitimate concern and mental illnesses. The system is broken, but it still works.
There is also not much money in ADHD medication, there are limitations on the amount of production, there are many generics that sap money away from massive companies. They are price controlled, and many other elements that make them a poor choice for profitability.
You are right in a lot of what you say, and I agree with you so much. But there are some problems that people must seek help for.
I never made any claims to push people away from treatment, nor tell them not to seek help. In fact I give no treatment seeking advice whatsoever. You are basically putting a bunch of words in my mouth.
I only state that treatments and advancements in them are drastically harmed by capitalism and that you can never fully trust what you are given because of it. You can’t always know if your doctor actually cares about your problem or is just pushing drugs for their personal gain. This is dually harmful to people with legitimate problems because it takes away from the seriousness of the condition. The point being the system is fucked up and harmful and has done a great deal of harm to both people that do have a legitimate problem and those that do not but treated as if they were.