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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Feeling like a child in an adult body

Is this an ADHD thing?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

i think it just generally happens with neurodivergence, there can be a lot of infantilization and since society has few considerations for differences it's more difficult to be self-sufficient, which makes you feel less adult.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

If the reason for it is that adults are supposed to get shit done and you can't

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Agreed. I do feel like I'm a child but I didn't think it was ADHD related.

It's because I can't get anything done as an adult. I have to pay quarterly taxes and it never happens on time so I get a penalty every year.

Just one example.