“Ignore opinions that don’t enhance your life” seems kind antithetical to the entire first part of “maybe you’re the a-hole”…

Honestly it’s a fantastic use case - particularly if they figured out how to give a unique NFT (non serialized) for music on decentralized storage - without a normative data structure. And jf they could revoke it for subscription services, even better.

If they can’t do either of these things, they should dm me - I have the patent to pull this off.

Edit: just read it. Players cards..? Seriously..? How lame.

Well, good luck to you then. Peace out!

One that values quality of life over discretionary spending. You have an inheritance to live on but not a couple hundred bucks for insurance? You can’t figure out how to find a therapist or a psychiatrist that specializes in ADHD? You can’t reach out to social services to ask for mental health resources in your area? Are you five..?

Then use your inheritance to pay for health insurance - it’s not that expensive. I’m starting to wonder if you really want to get motivated or just want to bitch about your unwillingness to function (or as I used to tell my mother, “I can’t want to”).

If you have no job, no insurance, no money - get social services. It’s what it’s there for. Call the Medicaid office, they’ll orient you.

That sounds like a psychiatrist. And they probably just did it for depression. You have to tell your healthcare providers (including psychiatrists) what you need - “evaluate me for ADHD”. The hallmark of adult ADHD is career switching, and unable to focus on stuff you don’t like - which you exhibit. You can also find a therapist to refer or behavior mod - again insurance company portals by specialty is how that’s done. Also, your general doctor can align you with either of these. I can’t do it for you, dude - you have to make this first step.

Tell your doctor you think you have ADHD and want to be evaluated for it by a specialist (eg psychiatrist). You have to advocate for yourself in healthcare. You can also search your insurance portal (all insurance companies have this) for ADHD - or call them directly to see how to achieve this. Part of coping with ADHD is figuring out how to get things done - no matter the route. Bug your doctor, bug your insurance company, be annoying - everyone with ADHD has that capacity, LOL!

Your general practitioner can orient you - or you can call your insurance provider and see if they can help. Since ADHD sometimes requires medication, you will need a psychiatrist (or other medical doctor) to prescribe, but if you go the therapist route, they’ll usually work with one. Question is whether behavior modification or drugs will work better for you. If you have a general doctor, it might be easiest to start there. As a side note - there is a lot of misdiagnosis in depression and ADHD. And don’t feel bad about “wasting your life” - most of us don’t get it sorted out until later and the myriad of experiences lends itself to a creative and fulfilling career(s).

I started in media in my 20s (like you, all over the place, no focus, no real “job”), went back to school got a BA and a law degree in my late 30s (we’re good at hyper focus when we enjoy what we’re doing), and built a tech company - and was awarded patents - in my late 40s (we love a challenge for the mind too).

But don’t stress where you are now - get your ADHD under control - or recognize you have it and knock some bodies down with it, and have multitudes of careers! - and enjoy your journey!!

NAD, but sounds to me like you have ADHD not depression. Learn some coping skills from a behavior therapist, go on meds, or make a career out of whatever isn’t a “job” to you.

I think getting out on your own is a great idea. And if you’re not really interested in medicine, but love your major - have you ever thought about a tech route? A lot of AI work requires neuroscience… The teams are quite diverse, the work is cutting edge, and AI will benefit so many people (especially in medicine) - not to mention the neuro guy is always the brainy guy in the room so he gets lots of respect and the pay in tech is phenomenal.

Did you really want to go to medical school or was it programmed into you by your parents or counselors?

Stage 3C ovarian cancer, diagnosed right before Christmas. You think you’re being cute but you’re really awful. Reporting and blocking.

Gaslighting cancer patients - aren’t you edgy?

“Tolerate”??? Who are you to decide someone else’s heath care? I’m new to Reddit, came for the cancer support where we say everyone has to decide their own journey, and here you people are thinking you should be able to “down vote” people to die because you don’t agree with their healthcare choices. I mean, seriously. Who thinks like this? What kind of mean spirited people are you? How ugly.

I’ll stick with my cancer friends, screw this garbage.

That’s a very unkind sentiment. I wouldn’t tempt the fates like that.