Is there anyone else out there who is naturally lazy?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sometimes when I have to microwave something for 2:00, I just press the 2 button three times and make it 2:22 because I’m too lazy to move my finger from the 2 to the 0.

#teamsloth

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sometimes when I have to microwave something for 2:00, I just press the 2 button three times and make it 2:22 because I’m too lazy to move my finger from the 2 to the 0.

#teamsloth

?

[Anonymous]

I totally get it, and I’ve tried for years to be less lazy. I think I’m less lazy now thanks to Welbutrin, vitamins, and caffeine but then I visit my high energy, 60 year old mom and am amazed at how much stuff she does in a day. Like things that it wouldn’t even occur to me to do, e.g. leave the house twice on a Saturday.

[Anonymous]

Me

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

There are meds that give you energy? What meds are these?

Well, coffee for one. But ritalin is a stimulant, also dexedrine.

Meth, coke, MDMA, khat, nicotine...

Bot interested in nicotine, caffeine or illegal drugs. Are there legal medications that give you energy?

I'm the "cocktail" PP. I take Wellbutrin and Vyvanse, as well as B12 and vitamin D. And I drink coffee. It gets me through the day. But I could take a nap right now.
Provigil/modanifil is another option. It's a different class than Wellbutrin (anti-depressant) and Vyvanse (methamphetamine-derived ADD treatment). My mom has MS and takes this because otherwise she'll sleep 20 hours a day.

Do you have ADHD or do you take vyvanse for energy?

[Anonymous]

I'm Team Sloth too. In fact, I could have written OPs post verbatim. The only reason I get by is that I sometimes have random bursts of energy where I get a ton done, and because I have an amazing husband who does more than his fair share, if I'm being frank. Also I've learned over the years not to over commit. Also I'm generally good at whatever I do get around to doing so people outside my immediate family have no clue how truly low energy I am...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Team Sloth

I even tried Adderall.

How did that work for you?

[Anonymous]

I'm very thankful you posted this. I'm embarrassed to be the same way. Can pull it together when I have to but normally just waste time.

I have an almost impossible time getting up in the morning. No amount of sleep can make me easily get out of bed before 8 or 9 am. Not depressed, regular blood work always comes back normal. This has been years like this. I tried all variations of alarms and they all get snoozed and I can't will myself out of bed. It's to the point where I can wake up about 7 minutes before I need to leave. Dress, brush teeth, out the door. Anyone have a miracle for me?

[Anonymous]

Yes, it's linked to inattentive ADHD and is partly hereditary.

My son and I are like this.

[Anonymous]

I have acccepted that I’m lazy per sea but people exhaust me. I just need more time to zone out to recover.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:


Yes, it's linked to inattentive ADHD and is partly hereditary.

My son and I are like this.

Posting again to express my great surprise that it's only on page 4 that I'm the first to come along and mention inattentive ADHD. I'm a research scientist and had to have my son evaluated for ADHD, but I thought it was recognized in the general population as well. There is a reason, apart from the worldwide obsession with coffee, why you so desperately need your caffeine in the morning. There is a reason why stimulants for ADHD might work for you... because you might have ADHD! Inattentive and hyperactive ADHD are both treated in the same way, with stimulants, even though they have certain diametrically opposite symptoms. Hyperactive: can't sit still, always rushing, mercurial temper, flashes of brilliance, great talker, high energy. Inattentive: quiet, introspective, slow, prone to motor issues or hypotonia, thoughtful, low energy. Commonality: attention issues. Sometimes you can be diagnosed as "mixed type" if the psychologist evaluating you sees a few traits of each type.

Please don't call it lazy. By using the derogatory word on yourselves, you are perpetuating the shame and guilt placed on certain inborn traits that you cannot help! Don't make it so easy for others to dismiss and belittle you.

Don't forget that our traits are all linked together (genes). It's important to know this about ourselves to find the right job and the right mate. My mother, myself and my son, are all low-energy and slow, yet we are creative and thoughtful. We might not be one without the other, and this is a critical concept. You cannot separate the desirable from the less desirable in a human being without heavy intervention, either pharmaceutical or otherwise, and sometimes not even then. My son does very well in school and is respected by his teachers as a "deep-thinker". Of course he is. He's so slow. Goodness knows he takes the time to do it

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:


Yes, it's linked to inattentive ADHD and is partly hereditary.

My son and I are like this.

Posting again to express my great surprise that it's only on page 4 that I'm the first to come along and mention inattentive ADHD. I'm a research scientist and had to have my son evaluated for ADHD, but I thought it was recognized in the general population as well. There is a reason, apart from the worldwide obsession with coffee, why you so desperately need your caffeine in the morning. There is a reason why stimulants for ADHD might work for you... because you might have ADHD! Inattentive and hyperactive ADHD are both treated in the same way, with stimulants, even though they have certain diametrically opposite symptoms. Hyperactive: can't sit still, always rushing, mercurial temper, flashes of brilliance, great talker, high energy. Inattentive: quiet, introspective, slow, prone to motor issues or hypotonia, thoughtful, low energy. Commonality: attention issues. Sometimes you can be diagnosed as "mixed type" if the psychologist evaluating you sees a few traits of each type.

Please don't call it lazy. By using the derogatory word on yourselves, you are perpetuating the shame and guilt placed on certain inborn traits that you cannot help! Don't make it so easy for others to dismiss and belittle you.

Don't forget that our traits are all linked together (genes). It's important to know this about ourselves to find the right job and the right mate. My mother, myself and my son, are all low-energy and slow, yet we are creative and thoughtful. We might not be one without the other, and this is a critical concept. You cannot separate the desirable from the less desirable in a human being without heavy intervention, either pharmaceutical or otherwise, and sometimes not even then. My son does very well in school and is respected by his teachers as a "deep-thinker". Of course he is. He's so slow. Goodness knows he takes the time to do it

Well, I'm 49 and have never been diagnosed with ADHD (and I doubt I will seek a diagnosis for that). So I'm not going to blame my low energy behavior on ADHD when I don't know it's that. Everything else tests normal and as long as I'm doing well at work (which I am) and can keep a roof over my head I will just have to accept my limitations.

[Anonymous]

Count me in. I naturally gravitate to couch and book. I try to exercise, but the slightest pain or injury gives me an excuse to get back on the couch. I had to be a SAHM because I couldn’t handle work and kids/home.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:


Yes, it's linked to inattentive ADHD and is partly hereditary.

My son and I are like this.

Posting again to express my great surprise that it's only on page 4 that I'm the first to come along and mention inattentive ADHD. I'm a research scientist and had to have my son evaluated for ADHD, but I thought it was recognized in the general population as well. There is a reason, apart from the worldwide obsession with coffee, why you so desperately need your caffeine in the morning. There is a reason why stimulants for ADHD might work for you... because you might have ADHD! Inattentive and hyperactive ADHD are both treated in the same way, with stimulants, even though they have certain diametrically opposite symptoms. Hyperactive: can't sit still, always rushing, mercurial temper, flashes of brilliance, great talker, high energy. Inattentive: quiet, introspective, slow, prone to motor issues or hypotonia, thoughtful, low energy. Commonality: attention issues. Sometimes you can be diagnosed as "mixed type" if the psychologist evaluating you sees a few traits of each type.

Please don't call it lazy. By using the derogatory word on yourselves, you are perpetuating the shame and guilt placed on certain inborn traits that you cannot help! Don't make it so easy for others to dismiss and belittle you.

Don't forget that our traits are all linked together (genes). It's important to know this about ourselves to find the right job and the right mate. My mother, myself and my son, are all low-energy and slow, yet we are creative and thoughtful. We might not be one without the other, and this is a critical concept. You cannot separate the desirable from the less desirable in a human being without heavy intervention, either pharmaceutical or otherwise, and sometimes not even then. My son does very well in school and is respected by his teachers as a "deep-thinker". Of course he is. He's so slow. Goodness knows he takes the time to do it

I have inattentive add and feel
Sloth like not on meds yet but seeing doc. Was on meds before pregnancy but nursing now

And just became a mom. Any tips would be helpful

Random:
Also what kind do research do you do?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Count me in. I naturally gravitate to couch and book. I try to exercise, but the slightest pain or injury gives me an excuse to get back on the couch. I had to be a SAHM because I couldn’t handle work and kids/home.

Were you an active mom when you stayed home?

Or did you just plop kids in front of tv V