Adderall Risks: Much More Than You Wanted to Know
If anyone here reading this needs the motivation or gentle reminder: you might not need Adderall anymore.<p>I&#x27;ve used it to get ahead in software for the past ~8 years. I recently gave it up, but it was hard to realize that it was time. It might be time for you, too.<p>The thing holding me back was fear. Fear I wasn&#x27;t enough, that I couldn&#x27;t be efficient. That I would get fired from my high position. Or even if I could make it work, that I still wouldn&#x27;t get enough done on my startup (which has its own list of fears itself).<p>What finally pushed me to quit was realizing I wasn&#x27;t as compassionate anymore; it was impacting my relationships. I had three separate people tell me in my coworking space that I look too busy and unapproachable so they never came to chat. I had a SO tell me that I&#x27;m emotionally unavailable too often. All within the time span of a month. I&#x27;m naturally an optimistic, compassionate person. This wasn&#x27;t me, and being a robot (as mentioned in the article!) wasn&#x27;t who I wanted to be, at any cost.<p>Indeed, three days after I quit I felt like a new person. I felt silly, fun, again. I had a week of &quot;brain fog&quot; where I wasn&#x27;t productive. Afterward my efficiency went back up. Nowhere near the Adderall levels, but to a very acceptable level.<p>So in summary, you might not need it anymore if it&#x27;s causing you grief. Sorry for the lame motivational things I&#x27;m about to say (Taken from the book, Daring Greatly):<p>You are enough.<p>You are worthy.