Popular Post duffman Posted October 2, 2016 Popular Post Report Share Posted October 2, 2016 The race to normalcy, that is the process of returning to our baseline after quitting Adderall, is often mistaken to be shorter and have more of a grand finish than should be expected in reality. From my understanding based on subjective reports of people on this board who've quit Adderall for an extended period of time, 2 years appears to be the point where normalcy is established. This is consistent with people who've suffered traumatic brain injuries, their recovery time to approximately normal is several years, though they typically experience the most dramatic recovery in the first year. In a way, we've given ourselves chemical brain injuries, so recovery to baseline (normal) should be expected in a matter of years. That brings up the point I wanted to make though.. this unrealistic view of "normal". Many of us (myself included from time to time) have this romanticized view of what normal is. We ask ourselves "when will I feel like going to the gym?" or "how long will it take for me to want to study?". I believe these questions stem from our history of relying on pills to supply a euphoric rush and the resulting motivation to want to do these things. But in reality, otherwise normal people encounter these problems on a daily basis. Best case scenario after quitting Adderall is we return to our baseline. Once we're at our baseline, the ball is in our court with regard to how we plan on self-motivating ourselves at that point. Motivation is cultivated through a combination of discipline and action, in other words, establishing good/healthy habits. Again, this is something that otherwise normal people struggle with on a daily basis. The difference is we (past Adderallics) have grown accustomed to relying on what we take impacting and increasing our motivation levels rather than what we should do to increase our motivation. This is both good and bad news. The good news is we are granted a second chance on turning the ship around and improving ourselves through our own actions. The bad news is that euphoric, maniacal rush that Adderall provided is gone, whether we get back on Adderall or not. Your original experience with Adderall is gone. You will never relive your beginning experiences with Adderall ever again. So the question you should ask yourself is What should I do to help restore or even improve my motivation levels?.... NOT When should I expect to feel motivated again? 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renascido Posted October 2, 2016 Report Share Posted October 2, 2016 You're the man, duffman. Actually, you are the DUFF man. I always look forward to reading your posts. Very well said, man. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doge Posted October 2, 2016 Report Share Posted October 2, 2016 If this were reddit post it would get gold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank B Posted October 3, 2016 Report Share Posted October 3, 2016 Good posts and sometimes feel this low ambition etc is a self made illusion made up in my mind. I think the hardest part for us who have years of abuse is remembering what being normal was. I don't have a mindset that one day magically It will all be better but the process is so slow I think that I look past what has been accomplished and still want more and want it soon. The only thing that's holding me back is myself why can't I kick my own ass ? Do I need a drill sergeant or boss in my face to get back to where I should be? I never used to need one before addy but I forgot how to force myself to do what I should because on adderall I had to force myself to take a break and enjoy life. I can enjoy life again but I need to work harder or I won't be enjoying much of anything without a good income I know this yet I'm procrastinating all the time it pisses me off. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.Euphoric Posted March 12, 2017 Report Share Posted March 12, 2017 Hi! sorry for the 5 month late comment. However, I just have to say that this post is so profound to me. A chemically induced traumatic brain injury. Fuck! Like it all just came together for me when I read this. That is the reality that comes with quitting adderall. And it truly scares me to death as I'm on my last week of adderall ever and have gone off of it before for a few months at a time. Thank you for this post! It really Put things into perspective for me. Much appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachel Posted March 13, 2017 Report Share Posted March 13, 2017 Very well stated, thank you so much! That really woke me up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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