u/Initial_Revolution28

I was diagnosed with ADHD around 3 months ago, and my doctor prescribed me Ritalin 10mg. The first few days, it worked like magic. It significantly improved my social anxiety and confidence.But around 1 month later, when I took Ritalin, it started making my maladaptive daydreaming worse. I have to create a presentation for my university research proposal. The deadline was 19th May, but then the lecturer told us to submit it just one day before the presentation, and the presentation date has not been announced yet.

For the last 2 weeks, I stayed at my parents’ home and tried to complete it, but I still haven’t done it I already create the report all i want is to create the ppt. I did not do anything. Like, nothing. I only went out of the house when I went to the gym. Every morning, I wake up with unbearable stress and depression, which I never had before. I even stopped taking Ritalin, but it didn’t fix the issue. This is the lowest point of my life so far in my 23 years of life.

Any advice on how to handle ADHD with maladaptive daydreaming?

I was diagnosed with ADHD around 3 months ago, and my doctor prescribed me Ritalin 10mg. The first few days, it worked like magic. It significantly improved my social anxiety and confidence.But around 1 month later, when I took Ritalin, it started making my maladaptive daydreaming worse. I have to create a presentation for my university research proposal. The deadline was 19th May, but then the lecturer told us to submit it just one day before the presentation, and the presentation date has not been announced yet.

For the last 2 weeks, I stayed at my parents’ home and tried to complete it, but I still haven’t done it I already create the report all i want is to create the ppt. I did not do anything. Like, nothing. I only went out of the house when I went to the gym. Every morning, I wake up with unbearable stress and depression, which I never had before. I even stopped taking Ritalin, but it didn’t fix the issue. This is the lowest point of my life so far in my 23 years of life.

Any advice on how to handle ADHD with maladaptive daydreaming?

i know this is a hot take, but hear me out.

i know most of us can’t listen to music without falling into maladaptive daydreaming or imagining ourselves as the singer or dreaming about ourselves in some youtube short edit.

but recently i started using music to focus on my university studies, and it worked surprisingly well. the main point is the type of music you choose. If you listen to your favorite playlist it probably won’t work. you need to listen to music you don’t really know. not the same songs you have been listening to for the last 5 years.

this all started when my laptop had an issue and took about a week to repair; so i had to borrow my sister’s laptop. her wallpaper was lofi girl, so i started listening to lofi music while studying, and it actually worked surprisingly well. i never thought i could study while listening to music, but music kind of fills the silence in my head, so i can focus more easily.

has anyone else had a similar experience? (note- I have adhd too)