ADHD Cryptid

Fellow ADHD Alien (primarily inattentive) Too much & not enough he/him ✦ trans aroace I don’t post often

[inkskinned]

the illusion was always that we just had to do it. just “do” the homework. the meal prep. the college application. just write the email, send the homework, follow up with that interview, clean your room. these are easy things, one-click things, two-hours-max things. we had so many people in our lives shout it at us. “why didn’t you just do it!” 

often my answer was a soft i don’t know. an i-got-tired when actually it was more like - i couldn’t. i just couldn’t. it feels like everything is covered in snow. don’t you know that i’m mad at myself too? i want this stuff just as much as you do. i want to live in a clean house with good food and have an okay job and know i’m not disappointing the people i’m coming home to. i don’t like missing opportunities and having to scramble in a panic about last-minute things.

i’m a fully grown adult. she is posing for a pic on insta. if you want a life like this, go out and get it. it’s 2pm and i haven’t eaten breakfast. i am staring at the space where i should be working. 

her video has a laugh. “just do it!”

[adhd-alien-flowershine]

So, the pope died.

[existennialmemes]

Hey. Hey you. The person aimlessly scrolling, stuck in an immobilized standoff with your brain

It's not your fault. You won't be stuck forever. I know you're trying. I know you hate it. It's ok.

And tell the Mean Voice in your head that it's not helping. It knows as well as you do that you would get up and Just Start the task if you could. You're not doing this on purpose.

Take a deep breath. Relax your jaw. I see you trying so hard to break out of it, but you can't force it. You'll get Unstuck eventually. All you can do in the interim is be kind to yourself.

[existennialmemes]

Hey. Hey you. The person aimlessly scrolling, stuck in an immobilized standoff with your brain

It's not your fault. You won't be stuck forever. I know you're trying. I know you hate it. It's ok.

And tell the Mean Voice in your head that it's not helping. It knows as well as you do that you would get up and Just Start the task if you could. You're not doing this on purpose.

Take a deep breath. Relax your jaw. I see you trying so hard to break out of it, but you can't force it. You'll get Unstuck eventually. All you can do in the interim is be kind to yourself.

[whydidisavethistomyphone]

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[notabled-noodle]

normal vs disordered: auditory processing

normal: not being able to hear someone properly when it’s noisy or you’re “in the zone”

not normal: not being able to hear someone properly when you’re looking directly at them

normal: putting the subtitles on if it’s in a different language or the actors are being quiet

not normal: not being able to hear what actors are saying unless you have subtitles there

normal: mishearing someone when they’re talking too fast or mumbling or saying unfamiliar words

not normal: you have times when it feels like everyone around you is speaking a different language

normal: you can’t make out all the lyrics in a song the first couple times you hear it

not normal: you’re resigned to the fact that song lyrics will always be a mystery to you (unless you google them)

normal: it takes a couple seconds to realise someone is talking to if you’re currently doing something else

not normal: your brain feels like it’s “on lag” when taking in auditory input

if your hearing is otherwise “normal” and yet you’ve always struggled to understand what people are trying to say to you — that’s likely to be an auditory processing issue. it usually comes along with another disorder, such as autism or ADHD or SPD

[beingnotseeming]

ok but in addition to candy and fruit bowls i wanna have a stim toy bowl for guests. let’s people potentially try something new. useful for those of us who consistently forget to bring something with them. also just a colorful mess in a bowl

[torchiclove]

[gandalfs-mommy-milkers]

trying to pass as neurotypical is like damn i can't believe i'm adding another exclamation point but here i go

[theprideful-deactivated20251201]

turns out the overdue project I've been putting off for days is actually pretty easy and i should've done it earlier. i won't learn anything from this though

[findingletti]

just ADHD tings ✨

[adhd-alien-flowershine]

Trying to get your ADHD brain to complete your silly little tasks feels a lot like pleading with a child to eat their vegetables.

me: pleaseplease I'm begging you it's for your own good, you'll feel better afterwards

my petulant brain: NO!! boring and painful! I'm not doing it!!

[valtsv]

i have no idea how i'm supposed to get enrichment anymore i've tried books tv sports socializing and none of it is working. i need to be chased through the woods at night with a knife or something.

[adhd-alien-flowershine]

me using my adhd to my advantage: i love this song so if i play it first thing in the morning a few times it’ll be stuck in my head the rest of the day and i can jam to it while at work

[adhdpie]

adhd problem #932

knowing that you are prone to making careless mistakes and need to double-check your work but being unable to double-check your work because it’s too boring to look at it twice

[pamesjatterson]

One of the worst feelings is when you feel a hyperfixiation slipping.. Like no.. Youre so sexy pls keep giving me happy chemical

[holdmyaffectation]

someone: you need to make a decision!

me: *starts crying*