where was i going with this

a blog for things adhd related! merely a sideblog tho

[adhdealing]

hey everyone! i’ve been absent for a while (lot of changes and many things to do) but now that i’m back, here’s a question: What’s your go-to background noise? Be it videos, music, voice calls with friends etc, what do you usually have running in the background while you do your main activity?

[adhdealing]

in a predictable consequence to having adhd, i forgot this blog exists

[adhdealing]

Since we’re all stuck in quarantine (and I just remembered this blog exists), here’s a question for all of my followers! What’s your number one hyperfixation during quarantine? Send me an ask!

[turing-tested]

its really weird to see all these articles about how people who have ADHD have sleeping problems but the issue I have is that if you look at it as a matter of your circadian rythym being out of sync? of COURSE you’re not going to be able to sleep. we don’t say people who can’t fall asleep at 4 pm and sleep 8 hours have insomnia, because that’s not a normally agreed upon time to sleep and its not your bodies time to sleep. if you tell someone to go to bed at 10 and they can’t sleep till 3 am sometimes in just not insomnia. people with ADHD are often wired to sleep from 4 am to 12 pm ish because of the delayed onset of melatonin but if you let us go to bed at the time we need? most of us actually sleep pretty well and consistently.

[raven-dreaming-deactivated20210]

wAIT THIS IS AN ACTUAL THING THAT EXISTS

[turing-tested]

“For most adults the onset of melatonin is around 9.30 pm; in ADHD children compared to controls this occurs at least 45 minutes later, and in adults with ADHD even 90 minutes (van der Heijden ea, 2005; van Veen ea 2010). After melatonin onset, it normally takes 2 hours to fall asleep, but in adults with ADHD it takes at least 3 hours (Bijlenga et al, 2013).”

[flukeoffate]

Look at me awake at 1:47 am and reblogging this post.

[kayeych]

So I’m actually trained in therapy for addressing insomnia and one of the things we learned is that a good chunk of sleep problems are societal disorders - as in they WOULDN’T EXIST as problems if society didn’t assume everyone was on the same circadian rhythm and that being up and working 9-5 was mandatory/normal. Blew my mind and made so much sense. You are not the problem, society is literally the problem.

[adhdealing]

having a great time thinking about the upcoming semester and how i’m going to be anxious and struggling but procrastinating anyhow! good times! i’m suffering!

[221bluescarf]

Get Stuff Done! ADHD Edition

You know all those post-it notes that populate your world? I figured out a great way to get all of those things DONE. - I know someone else may have thought of it already, but oh well :)

Step 1: Write all the things you need to do on your sticky note

Step 2: On the back, write a number (these are points)

Step 3: Every time you do a task, take down the note and collect your points

Step 4: Once you collect enough points (10, 20, 50) cash them in for a treat! Make it fun! ADHD brains love fun!

If I want my afternoon cappuccino, I must collect 15 points.

Remember, keep it simple. Don’t just write “clean the house”. Try smaller pieces like “empty the dishwasher” and “take out trash”.

**This can be for anyone, not just ADHD folks. That’s simply who I had in mind writing this post. Enjoy!

[titaniumheir-deactivated2023110]

ADHD things that NO ONE EVER TALKS ABOUT

-Getting frustrated at not being able to do something you want in the way you want it

-feeling so so tired and drained all the time

-getting overstimulated and not knowing what to do with yourself

-having so much noise in your head that you cant turn down or force away

-people complaining how loud or soft you talk and you cant explain that you have a hard time controlling it

-having a really hard time making friends and keeping them

-you can never find something that interests you for more than a week

-executive dysfunction is something that almost never goes away

-having days so bad you cannot get anything done or done well

-feeling so angry for seemingly no reason

-you cant get to sleep easily and staying asleep is even harder

-being the last person to finish a project almost all the time

-when you do find a special interest, youre made fun of for it so you lose interest

-Always forgetting things and coming across and uncaring

-just…the way people see you in general

-you’re really smart! Too bad you cant find a good way to exhibit your talents in a way that actually makes sense to you

-you have to be doing something else to pay attention (ex: drawing, fidgeting, etc etc)

-when theres too many people talking its so overwhelming

Theres more but…. Feel free to add it yourself if you can think of more

[catboyriker]

me: wanna do thing….. easy thing…. fun thing.. basic task…….

ADHD brain: basic task machine broke

[adhdealing]

Hey im a disabled queer 19 year old and my parents are kicking me out in the next couple weeks so if you could please post this for your followers who may be able to help that would mean a lot!! My medical expenses are almost $500 a month and they aren't the only thing im paying for. My paypal is liannarose and any help would mean the world to me!!

Give this a look if you’ve got any money to spare!Feel free to reblog this to spread the word, too!

[adhdealing]

Ha i really like to read but I can only do like 4 pages at a time before my brain gives up

reading was my favourite thing to do as a kid, but it was so difficult. I had to reread pages up to five times just because I couldn’t remember what happened at all, it was awful.

These days, I kinda read a handful of pages whenever I get bored, so I don’t end up feeling awful about having nothing to do but don#t have to try to force down a whole book~

[adhdealing]

Is adhd to accidentally like use up hours and hours doing NOTHING but then if I get off my phone for 1 (one) second I'm like "ohhhHhhHhh My God I'm So Bored And Unproductive I Must Do Something" and wow it's an awful feeling but I can't make myself do anything?? So I just have to let my phone suck the soul out of my body so I don't experience time - it's like DIY disassociation

my god, I know so many people who feel like just laying in bed? I guess it counts as executive dysfunction that you simply can’t make yourself do something, but dissociating is super super widely spread, you can just slip into looking at dumb memes and shitposts for hours and it’ll be fine but the second you’re up and not focusing you feel like pacing around and clawing at your own face, it happens a LOT to me, too, man.

[ithelpstodream]

[adhdealing]

Studying for an exam with ADHD is always hell, any advice??

It’s downright awful, no lie. Personally, I’ve delisted myself from almost all exams this semester. If you want the probably easy answer?Start studying when things come up in class. Notes in lectures (which you should always make as clear as possible because trust me, you will forget what you meant by an abbreviation!) should always be a thing. Aside from that, personally, I always learn best when teaching others. I advise finding a friend to tell about the content you went through and all that, to get more used to talking about it and more familiar with it. Just writing it down usually doesn’t help a whole lot, but going through it repeatedly over a longer period of time is always helpful! Plus, if you get lazy about a certain lecture or have a bad week, you can always either continue with the newer content or catch up the following week, since you’re leaving yourself some space.When it comes to studying on the spot, just before exams, I can honestly only tell you how I learn best, and that’s visually. Drawing images or maps with the content sprawled all over it. Just looking at what you have whenever you can is a good way to go, too. Consider it as a lack of better options, when that executive dysfunction kicks in!This is a little vague and all, but I hope it helped a tiny bit! <3

[adhdealing]

nothing better to start you into the day than thinking ‘i will remember to take this one thing’ and then managing to forget absolutely that and having to explain that no jan, i’m not depressed okay i just really wanted to remember to bring this chocolate bar upstairs with me, i just wanted this one thing okay

[adhdealing]

Hi I forgot what I was planning to ask but I love your blog!

Hehe, no worries! Thanks a lot for the message, though! <3 <3

[adhdealing]

[adhdealing]

job interview person: would you like a coffe me: haha oh no thanks you don’t want that them: oh heh, why’s that? adhd me, knowing the chance that i’d start hyperventilating and juggling my leg so hard the whole place will think an earthquake’s going down is at a bout 80%: :) i just have a lot of energy :)