adhd&politics

blog about everyday struggles of a person with adhd, who happens to also be pissed at the world

[autisticventpage]

Image from The Salty Service Dog on Facebook.

This bollocks needs to stop.

[yourfavehas-adhd]

Leslie Knope from Parks and Recreation has ADHD!

Requested by crystalsanddiamonds.

[yourfavehas-adhd]

Chidi Anagonye from The Good Place has ADHD!

Requested by monsterslog.

[ptsd-tiger]

What people think hyperfixation is like: Wow I love this thing so much! It makes me so happy! I like thinking about it all the time! I get all excited when people talk about it with me and when I get to talk about it myself! I’ve even bought all the merch for it too! 

What hyperfixation ACTUALLY is like: Wow, I love this thing so much, I don’t think I’d be able to live without it. A shame that it ruins my ability to self care though since the thing is all my brain has energy for. Kinda wish I wasn’t so behind on my work either but I can’t think about anything but the thing. Anyways, that’s okay, because the thing makes me happy! It makes me so happy that I’ve spent money on every piece of merch for it, to the point where I don’t have money for important things! I may even get randomly agitated and aggressive if someone brings it up in a conversation because I’m the one that knows the most and it makes me need to info dump which makes people annoyed with me! 

[ezrabridgerz]

May I also add: I sometimes get so excited to talk about a hyperfixation that I get butterflies in my stomach, I start speaking quickly and slurring my words or stumbling over them, my mouth gets full of saliva and I might spit on people accidentally, I get shaky and bouncy and a huge smile is on my face, and sometimes I get so excited that I need to squeal or squirm around or flap my hands or bounce in my seat or, if it’s overwhelming enough, I need to Scream or yell or something.

[refuzz]

The clock: 10:33 AM

My ADHD ass: Shit. It’s almost 11 AM. Which means it’s almost 12 PM. Which means it’s practically 3:00 in the afternoon. Where has the day gone??? Guess nothing got done today……

[jodiefoster]

you know when you realize and you just.. Realize

[bestial-eyes]

ADHD Positivity

just some awesome things about being a person with ADHD that we often forget!

~highly creative 

~big imagination

~we have a different perspective when compared to neurotypicals

~very passionate

~we see connections to things that others miss

~sensitive

~problem solving skills

~great observation skills

~good at reading others

~compassionate

~accepting of others and their differences

~generous

~strong sense of fairness

~engaging conversationalist

~great sense of humor 

~bright personality

~willing to take risks

~spontaneous

~curious

~quick thinking

~idea generator 

~hyperfocus (aka an ADHD superpower!)

~great multitasking skills

~we persevere and are resilient to all of the obstacles ADHD throws our way

~our hyperfixations allow us to learn tons of cool facts about all different things. so our brain is filled with tons of cool knowledge about a whole range of things!

ADHD can be hard, it can throw roadblocks our way that force us to work twice as hard as our fellow neurotypical. But ADHD can also be something for us to embrace and be proud of. I mean just look at all of those superpowers we have!! 

[mysharona1987]

[nisaexploresadhd]

adhd is: i want to do this so much, why cant i make myself do this!

[bartmobile]

“oddly satisfying”

[adhdbreadbin]

me: has a good social interaction

me:

[roller-rink-haruno]

Brain: oh you liked this yesterday?

[hadeswearsprada]

My last functioning brain cell trying to run my serotonin and dopamine deficient brain

[adhdpolitics]

This . . . I’m dead

[adhdpolitics]

The loneliness of ADHD

Imagine if you were the only person you knew who got a period

Your period is still normal, you’re not scared it will kill you. But you have all the stuff periods entail, and no one you know also experiences those symptoms.

You couldn’t ask if anyone had an extra tampon or a pad, no one would have any

Your friends wouldn’t ask you if you needed a warm water bottle when you were cramping, they wouldn’t know that would help

You wouldn’t get that one life changing position your coworker taught you, because they wouldn’t need it

Your mother wouldn’t teach you about it from childhood, because she wouldn’t know how to or even if you needed it

You’re teachers wouldn’t wordlessly nod when you asked to go to the bathroom holding your backpack, because they would wonder why you needed your bag?

People wouldn’t sympathize with you if you had a red stain on your bottoms, they would wonder what the hell was going on?

None of these people are doing this on purpose to make you feel excluded, but it affects you nonetheless.

This is exactly how if feels to me, living in my own bubble not knowing anyone else with ADHD. My friends and family love me, but they don’t understand me. My peers and professors want the best for me, but I feel I have to explain myself.

And yet I just can’t bring myself to blame any of them either, who has time to do deep research on ADHD? Much of the information with a quick search is inaccurate anyway.

It’s endlessly frustrating, this is why I’m going into studying ADHD hopefully we can change the publics understanding of our disability.

[thinfatfit]

How I feel about having OCD

[cobra-bubbles]

my life with ADHD

[mardu-mama]

This is very true and a great post.

But low key makes me think about how people with adhd have been raised their whole lives to value a day based on what they accomplished vs what they experienced

[thatgirlwithadhd]

I think your point is excellent. But also consider:

That list might say things like “Paint a picture. Go birdwatching. Finish that great novel I started reading. Call my grandma. Learn to bake a cake. Visit my sister. Play piano.”

For me at least, the good/fun things are harder without meds too. I can have the best intentions, but following through is hard.

[lyjerria]

as you get older, you realize that you’re not always right and there’s so many things you could’ve handled better, so many situations where you could’ve been kinder and all you can really do is forgive yourself and let your mistakes make you a better person.

[mysharona1987]