so apparently I have adhd?

stashing away info for my uninformed newly initiated 30-something self 🙃

[dykeselfcest]

it is unfortunate that there's no reason for most people to remember high school chemistry because the best analogy I have found for "the amount of energy that it takes me to initiate a task, which can be higher than the amount of energy it takes to actually complete the task" is "activation energy" and it's not precisely perfect but

yeah. and you can even include "thing that reduces the barrier to doing the task" as a catalyst/enzyme

anyway. unfortunately this does not actually clarify anything for the average person. but #ToMe it works

[cosmonautroger]

Bill Waterson

[mothmansboywife]

The only adhd tips that work:

1. Never tell anyone what you're planning to do until you do it (you will get a premature dopamine hit and sense of accomplishment from telling them and lose motivation to actually do it)

2. Never sit down (never sit down)

[enki2]

[bramble-berries]

when I went for my adhd assessment one of the questions was something along the lines of, do you struggle with waiting periods? and I was like, no. I’m an expert at waiting actually, I am so good at it. I carry 1-2 books, my Switch, a crossword puzzle and/or sudoku book, and an assortment of small tactile toys like a spinning top, a Rubik’s cube, a small puzzle slider, etc. at all times in my big bag. I am so good at waiting. No struggles there.

[jukeboxemcsa]

Oof. Yeah, definitely feel this one. "Do you frequently forget where items like your keys or paperwork are placed?" No, because I always put them in the exact same spot every single time I set them down so I know they're in that spot. I'm so good at keeping to a routine that prevents me from losing things. No struggles there.

[smokeydabear420422]

[dykeselfcest]

it is unfortunate that there's no reason for most people to remember high school chemistry because the best analogy I have found for "the amount of energy that it takes me to initiate a task, which can be higher than the amount of energy it takes to actually complete the task" is "activation energy" and it's not precisely perfect but

yeah. and you can even include "thing that reduces the barrier to doing the task" as a catalyst/enzyme

anyway. unfortunately this does not actually clarify anything for the average person. but #ToMe it works

[foone]

The thing neurotypicals tend not to understand about the ADHD brain is that it really only has two gears

I turn to the chalkboard and carefully write out

WORKIN' HARD

HARDLY WORKIN'

[kaminarider]

Much like a cars transmission getting stuck between gears the adhd brain can also access a secret mode called HORKLY WARDIN' that feels bad

[grebity-greb]

also when you find yourself HARDLY WORKIN’, every second feels like an affront to the almighty creator and as such, your divine punishment is a limbo of excruciating boredom which makes you wish to dissolve

[64mpg]

guy who has a mental health condition that comes and goes: i’m cured this time actually i can feel it

[64mpg]

same guy when they start having symptoms again: what the fuck is happening and why

[theshitpostcalligrapher]

req'd by @yak-leather-whips

..... okay so you see this is a lesson I SHOULD learn. i do not.

text: Just because it fits on the calendar doesn't mean you have time for it

[chokemeyogi-deactivated20251001]

reassurance kink bc my brain makes me feel unlovable

[theartistocraticelite-deactivat]

[xovera-toz]

I'm going to start calling manageable tasks defeatable tasks instead because the energy I'm about to tackle them with is deserving of the expressions of an epic battle

[jkl-fff]

[shamebats]

Well this sure hit me like a ton of bricks

[no-longer-another-bondi-blonde]

[tinybesitos]

i think what I find hard to get people to understand is that my adhd isn't a fun cool core part of my personality that makes me quirky and special. it just makes all aspects of my life That I Need To Do feel like a fucking annoying fishing mini game from something, but instead of catching magical trout by wildly mashing buttons im trying to catch Did The Dishes or Can Handle Work Today or Remembered Absolutely Critical Task That I'm Fucked If I Forget. and you don't even enjoy the fishing mini game. but you can't opt out. it's not fun and it can be debilitating but by jove you better learn how to handle the fishing game forever

[internetgreatesthits]