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Having ADHD is that your brain either feels like
Or
And it can switch in a matter of seconds.
bold of you to assume im not
THATS IT THATS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE
birdy.., !’
Yep that's what it's like
Did you know that coyotes actually run twice as fast as road runners?
How is everything so vulgar and over sexualised but completely sexless and devoid of magnetism and desire….. neutered ass planet
Fandom ppl liking and reblogging this post makes if funnier LMFAOOO u guys are like 28% of the problem
Everyone is Beautiful and No One is Horny
i love freaks who dress weird and cut and dye their hair weird and wear weird makeup and go out in public like that i love u
everyone just shut up just shut the fuck up
look at him.
oh u know
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I’m making you all remember this blog exists.
fuck it, community characters as john mulaney quotes
jeff:
annie:
abed:
troy:
britta:
shirley:
pierce:
frankie:
the dean:
*even though gay doesn't even BEGIN to explain it
no bc i'm fucking exhausted by how adhd is percieved. I'm literally disabled, and yet such a large percentage of the general population refuses to acknowledge adhd as a genuine disability. If i say "I have ADHD", many people will think i'm saying that i can't focus sometimes, and i get restless and excited, that i can't help but bounce my leg.
And like, yeah, that's stuff some ADHD-ers DO experience, but it's only scratching the surface of the differences between an ADHD brain and a neurotypical brain. That's another thing- adhd isn't just a list of symptoms, NO neurodivergence is. It's a completely different brain structure and worldview, a worldview that, yes, makes me more creative and passionate but makes other areas of my life so much harder.
Going off of that, no ADHD-er is the same. You can't expect the same things from ADHD people. We don't all fit in a box, it's a spectrum. And there are two different types, innatentive and hyperactive- no one fucking talks ab innatentive! AFAB ppl are more likely to be innatentive (not hyper, more spacing out + daydreaming) and if you aren't hyper and your grades are alright no one notices untill suddenly BAM things get too hard and you haven't developed literally any skills to cope.
also, stop diagnosing yourself based on "put a finger down" tiktoks and annecdotes from your ADHD friends. A lot of the struggles faced by ADHD-ers are common among us, sure, but they are not diagnostic criteria and can be experienced by non-ADHDers. If you relate to a lot of ADHDer struggles then maybe look into some of the diagnostic criteria but dont self diagnose based on annecdote alone.
Another thing that I've been seeing lately- stop treating ADHD like diet autism. yeah, there are a handful of common experiences, and they are co-morbid (they tend to go hand in hand) but the notion that adhd is a "less" version of autism is so fucking hurtful. They are different disabilities with different symptoms and erases the idividuality of our experiences. Also, the whole "autism lite" concept implies that autism is "worse" than adhd and adhd is like. an easier disability to have, which hello, maybe dont compare disabilities like that.
Hyperfixations aren't fun and quirky. I ignore basic needs like food and water and sleep in favor of obsessing over random shit. I can't stop thinking ab the topic, and it feels like im gonna explose of i cant share the information with people. I bring up unrelated shit no one rlly cares about in convo and watch people struggle to make themselves listen or they cut me off, and that fuckin stings. oh yeah, rsd- the smallest things can feel like massive rejection and like everyone hates you and you can never get shit right.
I'm not saying oh, woe is me, the life of one with adhd is one of suffering. I love my brain sometimes, and i wouldn't trade my brain for anything. But adhd is never seen for what it is- the complexity, the diversity between us, the totality of the effect on our perspective- no one sees that, at least not a majority of people.
so please, raise awareness.
I'd add that the third type is the mixed inattentive-hyper one, where you zone out and lose focus, but also can't sit still etc. Except again, the symptoms of being hyper are frequently different and less noticeable in AFAB individuals. Whereas AMAB child will be oft very energetic, moving all the time and will disrupt the class activity, more often than not AFAB hyper or hyper-inattentive ADHDer, may be slightly twitching in their chair- readjusting a lot but with micro movements, moving their leg up and down under the desk, doodling, being a chatterbox etc etc. Most of these will either fly under the radar at school, or the ADHRer will be strictly socialised to try to survive school/working hours , and will likely erupt with more frantic energy after, at home. And thus classically described hyper cases, more often than not AMABs, will get sent for treatment, not because they're different or unwell, but because they're disruptive. Similarly inattentive, and hyper inattentive ADHDers - mostly AFABs will slip through the cracks till such time in their lives when living without help with managing ADHD becomes untenable, and they somehow cotton on ( they may have help im that or not ) and try to get treated. When you're being treated not based on what you need to make the reality better for you, but based on how disruptive you are, that's just NOT a great place to start. Because if you're not disruptive outwards, you are or will likely end up being disruptive inwards
That's why I do partially agree but also disagree with the self diagnosis thing according to OP. Yes 'raise your hand if you totally do that' vids, and ADHD memes are not enough even if they sound awfully close to home. But if they do , you are more than welcome to look stuff up, read books, read articles, read testimonials and more scientific articles. If you do and it feels like the ADHD duck of it, may indeed be you, you have every right to work on getting tested officially.
But alas it may be time and money consuming, to get there. Took me nearly 2 years in UK from my GP referral to diagnosis, took me almost 3 since I started suspecting that my quirky, never on time, always burning out towards the deadline that was easily doable if I worked sensibly, lazy personality is not in fact lazy and at fault, the ADHD brain wiring is. Yes, There are co-morbid conditions, but if you suspect you have ADHD, researched things, had a chat with your loved ones while showing them the ADHD research you've gathered , and you think you should get tested a) it is quite possible you do have ADHD b) if not you may have another neurodivergence and I would not gate keep you from ADHD spaces.
Yes till I got my stamp of approval in form of the diagnosis I mostly lurked silently in those spaces myself, but I will not gate keep you.
But also if you reply to my 5th ADHD meme today, with a 'haha, maybe I have ADHD', I will say that a lot of these are common reactions , or are things not reserved for ADHDers only, but if you do identify strongly with a lot of these symptoms, then by all means do your research. If you identify more then, work towards being tested.
Long story short this is an amazing post by the OP, I just needed to throw in my mixed type bit (spoilers: I'm mixed type ), and that a lot of the time self diagnosing is necessary if no help was offered otherwise. For me it was first memes, then a casual chat with a friend who got diagnosed and as I was noncommitally listening as they talked, at some point I just started ticking off commonalities with how my brain works in my head, and there was a lot of these. A lot a lot. Then there was research. Then there were well meaning friends doing the 'well but you seem normal. You are not as ADHD as that person ' and me having to explain to them and myself, that I've been socialised and socialised myself to mask well enough to pass, for quirky but functional , but how much of my energy goes towards keeping that front up , and how exhausting that is. And how my brain really works, when I'm not pretending (badly I know now ) to be neurotypical. Then there was sharing data and research and my friends seeing what I was seeing. And my friend with a smallie ADHDer being all 'HOW DID I NOT KNOW, you literally are a textbook case and I've read all the textbooks!' How indeed. But then I was subconsciously masking, and hindsight's 20/20.
Then it was me going to GP and demanding a referral (aka that time I word-vomited over my doctor and interrupted her 3 times , to get my bit out. When to do that if not asking for ADHD assesment referral ey, kids? ). Then there was 6 months, initial assessment , doctor being sure I'm it , but formal assesment would need to be done by different body, so off to the waiting list for you etc etc (which understandable ). Then there was me ringing both body A (initial assessment ppl) and body B (full formal assesment ppl ), because my letter with info about being added to their waiting list didn't arrive in the longest time frame it should have ( yes I had reminders to do the ringing at intervals. Yes I'd be dead without Google calendar ). They sorted it out due to me badgering them. If I waited politely who knows how long it would have taken. Then I got my letter, late autumn 2019 that the wait will be a year,a year and a half. Then Covid hit. Working from home, not optimal for the concentration deficient I must tell you.Then luckily it took under a year. I had a lengthy call with a psychiatric nurse as part 1, and a follow up with the doctor, who interrogated me for 90 minutes and then was all like 'Yup, you won. You're it. You're actually classic,top marks in all categories.' I got my diagnosis over email 40 something pages (with interview summaries hence the lenght ) meds suggestions, documents for work etc , also after chasing to get it.Then bodies who were to manage my meds were throwing me me around between each other like a hot potato and my GP took over to prescribe my meds , but very cautiously, and I think the meds gave me a lot of headaches initially, but she's not confident enough to try other suggested ones, because she's only a GP and should not be doing that. Official ADHD facility who should be managing my meds and prescribing other ones if need be, recently finally accepted me ...on the waitlist, to be their patient. I got a letter and everything. Not a time frame, just a letter.
Sorry, my summary wasn't short at all , but the thing of it is: if I had not badgered everyone along the way I'd be nowhere fast. If it wasn't for self diagnosis and being at the end of my rope enough , I'd never had got the diagnosis at all.
If it feels like you might have it. Research, but also try to get tested. If you tell me you do have it before being diagnosed, I'll believe you though, because I remember that limbo of knowing - but not knowing, all too well.
I have also btw barely eaten today, because I'm hyperfocusing on 'Shadow and bone' memes today,and am religiously refreshing my feed without ability to get up other than to go to the loo, or do anything constructive. I probably need some water too.
Whatever you call it- a disability, the condition,or just you know- completely different brain wiring,one that in this day and age especially, does itself in a lot.
It is a thing. It is hard. Don't take a piss.
All the best OP, sorry for the seemingly neverending ranting here. I did not mean to hijack JUST NEEDED TO ADD THINGS. Please feel to ignore. Hugs.
ty so much for sharing your experience!! I, admittedly, knew barely anyyhting about combined type, and i've learned so much from your story and thoughts. I hadn't considered some of what you said about self dx, and i appreciate you sharing :)
UPDATES ON THE JOSH FIGHT!
According to Fawcette, the main streamer of the event, the amount of Joshes who turned up is about 75-100 Joshes. Any streams are really laggy, but for those who couldn’t tune in here are some pics:
These were taken from a laggy stream, but as you can see the turnout is massive. The crowd is estimated to be at least 200 people.
The latest winner from the series of Josh fights is “Tiny Josh”, a four year old child who was inducted into the battle. As of right now, the bearer for the title of “The One True Josh” is the original Josh Swain.
Updates will continue if the stream stops lagging.
UPDATE:
Apparently there is someone here known as “Big Josh.” Big Josh is getting ready to battle the remaining Joshes. Let’s pray for these poor souls.
UPDATE:
CROWD NUMBERS WAY EXCEED PREVIOUS ESTIMATES. THE TOTAL TURNOUT AS OF RIGHT NOW IS SPECULATED TO BE CLOSE TO A THOUSAND PEOPLE.
“Special Joshes” now include:
Knight Josh
Dog Josh
Lil Josh
Gillie Suit Josh
Rambo Josh
Ninja Josh
People are lining up to meet the Josh known as “The One True Josh”. He is the original Josh Swain and has gathered a cult following like some sort of modern day Jesus.
While Josh Swain has been dubbed the One True Josh by his followers, the official One True Josh has been declared.
THE WINNER OF JOSH FIGHT IS....
LITTLE JOSH.
Little Josh has received 6000 as a prize to donate to a children’s hospital in Nebraska. He truly is the One True Josh.
UPDATE:
There is now a sub category of Josh fight devoted to those who brought a pool noodle but are not named Josh. These people are allowed to compete in a series of battles that will crown the “Honorary Josh.”
@fairyofsomething I'm so sorry to tell you but this is/was today. Also
shipment officers, gently nudging Ever Given with their 8 tugboats: Ever Given move out of the way please so you don’t block the entire global trade
Ever Given, her lamplights enormous: you SHOVE ever given? you shove her hull like the big boulder? oh! oh! no commerce for human! no commerce for human for One Thousand Years!!!
please for the love of everything: do not stop this trend i haven’t laughed this hard since the my immortal one
PG: Psycho Goreman (2021) dir. Steven Kostanski
the audio really adds something
“That is — your friend?" "Philtatos," Achilles replied, sharply. Most beloved.”
― Madeline Miller, The Song of Achilles
- cut scene from an untitled opera, James T. Washburn
Another revised/cut scene from my libretto - Comment if you’d like to be tagged when I post excerpts.
idk exactly how to word this but im watching and listening to montero (lil nas x’s new song) over and over and thinking abt many queer people’s relationship to the concept of sin, how that is something so special and sacred
no bc i'm fucking exhausted by how adhd is percieved. I'm literally disabled, and yet such a large percentage of the general population refuses to acknowledge adhd as a genuine disability. If i say "I have ADHD", many people will think i'm saying that i can't focus sometimes, and i get restless and excited, that i can't help but bounce my leg.
And like, yeah, that's stuff some ADHD-ers DO experience, but it's only scratching the surface of the differences between an ADHD brain and a neurotypical brain. That's another thing- adhd isn't just a list of symptoms, NO neurodivergence is. It's a completely different brain structure and worldview, a worldview that, yes, makes me more creative and passionate but makes other areas of my life so much harder.
Going off of that, no ADHD-er is the same. You can't expect the same things from ADHD people. We don't all fit in a box, it's a spectrum. And there are two different types, innatentive and hyperactive- no one fucking talks ab innatentive! AFAB ppl are more likely to be innatentive (not hyper, more spacing out + daydreaming) and if you aren't hyper and your grades are alright no one notices untill suddenly BAM things get too hard and you haven't developed literally any skills to cope.
also, stop diagnosing yourself based on "put a finger down" tiktoks and annecdotes from your ADHD friends. A lot of the struggles faced by ADHD-ers are common among us, sure, but they are not diagnostic criteria and can be experienced by non-ADHDers. If you relate to a lot of ADHDer struggles then maybe look into some of the diagnostic criteria but dont self diagnose based on annecdote alone.
Another thing that I've been seeing lately- stop treating ADHD like diet autism. yeah, there are a handful of common experiences, and they are co-morbid (they tend to go hand in hand) but the notion that adhd is a "less" version of autism is so fucking hurtful. They are different disabilities with different symptoms and erases the idividuality of our experiences. Also, the whole "autism lite" concept implies that autism is "worse" than adhd and adhd is like. an easier disability to have, which hello, maybe dont compare disabilities like that.
Hyperfixations aren't fun and quirky. I ignore basic needs like food and water and sleep in favor of obsessing over random shit. I can't stop thinking ab the topic, and it feels like im gonna explose of i cant share the information with people. I bring up unrelated shit no one rlly cares about in convo and watch people struggle to make themselves listen or they cut me off, and that fuckin stings. oh yeah, rsd- the smallest things can feel like massive rejection and like everyone hates you and you can never get shit right.
I'm not saying oh, woe is me, the life of one with adhd is one of suffering. I love my brain sometimes, and i wouldn't trade my brain for anything. But adhd is never seen for what it is- the complexity, the diversity between us, the totality of the effect on our perspective- no one sees that, at least not a majority of people.
so please, raise awareness.
You look like a white Lin Manuel Miranda.
Turn off anon I just want to burn you to a crisp with hell fire
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