It’s not that I can never catch small details or that I can never be organized. It’s that when I had to do those things for years to be successful in my work, it exhausted me in ways neurotypical people do not experience. Exhausted to the point of burnout so severe I thought I would never heal and started thinking not being alive would be easier. My people pleasing tendencies, desire to succeed at work, prove myself and to fit in, was a mask for my adhd (and other neurodivergencies). Now that I allow myself to unmask and honor my needs to rest, I recognize how hard I was trying every second. It’s simply not sustainable. I don’t think anyone should have to live with that much pressure on their shoulders for the sake of “success”


















