#adhd and creativity

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You've probably heard ADHDers are creative!-But maybe you don't feel creative...

Future ADHD

[abcsofadhd]

Creating in isolation

Feeling alone was one of my biggest difficulties when I was younger. Nowadays I don’t feel alone anymore however, a lot of the issues have still stuck with me. Especially how I approach a task.

(Just rambling about my issues)

When you are writing, drawing or creating anything, you tend to do it by yourself. This is especially true for ADHDers, cause you have difficulty concentrating in the first place. You need some peace and quiet.

However, to create you need to get ideas for it. To do this, you consume a lot of media. Artists follow other artists. Writers read a lot. Nothing comes from isolation. All ideas are pieced together from everything you experience.

When I start creating, it always ends up being in isolation. And when I run out of ideas, I eventually stop and quit. 

As I learnt more and more about ADHD, I eventually stopped reading other people’s writing. Eventually what I wrote about was what came to me. Now I’ve written nearly everything I’ve ever felt about ADHD. So my mind has halted.

I always struggle with the social side of things. In college, I was the chairperson of a student society, and despite hosting regular events and meeting nearly everyday, I realized I’d never actually hung out with my committee. 

I focus so much on the problem solving aspect of things that I end up neglecting the social. Is it any wonder I end up becoming so encyclopedic and coming off so cold. This has to be the oddest way ADHD affects the way I think.

Writing about mental health is as social as its about information. It cannot be done in isolation. Creating cannot be done in isolation.

I have to keep reminding myself of that.

[abcsofadhd]

ADHD and Creativity

Just watched a youtuber with ADHD talk about how his self worth is dictated by his artistic output, ie, what he creates and I realized it is completely true for me too. The longer I go without making something.. without creating something.. the worse I feel. It’s like I slowly lose my tether to reality. The longer I go without MAKING something, the more depressed I get. 

It’s an interest thought.

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How ADHD Shapes My Creative Process (and Sometimes Wrecks It)

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[ISBW] Embracing ADHD and Crafting Timelines with Mary Pascual

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