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[vivienvalentino]

HAIR 1979 | Miloš Forman 

[relatablepoetryandquotes]

“I know—better than anyone—that once someone’s made up their mind to leave you, there’s nothing you can do to make them stay.” - Terra Elan McVoy, Being Friends with Boys

[relatablepoetryandquotes]

“May you not rest as long as I am living. You said I killed you — haunt me then.” - Emily Brontë, Wuthering Heights

[relatablepoetryandquotes]

“Let me tell you this: if you meet a loner, no matter what they tell you, it’s not because they enjoy solitude. It’s because they have tried to blend into the world before, and people continue to disappoint them.” - Jodi Picoult, My Sister’s Keeper

[quotemadness]

If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day so I never have to live without you.

A.A. Milne (via quotemadness)

[skellydun]

rip santa.

[adrenaline]

That ‘70s Show (TV Series 1998–2006)

[angel-vein-blog]

my only emotions are overwhelming, obsessive love, uncontrollable rage, unbearable pain or complete emptiness

[worldbuildingjune]

World Building June prompts 2016 Master Post

Introduction

Geography

People & Races

Cultures

History

Civilization & Architecture

Economy

Hierarchy, Power, & Governance

Religion & Cosmology

Language

Fauna

Flora

Food

Technology

Magic

Fashion

Arms

Armor

War

Fun

Work

The Sky

The Frontier

The Backpack

Art

Transportation

Major Figures & Important Players

Communication

Weather

Disasters

[deactivated-blog]

Reblog if you have ADHD/ADD and…

• You can’t do simple math problems, even though you are thinking of the answer in your head. Ex: I always can’t remember 7 • 3 or 4(It equals 21 & 28)

• You go to the search bar, but can’t remember what you were going to search Ex: I can’t think of an example, but you should know what I mean.

• You are going to go get something, but can’t remember what. Ex: When I was a little kid, I would go get some new thing I had to show my grandpa, and stand in my room for 5 minutes remembering what I was going to show him.

• You can’t focus on someone’s eyes because everything around you is too distracting/noisy. Ex: I try to make eye contact with my girlfriend, but get distracted by all the things.

• You’re having a conversation, and keep changing the subject, then go back to your first subject 5 subjects later. Ex: I try to explain Pokémon or some other game to someone, and get off topic talking about how complicated the battle system is.

• You read a book and 5 pages later have no clue what you’re reading, then go back to the earlier pages, and find new information. Ex: Every time I read a book again, the story seems new to me.

• You’re reminded of useless trivia by everything. Ex: Someone: Ooh look at that NES Me: did you know that the Sega Genesis competed with the NES for two years before the SNES came out?

• You get distracted by every, little, unimportant detail, but never what you actually need to pay attention to. Ex: There’s a tear right there, and there’s a different shade of green over there.

Some of these things may be normal, and I just don’t ask others about it.

[userboxer]

[token-white-friend]

to my girls who have trouble in school

it might not surprise you to know that how mental illness is diagnosed is sexist.

most baselines for mental illnesses and the symptom criteria for diagnosis are based on studies of Caucasian males. this includes developmental disorders, like ADHD.

whether it’s a result of gender norms or of biology, girls with ADHD (all 3 types, including what was formerly called “ADD”) typically present symptoms differently than boys. for example: whereas boys might jump out of their seat and be very disruptive in class, girls might display hyperactivity through more subtle means, such as fidgeting and, especially, excessive or loud talking. once they get older, boys start having trouble completing assignments on time because, for example, at midnight on the night before it’s due, they’ll abandon a project to go to something else. girls, however, typically will not abandon projects - instead, they might just have a lot of trouble finishing them, or have a brand new idea for how to do the project at midnight, scrap everything and start all over. but they get it done - making it harder for teachers to notice they’re struggling.

because they’re often better at completing schoolwork and behaving in class than boys, the symptoms of ADHD often don’t catch up to girls until high school, college or early adulthood - when, suddenly, they cannot finish projects the night before and need to plan in advance/time manage - and they realize that they can’t.

i’m speaking here as a mental health worker and someone who has ADHD myself - if you’re a girl in high school or college who’s been struggling a lot, and that description rang true, consider a visit to a psychiatrist. you may have ADHD, and talk/medication therapies can actually change your life.

[bestial-eyes]

PSA about ADHD

✦ADHD is not a personality quirk

- some things that tag along with ADHD are:

        ~sensory processing disorder

        ~executive dysfunction

        ~poor fine motor skills

        ~sensory overloads (that lead to meltdowns)

        ~sensory seeking (self stimming)

        ~hyperfixations

        ~moderate to severe memory problems

        ~Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria- is an extreme emotional sensitivity and emotional pain triggered by the perception that one is being rejected, teased, or criticized. The emotional response is complete with suicidal ideation and people suffering from RSD often get misdiagnosed with serious personality disorders. RSD is only seen in people with ADHD and the emotional sensitivity/reaction is much more severe than that of a neurotypical person.

✦Some other “fun” ADHD things! 

          ~inability to regulate emotions

          ~no concept of time

          ~noticeable public stimming (resulting in stares from neurotypicals) 

          ~no impulse control

          ~insomnia

          ~listen but cannot absorb what is being said 

          ~no volume control 

          ~increased inability to focus when emotional

          ~difficulty stopping a task and transitioning to the next 

          ~social anxiety

          ~higher levels on generalized anxiety

          ~extremely forgetful 

          ~”all or nothing” mentality  

@ neurotypicals- some things to be aware of: 

- you cannot hyperfixate. only people who are neurodivergent can hyperfixate. please don’t use that word when describing your latest obsession :-)

- please don’t stare at neurodivergent people who are stimming in public

- be respectful of those who actually need fidget toys so they can subtly stim in public 

- if we forget something you tell us it is not because we don’t care, we just have a million other thoughts racing through our mind and no way to filter through them. 

- please be gentle with us. no don’t tip toe around us and treat us like we aren’t human, but be aware that even offhand comments can trigger RSD. no we aren’t being too sensitive, our brains are wired differently than yours. 

[starsappho]

ADHD culture is never watching any of the tv shows you wanna watch because you can’t focus enough to sit down and pay attention or, alternatively, hyper-fixating on a new show and spending hours upon hours binge watching and ignoring the world around you.

[califournicated]

I’m the kind of girlfriend that would do almost anything for you so you didn’t have to lift a finger. Broke and craving a big mac at 3 am? Call me. Too tired to do your homework? I’ll do it for you. Can’t sleep? I’ll stay up all night with you. Don’t have enough money to do something that you want? My money is your money.

All I ask is you give me every part of you, and I’ll do the best I can to make you happy.

[poems-and-word]

[books-n-quotes]

I myself am made entirely of flaws, stitched together with good intentions.

Augusten Burroughs, Magical Thinking: True Stories (via books-n-quotes)