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dillydallydarlingz-deactivated2

when u spend hours researching ur mental disorder bc ur mental disorder made u hyperfocus on ur mental disorder

yayydhd

This is why this blog exists

#adhd #I'm gonna pin this lmao

thememedaddy

corantus

locked the fuck in get my money up

skoomabong

thememedaddy

bannock-and-biopolitics-deactiv

A lot of adulthood is shouting “AUGH MY LAUNDRY” hours after you put it in the washer/dryer and running to go fetch it

curlicuecal

oh shit my laundry

mishafletcher

reblog to save someone’s laundry

lizardho

I remember one time I was doing an ADHD evaluation with a kid who had asked to go to the bathroom like 3 times during the 30-ish minute part of the interview where we asked his mom questions, so I knew that was his go-to excuse when bored. We get started on the WISC-V after the interview and within 30 seconds of vocab starting he asks if he can go to the bathroom, and I say:

“No.”

And this kid rolls his eyes because DUH and he says “Why not?” all cranky-styles, so I said

“Because you don’t need to go to the bathroom, you’re bored and you need to move. If you need to move, tell me and I’ll let you know if we’re at a part of the test where we can pause. Like, for example, we can pause right now if you wanna race me around the building.”

And this kids face fucken LIT up. We did three laps around the outside of the building and came back in and he finished like 3 subtests and asked if he could move so we got up and tried to see how high we could jump for 3 minutes and the finished the rest of the assessment with one bathroom break. And that was all it took tbh, this kid was SO capable he just needed to move and hadn’t been allowed to do so before. I also like making people mad by pointing out that I know what they’re up to, then just giving them permission to do the thing they were sneakily trying to do in the first place. It’s like being affectionately annoying and it’s part of how I connect to others.

heyscaredycat

some pages from my 2024 zine 'neurodivergent pop-ups'

viejito-at-heart

everyone tells me that ADHD isn't an excuse for being lazy and that there are people with ADHD who have overcome their symptoms and are successful but every day I drag around an invisible dopplegänger of myself who is horrible and listless and always complains. and he is so heavy. I'm ambitious and I'm passionate but he isn't and the problem is that to get anywhere in life I have to grab him by the leg and pull him along the whole way, kicking and screaming, and sometimes it gets exhausting. sometimes he pulls me down with him. and it gets a bit difficult to explain to people why I'm lying down on the floor in pain when they can't see him.

rouxelf

This is genuinely one of the best descriptions of what it feels like to live with adhd.

I often think of it as if one half of my brain is a toddler who doesn’t want to do anything but play with whatever’s in front of them and doesn’t want to stop that to even eat or pee. I have to be very intentional about bribing or redirecting my Mental Toddler to do what we have to do, but it doesn’t always work. Sometimes they throw an absolute fit and refuse. And anyone who knows kids knows you have to take the time and work with them. You can drag them kicking and screaming, and yeah, sometimes you have to do that too. But very sparingly, because it’s miserable and traumatic for everyone involved.

But like op said, no one sees the toddler. They just see me sitting on the couch, staring at the wall or my phone.

dead-core

i just need to have more rules for myself. more rules and limits. surely that will help me

5altwaterfall

and punishments. more punishments. surely that will help

happyk44

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oxypill

uwillneverknowwho

Literally always take headphones with you. If you decide that you probably won't need them today, that's the devil talking. You will. You will

uwillneverknowwho

Literally always take headphones with you. If you decide that you probably won't need them today, that's the devil talking. You will. You will

enki2

ace-disgrace-on-the-case

There’s something so uniquely terrifying about memory issues. I feel like my self is slipping away from me.

ace-disgrace-on-the-case

Here’s the thing I feel like a lot of folks don’t get: I’m not trying to forget what you said. Honestly, I really tried not to. I can’t control what I do and don’t remember—forgetting things just happens. It’s annoying for you, I know, but for me it’s distressing as hell and when you make a big deal out of it rather than just reminding me you make me feel ashamed. I’ll remember that, at least.

It costs you nothing to be kind to people with memory problems. Please. It’s scary enough without people treating memory lapses as a personal failing.

ace-disgrace-on-the-case

Hey, reblog this version instead, please!

catchymemes

prof-grace-aspen

This is the best description I’ve heard for this method, I always thought it was bullshit because I never heard a description that actually explained how to do this other than “tap your head 20 times”.

I have anxiety-induced hissing, which sounds/feels different from sound-induced tinnitus (which I have also experience). Sound-based tinnitus actually sounds like you’re “hearing” something in your ears, whilst the hissing I have feels like it’s “inside my head”, if that makes sense. But this technique still helps!!

mieaouy

Here’s a visual I found because I couldn’t understand the instructions well

sushinfood

My ringing just went away for the first time in years. What is this blissful quiet.

roseverdict

wait wait i gotta try this, i don’t think i’ve had Actual Silence since i was like 5

roseverdict

HOW THE FUCK

alex51324

Reblogging to save a life, and also because, even if you don’t have tinnitus, this is totally worth trying if you like new sensory experiences.

moonblossom

Please do not try this you’ve had a decompressive craniectomy, widening of the foramen magnum, cervical laminectomy, or combination thereof. Learn from my stupid mistake.