#actually adhd
Guys, please tell me you guys know what the fuck I mean cause twitter didn’t relate to this much.
It was genuinely such a weird time in my life and I’ve not seen many/ anyone else talk about something similar.
(source:my twitter)
(source:me on twitter)
If anyone is wondering why I’m posting screenshots from my tweets rather than just posting here:
The character limit on twitter is easier on my spoons and the external limit aids my executive functions.
On Tumblr, I can write as much as I want, but the sheer freedom is suffocating. I want things to be PERFECT but perfection is impossible.
I imagine all ADHDers should know this feeling.. when you’re trying to explain something and you kinda go over board cause you want you make sure the other person understand?
Like when you’re apologizing over and over to make sure the person knows that you’re sorry?
So yea, the external character limit forces me to be succinct.
(source:me)
Neurodivergent mood ™:
Practising facial expressions in a mirror
@hyperfixii ‘s ADHD questionnaire
I’m a final year Psychology student with ADHD, doing a project on ADHD, hyperfocus and creativity. I’m looking to study the experience of hyperfocus and how it might relate to creativity, so if you tend to hyperfocus, please consider taking my questionnaire!
The questionnaire should take no longer than 30 minutes at the absolute most, and it’s completely anonymous. You can take it whether you have an official diagnosis of ADHD or not. The only requirement to take part is that you’re an adult! You’d really be helping me out by taking part, and hopefully my research will be able to contribute to scientific understanding of ADHD.
I’m happy to answer questions if anyone has any! (Tumblr: @hyperfixii)
Do you think that they should allow adults to be diagnosed with ADHD? I’m not sure how it is everywhere but I’ve known people who tried to get diagnosed after they were 15 and weren’t able to because they were “too old” @noodlecat29
Sent 12th November~
Absolutely!
A lot of people have unfortunately been turned away because they’re “too old” for a diagnosis, but ADHD isn’t something that goes away with age. We don’t grow out of it, and we need just as much help in adulthood to cope with work as we need in childhood to cope with school.
I need constant stimulus or the reality of life will crush me like a twink
Productivity is anything but linear with adhd, and boy is it hard to accept that not all our days will look the same after having a good, productive day
Being an ADHDer really makes my catch phrase be “time is fake and I remember nothing”. Anyone else feels like they have lost time?
A question to ponder:
Do you believe that empathy is a trait that is learned/taught?
Or do you believe that one develops it naturally as we grow (so long as that process is not disrupted by neurodevelopmental, phycological, or other external factors?)
Similarly, do you think it’s possible to teach yourself to better understand, or maybe even better experience empathy, if said issues were to occur?
Comment or reblog with your thoughts!
It’s a bittersweet concept, seeing characters in fiction tackle the symptoms of mental illness/neurodiversities with such tact, when we don’t often witness this in reality.
I’ll read a story with a well-rounded character, who is written with an accurate portrayal of Autism, by an Autistic author. And it’s kind of… heartwarming? To see the others in said story react with understanding, to things such as sensory overload, or meltdowns, or to finally see someone be so encouraged to speak on a special interest. All the while, they never infantilize this individual, nor do they mock him. They don’t make him out to be weak, unintelligent, or less than. He has many other aspects to his personality. He is smart, witty, caring, and independent.⁽¹⁾
Because he is a person. He is an adult. He just so happens to have Autism and ADHD.
I’m in the same boat, and despite those moments being fiction, reading them makes me feel justified in existing as me.
Maybe it’s some deep-rooted, internalised ableism I still have towards myself. But whenever I experience those negative symptoms, all I receive from my family is ridicule and taunts. I don’t feel like a valid person struggling with my own conditions. I feel like I need to get over myself. (/nav)
It makes me wonder, how many others are in the same boat?
We shouldn’t guilt people over things they can’t change. It will only make things worse. Besides, it’s not that hard to be supportive. Or, at the very least, not to be a dick.
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(⁽¹⁾Note:You don’t have to be “independent” to be a rational person, or an adult, or anything. I was only describing this character. There is nothing wrong with needing help, or having a disability that does not allow you to care for yourself.)
I’ve reached level 25 (officially referring to birthdays as levels from now on )
I know that when i was 20, I was a totally different person; I mean I was in the closet ️ and married to a man. So…big changes happened in my life in just 5 years I finally came out as a lesbian and left my husband, told my loved ones about my ADHD and PTSD and am now the most authentic me I can be.
I’m excited and nervous to meet the level 30 version of myself
How have you changed in the last 5 years? What shit about yourself are you currently working on? (I’m working on my executive functioning skills)
