adhdopal

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yeah adhd can be a pain in the ass but can neurotypicals do THIS? *focuses so hard on listening to someone that i end up focusing on focusing and end up not listening bc im too busy focusing*

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Me: I’m gonna read this story without skimming

My adhd ass seeing long paragraphs:

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adhd things

-plugging in headphones and opening spotify to play some music but a text comes through while it’s loading so you answer it and next thing you know you’ve been sitting in silence for an hour

-reading a book and realizing you have no idea what happened for the last chapter and a half so you try to reread it but you end up focusing so much on focusing that you still have no idea what’s going on

-spending 3+ hours researching adhd and other possible mental health issues when you should be sleeping or studying

-“my friend will be here in 10 min, that’s enough to clean and…” and then they’re suddenly at your door

-little to no actual conception of time passage

-starting projects with the full intention of completion until you reach the boring part

-pacing when you’re anxious, nervous, excited, bored, sad, happy, etc.

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Does anyone else with ADHD have to vocalize their thoughts in order to keep them from slipping out of your reach? I feel ridiculous for doing this but especially when I’m inspired or especially distracted speaking my train of thought out loud helps me stay on track and make sense of the swirling typhoon of ideas in my brain.

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adhd culture is plugging in your headphones ready to bOp and then two hours later realising you haven’t actually pressed play

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that adhd feel when

you want to watch something and you can't decide whether to:

rewatch something you previously hyperfixated on that you know will give you that seratonin boost

watch something new and risk a new hyperfixation and possibly more of a seratonin boost

finish watching something you've already started but have yet to finish because the hyperfixation slowly faded

get caught up on series you've fallen behind on because you forgot about them

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adhd.  i was going to add the other half of this but this was so on brand as is

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Adhd YEEE

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What it's like getting sensory overload

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Does anyone else do that thing while reading where your eyes are like 3 lines ahead of where your brain is?