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Self Care:Essential Oil and Have you...

Hey everyone! Thought I would share some of my own self care tips that I have put into my bullet journal. Share this to help others! <3 

Essential Oils:

Night Time:

Cinnamon Vanilla Blend

Lavender

Calm:

 Rose oils

Ocean themed oils

Awake: *** Anything Citrus

Lemon Myrtle 

Orange Oil 

Have you...

Had water recently?

Had a mental break? Do something for yourself!

Done anything creative recently?

Had any fresh air today?

Relaxed? Take a hot bath, or some time to spoil yourself!

Learned something today? Take 30 minutes to an hour to learn something!

Share this for people who can benefit! and if you cant think of anyone, you are probably someone who needs it! <3 Looking after your mental state is so important, do not forget about yourself! My ask box is always open! <3

xoxo

--Manicadhd

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When was the last time you caught a glimpse of yourself in a mirror and thought something along the lines of “I look nice today”? 

Has it been a while?

So long you can’t even remember?

Go! Go do it right now if you can.

Stare yourself down and confirm that you are wonderful, attractive, valid and important. 

Try to do that at least once a day. You deserve it.

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Girls with ADHD exist, are super cool, and most importantly deserve never ending patience and kindness.

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No one is instantly a perfect student. It’s well known that ‘’perfect’’ studying requires some practice. Fortunately, there is a bunch of information available on this topic on the internet. In this way everyone can become a professional student.

1. Choosing the right study spot

Create a study space

Desk organisation

Study music (x) (x) (x)

Remove distractions

Study space guide

2. Being well equipped 

Studyblr on a budget

Organizing systems

How to stationery smart

Save money on stationery

School supplies shopping

Study apps everyone needs to use

Things you need in high school

Things that are useful in college

DIY school supplies

3. Getting focused

How to concentrate

Useful apps for focus

How to focus when a thousand things happen at the same time

Tips on staying focused

Academic goals

Getting started

4. Improve your handwriting

Handwriting goals 

Improve your handwriting (1) (2) (3)

Fake calligraphy

How to calligraphy

Some banners

Some fonts to try out

5. Taking useful notes

Cornell notes

Outline notes

Alternative to flashcards

Taking notes in class

Or during a lecture

Mindmaps

Highlighting

Typing your notes

Flashcards

Feymann’s technique

Colour coding

Sticky notes

Annotating

Decorate your notes

2 notebook method

Taking notes efficiently

6. Creating an efficient study routine in your life

How to create a study habit

Public transport productivity

Prevent the curve of forgetting

Make the most of your day

Study snacks

Succeed at school

Effective studying

Improve memory

Last minute studying

10 best study habits

After school routine

7. Planning your studies

Scheduling studying masterpost

Promodoro method

Plan during your study breaks

Bullet journalling

Plan for multiple tests using a calendar

Use printables

Use your productivity wisely

Be more productive with a planner

7 ways to better organise your study time

8. Study strategies

Types of learners + strategies

Study skills for test taking 

Study strategies masterpost

SQ3R reading method

Tips for effectively studying

Finding your perfect study method

How to memorise

Studying in a group

Study from textbooks

Quizing yourself

Secrets of a straigt A - student

My other masterposts

Scheduling studying

Acing vocab lists

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I have 2 moods when writing.

Write 10 pages in one go, holy shit, my hands won’t stop moving, Imma get this fic done in like 2 hours WUT

I forgot how to English, oh god, write one sentence, watch 3 movies, write another sentence, the ideas are there but they just won’t come out how the frick do I end this, this Word Document has been open for over a week WELP

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adhd mood: i don’t want to sleep because im hyperfixated on something and sleeping is wasting time that i could have spent on my hyperfixation

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An Inattentive ADHD uni students guide to exam prep.

1. Organise yourself

Make lists, figure out what exams are happening when and how much study you need to do for each topic to cover the relevant material. Set reminders for studying, eating, grocery shopping, cooking, taking your meds. Keep to a schedule it’ll reduce the panic.

2. Sleep!

I cannot stress this enough, so I’m going to put it in capitals GET ENOUGH SLEEP! Sleep schedules people, start rearranging your schedule so you can be functional at 8am. However, if you have insomnia, look into getting your exams rearranged so it’s within your awake hours. Generally this can be accomplished by going to a counsellor or psychologist and contacting the school.

3. Actually study

Making lists and organising yourself is one thing but, knowing that our brains are going to want to screw with that is something to plan for. I use a reward system. I’ll arrange for a friend to come over and study with me and I’ll set myself a study goal to achieve before they get to mine. Sometimes I will have to do a lot of reading so I get myself some candy and will have a gummy bear once I finish a chapter. 

4. Remember that your life is not study

As much as study is important. Remember that you’re a human and you’re likely not going to gain anything by not bathing or eating properly or ignoring your partner. Try and take an hour out everyday to let yourself off the hook and do something fun and relaxing. 

5. Exercise.

Yah, I know… It’s the last thing I want to do but, seriously, try and do a bit every now and then. Stretching out after an hours worth of study will suffice for awhile…

6. Don’t caffeinate too much 

Caffeine actually does nothing for an ADHD brain. If you want to focus try and up the protein in your diet. It’s our secret focus food. If you want a dopamine rush i.e. get happy, have some carbs.

7. Don’t let panic put you in auto mode 

Auto mode, or as I call it procrastination/avoidance/failure mode is the worst. Panicking about exams is totally normal. It’s nerve wracking, don’t let it put you in a position to fail. You got this!

8. Make alternate exam arrangements   

My uni makes us do our exams in a massive sports hall with hundreds of other people. Which is HELL for someone with Inattentive ADHD. I have alternate arrangements now which puts me in a smaller room with one or two other people tops. It makes an amazing difference!

9. Do practice exams 

In order to not panic/procrastinate knowing what you’re getting into is key. Try and do a couple of practice exams with a friend or something and get them to mark it for you. It’ll calm your brain, trust me. 

10. Make appointments

Go and talk to your professors. Ask pointed questions about the exam. Try and have a practice exam completed before you go and see them and ask them to have a look over it. If you’ve done your study you should have a ton of questions and it’ll just help you to chill out closer to the exams. 

YOU CAN DO IT!

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No one is instantly a perfect student. It’s well known that ‘’perfect’’ studying requires some practice. Fortunately, there is a bunch of information available on this topic on the internet. In this way everyone can become a professional student.

1. Choosing the right study spot

Create a study space

Desk organisation

Study music (x) (x) (x)

Remove distractions

Study space guide

2. Being well equipped 

Studyblr on a budget

Organizing systems

How to stationery smart

Save money on stationery

School supplies shopping

Study apps everyone needs to use

Things you need in high school

Things that are useful in college

DIY school supplies

3. Getting focused

How to concentrate

Useful apps for focus

How to focus when a thousand things happen at the same time

Tips on staying focused

Academic goals

Getting started

4. Improve your handwriting

Handwriting goals 

Improve your handwriting (1) (2) (3)

Fake calligraphy

How to calligraphy

Some banners

Some fonts to try out

5. Taking useful notes

Cornell notes

Outline notes

Alternative to flashcards

Taking notes in class

Or during a lecture

Mindmaps

Highlighting

Typing your notes

Flashcards

Feymann’s technique

Colour coding

Sticky notes

Annotating

Decorate your notes

2 notebook method

Taking notes efficiently

6. Creating an efficient study routine in your life

How to create a study habit

Public transport productivity

Prevent the curve of forgetting

Make the most of your day

Study snacks

Succeed at school

Effective studying

Improve memory

Last minute studying

10 best study habits

After school routine

7. Planning your studies

Scheduling studying masterpost

Promodoro method

Plan during your study breaks

Bullet journalling

Plan for multiple tests using a calendar

Use printables

Use your productivity wisely

Be more productive with a planner

7 ways to better organise your study time

8. Study strategies

Types of learners + strategies

Study skills for test taking 

Study strategies masterpost

SQ3R reading method

Tips for effectively studying

Finding your perfect study method

How to memorise

Studying in a group

Study from textbooks

Quizing yourself

Secrets of a straigt A - student

My other masterposts

Scheduling studying

Acing vocab lists

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Coping with RSD

For the anon coping with bad RSD spirals - my counselor introduced me to a great form of cognitive behavioural therapy that, over time, can help train your brain to stop falling into that pattern of “Bad thing happens > I am terrible it is my fault I am the worst I hate myself”. It’s called a dysfunctional thought log. Basically, after one of those spirals has happened, you use this to analyze it and why it happened and to help train yourself not to get stuck that way in the future.

1 - The situation

Write down the situation that made you feel that way.

2 - Emotions

Write down how the situation made you feel, and how strongly (scale of 1-100).

3 - Automatic thoughts

Write down the negative thoughts that it triggered (“I can’t do anything right”).

4 - Rationalize

Counter those irrational automatic thoughts with counterstatements (“I do things right all the time. Just yesterday I did this thing right, so obviously that isn’t true.”)

5 - Outcome

Write down how you feel about it now. Do you feel better? Do you believe your counterstatements? Can you recognize your emotional outburst and automatic thoughts as irrational, a result of RSD rather than the actual truth?

This will help you recognize patterns. Often, it’s the same kinds of situations that trigger these spirals (like getting removed from a project). Next time, you’re more likely to recognize those automatic thoughts for what they are - a result of your RSD messing with your brain, not the actual truth. You may still have the thoughts, but that doesn’t mean you have to believe them, and over time you’ll break that pattern and create a more healthy one.

It works well for RSD, but can also be used for anxiety and depression in general.

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aanyone else hate that anxious feeling u get when u need to start ur day but ur glued to ur phone and ur unable to move or do anything and u start feeling more and more gross as the minutes tick on

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Literary Techniques

[click for higher resolution!] Whilst organising my hard drive, I found a document from English which covered lots of literary techniques. I always struggled remembering them so made this table and put it in my subject folder. I thought it might be nice to share this for those who also struggle with the specific meanings :-)

I also made a version which you can print, you can download it here.

Hope this helps! 

Other posts | Printables | Instagram | Youtube | Pinterest 

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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.

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Hyperfixation is...

when someone messages you about a thing and your heart goes “!!!!!!” and you reply with multiple messages in all caps and the person is just like “uh,, okay”

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some big adhd Moods

extensive energy caused by The Hyperfixation

what is Sleep? quick naps will do if required at all 

i’ve been awake for 32 hours and yet my brain won’t let me fall asleep

am i Annoying? probably

no one likes me, including myself

feelings of hurt, rejection, abandonment featuring creeping suicidal ideation

FUCK THEM!!!!!! intense anger followed by self-loathing and regret

a daily subscription to The Mood Swings caused by seemingly insignificant incidents 

boredom 

more boredom, now the extended version in which you start considering potential regrettable life choices

my brain is A Carrousel and someone needs to unplug the power cable

chronically unorganized, chronically forgetful, chronically bored!!!

it… never… stops…

i’m Tired™

the movement never stops which means i never stop 

oh no, i forgot that

would i even be myself without The Disorder

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one of the best things I’ve ever read :)

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Things You Should Never Say to People with ADHD and Why!