#adventures in adhd

[sleepyowlsleeps]

im working on trying to take adhd pill in the morning and I only sometimes remember which. means that when I forget I feel...swimmy. it's great fun.

[gf-boyfriend]

>thirsty

>don't want to have water with dinner

>remember I have a bottle of root beer upstairs

>go upstairs

>see pj shirt on bed and realize that the shirt I'm currently wearing is uncomfortable

>change shirts

>go back downstairs

>sit down to eat

>realize I forgot the root beer

[chloemew]

The constant raging battle in my head between "too much clutter makes me not want to do things" and "if I can't see something I'll forget it exists"

[loganremade]

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[kiricat]

Transcript:

Hello, my lovelies! It's Kiri! Have you ever started recording an audio post and then completely forgotten what you were gonna do? Yeah... yeah. ADHD. It's a thing. Umm... *laughs* Yeah, uhh, heart; trans girls best girls; love y'all; bye for meow <3

[testosterlonely]

you know what's better than crocheting? staring at your yarn for an hour and not actually crocheting

[sleepyowlsleeps]

or if you have adhd it happens like every 2-4 weeks forever

it's so wild to me that you absolutely cannot force a hyperfixation to happen. like you'll watch the most perfectly tailor-made-for-you content that everyone says you'll love and feel absolutely nothing, and then the thing you watch on a whim to fill time will reach through the screen and put its damn fingers in your brain and start rearranging the neurons right in front of you and every single time you're like THIS??? THIS??????? and this happens like every 6-12 months forever

[sleepyowlsleeps]

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnn wanting to punch this youtube ad

[aimzicr]

the best way to motivate me to do anything is a Shame and Fear combo

"hey remember the house inspection we scheduled a month ago, for tomorrow?" nope, but my house is being cleaned so fast and so thoroughly right now

[kiricat]

I can't speak for every ADHD person, but personally, it's kind of a "laugh so you don't cry" thing for me.

I hate that no one talks about just how distressing memory loss from adhd actually is. I always see memes that are like “haha I forgot my phone, I don’t remember where my laptop is, etc”, but no one seems to talk about how it can really fuck you up long term to just, not remember things that are completely mundane to non-adhd’ers. The memory loss is, however, so frustrating to us. I cannot physically count how many meltdowns I have had over the sheer mental frustration and torture of not being able to remember seemingly simple things

[awoooooooooooyoung]

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[neosunbrella]

adhd meds are so wild

like yes thank you for helping me focus...

on creating this fic banner for a chapter that isn't writtten yet...

[sleepyowlsleeps]

My brain: sneasons

Me: yeah it is

[gothamite-rambler]

Tim Drake, uncaffeinated and letting the intrusive thoughts talk.

Tim Drake: Pigs can eat human bones and are cannibalistic... They'll eat someone if they want, doesn't even need to be hunger based. One time a farmer fell into his pig pen while drunk all they found were his glasses. They can't digest hair and I think teeth... So if the issue ever arises and you can't find the body they've shaved the head and pulled the teeth.

Dick Grayson: ...

Jason Todd: Christ.

Damian Wayne (sits closer to Tim): Continue on.

Tim: There are pots that can fit a small person.

Damian: Pots that fit humans, all right.

Tim: Harley Quinn isn't necessarily insane, but she battles with finding true love due to men like the Joker.

Jason: Stop it!

Tim: Spinal fluid tastes like a mixture of bananas and a 9 volt battery. And I don’t want to talk about it.

Jason tossed his banana behind his back, losing his appetite.

Dick: Have you had coffee today?

Tim: The coffee maker is broke and I'm too tired to go out - I learned you can survive without a spleen, but you need medication... I should probably look into that.

Jason: Okay, I'm going to another part of the house.

Jason left disgusted. Dick followed behind him, speechless and confused. Damian patted Tim on the back.

Damian: You have 20% of my respect. In fact, I know where father keeps his secret coffee maker. Tell me more facts while we head there.

Tim (blinks surprised): Thanks dude, um sure banks are usually robbed on Friday.

Damien: I figured that, many peoples direct deposits hit on a Friday.

Tim: That is true, this might interest you, in the 18th century, a woman actually convinced doctors that she was giving birth to rabbits.

Damian: Get out, tell me more!

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[kiricat]

all good advice <3

this is your gentle reminder to stop fighting against your adhd and instead structure your life around it

buy a pack of chapsticks and put one in the pocket of all of your coats and jackets because you always forget to bring one and chapped lips is sensory hell

leave important things where you can see them. if they go in a box or a drawer you will forget they exist

put any appointments or deadlines in your phone calendar As Soon As you get them. set a reminder for a week before, a day before, an hour before, as many as you need as often as you need them.

when that little voice in your head says "i dont need to write that down, ill remember it" that is the devil talking!!! write it down anyway!!

plan for down time. have a few hours at the end of every day to just do fun stuff like engage in your hyperfixations. even if you didnt get all of your work done that day, have the rest anyway. you probably spent the whole day beating yourself up for not doing what you Should be doing, so you still need the break.

if you never eat vegetables because its too much effort to chop and cook them, get the frozen or canned shit. it doesnt go off for ages and you just have to microwave it. theres no point buying fresh vegetables if they just keep going off and being left to rot in the bottom of your fridge

if you struggle to decide what to have for dinner every day, take the decision out of it. choose a set of meals and eat those on rotation until you get sick of them, then choose some new ones and do it again.

its not stupid if it works! our brains literally have a chemical deficiency. you are allowed to accommodate yourself. go forth and stop making your life more difficult than it has to be because "this shouldn't be this hard". it is hard, so make it easier.

[moog-enthusiast]

i lost my tablet pen and drew this on ms paint with my mouse my wrist is in agony holy fuck