kicking off the #ADHDInvasion with a comic about CONSEQUENCES, and how my lifelong failure to react to them has been a huge source of frustration for me and the people who rely on me. (1/2)
#ADHDawarenessmonth

even worse, it makes me appear apathetic or careless to others, when in reality it weighs on me super heavily - i just struggle to show it. (2/2)

normally my comics have SOME semblance of advice on how to cope in them and i didn& #39;t get to that this time around lol; what i& #39;ll say is that it can be really hard to get past the idea of shame-based motivation when that& #39;s what& #39;s been modeled 2 u by parents/educators/bosses

for me, it actually just doesn& #39;t work. i try to turn fear/shame into something positive, i.e.:
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="❌" title="Kreuzzeichen" aria-label="Emoji: Kreuzzeichen">"they& #39;re going to be so disappointed in me if i don& #39;t do this"
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✅" title="Fettes weißes Häkchen" aria-label="Emoji: Fettes weißes Häkchen">"if i do this on time, i& #39;ll feel so relieved, and they& #39;ll be happy that i pulled through"

HAHA ok im already overwhelmed by notifs so my apologies if i don& #39;t get a chance to react to all replies/quotes!
if this is ur introduction to my work, hi there! i draw for a living and there are a lot of ways to support me https://twitter.com/baph0meat/status/1313112959942635522?s=20">https://twitter.com/baph0meat...

im self diagnosed, actually. the healthcare system is incredibly hostile, especially to marginalized comms. racism, sexism, transphobia, + completely insurmountable financial models in many places make official diagnosis completely inaccessible to the most vulnerable in society.

it& #39;s important to fully research anything you look into when you& #39;re searching for ways to help yourself, but nobody is hurting you by looking for answers when they& #39;re in constant pain day in and day out, and there& #39;s no way to vilify self-diagnosis that doesn& #39;t support oppression.