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Why I& #39;m 95% sure I have undiagnosed ADHD: A summary of my very busy, massively unproductive evening.
Advice welcome.
1. Finished teaching my last class and took a nap.
2. Woke up at 7pm, decided to work on personal projects and finances.
(cont.)
Advice welcome.
1. Finished teaching my last class and took a nap.
2. Woke up at 7pm, decided to work on personal projects and finances.
(cont.)
3. Since I& #39;d been impersonating a beached walrus for the last few hours, I needed to move, get blood flowing, etc.
4. Decided to pace.
(context: I am in a tiny hotel room for quarantine in China)
5. Decided to read while pacing. Dug out my e-reader.
6. Walked to the bathroom.
(c)
4. Decided to pace.
(context: I am in a tiny hotel room for quarantine in China)
5. Decided to read while pacing. Dug out my e-reader.
6. Walked to the bathroom.
(c)
7. While in the bathroom, I noticed the trash was overflowing.
8. Set e-reader on the sink, put trash in the hallway.
9. Decided to get the trash under the desk too.
10. Cleaning mode activated. Started clearing off the desk.
11. Moved some snacks to the windowsill.
(c)
8. Set e-reader on the sink, put trash in the hallway.
9. Decided to get the trash under the desk too.
10. Cleaning mode activated. Started clearing off the desk.
11. Moved some snacks to the windowsill.
(c)
12: Stood at the window eating a snack and watching the apartment building across the street for about 2 minutes.
13. (I thought of a lot of story ideas in those 2 min.)
14. Turned around, noticed computer open on the bed with an email from a student.
(c)
13. (I thought of a lot of story ideas in those 2 min.)
14. Turned around, noticed computer open on the bed with an email from a student.
(c)
15. I didn& #39;t want the student to have to wait until tomorrow so I decided to answer the email.
16. Sat down on the bed.
17. Answered exactly 2 emails.
18. Started cleaning my desktop, closing tabs, etc.
19. Found a video someone sent me of a Chinese dating show.
(c)
16. Sat down on the bed.
17. Answered exactly 2 emails.
18. Started cleaning my desktop, closing tabs, etc.
19. Found a video someone sent me of a Chinese dating show.
(c)
20. Remembered I wanted to practice my Mandarin while in quarantine.
21. Watched 2 minutes of the video before it froze.
22. Checked vpn, it was off.
23. BUT the video froze on a woman with nice teeth, so then I was thinking about my teeth.
(c)
21. Watched 2 minutes of the video before it froze.
22. Checked vpn, it was off.
23. BUT the video froze on a woman with nice teeth, so then I was thinking about my teeth.
(c)
24. They& #39;ve moved a lot since I had braces.
25. I opened Google to start researching at-home teeth straightening kits and $$
26. Somehow, between vpn and googling teeth, I remembered that my e-reader was (and is) still sitting on the bathroom sink, forgotten.
(c)
25. I opened Google to start researching at-home teeth straightening kits and $$
26. Somehow, between vpn and googling teeth, I remembered that my e-reader was (and is) still sitting on the bathroom sink, forgotten.
(c)
27. Moment of self-awareness.
28. Moment(s) of extreme frustration.
I& #39;ve been busy all night. But I haven& #39;t DONE anything. This has been my entire life, I& #39;m just now at a point where I can& #39;t "power through" anymore.
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="đââïž" title="Mann verrĂ€t sich" aria-label="Emoji: Mann verrĂ€t sich"> https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="đŠ" title="Schmetterling" aria-label="Emoji: Schmetterling">Is this ADHD?
*this thread*
28. Moment(s) of extreme frustration.
I& #39;ve been busy all night. But I haven& #39;t DONE anything. This has been my entire life, I& #39;m just now at a point where I can& #39;t "power through" anymore.
*this thread*
