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If this is "your life", your every day, it& #39;s possible you may have ADHD. Check out the videos below and see if they resonate with like they did with me. https://twitter.com/ValarMorDollars/status/1377055978512863235">https://twitter.com/ValarMorD...
This definitely me every day, all day 
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Vows gotta be real! #ADHD
It was way past 1AM last night when I saw this https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😬" title="Grimasse schneidendes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Grimasse schneidendes Gesicht">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤣" title="Lachend auf dem Boden rollen" aria-label="Emoji: Lachend auf dem Boden rollen"> #ADHD
I definitely forget about things when they& #39;re put away. It& #39;s usually only food tho. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤔" title="Denkendes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Denkendes Gesicht"> As long as you don& #39;t count my clutter..so I can see everything all the time. But, I& #39;m just messy, right?? #ADHD
Mistakes and grace are for other people! I& #39;m supposed to get it right on the first try. I& #39;m just an incompetent failure, right? #ADHD
He& #39;ll remember his wallet in half an hour https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤣" title="Lachend auf dem Boden rollen" aria-label="Emoji: Lachend auf dem Boden rollen"> #ADHD
I actually started doing this before I saw this video and it& #39;s actually been pretty effective! #ADHD
If I can& #39;t get it perfect the first time, should I even continue to exist? No seriously. Why should I be alive if I can& #39;t do it well? Perfection or failure. There is no in-between. #ADHD
This was my entire college career. I tried to get started early, create an outline, do the research and I just couldn& #39;t. Sometimes, I couldn& #39;t start until the day it was due, but I never scored lower than a B, so it can& #39;t be a REAL problem. I& #39;m just lazy, right? #ADHD
Ok, but I have *never* forgotten my birthday https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤣" title="Lachend auf dem Boden rollen" aria-label="Emoji: Lachend auf dem Boden rollen"> #ADHD
I have to tell myself to focus and concentrate ALL THE TIME!! #ADHD
Breathe and say, "One thing at a time."
Breathe and say, "One thing at a time."
Even when it comes to things I want to do or I know will make me feel good, I just can& #39;t move. Why can& #39;t I move? What& #39;s wrong with me? Am I just weak? Am I just lazy? I& #39;m a failure of a person. #ADHD
HOWEVER, I do find that if I play that earworm song, I can get up! Weird.https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤔" title="Denkendes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Denkendes Gesicht">
HOWEVER, I do find that if I play that earworm song, I can get up! Weird.
In middle school, I read a book a week. I carried a book every where. I developed a crook ib my neck. Now I have books I never start or finish. #ADHD
Me, listening to you. #ADHD
Distracted, the spacing out #ADHD
As a kid, I went to Girl Scout camps @CampTimberRidge and Camp Pine Acres. Several of the counselors were from the U.K. and I always came home with an accent. I can& #39;t help it! #ADHD
Me with friends vs. me alone. I *always* want to be with me friends. I never want to go home. #ADHD
Body doubling! My ADHD didn& #39;t really stick out to me until I started going to school online during a pandemic. I would have such trouble getting started. I couldn& #39;t explain it. A friend offers to be on zoom, folding clothes while I studied AND IT WORKED! #ADHD
And then, "Oh shit, the store closes in 15 minutes! Can I make it?" #ADHD
You know the name of thing. You were thinking of the thing right before you needed to say it and then suddenly it evaporates from your mind? #ADHD
This kicked my ass for most of my life & I didn& #39;t react well. I wrote emo letters, lost friends, & tried to appeal to folks who did outright reject me. Even today, RSD likes to sink it& #39;s claws into me from time to time. These days, I just remove myself & distract my brain #ADHD
Caffeine will pep me up, but also make me cozy enough to fall asleep. #adhd
Just realized I had been working on a tweet that I had completely forgotten about before I started this thread https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤣" title="Lachend auf dem Boden rollen" aria-label="Emoji: Lachend auf dem Boden rollen">
Got my official ADHD diagnosis today! Can& #39;t wait to discuss tools, methods, and medications with the Psychologist.
Understanding how #ADHD has impacted my entire life, micro & macro, has allowed me to be a lot kinder to myself. I know what I& #39;m dealing with & I& #39;m not just a failure of a person.
Yes, I just write my final paper. I do ask for edits and help, but I don& #39;t really understand writing a rough draft? I frequently tend to write out of order as well & will then put everything in it& #39;s right place. #ADHD
I would also sometimes do my test backwards to shake things up a bit and easy anxiety about time. #ADHD
Interesting points! Being distractible and inquisitive is necessary in many situations! Although I don& #39;t really have a problem with the word "disorder". I& #39;m honestly not sure I know ANY NT folks. #ADHD
Just before the U.S. started doing lockdowns, I began online school for UX. The pandemic stress, my VERY toxic job, the lack of public places to study STALLED me. I took so many breaks & pauses that my 6 month program is ongoing It& #39;s when I started to https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤔" title="Denkendes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Denkendes Gesicht"> something was off #ADHD
Having trouble getting things done while alone, is a very common #ADHD thing. For this problem we need the solution of Body Doubling https://youtu.be/ni9biXNDZe0 ">https://youtu.be/ni9biXNDZ...
or the Pomodoro Method. This has been really helpful for my studying and kicking ass at UX! #ADHD https://youtu.be/YLkOZhROvA4 ">https://youtu.be/YLkOZhROv...
I don& #39;t have meds for #ADHD (yet), but because the meds I do have need to be taken with food combined with the fact that I have to feed myself leads to a not so stellar track record. I do spend a lot of time laughing at myself https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😂" title="Gesicht mit Freudentränen" aria-label="Emoji: Gesicht mit Freudentränen">
I will not tell you how many times I have searched for my glasses......while they were on my face https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😂" title="Gesicht mit Freudentränen" aria-label="Emoji: Gesicht mit Freudentränen"> #ADHD
I create brand new portmanteaus all the time https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤣" title="Lachend auf dem Boden rollen" aria-label="Emoji: Lachend auf dem Boden rollen">. #ADHD
I have the Inattentive type of #ADHD. College was extremely hard for me. I graduated with honors from high school without knowing how to study. It hadn& #39;t been necessary. asking for help felt like admitting I was a failure. I stayed in college much longer than I should have.
"Wait. Did I already watch this youtube video?" Me, 10 minutes in. #ADHD
Whew, that chronic stress is real!! #ADHD
I used to be HORRIBLE about this as a teen. I could not stop lying about the smallest shit that no one else would lie about. Lies would fly out of my mouth before I even knew what I was saying and I would feel like such trash afterwards. #ADHD
Creating Structure & Working From Home During Lockdown https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔒" title="Schloss" aria-label="Emoji: Schloss"> #ADHD https://youtu.be/wO6XLupSf88 ">https://youtu.be/wO6XLupSf...
How to Rebuild Your Routines When Everything Changes https://youtu.be/sV3zmA80j0I ">https://youtu.be/sV3zmA80j... #ADHD
My most immediate needs regarding #ADHD is sleeping. I& #39;ve been trying so hard to get to sleep at 11 to wake up at 8/9am, but it& #39;s so hard! I usually just stay up til I can& #39;t anymore and that happens to be around 2AM. Then I don& #39;t wake up til 10, then I have trouble getting up
I need a good night time routine. It& #39;s so hard to put my cellphone down! Maybe I can get back to reading? "My Night Routine for #ADHD https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😴" title="Schlafendes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Schlafendes Gesicht">" https://youtu.be/8EgLiUVkS94 ">https://youtu.be/8EgLiUVkS...
Oh, I really like his suggestions and I have bee preferring comic books/graphic novels recently! Gotta check out some the silicon ear plugs! Gonna build myself a sleep car package with lavender, ear plugs, tea, and comic books. Maybe a sunlight.
Rereading my own #ADHD thread, because I& #39;ve been struggling with paralyzing executive dysfunction resulting in spiraling negative thoughts that make a perfect and endless circle of despair and doubt
I want more fresh food in my diet, so I might try this! #ADHD
When I tell you that I still have colored pens for this exact reason!! I did this all through college too #ADHD
I need an exact time please!! #ADHD
I have a pile of beautiful journals and will probably buy more. #ADHD
Can& #39;t do the thing you know you can do and need to do and may even like to do? That& #39;s executive dysfunction. #ADHD
Going from 3x speed to that very slow monotone pitch gets me super frustrated and twitchy. #ADHD
