More things associated with ADHD
Knocking things over, bumping into walls, and missing my mouth when I eat or drink.
Checking the time and immediately forgetting what time it is.
Feeling energized by big creative projects, but totally overwhelmed by basic household tasks.
Having brilliant ideas with zero executive function to follow through.
Complaining about how tired I am and then procrastinating sleep because it feels boring.
Oversharing something personal or blurting out something sarcastic and then spiralling about it for days.
ADHD is correlated with "Justice Sensitivity." We have a hard time "getting over" something being unjust. We fight for the underdog.
We feel things strongly. We have a hard time with emotional regulation. We also absorb information like a fire hose. News. Data. I makes life hard.
Fixating one one meal for weeks. Same food. Every day. Then suddenly you don't want it anymore.
You can do hard things but you can't return a package. You've launched businesses or birthed humans but opening the mail feels impossible. It's not laziness, it's mental load triage.
Needing background noise to focus but also getting distracted by it. Too much silence, can't think. Too much sound, can't focus. It's a tightrope.
Replaying the same song or movie, over and over. It calms your system. It keeps things predictable.
The one thing that needs to be done and you've been avoiding it for weeks, even though it's important, you just can't deal with it. Welcome to decision fatigue, or as I now think of it, I just don't have the band width right now to deal with it.
ADHD is tidal.
Noradrenaline and dopamine are dysregulated. When these levels are low, the tide is out, and your attention is low.
When these levels are high, the tide comes rushing in, your attention level and energy levels rise dramatically.
Thank you
ReplyDeleteThis is really interesting and enlightening. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteMy son-in-law could eat (and has) chicken salad every day for years. I didn't realize that was a part of his ADHD.
ReplyDeleteMore fascinating info!
ReplyDeleteAgain, thank you. ❤️
ReplyDeleteIt's so funny- some of these are me to the very bone. Others? Nah. Not at all. The ones I really relate to the most are the ones about dealing with the simple things. Opening mail? Calling to make a medical appointment? Returning a package?
ReplyDeleteYes. All of those.
I thought all this was normal. Might explain a few things.
ReplyDeleteI read somewhere that people w/ADHD find that coffee, rather than being a stimulant, calms them. So true, for me at least; if I'm ever anxious about a phone call or work, I make a cup of coffee to drink while I'm doing whatever it is that is bothering me.
ReplyDeleteMy son the same. Makes me jittery tho
DeleteI do recognise myself in some of them, the justice thing in particular.
ReplyDeleteThank you. This is interesting. I had no idea.
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