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I can say that over the years, time has really shown me what is important. Maybe that’s why there are momets when time can become a fixation for me. It feels like if I am not early, I am late, and that’s if I even remember. My mom always told us, “If you’re on time,…
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It has been a while since I posted; honestly, there is no excuse. I have been busy, yes, but that is usually when I thrive. The issue is living in limbo without a plan; that freaks me out. I know first-world problems. I have a roof over my head, a job, food… nothing to complain…
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I am at a crossroads. I jumped and took a leap of faith, unsure of where I would land. This, for some, is exhilarating, but for me, it is unsettling. I plan everything, literally everything. I make lists and lists and then more lists for the same thing. Sometimes, I add, subtract, or lose them, but writing them is…
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Thank you. I say this with gratitude to all those who read my blog and with whom I spoke today. Today felt like a milestone. Today, I felt heard, supported, and recognized. You may wonder what she is going on about, especially given the gaps in my posts. For that, I apologize. I promise to try to do…
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Have I told you that my ADHD makes me special? It makes me very smart, an expert of sorts in things that interest me or that I am passionate about. Have I told you how it makes me function like the energizer bunny until my batteries run dry? Unless, of course, I am passionate about what I…
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I did it… I can officially check it off… it was not as bad as I thought. Was it a lot? Yes. Were the 100’s of people a lot to deal with, given I hate crowds? Yes, but I survived. I admit I did retreat to corners of the room on occasion, but I lived…
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Too many words, too long to tell me what you want me to know. When I am unfocused, my daughter will say, “Focus”. People have given her a hard time when she does this, but she responds, “I have to; otherwise, it will take her 45 min to tell me something that should take 5”. …
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What is happening? I sat at the park the other day and watched a child around eight years old cry and hit his mother, and her reaction was to rub his back. I understand that I do not know their story, but I see this more and more. Children are acting out, crying and assaulting…
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When did we start to commodify emotions? Where does it end? The pharmaceutical industry has its hands in every aspect of mental health. As an individual with an ADHD diagnosis and the mother of children with ADHD, I have lived head in the sand for years. In 2021 I returned to school after a…
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There are mountains at the top of every mountain. The ADHD climb is never ending and steady challenge. The rules; still and be quiet. Pay attention and listen. Engage in activities that do not interest you and power through. Do not react but stay engaged. The most difficult seems to be not to take it…
Random Acts of ADHD: ADHD is not what you do but who you are 