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- ADHD means:
- I get hyperactive
- I get lethargic
- I have difficulty focusing on something I don’t have a special interest in
- I get distracted easily, especially by social media
- I get impatient and frustrated quicker than abled people do
- I speak louder than I “should”, without realising
- I can come across as aggressive without realising, or intending to
- I have little to no concept of social boundaries, I don’t know what’s “appropriate” behaviour and what isn’t
- I have rejection sensitive dysphoria – an intense fear of rejection and abandonment
- I can’t “turn off”my emotions like abled people seem to
- I can’t separate my emotions and my demeanour very well; I can’t fake being calm when I’m not calm
- I’m “hotheaded”
- I experience depressive symptoms when not taking my meds regularly, pretty much by default
- I have difficulty falling asleep, and find myself more active at night
- I get “clingy”
- I feel things more intensely than abled people, like all my emotions are on extreme mode 24/7
- I’m intelligent as fuck, but I’ve lived my whole life being told I’m stupid by teachers and my peers because ADHD is a learning disorder. This is mostly due to difficulty concentrating and getting distracted easily.
- Give me a subject I’m interested in, though, and I can rant to you for hours about it – this is similar to autistic people, it’s called hyperfocus.
- I’m blunt and honest and direct, I don’t bullshit or lie very often, and I don’t understand why anyone would. I have no tact.
- I have difficulty keeping my thoughts to myself, no matter how inappropriate or problematic. I often recognise this after, but I have difficulty thinking before I speak/post a comment online.
- I’m not irrational; I’m emotional
- I’m not unkind; I’m clumsy
- I’m not crazy; I’m disabled
sep 8 2016 ∞
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