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Don't know whether my executive functioning has got worse or I've just underestimated it until now, but these days I find myself having to verbally narrate every aspect of a task in order to get anything done.
"Open the oven. Okay, now tray. Put tray in oven. Close oven. Mitts. Knife in wash. Grater. Now we fetch carrot ..."
I go on and on like this, otherwise I will just stare into space and daydream, forgetting the task or be unable to initiate it.
#adhdautism
I go on and on like this, otherwise I will just stare into space and daydream, forgetting the task or be unable to initiate it.
#adhdautism
I now literally give myself a round of clapping & pause to celebrate after getting the bare minimum done. I savour an accomplishment & force my brain to release some satisfaction chemicals. And sitting down to do nothing for a few minutes helps me to switch tasks.
Rest is the only way. Not like eat healthy veg/do a daily run rest, but Do Nothing rest. Reduce stimuli of all kinds, try to eat somewhat regularly, engage in SpIns if it helps. But mostly rest…lots of time being/hearing silence. “Exposure therapy” approach is counterproductive.
This point by Hantu is also key: “If you only want to recover from burnout to get back to where you were, it's a bit hard to accept where you are at.”
You’ll likely never be the same as you were before, best to accept that and be open to what is still possible or not.
You’ll likely never be the same as you were before, best to accept that and be open to what is still possible or not.
Important is to ignore most NT/work burnout advice, it won’t help and can make it worse while also making you feel worse about yourself and your “recovery process” 📈📉📈📉🌀➰🌀➿📈📉😵💫💀
The scary side of #adhd that not people don’t often talk about:
1. Likely to live up to 20 years less than a neurotypical
2. High addiction propensity
3. Low to No Impulse control
4. How much money that makes you waste.
1. Likely to live up to 20 years less than a neurotypical
2. High addiction propensity
3. Low to No Impulse control
4. How much money that makes you waste.
5. Low inhibition - add alcohol and you’ve got a great situation in which be taken advantage of.
6. You have a bad memory, a really bad memory - admit it.
7. It takes you a long time to mature in some areas.
8. Your brain is predisposed to recording the bad parts.
6. You have a bad memory, a really bad memory - admit it.
7. It takes you a long time to mature in some areas.
8. Your brain is predisposed to recording the bad parts.
9. You’ve likely ghosted you fair share or people simply because you don’t understand emotions very well and may avoid the hard stuff.
10. You can have physical pain due to boredom 🤯🤮
11. At some point you may question if you really know yourself.
10. You can have physical pain due to boredom 🤯🤮
11. At some point you may question if you really know yourself.
people are always mad at me for saying so many people are neurodivergent but uhh they’re right here. they’re just calling themselves introverts 👀
@laurenancona found em
not trying to be an “i’m always right” dingus but explaining this as having a neurodivergent neurotype makes about 50000x more sense than attributing it to being an introvert
This Summer I wrote a paper on ADHD comorbid w/AUD. This article mentions that #addiction is more common in those with ADHD. BUT it’s only more common if the ADHD goes un-dx, causing greater chances of “risky behaviors” early-on, leading to addictions.
thespicytherapist.com/how-to-stop-wa…
thespicytherapist.com/how-to-stop-wa…
I felt it important to discuss this so we don’t reinforce stereotypes. While addiction can be common in those with #ADHD - it is, sadly, much more common when DX/treatment wasn’t given early-on or if never a dx/treatment was never given. #adhdtwitter #ADHDers
The reasoning for this is that in adolescence those with un-dx ADHD are have an increased chance of engaging in “risky behaviors” earlier- leading to substance abuse and subsequently addiction.
#ADHD #adhdtwitter #ADHDers
#ADHD #adhdtwitter #ADHDers
