Thread by @princess_jem4

I wanted to write something thoughtful for #WorldMentalHealthDay but all I could think of was these assortment of memes that I turn to in trying times

I dunno I'm thirty and I have ADHD with comorbid depression, anxiety, OCD symptoms, I've spent most of my twenties wondering why everything just felt like it suddenly "stopped working" and what was wrong with me and trying to get a diagnosis

My brain is wired so goofily that it just runs a constant cycle of failing to do Task X and then trying to punish itself in a variety of methods. I've been high functioning and neurotypical-passing for most of my life so my challenges manifest as angry, cruel perfectionism

There's a twee or a disinterested energy that tends to come from people when they find out that someone has ADHD.
You've probably heard the remark of "oh they'll diagnose any kid with adhd nowadays! They just want everyone on drugs!"

Like this is a fun condition to live with.

One of the signs I use to reassure myself that I'm not faking all this is just the knowledge of how sincerely I wish I could wake up and just know that I can be "functional" for a day. For a week.

I want to be able to work like a NT person because I feel that I SHOULD be able to

I know I have it proportionately easy because I live in a country where a lot of my medical expenses are covered. I'm a young white cis woman, my path to treatment was gd hard but I know it is exponentially harder for marginalized folk