Mom, writer, editor, cleaner of dog barf. Still with HRC. Here for Kamala Harris 2020.
Jan 7, 2019 • 12 tweets • 2 min read
I spent two and a half days without my ADHD medication, and ... I don’t think people fully understand what it’s like for people with untreated ADHD, so I’m going to have a go at explaining it. It’s been a long time since I experienced that. Do not recommend.
For me, emotional regulation is the most important element. It’s not just not being able to focus and being unproductive. It’s being completely unable to prioritize outside inputs. So literally everything happening — in the house, outside, every noise, voice, paper— hits at once