@servelan@actuallyautistic
You completely neglected to mention the fact that the increased risk was so small, the researchers said that it doesn't merit changing anything about how these medications are currently prescribed.
I’ve been unable to work, can’t clean, not getting anything done. Always too burned out to function.
But today I got the hyperfocus part of ADHD.
Mostly it’s like, I’m incapable of functioning.
I’ve gone weeks unable to function. I can drink 2 energy drinks and still barely function.
Today I woke up full of energy and in hyperfocus hyper speed work mode, so I just rolled with it. Tomorrow I could be nonfunctional again. It’s so unpredictable 🙃
@pathfinder They normally do but occasionally I’ll get an intense drive to work and have the energy to do it. At first I thought it was hypomania, but I’m not feeling impulses to be irrational or spend a bunch of money. My mood is very level, I’m just very focused. And also tired after getting so much done. I have a hard 5pm cut off time where I do not work after that no exceptions.
@lydiaschoch@actuallyautistic@actuallyadhd glad you liked it! 🥰It’s one of my all time favorites, it carried me well through a lot of soul searching moments, especially when I have been trying to figure something out, so I thought some others may relate.
@PetitPas@Florian@onecreativecat l'écureuil a pour spécificité de se cacher de la nourriture partout durant l'été et l'automne pour faire des réserves pour l'hiver. Sauf que ben il en cache tellement partout qu'il en perd et en oublie, ce qui fait de lui un savant jardinier
Aika vähän on ollut esillä se, millä tavoin jo pelkkä kaupunkiympäristö kuormittaa. Liikenne, melu, liikkuvat mainospinnat jne. Välillä lähikauppaan kävellessä mietin, että aika monta kertaa lyhyellä matkalla ehtii olla kuolemanvaarassa – käytännössä joka kerta katua ylittäessään, kun ei voi tietää, hidastaako kohti tuleva auto ajoissa vai ei.
@anuko
Niinpä. "Luonnossa" eli puistossa kävelyn rentouttavasta efektistä valtaosa onkin vain sitä, ettei tarvitse kulkea samassa kanjonissa murhanhimoisten metalliobjektien kanssa? @ssundell
As my workplace has a busy week all this week, I fear the inevitable flood of ableism my co-workers are gonna put me through. Too often they've scolded me for my ADHD symptoms like being out of my desk to walk around, staring off into space, not focusing, or fidgeting with stuff. And their responses have been terrible; they've ranged from stuff like barring my exit, telling me to "focus", threatening to cut my pay or fire me, etc. And since I have autism, I end up being so overwhelmed that I go into a crying fit or meltdown, and they always threaten to remove me because I'm "being disruptive". Perhaps I should quit at the rate things are going. Having to suffer through so much ableist stuff is getting to me at this rate...
The way you describe your work environment makes it sound like you should look out for another gig asap. You shouldn’t have to go through this. Though you’re probably american and I’m european, so take this advice with a large grain of salt as I’m not sure of what opportunities you have in this regard.
@actuallyautistic Does anybody else here find that when they’re in a new place—a store, someone’s house, wherever—that they have an urge to walk all throughout the place and see where everything is?
I never thought about it before, but today I wondered if it’s because I unconsciously want to see all the distractions and novelties so they don’t, you know, distract me from what I’m supposed to be doing the rest of the time that I’m there. Just a little #ADHD self-management.
Demanding professional references from people with neurodivergent brains that make it difficult to maintain contact with former colleagues is ableist.
We are professionals who do good work and work great with people but please don't ask us to maintain social relationships which aren't meaningful to us beyond a reference.
I think it very important to quietly highlight some things I do despite my stupid #ADHD brain not wanting me to, as a kind reminder to myself that I’m not completely useless.
As a result, the single tiniest triumph in my day is when I take off my trainers by undoing the laces.
I didn’t do that for a couple of weeks, and noticed they were beginning to wear away at the heel. They cost me quite a lot, so I want them to last. So every day I put in a few seconds effort, and praise myself.
It’s a very, very silly thing to be proud of, I know, but I am.
On days where I’ve really struggled I give myself a pass to just slip them off, but even then I decide to put in that few seconds of effort to untie the laces.
Is it something with the weather? Is it the pollen? I'm having a mare of a week for concentration. I can't focus on anything, flitting from one thing to another, forgetting things I should be doing. Coffee is not helping like it usually does. It doesn't help that I can't sit for a long time without stiffening up (still post op hip rep, but getting there). Also, the maddening tongue on tooth rubbing stim is back. Open to suggestions @actuallyadhd#ActuallyADHD#ADHD#neurodivergent