Every time I want to leave the house I have no clue where my keys are. I blame my boyfriend for putting them somewhere without telling me but off course we both know that I am the one who lost them. Usually they are in my jacket, but off course the jacket is never on … Continue reading We Need More Flaws, Diagnosis and Superpowers!
Tag: Acceptance
The Effect Of A Mother’s High Standards (Read: standards that will just always be too high for you)
Illustration by Barbara Jenjaroentham - @barbsiegraphy I got through the previous decade of my life because I was the best. I have been the best student to my professor, the best grandchild to my grandparents, the best neighbour to the people that have lived close to me, the best costumer to my gym, the best … Continue reading The Effect Of A Mother’s High Standards (Read: standards that will just always be too high for you)
Challenge # 3 – Super-Powers
30 7 days of love for ADHD The name Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder comes with a lot of negativity, a long list of struggles and problems. But not everything about ADHD is bad, not every symptom is always a negative one, instead, there are a lot of things that ADHD brains are better at compared to … Continue reading Challenge # 3 – Super-Powers
ADHD is Real, and So is Ritalin
Loving the ADHD devil - DAY 22 I have a love-hate relationship with my medication. I don't like the way I feel when I take my daily dose of methylphenidate, however, on the days I forget to take my medication, I feel far from good as well. With every pill I'm giving away a part … Continue reading ADHD is Real, and So is Ritalin
Challenge # 2 – Distractions
30 7 days of love for ADHD ADHD brains, Attention-Deficit brains, come with many distractions. Devils can not pay attentions to things they're not truly interested in and while trying almost everything else is able to make the devil's mind wonder off to a different topic. This happens in school, at work, in conversations, while … Continue reading Challenge # 2 – Distractions
Don’t Become your Label
Loving the ADHD devil - DAY 20 Our modern world is all about organization, there are standards and plans for all of us, for everything we do. We have to go to school to learn the basics about everything, we need to choose how we want to earn money and educate ourselves before we are … Continue reading Don’t Become your Label
Self-Hate Turned me into a Monster
Loving the ADHD devil - DAY 18 Yesterday's post touched a sensitive nerve in me. While I was writing about my returning laughter, I suddenly realized what I had been doing to myself, how I was the one that took away my own ability to lice for so many years. It hurt me to realize … Continue reading Self-Hate Turned me into a Monster
Challenge # 1 – Misplacement
30 7 days of love for ADHD I started this blog mostly as a way to challenge myself to write about my ADHD for 30 days. A challenge to confront myself with what was really going on inside my mind and it turned out that my writing helped me a lot in creating understanding about … Continue reading Challenge # 1 – Misplacement
The Secret Damage of ADHD
Loving the ADHD devil - DAY 13 I started writing because I wanted to talk about the truth, the real experience of a life with an ADHD devil inside your brain. The reason to start this blog was the lack of information regarding my own struggles, a lot of what the internet has to offer … Continue reading The Secret Damage of ADHD
From Wire to Maze
Loving the ADHD devil - DAY 11 I have explained how I feel trapped on a wire high in the sky, strung between the old and the new me. I've taken some successful steps on this wire, but coming close to loosing my balance a few times has created an anxiety that withholds me from … Continue reading From Wire to Maze