30 DAYS OF FEELING - DAY 18 I have many insecurities but most of them are linked to the awareness of my own body, created by a kind of disconnection. For me, my body has always felt too big, it just doesn't fit me I don't see it at mine. Probably because the body of … Continue reading I am afraid of the story my body tells
Tag: Insecure
There will never be a place for me on my boyfriend’s couch
DAYS OF FEELING - DAY 17 As a hypersensitive person I always considered myself to be good with other people. It is true that there are not many real friends around, due to the walls I have been hiding behind for years, but when it comes to making contact and getting to know a stranger … Continue reading There will never be a place for me on my boyfriend’s couch
The harm in being raised by a wallflower
30 DAYS OF FEELING - DAY 12 My mother has always wanted for me to be normal, to blend into this world as if there is no me besides the whole of people in this world. I have known that she has been afraid of getting attention her whole life, almost as if she is … Continue reading The harm in being raised by a wallflower
Toxic Insecurities
My memories of my father are covered in pain. My whole life he has made me feel worthless, he has beaten me, he has brought me down and he never understood nor allowed the person I am or was. I have never been good enough for him and he took every chance to express this. … Continue reading Toxic Insecurities
I am not supposed to be great and that is ok
When I tell people I have an ADHD devil living inside my brain, they never believe me. People don't notice anything strange about me and I definitely don't fit the image of the overactive little boy that appears inside their mind when they hear the word ADHD. My ADHD remain invisible most of may days, … Continue reading I am not supposed to be great and that is ok
When I try to fit in
My mind works in a different way. Sometimes I feel like something went wrong in the production process, like someone connected the wrong wires, ADHD wires, and used the wrong materials and I ended up being completely different. ADHD wired. I feel like the world around me forces me to adjust to the normal, to … Continue reading When I try to fit in
ADHD and Emotional Rejection
One evening when I was about four years old, we were going to eat lasagna, my favorite dish back then. I helped my grandmother with the cooking and I spend 30 minutes staring at the over, waiting till my favorite meal would finally be ready to eat. Then, the oven beeped and my father opened … Continue reading ADHD and Emotional Rejection
Laughter around me
My mind works in a different way. Sometimes I feel like something went wrong in the production process, like someone connected the wrong wires, ADHD wires, and used the wrong materials and I ended up being completely different. ADHD wired. I feel different and I work different and often this causes a lot of stress. … Continue reading Laughter around me
ADHD and insecurity
People that don't know me that well see me as a person that is confident, strong and in control of her life, but when I'm at home, the real me comes out, I see a person that is the complete opposite. I wear a mask, a non ADHD mask, but when this comes off, the … Continue reading ADHD and insecurity