This morning I woke up feeling that it's time for a change, time to put myself back on track. For months I now, I have the feeling that time passes too quickly, that things change too fast and that I am slowly loosing myself again. I broke down in February, but with all the writing … Continue reading Continue To Pause
Tag: Reflecting
Challenge # 4 – Dopamine
30 7 days of love for ADHD Dopamine is one of the “feel good” chemicals in our brain. Interacting with the pleasure and reward center of our brain, dopamine (along with other chemicals like serotonin, oxytocin, and endorphins) plays a vital role in how happy we feel. In addition to our mood, dopamine also affects … Continue reading Challenge # 4 – Dopamine
The End of My Wonderful Journey of Love
Day 30 of loving my ADHD devil came much faster than I expected. To be honest, I'm sad to reach the end. Yesterday I even considered extending this journey to 60 days, but once I found out that I have been messing up the numbering in my posts and I'm actually on day 36 or … Continue reading The End of My Wonderful Journey of Love
When Therapy Ends
Loving the ADHD devil - DAY 25 I broke down in the end of February but it wasn't until almost 2 months later that I found someone to help me with what I was going through. It took a long time to find a psychologist to help me, but from mid-April my therapy started. In … Continue reading When Therapy Ends
Never Give In
Loving the ADHD devil - DAY 25 I until last week I have spend quite some time feeling pretty good. A period in which I accepted my lack of energy, allowed my ADHD devil to exist and when I discovered part of who I am supposed to be. My days became bright for a while … Continue reading Never Give In
Wired to Explore – Boredom and Dopamine
Loving the ADHD devil - DAY 21 I always was someone who got bored very easily and very fast. The jobs I had while I was a student needed to change at least once a year, when school spend too much time on one topic, I would loose all my interest and stop going, and … Continue reading Wired to Explore – Boredom and Dopamine
Self-Conversation
Loving the ADHD devil - DAY 3 I struggle a lot with my feelings. I mostly prefer to hide all of them, pretend I don't have emotions and on the rare occasion my feelings are able to surface, I show just anger to myself and the world around me. For over a decade I choose … Continue reading Self-Conversation
Self-Made Me
When I look at my sister, at the way she behaves, the way she does things, the way she talks and her opinion, I recognize my parents. The way she cleans her house, the way she thinks about the corona crises, the way she talks to my grandma... a lot of how my sister is, … Continue reading Self-Made Me
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
Do my dreams tell me I feel guilt?
I believe that dreaming is important. I believe dreams are there to deal with the experiences in life, to process the thoughts we have on the things we encounter. I believe that dreams are made up by our true feelings, even the ones we hide from ourselves during the day. Dreams are extremely personal and … Continue reading Do my dreams tell me I feel guilt?