February 2012
27 posts
lesscensored:
fuck people over the years who have shat on my self deprecating sense of humour WHILE CONTRIBUTING to the ableist culture that inspires self-deprecating as a coping mechanism in the fucking first place
fuck people who say continue to say “you’re too hard on yourself” and yet when they hear about another deadline missed, another chequed bounced, another appointment slept through,...
imaginewingsandfly:
Okay. This is the second day that I’m not taking any medicins. I’ve never been so confused. To be honest, if you would ask me how I feel right now, I would have no idea what to say. I don’t know how I feel. I don’t know what I feel. It’s a huge mess inside my head.
Let me try to explain. For the most of the time I’m happy. I’m enjoying things and I laugh about things with my...
baby, did you forget to take your meds?
hollywood-antichrist:
i’m worried. from the age of 15 bipolar has been the bane of my life when suddenly i get a new doctor and BANG! i have adhd. thats not what im worried about, i’m worried about what crazy new medication i’m going to be put on next. the mood stablizer and anti-psychotics i’m on already fuck me up enough. depression have never really been an issue. i get depressed because i do...
My kitched caught on fire today...
theadhdbrain:
Not even playing!
I swear that just a couple hours ago, I set oil on the stove to make dinner and then I sat on my couch to read over some paperwork. Next thing you know my oil pot was on fire and smoke engulfed the whole house. I didn’t even notice, I didn’t smell the smoke or anything! Luckily I looked up because my throat started to get dry. Weird…
Hyperfocusing at it’s...
“ADD is not a religious principle; it is a medical diagnosis derived from such...”
– Ratey Md, John J.; Hallowell, Edward M. Md (2005-12-27). Delivered from Distraction (p. 9). Random House, Inc.. Kindle Edition. (via adhdisme)
Think Kids With ADHD Don't Get Bullied?
disordered-thoughts:
When I was 13, shortly before I was diagnosed with ADHD, a guy in my grade with severe ADHD who had exhibited serious behavioral problems since we were roughly 6 years old made fun of me for having “the attention span of a fruit fly.”
He didn’t say it to my face. Not because our parents are very close friends who share resources for ADHD support, nor because at a school...
I Have ADHD. And what?
upyourrainbow:
I have Attention Deficit Hyper Active Disorder . it’s probably my most dominant trait. I don’t hate on it. I find that it’s kind of fun. if you can put it to good use it’s not really a burden , but more of a treasure.
Watched Limitless
kattterina:
Besides lulzing at the beginning: “Receptors in the brain that activate specific circuits.” and the whole “We only use 20% of our brain” shit. .____.;
I found that the whole movie is a dramatic version of what happens when a person who has ADHD discovers the right medication! His little description of everything being clear etc… I was like “I can relate to this!” I was even...
The Nurse
suspectedheadcase:
When you know that I can’t listen to anything for more than 30 seconds, why did you talk to me for 10 minutes, non-stop, about Mindfulness?
When you know that I’m dyslexic, why did you suggest I got a self-help book on Mindfulness out of the Library?
I did what you suggested, because you thought it might help.
I did what you asked, because you seem to want me to recover.
...
Don't use the term AD/HD as an adjective.
theadhdbrain:
Just don’t do it. Especially if you don’t have it. Instead of saying, “I’m so ADD right now!” Just say that you’re full of energy right now. Instead of telling your friend that you forgot something because you’re having an ADD moment, why don’t you just say you’re having an off day? I mean, I know people without AD/HD may not think too heavily on the matter, but it really bothers...
adhd problems..
rocksea-codone:
omg taking a class online is ridiculous when you’re adhd. I’m taking a 50 question test and I stopped on 13 to check my fb text my bf look aorund my room draw a picture look at some random girls fb because she added a new picture, get some icecream. ughhhh This sucks because i need to finish this stupid class fast and i can’t take a vyvanse because il be up all night :(
found out
youngconfusedandheartdriven:
had a realization
that i’m 90 % sure i have ADHD.
it’s related with other issues i have, and makes sense, and i undergo a lot of the symptoms on a daily basis.
it’s frustrating.
though, i do not want medicine, just the coping techniques to stay focused and on track and get things done.
i dont have it in the sense of hyperactivity
but in sense of attentiveness ,...
Good News: Delightfully Shiny Smartphone Arrived!
psychetimelapse:
Bad news: hyperfocus combined with obsessive tendencies means I thought “I’ll just put important repeating events in the phone’s schedule,” and ended up needing to put everything I can think of down on the calender, straighten out a homework app I downloaded, fill out all possible fields in both, and pretty much make much everything on the phone having to do with school as...
2.1.12
disordered-thoughts:
Concerta Day 1- 12mg
Woke up at 9, took the Concerta, and then went back to sleep til 11. I didn’t sleep well last night because I was anxious about taking a new pill. Woke up at 11 and started taking stock of what the day felt like.
One of the first things I told my boyfriend this morning was that I felt like my weight was off. I said that I felt like I had a...
I hate myself sometimes.
the—hatred—to—your—love:
I just want to feel normal for once. I look around and everyone is focused on what they are doing and can concentrate to a much better extent than me. People complain they can’t concentrate on what they are doing but I feel like screaming at them and saying “try being like that ALL THE TIME” I feel as though nobody understands, even when they are...
Diagnosis
wanderingken:
21 years old and freshly diagnosed with inattentive adhd.
Since I just shared my developmental disorder with you I will also take this opporunity to brag about how awesome I am.
I scored in the 90th percentile for spacial, pattern, and visual testing. Fuck yes. No wonder my study notes are so visually tantalizing.
Anonymous asked: I am fairly sure I have ADD. There are other things, but my main problem would be that I have so much trouble concentrating on things I have to concentrate on that it ruined my education. I am seeing a therapist who tries to make my anxiety the cause of everything when in fact I am anxious because a lot of things are hard for me to actually do and end up unfinished and have for years now. I HAVE...
Susurrations: 041) I have ADD. →
ayshalala:
I can’t remember if I’ve mentioned this before… which probably makes sense, all things considered. xD
Attention Deficit Disorder (I guess now it’s technically called non-hyperactive ADHD, but who the heck really uses that term?!) is, in short, a genetic disorder that affects attention. It makes…
ENFER: i’m much happier when i’m not on vyvanse.... →
goblinhoarder:
i’m much happier when i’m not on vyvanse. when i do take it i have crazy moodswings and i’m extremely irritable. and every single time it starts to wear off i get this gnarly headache that lasts all evening. it makes me feel exhausted.
i’m so tired of this shit. i have been on strattera,…
Anonymous asked: Best of luck to you with your classes and work. I'm in that spot right now. I can't seem to put my thoughts in a line today.
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“It’s like watching a movie where you know every...
(taken from one of my Tumblr posts)
I’m trying so hard to maintain a positive attitude but it’s getting more difficult every day. I honestly just don’t want to be in school anymore. My brain is on academic overload and I can’t get my thoughts to slow down enough to be able to do anything productive when it comes to reading or writing.
But the last thing I want to do is go...
living-my-dreams-with-you:
I wish things were simple sometimes. I wish he didn’t have ADD so that he wouldn’t stress so much. If he didn’t have this then he wouldn’t freak out as much. The only good thing is that he realises that he does act different with out meaning to sometimes. He admits he takes it out on me, but i do the same to him sometimes. The thing i hate the most about it is that i...
On the First Day of Systematic Theology
bostonwithoutther:
The clicking of keys
The scrapping of pen on paper
The turning of notebook pages
The rustling of fabric
The shadow of the professor’s head on the projector screen
These are a handful of things gaining my attention
There are six stage lights, three bald heads, two hats, one head wrap
Like bouncing up and down
The professor makes wild gesticulations, which I see, understand, but...
ADHD
crappasaurus:
I find it so difficult to talk about my ADHD with my friends. Everytime I try they always respond with how they have an attention deficit disorder, even though they have never been diagnosed by a doctor.
In High School, I was on 50mg of Adderall. Today, I can’t even afford it, so I have had to learn to do without.
It gets so very hard to deal with. Those friends that casually...
1.31.12
disordered-thoughts:
Today I met with my new psychiatrist. My old psychiatrist was very busy and I felt as though I had to scream to get his attention, and even then I only had it for five minutes. As my impulse is to act like nothing’s wrong, I think I need a psychiatrist who gives me his or her full undivided attention so that I don’t feel like I have to pretend to have fewer problems to let...
I Hear People Talking About Taking Adderall and...
thatroleplayingblog:
And it really baffles me? Like, I guess it makes sense, but most of the people I hear about don’t have a diagnosis and do it for the hyperconcentration. That’s nice and all, but as an ADHDee, it’s infuriating. I almost need my medication to function in day to day life; otherwise, I forget important meetings, don’t take note of the world around me, and bump into everything...
January 2012
25 posts
brittanyaleece:
I can’t take this unable to pay attention stuff any longer. Researching doctors in Tallahassee ASAP and finding some.
”/ Just about cried during dinner because I couldn’t even focus or talk w everyone, or tell my friend a story… I had to just apologize and tell them nevermind on what I was trying to say… And people even notice my anxiety go way up and notice my total absent...
ADD Revelation →
marishadevoin:
Blog: the more I learn about ADD the more my life seems to make a whole ton of sense.
ADHD and Me
adhddoesntdefineme:
There are a few blogs I follow that discuss the topic of attention deficit disorder. There aren’t too many, though, and that’s why I decided to make another. Here, you can talk about all the things that make up AD/HD. From the good, to the bad, to the down right embarrassing. And in turn, you can ask me any questions about what ADD is like for me, a girl; or anything that...
That moment where you can't remember where you put...
adhddoesntdefineme:
Then you find it and immediately calm down as if nothing happened
And everyone around you is like
katelynleeann:
it truly amazes me how people think that mental disorders such as add and adhd are something kids choose by not doing something like playing outside or reading more as a child or something of that nature. seriously? no. don’t talk about shit you don’t have, or know anything about.
When someone asks "what's wrong with you?"
quinngingerlove:
I just say “there’s a twenty-page file on what’s wrong with me. You can start there.”
true story, by the way.
You Just Don't Understand Until You Live With It
hidingbehindyourmirror:
It’s just so hard so hard to focus. Like,everyone in my family always tells me I’m way smarter than my older sister,because my whole life I NEVER studied and I always pulled off perfect grades. My sister ALWAYS studied her ass off but got perfect grades. What I’ve learned is that when you’re in high school, you can just wing it without studying. And what happened was my...
You Just Don't Understand Until You Live With It
hidingbehindyourmirror:
It’s just so hard so hard to focus. Like,everyone in my family always tells me I’m way smarter than my older sister,because my whole life I NEVER studied and I always pulled off perfect grades. My sister ALWAYS studied her ass off but got perfect grades. What I’ve learned is that when you’re in high school, you can just wing it without studying. And what happened was my...
So one of my leaflets says if you are drunk and...
the—hatred—to—your—love:
We have our own drunken behaviour.
Go us!!
betheriel:
I hate the fact there’s something wrong inside my head and no one seems to understand it because it isn’t visible.
Final Update
silentdream3r:
It’s 12:14 am. The first day being on medication was actually really great! I was productive even though nothing was forcing me to (as in no external obligations), and I didn’t feel any bad side effects except for the really noticeable reduction of appetite. But hey, that’s not such a bad thing in my case.
The one thing that I was happy not to experience is the crash. I’m quite...
My friend says to me “you're one of the most...
tylervsthebigisland:
You forget about plans you made.
You forget birthdays and minor details.
You can never find anything.
You can not sit still
You stare aimlessly at blank paper.
You feel constantly bored, which causes you to engage in high risk, high thrill activities.
You find that starting a project takes so much effort. Finishing them is almost impossible
You can only finish work...
So today was the report of my ADHD assessment...
ihavechortles:
And I ~officially~ have ADHD now, which is not surprising at all. There was another, I guess, revelation, and I’m putting this under a cut because a) I don’t know how I feel about it and b) it’s hard to talk about without sounding super-fucking-conceited.
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whowhathuhnow:
Are you ashamed of something?
Someone asked me this question earlier this year and the tears welled up in my eyes. I didn’t know what exactly I was ashamed of though. I went home that day and cried my eyes out. Something was beginning to unravel inside of me. Something I had tried to contain but that was now refusing to remain silent. It was wreaking havoc in my life and it was...
Fuck teachers.
letmeplaywithyourhockeystick:
So I had to give my main course teachers a slip of paper to answer questions about me that I have to give back to my psychiatrist because I’m being screened for ADHD. I went to my history teacher and asked him if on his free time that he can fill out the paper so I can give it to my doctor. After I asked him he just stared at me and said “oh okay” and stuffed the...
Any of you girls take Concerta?
goldengirllosesweight:
I have diagnosed ADD/ADHD and I have taken Concerta for 5 years to help me deal with my disorder. Recently, I have been having extreme side affects from my medication including: severe anxiety, bizarre mood swings and headaches.
Has this happened to any of you? Private message me if you have any experience with this.
I think my boyfriend thinks I am going crazy. I need...
babyneptune:
I don’t have enough middle fingers for all you adderall abusers and people who self-diagnose themselves with attention disorders. “Like omgg I’m so hyper and random today oooh shiny object lol I’m soooo ADHD!!”
No. Fuck off. My constant fidgeting, nervousness, tension, inability to follow a conversation/movie/lecture without my mind blanking out without me realizing it, feeling...
thesurveysaidyadead:
My mom suggested that I take another dose of medication even though I took one an hour ago and I shouldn’t have because now my hands are shaking and they’re cold to the touch but I feel like they’re on fire I don’t even know what to do my mind is racing but hopefully it wears off just enough so that I can concentrate on my paper and get it done.
I fucking hate people who...
My family is so rude sometimes.
thebestrevengeissuccess:
I don’t care if you make jokes about me, tease me about things, or just plain make fun of me about the things I do. It’s whatever, and I don’t care. It’s usually funny. But when you start to make fun of my ADHD and everyone is laughing at me while we’re at dinner and I’m the only one without a smile on my face, that’s when I start to get upset. You didn’t even stop. You...
heartacheofateenagegirl:
So today I got home from school and I had a headache. I go to my cabinet for some ibuprofen, take the bottle out, and take 2 pills. And as I am putting the lid on the container I realize I just took Adderall instead of ibuprofen… My adderall and ibuprofen are both orange.. and I wasn’t really paying attention. Now I’m going to be up all fucking night annnd I can’t take...