What was this thread about?....oh yeah ADHD...support group? 😅

[Diosax]

What the hell was I just going to do/eat/watch/clean? Can’t even remember what category it was in!

It happens!! The worse is when you forget right in the middle of it

 

[cheekygirl75]

It happens!! The worse is when you forget right in the middle of it

I did! And I finally remembered that I was going to pour a glass of wine - you’d think I’d remember *that*!

 

[JamesD_0117]

Switched four tasks in the middle of 30 seconds on Monday. Not fun.

 

[Diosax]

I did! And I finally remembered that I was going to pour a glass of wine - you’d think I’d remember *that*!

This has totally happen to me too! It's just an example I'd use if I was ever accused of drinking too much. Bc would someone that was forget they were gonna get a drink?!!

Switched four tasks in the middle of 30 seconds on Monday. Not fun.

That's also exhausting

 

[cheekygirl75]

Why is someone calling me out like this?

 

[Cotswolds]

Why is someone calling me out like this?

I'm with you on this cheeky

 

[JamesD_0117]

Why is someone calling me out like this?

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OMG, the nerve of some people!

 

[JamesD_0117]

That's also exhausting

And left me in a sobbing heap on the floor. Oh yeah, let’s throw in some bipolar disorder to salt the wound a little…

 

[Deadbed1968]

Why is someone calling me out like this?

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OMG. This is me too!

I wonder if anyone has looked at whether ADHD is actually an autism spectrum disorder, albeit a boundary case.

 

[Diosax]

OMG. This is me too!

I wonder if anyone has looked at whether ADHD is actually an autism spectrum disorder, albeit a boundary case.

It's not but it has some overlapping symptoms

 

[JamesD_0117]

It's not but it has some overlapping symptoms

I just had someone tell me some people are grouping it together with Asperger’s as well. All on the spectrum.

 

[Diosax]

I just had someone tell me some people are grouping it together with Asperger’s as well. All on the spectrum.

They're both separate disorders. With their whole set of symptoms. Some of which overlap

 

[JamesD_0117]

There are some things that I have established routines, such as putting tools away, making sure everything is organized in my sailboat, that kind of thing. When I teach sailing, I always preach “plan ahead, put things back when you’re done, etc.” because I have to have that FOR ME. You often have to think fast. It’s done me well for me.

My panic the other day was I misplaced some tools. I couldn’t find them. So my world STOPPED. The next day I found them. They were in another spot in the tool box! Turned out I got impatient when I put them away, and did a “dump”, I threw everything in because I got frustrated on the project I was working on.

So I get the whole “routine” conflict.

 

[Diosax]

They do fall under neurodivergent disorders

https://www.understood.org/en/articles/ive-heard-that-autism-and-adhd-are-related-is-that-true

https://chadd.org/about-adhd/adhd-and-autism-spectrum-disorder/

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/325483

 

[JamesD_0117]

What the hell was I just going to do/eat/watch/clean? Can’t even remember what category it was in!

I got up out of THAT CHAIR, like, A SECOND AGO, and why the HELL did I do that?

 

[Pad_Foot]

Humph!
Maybe my children are right and I have this?
I will need to study more.
I woke up from “school-mare” after getting off track with a computer class in the dream talking about data? Borrowing data? Copying code? And trying to share something about gnats.. in dream … no no LICE! I blurted out that lice don’t like African hair
Students called me out on racism in the dream
Boom! Awake!
So? Googled “are lice racist”?

Perhaps this “shiny” lookup or make connections is an ADHD thing??

Perhaps Lit addition is related!? “Did someone posted something on that other Lit thread I follow? I should look!”
2 hours later?!! Oh? I can grade those papers tomorrow.

(And? Yes. Lice are racist. They developed with certain races, but they would love to live with and lice all day of us equally)

(Shit? Were European wigs related to lice?? I thought it was syphilis? Oh! Ok!! All related, but?? All from America ??)

 

[JamesD_0117]

Humph!
Maybe my children are right and I have this?
I will need to study more.
I woke up from “school-mare” after getting off track with a computer class in the dream talking about data? Borrowing data? Copying code? And trying to share something about gnats.. in dream … no no LICE! I blurted out that lice don’t like African hair
Students called me out on racism in the dream
Boom! Awake!
So? Googled “are lice racist”?

Perhaps this “shiny” lookup or make connections is an ADHD thing??

Perhaps Lit addition is related!? “Did someone posted something on that other Lit thread I follow? I should look!”
2 hours later?!! Oh? I can grade those papers tomorrow.

(And? Yes. Lice are racist. They developed with certain races, but they would love to live with and lice all day of us equally)

(Shit? Were European wigs related to lice?? I thought it was syphilis? Oh! Ok!! All related, but?? All from America ??)

Well most of my school dreams are that I signed up for a class at the beginning of the year, and it’s finals and I never went to that class. Or that I decided to go back to the college I transferred out of with one semester left. Been having those less frequently.

Certainly been spending more time on Lit, always looking for a new high or interest…

 

[Diosax]

One of the things I struggle with - that I now know is adhd - is getting started on projects and waiting until the very last minute to get things done. The pressure of having a deadline breathing down my neck is such a big motivator, adrenaline kicks in and then boom I get shit done. I have zero motivation most of the time to start early bc things usually work out for me.

I'm not sure if ALL ppl with adhd struggle with this but I'd like to know if you do and if you have figured out ways and tricks to use this to your advantage and_or to motivate yourself to get started early.

Here is an article someone shared with me that talks about this very same issue and it provides tricks to work on this. Thoughts?

 

[Deadbed1968]

One of the things I struggle with - that I now know is adhd - is getting started on projects and waiting until the very last minute to get things done. The pressure of having a deadline breathing down my neck is such a big motivator, adrenaline kicks in and then boom I get shit done. I have zero motivation most of the time to start early bc things usually work out for me.

I'm not sure if ALL ppl with adhd struggle with this but I'd like to know if you do and if you have figured out ways and tricks to use this to your advantage and_or to motivate yourself to get started early.

Here is an article someone shared with me that talks about this very same issue and it provides tricks to work on this. Thoughts?

Sounds like me. I think the adrenaline burst acts in nearly the same way Adderall works.

 

[hotoldrguy]

One of the things I struggle with - that I now know is adhd - is getting started on projects and waiting until the very last minute to get things done. The pressure of having a deadline breathing down my neck is such a big motivator, adrenaline kicks in and then boom I get shit done. I have zero motivation most of the time to start early bc things usually work out for me.

I'm not sure if ALL ppl with adhd struggle with this but I'd like to know if you do and if you have figured out ways and tricks to use this to your advantage and_or to motivate yourself to get started early.

Here is an article someone shared with me that talks about this very same issue and it provides tricks to work on this. Thoughts?

I have the same issue. I get projects started but if there is no deadline or if the deadline is far off, I do not do much more with them until I am up against the deadline.

 

[Cotswolds]

One of the things I struggle with - that I now know is adhd - is getting started on projects and waiting until the very last minute to get things done. The pressure of having a deadline breathing down my neck is such a big motivator, adrenaline kicks in and then boom I get shit done. I have zero motivation most of the time to start early bc things usually work out for me.

I'm not sure if ALL ppl with adhd struggle with this but I'd like to know if you do and if you have figured out ways and tricks to use this to your advantage and_or to motivate yourself to get started early.

Here is an article someone shared with me that talks about this very same issue and it provides tricks to work on this. Thoughts?

An interesting article.

I too struggle to start stuff and then cram it all in at the eleventh hour.

The bit in the article which resonates most with me is the manufacture of adrenaline boosts. My brain works best when at almost crisis point. It's why my job suits my brain and vice versa.

 

[hotoldrguy]

An interesting article.

I too struggle to start stuff and then cram it all in at the eleventh hour.

The bit in the article which resonates most with me is the manufacture of adrenaline boosts. My brain works best when at almost crisis point. It's why my job suits my brain and vice versa.

Interesting you mention how you function better at the crisis point. I spent most of my career in facilities and security and always functioned best and most successfully in handling crisis.

 

[JamesD_0117]

With my current career, I need to get things done and solve problems. I tell everyone, if you keep me busy, I’m not going to get distracted. The ADHD suits me there. Now at home…ugh!

 

[Diosax]

On today's ADHD problems...
Fuck...excuse me while I go down memory lane and think if this has been a thing for me...

This tiktok talks about out of sight out of mind subject as it relates to emotions

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRf3Cj9w/

I never thought about it this way...but it makes sense? Does anyone feel this way or relate to this?

 

[Deadbed1968]

On today's ADHD problems...
Fuck...excuse me while I go down memory lane and think if this has been a thing for me...

This tiktok talks about out of sight out of mind subject as it relates to emotions

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRf3Cj9w/

I never thought about it this way...but it makes sense? Does anyone feel this way or relate to this?

I think I understand where she is going, but I can’t say I ever felt that way.