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Radical acceptance

So basically for the last month I tried to intellectualize/pray myself out of having ADD, and so I quit taking my stimulants (was also convinced they changed the scent of my sweat and therefore impacted my pheromones/ were acting as a roadblock on my quest to find a husband). I hate depending on things like medicine or even supplements (because what if I run out FOREVER) but basically I got really bad at everything, failed an exam in a crazy way for the first time (20%.. ahhhh!), ultimately I just acted super annoying and mopey too. I found, without stimulant medication, I could do this super cool new thing where I stare at my wall just thinking for up to 3 hours. I started taking them again 2 days ago and my life has changed entirely. People keep asking if I am okay because I can be QUIET and NORMAL now and above all of that, I’m locked in. I read somewhere that ADD can cause emotional dysregulation and low self esteem. I am happy to announce that I feel real good. I’m once again in tune with the greater frequencies that will sing me to excellence. I accept that I have ADD, I accept I can’t reverse it. I accept this is something I cannot change. Here are some good affirmations I’m now playing with It is OK to have ADD. It’s not cringe or passé anymore People still like me when I’m on my Focalin I am not a victim. I have a special gift It is okay for me to be a machine

@vivi

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Dec 5, 2024

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Admitting and then re-evaluate

This has been a really hard Jan and now Feb. It’s super cold, it’s windy, it’s dark out. politics feel really overwhelming and work can just compound and compound. and I’m saying all this because of course you feel this way! admit and allow yourself to be overwhelmed and don’t try to reason it away. Now that you’ve admitted and accepted that you’re feeling this way and you (hopefully) feel validated, what can you do? What do you need? Do you need friends? Do you need nostalgia? Do you need guilt free veg out for a whole day? Do you need to clean? What will make you feel in control of what you can control? For me, that’s sometimes scheduled exercise and sometimes it’s watching 6 episodes of law and order svu. Basically, feel, validate, respond.

@lyssdri

Feb 5, 2025

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Gaslighting yourself

I relate to every word you put down. What helps me is realizing that I cannot be extrinsically motivated. A bad grade or loss of points means nothing to me and has never motivated me. Motivation has to come from within - and sometimes that means I have to gaslight myself into being motivated. If I have an essay I don't want to work on I will stare into space and repeat to myself: "I am compelled to work on my essay for 5 minutes" Within a few minutes of looking like an insane person I will cave and get to work. But it gets even better, because the hardest part is always getting the ball rolling. Once I get 5 minutes in adding another 5 minutes on top of that is much easier, and once I've worked for 10 minutes, whats another 10 minutes? before I know it I'll have been working for an hour and it will feel amazing. This isn't a surefire way to get productive, but if you have adhd it's great to make a list of strategies for yourself to use in the future.

@zephyr

Mar 23, 2025

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Using cash + passport instead of card/id

I’m an international woman of mystery

@idealuser

Mar 17, 2025

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Patches

They’re like tattoos for your clothes

@idealuser

Mar 22, 2025

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Horseshoe diet

Eating really good or really bad. Every day I eat a bowl of kale followed by hot cheetos. I eat an apple & organic peanut butter, I drink a diet coke. then I eat an entire jar of olives. Eat tinned salmon, smoke a camel blue. Life is all about balance.

@idealuser

Apr 9, 2025