Danny

My simple explanation of ADHD, emotions aside: I'm obsessed with what I am interested in, and have great difficulty with literally everything else.

Women with ADHD, from your experience how do your hormones affect your ADHD symptoms? And do you notice the effectivity of your meds on your symptoms change with your hormone cycle?

My work involves a lot of problem solving and a lot of it tends to be common issues. Today, I solved an issue I've solved tens of times before and I found myself feeling so happy :) I'm currently unmedicated (damn shortage), so I'm also happy I'm not struggling a lot.

Negative childhood experiences with ADHD can really scar you deep. Even now, after having been in my company for 3 years, and doing quite well, I get awed at my own ability to do things competently AND consistently. Not at doing well, but the daily consistency! It's magical!

@naarna @ADHDForReal Thanks again :)

@timidheathen I've said AFAB folks previous times I've mentioned this topic but I got quite a few people asking what AFAB meant. I've had to change the language I'd use on Tumblr vs here. Decided to say 'women' this time for brevity.

@ABCsofADHD Makes more sense to refer to the dominant hormone system than a gender, as not all estrogen-dominant people are women

@Weathered_M My sister has ED too (and also ADHD). There's some research correlating comorbidity between hypermobility and ADHD. And ofc, GI issues is common with ADHD too. Both me and my sister have GI issues.

Reading for folks who are interested: additudemag.com/low-estrogen-a…

@naarna @ADHDForReal Thanks for sourcing me again. Why the heck do these guys not even give a link to my post.

It still affects me strongly in some aspects though.. like I just struggle to dance. I have this anxiety of looking stupid or this fear of people laughing at me. It's definitely an internalized shame thing but I'm slowly unlearning it.

Now I'm less anxious/ shameful about feeling that way. I'm more comfortable saying things without highly policing myself or stressing after wondering of people misunderstood me. A lot less RSD due to a stronger sense of self and a lot less anxiety and shame.

I said something unintentionally silly during a work call with my team and made everyone laugh, and some of them were teasing me. It was 100% good natured, and they were definitely not laughing at me, but this would have spiralled me when younger. But now, no RSD!

@StructuredSucc I used to do this! Through no one's suggestion; I just felt I needed meds only when doing stuff that needs focus. Took me years to realize how wrong I was on how my meds help. They help even more on weekends, and actually allows me to do chores.

The idea that ADHD'ers should skip our meds on weekends is so wild to me. It feels like an open admission that the people who recommend these breaks think that our worth is only our workplace productivity. We use (and need) executive function on weekends/vacations too

Ok, I'd seen it as a screenshot and had to do a bit of digging to find the original cause I hate not giving credit to the original poster. They have ADHD too it seems, which is why it aligned perfectly for ADHD. tumblr.com/homunculus-arg…

Saw this post on Tumblr and it essentially sums up my approach to coping with ADHD (and coping in general really). We shouldn't try to force ourselves to do something like NTs. Essentially try find what works for us, no matter how odd others might find it.

@adhdessentials What a bizarre read. People of all ages have been carrying containers for portable potable water for all of human history. How did she come to believe it a thing for kids? And she said that nothing was more off putting than kids crying for snacks and water? What??

This is a very silly hill to plant your flag on.

Off meds, you can find me hyperactive or hypoactive and lethargic. Well I'm PI, so I lean more towards the latter but it can swing between the two. I'd say that ADHD is a struggle to manage an equilibrium, a balance.

ADHD can seem contradictory and paradoxical but really, our struggles are just different sides of the same coin. For example, hyperfocus and inability to start focusing are just the two extremes of being our difficulty to manage our focus.