I thought removing distractions would help too. But even with no distractions, attending a meeting feels like I’m listening to a radio while driving between states.
Would you look at that, I have hands.
Are you sure it's not just depression?
There is probably also depression in there. It is pretty easy to get depressed when you have ADHD.
throws you down a cliff like a sack of potatoes
but ADHD is such a gift how could we ever end up depressed??!?
Me with distraction: feeling fine, barely getting work done
Me without distraction: rumination HELL, feel like shit, still barely getting work done
Give me interesting work and I will give you unlimited output
"Write stuff down and put it where you'll see it!"
— proceeds to completely see through the stuff you wrote down because it is now blends into the background scenery —
Alternative: about six years ago I was struck with an idea for a new campaign setting after watching a video about orbital resonance in tightly-packed planetary systems. I was about to get into the shower at the time, but I completely forgot about that for the next three hours as i started scribbling equations on the walls with soap and on the steamed-up mirrors with my fingers. That was the moment that made me realize I actually needed medication
Yup. Getting tired of people saying "just write notes and reminders!"
Okay, my brain immediately deleted the memory of the reminder once it popped up, now what.
I'm in this picture and I don't like it.
I will make up a story more elaborate than game of thrones before doing something I don't want to
If I don't have something to distract me I can't concentrate
Yep, the goal is to find the correct balance of the correct types of distractions.
Too much or the wrong ones and you veer off course and never make it back to the main task, too much the other way and the main task feels like too much to start.
This is different for everyone which makes it all the more fun. It's a life skill people with adhd need to learn all on their own and other than telling rach other a path exists, we cannot actually guide each other from our own experience.
And the sometimes what works shifts around or stops working all together as circumstances or surroundings change.
I work best with music/podcasts/streaming all simultaneously blasting. Then I can concentrate.
The distractions are all on the inside of my brain going weeeeeee... so should i just remove my brain?
My fingers are fucking fascinating. As are my toes. Not to mention all the bullshit going on in my head.
Yes. I hate myself.
The lighter side of ADHD
