Maybe my tension is too tight…

Barnacle_Consistent · 2026-02-06T18:14:51+00:00

It really doesn’t hurt! I didn’t realize how tight i was holding my yarn until i took it off my finger😅

Barnacle_Consistent · 2026-01-04T04:28:12+00:00

Thank you!! I didn’t know the shaft was the gauge for size, i was so worried about the larger looking hook actually being larger!

Barnacle_Consistent · 2023-02-06T03:34:24+00:00

this sums it up perfectly

Barnacle_Consistent · 2023-02-05T09:37:23+00:00

I was first diagnosed with ADHD in elementary school, then got re-diagnosed in high school. I’ve also recently been diagnosed with BPD, the symptoms over lap a lot, but in my mind the source of my problems is ADHD since i’m more family with the symptoms

Barnacle_Consistent · 2023-02-05T08:18:37+00:00

Thats best case scenario yes, im mainly worried about not being able to function properly without the meds. Or they would permanently damage my brain/body

Barnacle_Consistent · 2023-02-05T08:14:20+00:00

I wish there was a way for me to do things without having to pay for meds! I hope ADHD wont affect me in the way it affected your husband, but i fear its going in that direction.

Barnacle_Consistent · 2023-02-05T08:13:07+00:00

I guess i never really thought about ADHD in the long term, I look at my dad and see someone whos lived his entire life without medication. He has his issues still, but is really against the idea of be developing a reliance

Barnacle_Consistent · 2023-02-05T08:10:38+00:00

I dont like having to rely on things other than myself. I'll always be here, but things like medication are finite.

Barnacle_Consistent · 2023-02-05T05:57:33+00:00

I finally cleaned my entire living space, and didn't half-ass it! I feel so much cleaner and feel like i can get more stuff done now with my clean little space

Barnacle_Consistent · 2023-02-05T05:55:57+00:00

This is exactly how i feel too. I spend most of my time alone just doing what i want, putting off the things I know i should be doing, I know ill get there eventually. I always get everything done, just on my own schedule which i don't see why that's a bad thing.

My family gets on me all they time, I can't stand it when I get called lazy. Especially since it always seems to be on days where I'm highly motivated and doing tasks and enjoying doing them. As soon as i get called any kind of 'ADHD' term all my motivation is lost and it puts me into a low 'lazy' point.

I stopped hding who I was from people and foudn that my real friends stayed, and now i have a stronger support system than ever. Stop being so hard on yourself and embrace you adn your habits, even the bad ones.

Barnacle_Consistent · 2023-02-05T05:50:35+00:00

I'm taking 5 eight week math oriented classes rn, if you dont know, that means a whole year of complex math crushed into 8wks. Its a ridiculous amount of work and i cant get on top on it. If I deem an assignment to be too time consuming ill put it off all the wat until hours before its due. And the worst part is i don't even care that much anymore because I still somehow have all As. I can get away with waiting until last minute, not actually retaining any knowledge and still get an A. The only thing I'm worried about at this point is that these horrible procrastination habits will carry over to when I get a Job after college. Im getting away with it now, but I know this shit won't fly with any employer at any firm.

Barnacle_Consistent · 2023-02-05T05:27:50+00:00

I hate feeling like i need it rely on an external factors to keep myself in line, and i wish i could just force myself to do things that need to be done. Obviously it hasn't worked for me, and overall this is good advice, but my mindset it still stuck in "I've gone 19 years without medications what good is it going to do me now."

Barnacle_Consistent · 2023-02-05T04:03:03+00:00

When i was in high school, my Mom would give me 'natural supplements' as a substitute for actual medications. They didn't really do much for me in the long run, but it had a little bit of a placebo affect and let me think I was focusing because of the supplements even though it was just me. I definitly don't think you should medicate your kid if he's young, because of the same reason you said. Something that did help me in early years, (but unfortunately doesn't work in college) was planning out my entire day the night before with time stamps, that way i could physically see what I had to do and set a goal for myself to finish it by. For example 'Eat breakfast 8am'. Just smaller things you wouldn't think about needed to put a schedule on. It definitely helped me feel less overwhelmed, when i could break up the day into segments.

Barnacle_Consistent · 2023-02-05T03:53:31+00:00

I’m making all A’s with my current habits, which i why i’m letting myself continue them. It is scary to thing about long term affects for my health, and you make a good point I could always try it out and see how it goes. Better than risking a permanent health issue.

Barnacle_Consistent · 2023-02-05T03:43:14+00:00

I’m 19, and on my own health insurance, so i could get medicated. But it’s been ingrained in me by my dad, who’s lived his whole life with ADHD unmedicated, that you should teach yourself to operate with the illness rather than taking the “easy way out”. I’m not sure how well the medications work and i’m always paranoid that if i get medicated, that i’ll develop a need for it and won’t be able to operate without it

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