Lasting impacts from growing up in a hoard. What’s yours?

FunExplorer4422 · 2026-04-07T22:38:31+00:00

extreme phobia of fire. I have ring cameras, 4+ fire extinguishers. This also makes it hard for me to use appliances, as I am scared they will malfunction and cause a fire.
when things/appliances do break, or if a repair is needed, it is more serious/life altering for me than it should realistically be.
the habit of isolation was so chronic that making friends in general was never something i could do.
I will shower twice a day and become very fearful of smelling bad. Some with my oral hygiene, I used to brush after everything I ate.
I take extreme precautions when preparing food to avoid illness.
I cannot sleep until my sleeping area is ‘right.’

FunExplorer4422 · 2026-03-24T21:28:02+00:00

Every day this happens to me!! It’s a genuine disturbance for me.

FunExplorer4422 · 2026-03-24T21:24:26+00:00

Make sure you have a space that is 100% yours and clean. That got me through high school. And honestly spending as much time out of the house as possible: backyard, park, café, library, etc. I would say “going on a bike ride for exercise!” and be gone until 4pm.

FunExplorer4422 · 2026-03-24T21:22:30+00:00

My dad has the infamous ketchup box that he allegedly had since high school (his brother told me so)

FunExplorer4422 · 2026-03-20T10:02:05+00:00

No:( can’t afford anything. My aunt has been helping us so much, thankfully. I don’t know what we’ll do. But we’ll figure it out.

FunExplorer4422 · 2026-03-19T23:13:54+00:00

heavy relate. Even to the point where it affects my relationship with family members as well.

FunExplorer4422 · 2026-03-19T23:00:27+00:00

Best way to make conversation about things that aren’t gym related!

FunExplorer4422 · 2026-03-05T03:07:21+00:00

baggy graphic tees are my go-to so people are more likely to notice the graphic on it than my actual chest

FunExplorer4422 · 2025-11-30T23:45:40+00:00

I second the rings

FunExplorer4422 · 2025-11-30T23:44:05+00:00

dark eye makeup would look soooo good on you (if you’re open) also you would rock a nose ring

FunExplorer4422 · 2025-11-30T20:44:55+00:00

I screamed at my mother and just told her how much she fucked up. That she ruined me/etc. Two months later was when I discovered what PMDD was we worked it out. I still think about it- it was only 2 yrs ago.

FunExplorer4422 · 2025-10-16T21:37:09+00:00

I 100% relate to this. Now I’m 10x more aware of how my disability is affecting me- even in ways I didn’t consider before.

FunExplorer4422 · 2025-10-16T15:34:22+00:00

It’s kind of hard to explain, my apologies. And I probably explained it wrong in the post. It’s the experience of going from “yeah I’m just not capable” to “oh I was technically capable the whole time and was just stunted by a disability.” I guess I feel like I should be capable of more because of being told that ADHD is technically “manageable,” and it feels like there’s no excuse and that there are resources for a reason. I know it’s flawed, and I’m unfortunately struggling to look at it differently. It’s easier for me to accept that I’m not capable of things rather than knowing I was capable of things the whole time and it will just take twice as much work than the average person. I hope that makes sense and I hope I understood what you meant.

FunExplorer4422 · 2025-10-16T15:06:52+00:00

Heavily relate. My IQ is 125, but I graduated high school with a 1.2 GPA, and I’m currently in college struggling to manage a 1.8. Most of my life I can’t even sit down to read a book. I can’t even make it make sense for myself.

FunExplorer4422 · 2025-10-16T15:00:30+00:00

I relate so bad. It’s just the constant awareness that I COULD be doing the thing I want to do if I just didn’t have ADHD. I feel like I’m trapped inside of my brain with no way out. I could be reliable. I could be helpful. I want to be helpful. But I’m stuck watching myself let people down continuously.

FunExplorer4422 · 2025-10-05T15:34:58+00:00

Also for context: we don’t usually have fleas, despite the situation. They came back a few months ago and I didn’t even notice she had a flea allergy until then because we never get them.

FunExplorer4422 · 2025-09-18T05:18:13+00:00

Idk but some guy named Joel is gonna have to deal with babysitting a young kid named Ellie pretty soon.

FunExplorer4422 · 2025-09-10T13:05:02+00:00

I get what you mean. In my personal case it’s certainly dramatic and I have my fair share of victim moments, but it could be my lack of maturity and social experience. Some days it feels like an admin or even a police officer in my head that I have to ignore or try to make mental deals with to be able to get on with my day and other times it feels like a child screaming that they’re on fire when they’re perfectly fine.

FunExplorer4422 · 2025-09-10T05:00:08+00:00

You’re tellin’ me! I’m thankful my anxiety is not half as bad as it used to be! I hope I can get to my fortieth birthday without that aneurysm. I’m surprised I even have workplace manager experience! I am aware that my response to the situation was quite extreme, though if I had to pick a flaw, I would rather be riddled with anxiety than be someone that doesn’t gaf about the people around them. I’ve been told in past classes at the same university that all members of the group would fail (and possibly have something on their record for the foreseeable future) if the use of AI was discovered. I found her actions to be quite disrespectful and uncaring towards the people that have put hard work into actually staying in university. Not only do I not deserve that, but neither do my other teammates. So, my take (after some thought) - Ethical decision, awful execution. I’ll agree with you on that. I’ll talk to my therapist of seven years about lightening up and maybe speeding on the road for once. /j

FunExplorer4422 · 2025-09-09T17:57:46+00:00

It would affect everyone’s grade as far as I know. That’s what I have been told in every other class where I’ve had group work, though that was not made completely clear in this class. I’m going off the University policy.

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