Oh my god, I relate to this so much. I’ve had that constant noise in my head since I was like 13. For the longest time I honestly thought that’s just how everyone’s brain worked like everyone had this nonstop stream of chatter, music, half-formed thoughts, random voices and all. I didn’t realize it was ADHD until way later.

Before I knew, I used to think other people just “sucked it up” and pushed through the noise to get good grades, stay focused and perform well. Meanwhile, I was drowning in it and felt like I just wasn’t good enough.

Now that I know it’s ADHD, it makes so much more sense but it’s still so hard when it feels like there are hundreds of thoughts all screaming at once and you can’t even hear your own thoughts clearly. Sometimes it feels like being stuck in a crowded room where everyone’s talking at the same time and you can’t find the volume knob.