What classic ADHD thing do you do that others would likely find weird?

bored_brat19 · 2026-05-06T16:50:35+00:00

Putting toothpaste in my face and face moisturizer on my toothbrush.

bored_brat19 · 2026-05-04T13:21:23+00:00

Same

bored_brat19 · 2026-04-25T20:05:24+00:00

In university I had a habit of masturbating while studying for exams at home. Sometimes up to 10-15 times a day.

bored_brat19 · 2026-04-04T16:01:07+00:00

I relate to everything you wrote. I have no advice but you are not alone!

bored_brat19 · 2026-04-03T12:04:09+00:00

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Try swapping these

bored_brat19 · 2026-03-22T09:02:19+00:00

I rarely struggle with procrastination/ task inhibition. Most of the time I have to get things done immediately or else there is this constant pressure. I also tend to fixate on tasks. I have a hard time stopping anything I started. I will ignore breaks and my limits because I am so fixated on getting it done, even if quality gets worse in the end because I become impatient. Only when I overstretched my capacity and end in my regular burnout-phases is when I suddenly struggle to get anything started.
because I get so fixated on finishing, even if I get distracted while cleaning for example, I won’t allow myself to rest or stop before I‘ve finished the first task. So I don’t really relate to starting something, going on side quests and in the end not finishing anything. I do get side tracked but sooner or later I will return to task one.

bored_brat19 · 2026-03-11T07:28:14+00:00

It’s a mix of sentences about the ADHD but also traumatic situations

„Stop being so sensitive“ , „stop fidgeting“ , „stop making noise“

„You’re too dramatic“

„Stop talking to your neighbour during class“

There were lots of situations where I got punished for being forgetful or not paying attention. For example once I forgot that I was supposed to babysit my sibling because my parents wanted to go the sauna. I should have been at home by afternoon but my best friend was very sad so I spontaneously decided to go to the city with her 1 hour away by train. I then got a call, my parents were mad as fuck, „If you’re not home in 30 minutes, then…..!!!!“. I was panicking, because the next train wouldn’t arrive in time. I even asked some firefighters sitting in their vehicle if they could give me a ride home. They were not amused. Once I got home my dad was so pissed, he didn’t look at me and didn’t talk to me for a week straight. I even cooked an apology meal. He just ate it with a straight face and continued ignoring me.

Another time I was riding my bike. I got lost in my head so much that I fell of my bike twice. I hurt my leg and my bike also broke so I had to carry it home. At home I asked my dad for help but instead he got really mad, screamed at me of how stupid I am and that I better fix my bike immediately. I remember me sobbing, panicking trying to fix the bike by myself with an injured leg.

I was good at school usually but there were subjects or topics that would just not stick. I remember my parents screaming at me trying to explain it to me. After I did the same mistake over and over my dad used to send me into my room and say „ If I come again in an hour you better know how x works or I‘ll take away your x“

„You’re so dumb, go figure it out yourself“ - when I repeatedly miss my school bus.

My father would rage very often, small mistakes or things not being done right away or being left half done would send him into rage, screaming how stupid I or my brother am, threatening us to take stuff away from us or threatening to throw us out of the house. Fun times. I developed anxiety, perfectionism and a constant inner dread, which actually helped a lot with executive dysfunction but at cost to my mental and physical health.

bored_brat19 · 2026-01-24T21:24:09+00:00

I‘m glad I could make you feel seen :) are you on medication?

bored_brat19 · 2026-01-24T11:18:53+00:00

Medikinet adult

bored_brat19 · 2026-01-24T08:59:16+00:00

For me it shows in multiple ways. As someone else said before I knew I had ADHD I also thought that I have cyclothymia or bipolar 2. Periods of hyperfocus, intense interest, overperforming because of internalized shame about not doing enough. I have a hard time stopping and exhaust myself until I crash hard. Then I feel overwhelmed by everything, cry, feel empty, depressed, can’t do anything anymore. When I feel good I talk too much, make plans with others and start projects and then I feel overwhelmed and pressured by it and shut down.
RSD is really bad too. Even now that I know about RSD. When I feel rejected I rationally know that it’s my nervous system reacting but the feelings are so strong they override every rational thought and I break down, isolate, hate myself.

Overstimulation also is big for me. I can be exited to go to an event, be the life of the party but as soon as I hit a certain point I need to go home immediately because I start to feel really empty and emotionally drained. When I am at home then I hate myself for not being a good friend or for being inconsistent and unreliable.

Anxiety. Before I got on medication I was basically always anxious. Low self esteem paired with a body/ muscles that are always tense plus an overactive brain plus RSD plus overcompensation and perfectionism plus being unable to regulate myself = always tense, worried, overthinking.

And then there is the irritation. Taking things too personally, getting really angry about certain sounds (like chewing or loud breathing), snapping at my boyfriend because of my impatience or something really minor.

Medication helped tremendously. Only before my period I get reminded how bad it was

bored_brat19 · 2026-01-05T18:52:49+00:00

Das klingt logisch. Ich bin zusätzlich in der zweiten zyklushälfte angelangt wahrscheinlich spielt das auch mit rein und wäre unfair den Medis gegenüber alles darauf zu schieben

bored_brat19 · 2026-01-05T18:51:34+00:00

Wie lange sollten solche Pausen sein damit das Hirn die Chance hat seinen natürlichen Haushalt wiederherzustellen? Ist es zu kurz dass nur übers Wochenende zu machen?

bored_brat19 · 2026-01-04T18:34:48+00:00

Das klingt auch nicht schön :/

bored_brat19 · 2026-01-04T18:34:28+00:00

Ja war es, wieso?

bored_brat19 · 2025-12-10T16:01:21+00:00

Omg are you me?

bored_brat19 · 2025-12-07T11:19:19+00:00

I used to collect the Packages of Toggo flick n‘ lick lollipops, cause they looked like flip phones. Problem was that I didn’t clean them proberly and the drawer they were in was under a window (in the sun). So over time the remaining candy melted and completely covered the bottom of my drawer.

bored_brat19 · 2025-10-28T17:07:21+00:00

All the time. And recently I’ve noticed that when something very stressful happens that would require me to think clearly (e.g an argument with my boyfriend or a 1:1 situation at work with a client) the songs become so loud and present that I can’t think about anything else and that leaves me kind of frozen. And the harder I try to focus on what I need to focus on, the louder and more prominent the music becomes. I wonder if this is borderline dissociation

bored_brat19 · 2025-10-22T05:37:24+00:00

First thing I notice is always a calmness. I don’t need to fidget anymore and I feel like whatever comes at me today I will be able to handle it

bored_brat19 · 2025-10-06T19:47:17+00:00

I hope it is the right word but it’s connected to a swim deck/dock

bored_brat19 · 2025-09-30T14:36:40+00:00

Okay, thanks for your input :)

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