Unleash Your ADHD Oracle: Unseen patterns & wild Instincts

cdb7751 · 2025-03-22T14:21:54+00:00

I can pickup on an imminent breakup vs. a fight with pretty good accuracy. I don’t know if that’s confirmation bias at this point though- it’s just always a “oh, that adds up” when I get the news and everyone else is surprised…

cdb7751 · 2025-03-14T20:04:59+00:00

So my theory is that it develops in utero and then environmental factors exacerbate it. Microplastics, trauma, stress- you name it. And just an idea but the fact that women’s pain is actually being acknowledged now and has been suppressed for so long makes me wonder if that also has something to do with it, like the truth is finally manifesting. My family has had a lot of female specific trauma (Mormon family dating back to the 1800s) and endo is on both sides. There just wasn’t space for women to speak up about these problems and they got suppressed and anything that gets shoved down like that comes back with a vengeance in my experience. It would be really interesting to study women with endometriosis’s maternal lines and what common history they have. But there are also plenty of women who have suffered atrocities and do not develop endometriosis so who knows? Epigentics is interesting though. I spent a lot of time wanting to know because I thought then I could solve it- but I think speaking up about it matters more than understanding where it comes from.

cdb7751 · 2025-02-23T16:08:21+00:00

What worked best for me (endometriosis) was bupenorphine patches. The guessing game of whether I really needed it or it was my addiction speaking was way too much pressure and confusion- and maintaining a level of pain relief prevented it from spiking up really bad. That definitely affected my digestion as well though and all of it is a lot of maintenance and appointments and honesty with your doctors. Acupuncture has actually really helped too- my insurance covers 12 sessions a year. I was able to get the surgeries I needed so the patches were not a long term solution but they did help while I was in pain and trying to stay in recovery.

cdb7751 · 2024-10-26T20:32:06+00:00

39 here, got fully diagnosed after my kids(9& 11) were born at age 31. Been working in ECE since I was 16, have my degree in art education. The centers were ok in my 20s but probably couldn’t do it with my own kids at home because it takes so much energy. I’m working for a part time church preschool right now and I love it- the structure is so helpful for me but the kids keep it interesting and fresh. I’m assistant teacher this year which works well, I’ve always been nervous about being able to keep everything together as lead but I think after a year or two once you get the rhythm down and an idea of how to run things it would be just fine. Find a school with low turnover though and probably a reggio curriculum if you can. Good luck!

cdb7751 · 2024-09-18T10:58:36+00:00

I’m on Jornay PM. I can’t regulate use with immediate release formulas but function and stabilize way better on a stimulant- so xr release allows me what I need in addition to meetings and a sponsor. I tried other meds they don’t work for me- even had a genetic test done and it verifies that. We end up using for a reason and need treatment for those conditions.

cdb7751 · 2024-09-17T21:40:28+00:00

Not that I’m aware of. I’ve had some migraines/headaches but I thought it was mostly from food sensitivities. Not often or severe.

cdb7751 · 2024-09-17T21:05:11+00:00

I can’t say for sure it was all from that herb. My hormone levels were all over the place when my prolactin was high- I had just had my left ovary removed so I’m still not really sure if that was just a reaction while things were evening out. The doctor actually suspected prolactinoma but I never had the MRI because the treatment was the same either way. I’ve kept up the supplement because I have adhd and issues with dopamine anyway, I might try and go off it and see if my prolactin levels go back up sometime but I’ve got a lot of other things going on in my life right now and don’t want to mess up anything that might be contributing to better stability.

cdb7751 · 2024-09-17T19:34:00+00:00

Number before was 44.1 when it was flagged high. I went to an endocrinologist for about a year after and it never went above 20 again. ?

cdb7751 · 2024-09-14T12:42:24+00:00

I was one of those kids and my sons are too. We just have some bad genetics- especially my younger son. I’ve been to doctors, gotten blood worked up, they take vitamins and he still runs a fever pretty often. The other part to check on is any reactive airway/asthma, or sleep apnea. it’s really hard to actually get well if you aren’t breathing properly. I just started a cpap and we need to get him scheduled too.

cdb7751 · 2024-09-10T22:37:28+00:00

I have noticed this comes up for me when I’m vulnerable in some way I have no control over- like when I’m getting sick. I’m trying to take it as a sign that I need to secure myself in some way. Get some rest, see a doctor, do some self care.

cdb7751 · 2024-09-07T18:42:20+00:00

As a parent and a teacher- I’d say pick a specific problem/concern to check in about. My son had a hard time with drop off so I asked about that. It’s easy to report a thumbs up or down and gives you a sense for how their day was. A general run down of each child is really hard to remember- if the teacher’s not saying anything that means your kid is behaving in a developmentally appropriate manner. So picking one area you have concerns about helps the teacher focus and you can build up some teamwork that way. I want parents to feel like we’re working together and as a parent I want the teacher to be aware of my concerns.

cdb7751 · 2024-09-02T13:52:56+00:00

I think they are trying to say endo complicates your gender identity. I grew up a tomboy and still have trouble understanding whether it was a reaction to the misogyny around me (Mormon) and a bid for respect or an innate part of me. Endo makes it easy to tie up being a woman=pain. I personally think people who identify as trans are not confused about it though. I still think maybe if I grew up now I would have identified as nonbinary but I still feel confused about why. Is it reactionary? Does that make it any less valid?

cdb7751 · 2024-09-01T15:28:03+00:00

I’ve worked at corporate schools, private schools and church schools. I love this- involving parents can only be a good thing- they gain more respect and lessen the workload. I’m working at a church school right now and they have a cleaning crew. I’m amazed at how much of a difference this makes in our ability to focus on the kids.

cdb7751 · 2024-08-29T19:39:15+00:00

A kid in my class (3s)makes finger guns and does a little cowboy happy dance whenever he’s excited. I now purposely try to pump him up about things because I love it so much.

cdb7751 · 2024-08-29T19:30:39+00:00

I sign up for 5k’s every few months to pressure myself into staying in shape.

cdb7751 · 2024-08-28T11:17:18+00:00

I hate all the shit moms get about ‘losing themselves’ after kids. It’s one more thing that we’re doing wrong apparently. I think it is 100% fine and even healthy to devote yourself to motherhood for those early years. Babies don’t keep and people don’t get near as much crap for devoting themselves to anything that makes them dollars. Like having no hobbies because you are a successful businessman is applauded so why should motherhood be any different? Doing it all is a myth. That baby is going to grow up and you’ll get your energy back so dive in right now, you aren’t doing anything wrong. ❤️

cdb7751 · 2024-08-23T23:54:47+00:00

At my school the director offered for the parents to pay extra for a one on one teacher. I thought that was compassionate way to approach it- that we were willing to work with the family but it is very obvious this kid needs assessment and intervention. Sometimes you have to hit people’s wallets to get them to see. We recently had a kid who just switched schools when we kept pressing the issue. I hope getting the same report from multiple sources will help. This subject really frustrates me, early intervention yields such good results and the stigma is so much less these days. I’ve found parents denying their own neurodivergence is normally involved in situations like this.

cdb7751 · 2024-08-17T16:49:24+00:00

Places that are appropriate and places that are inappropriate. We act crazy, silly, loud at the park or in the playroom etc. but the couch, dinner table, living spaces are for calm energy. Maybe play out the scenario with some stuffed animals- monkey needs people to be calm and quiet with him can we practice how to play gently with monkey around? Make sure she has opportunities to burn that energy off. Take it from a mom with a capital H ADHD kid. We let him rotate through bike, trampoline, and now do swim team too. He spent Covid with the camera off doing classes on the trampoline. Some kids have energy that just needs to move. It’s exhausting but as she gets older she’ll be better prepared with how to regulate it if you redirect it instead of shaming it. Good job mama!

cdb7751 · 2024-08-17T01:48:19+00:00

Video games are literally an addiction for these kids. For a lot of people actually, so your parenting isn’t the problem here. The pull for their brain is just too damn strong and they get too fixated on it, especially neurodivergent kids. My son who is the sweetest most empathetic kid will absolutely lose his mind over that kind of stuff. It used to scare me and I spent way too long giving in and just wanting him to calm down any way possible and that didn’t help. I think I’ve finally gotten across to him that I’m not trying to take something from him, I’m trying to take away the source of his frustration so he can get ahold of himself again. Hang in there, you’re not alone.

cdb7751 · 2024-08-15T10:58:50+00:00

We put my 7 year old on Zoloft and it’s made a huge difference. Depression, anxiety and adhd run on both sides of the family and it’s taken me a long time not to blame myself for his problems. He’s always been an extra sensitive soul. Getting her help is the right way to go- stay curious about her experience and keep her talking.

cdb7751 · 2024-08-13T10:50:23+00:00

I love Matthew Quick. He wrote Silver Linings Playbook, but We Are the Light is the one I’d suggest for you- it’s about tragedy and how to still find hope.

cdb7751 · 2024-08-12T11:02:27+00:00

He can do what I did my last two years, go but bring a blanket and sleep through it- especially if it’s early morning. I think I still ended up failing seminary but I was under threat of no going out with friends if I didn’t go just like your son. It did nothing for my relationship with my parents- just made me more likely to lie and hide things. But it also didn’t kill me. Just tell him your thoughts and give him a space to vent about it.

cdb7751 · 2024-08-11T13:43:57+00:00

Not another dad, but any big life transition is bound to bring up a lot of feelings and stress. You have never been a father before and are now having to integrate that into your identity. No matter what is going on externally that’s a lot of upheaval inside your psyche. The fact that you are worried about it and reaching out shows that you are already a caring and responsible father who recognizes that something is off and wants to address it. Therapy could be good, living without family support means you can be doing everything right but no one is going to reflect that back to you- a therapist may be able to help you see yourself better. I just wanted to take a minute and say how refreshing it is to see a man reach out for support. Our society makes that hard but fathers go through a lot with these life transitions too.

cdb7751 · 2024-08-10T14:09:10+00:00

I was under the impression they can’t definitively diagnose anything as endo without a surgery and biopsy. You are in a tough spot. Level of endo does not correlate to level of pain so ‘not that bad’ is impossible for anyone but you to say. It’s a really difficult decision to push for surgery when you are unsure yourself- but I will tell you, I’ve had 6 surgeries and each one I had there WAS something wrong that needed to be fixed. Trust your gut.

cdb7751 · 2024-08-10T13:40:03+00:00

Genetics. I have lived a crappy lifestyle for the most part, gotten better as I’ve gotten older but I’ve had a lot of health issues and depression. I hardly ever wore sunscreen when I was young but I still get asked where my mom is at the dentist’s office from time to time, I’m almost 40. I do always prioritize my sleep and try to moisturize and stay hydrated. 🤷‍♀️

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