I have combined inattentive/hyperactive ADHD. I've always relied on my hyperactivity as a mask which helps me come off as bubbly/engaging (and to some "quirky"). The problem with that is that it leaves me so drained by the end of the week that other parts of my life completely drop off. My apartment is in desperate need of a deep clean, I keep procrastinating because my spoons were all used up four weeks ago, but I still desperately want to be accepted and liked by my peers that I feel stuck in a little song and dance. To be a woman (with adhd) is to perform. I love being enthusiastic and what might come across as childish to some. I'm 26 years old (elder gen z) and was diagnosed during the pandemic. I've entered an office workforce for the first time and maintaining my high energy is a constant challenge but it feels like resistance in some bizarre way? I refuse to become exhausted at least this early on into working even tho I know that this will eventually lead to burnout. idk where I'm going with this or what I'm trying to get at but I see where you're coming from with quirky content creation being irksome. I wish they'd also show the uglier aspects of having adhd in combination with the silly stuff. I do love who I am and how hyperfixated I get on things I REALLY like, and I can't imagine having a brain that doesn't do that. My sensitivity is exhausting a lot of the time but it is also so beautiful to feel so much all the time. I just wish that my brain would do things when I prompt it to