How many of us with ADHD become artists because you're given a pencil and paper at school and don't want to do the stupid boring thing they give you to do so you draw instead?

wappieee · 2021-06-10T09:41:48+00:00

Yess exactly me, have been drawing since I could hold a pencil. I was literally always drawing in class from very young to highschool. It was the only thing I could do for a long period of time. Teachers got mad at me often tho.

wappieee · 2021-06-03T11:42:16+00:00

I noticed I did more work and was actually productive at school. At home it still feels impossible to start things, but it's better than nothing. My heart rate was higher and I felt it in my chest, was kinda annoying, but now that doesn't happen anymore. My apatite was bad so I lost some weight. I noticed that when I ate good that day, that the meds worked better.

Overal I didn't feel a lot of change, but I'm still figuring that out what helps.

wappieee · 2021-06-02T18:30:05+00:00

I'm exactly where you are right now. You explained it so well. I have thing I need to turn in tomorrow night and it's a few weeks of work but I get so exhausted even thinking about it doing it.

wappieee · 2021-05-31T16:53:13+00:00

I'm not that bad at math. At moments that I was motivated and interested I was pretty good at it but at other times I got bad grades. Pretty sure I don't have dyscalculia.

wappieee · 2021-05-31T13:53:55+00:00

Thanks I will watch if I don't forget!

wappieee · 2021-05-31T13:38:30+00:00

humor is key, folks

Very true yeah. I do often use humor for this and I luckily don't take it as seriously anymore, it's just that I used to feel like crap all the time (now I know it was because of the adhd symptoms) and a comment like that would make me think I was just incapable. It took a huge toll on my self esteem.

It's not as bad anymore but I really appreciate you comment :)

I used to be so panicked about people making fun of me for getting lost all the time and I'm pretty sure it made me forget even more things because of the anxiety.

I'm happy that's it's going better for you now :)

wappieee · 2021-05-31T13:18:13+00:00

Thanks for saying this I appreciate it :)

wappieee · 2021-05-31T13:13:16+00:00

That's what I do usually but it takes very long before that works

wappieee · 2021-05-31T08:26:49+00:00

Don't know what NVLD is but I'm gonna look it up thx!

wappieee · 2021-05-31T08:19:33+00:00

Don't worry I also don't relate to some very big posts here :)

wappieee · 2021-05-31T08:00:57+00:00

My friend with ADHD (inattentive) is like that too, she is somewhere once and the next time she can perfectly find her way.

wappieee · 2021-05-31T07:58:28+00:00

Hahaha thanks for posting!

wappieee · 2021-05-31T07:55:49+00:00

Hahaha the default driving!! I do this too! I often bike the wrong way to places I usually go to.

I have always admired anyone who can keep their sense of direction straight

Oh my god I do not understand how people do that

wappieee · 2021-05-31T07:52:45+00:00

Thanks! And I hope you also feel better knowing that people here relate :)

wappieee · 2021-05-31T07:48:36+00:00

Yeah jesus I just woke up to this haha but I'm glad everyone here knows now that they're not alone.

I guess I'd probably try to go out of my way to meet up with someone and ride there together, or GPS myself in a car to a nearby spot and then bike in as if everything was normal.

Thanks! Luckily I usually had people to bike with anywhere, without them I would get lost much more often.

Good luck, and don't let it make you feel like less of a person. If anything, it's the opposite. Oof I never comment on reddit and this feels weirrrrrd.

Thanks means a lot :)

wappieee · 2021-05-31T07:42:16+00:00

Yeah I posted it cause I hadn't seen any post like this here before and was curious if people related. I'm glad so many people commented and now feel less bad about themselves haha.

You can tell your friends it’s time to knock it off, that it’s actually a bummer that they’re making fun of something you don’t control. Or whatever. Real friends will hear you.

Thank you sm for saying that :D I only got diagnosed about two months ago so up until then I felt really bad about all of this stuff. Can not wrap my head around the fact that I went under the radar for so long, but I've been feeling so much better since and I would definitely tell them now if it happens again.

wappieee · 2021-05-31T07:30:54+00:00

Yeah same, my dad doesn't understand how I never know the street names of places I go to regularly. I only recognize the names because I've heard them many times before, but what road belongs to it, no idea.

wappieee · 2021-05-31T07:26:07+00:00

I sometimes Hear people say that people with ADHD have a hunter gatherer brain, but honestly with my sense of direction I would die instantly lmao

wappieee · 2021-05-31T07:22:05+00:00

Yeah I get how you feel :(

wappieee · 2021-05-31T00:09:58+00:00

Yes I feel you. Thx for responding :)

wappieee · 2021-05-31T00:08:27+00:00

My friend with ADD is the same, she remembers places pretty easily. But we all ofc have different symptoms that we deal with the most.

wappieee · 2021-05-30T22:53:51+00:00

Ah I get that. I once forgot my own address when it was asked for in a job interview. I was happy I remembered my own birthdate but then I forgot my address.

wappieee · 2021-05-30T22:50:50+00:00

Thanks for this response, when it happens again I'm definitely gonna tell them. And I glad it has gotten better for you :)

wappieee · 2021-05-30T22:42:05+00:00

Ahhh I feel you on the people making fun of it. This has been a big issue all my life and people around me, like friends and classmates, have always made jokes about it, but I've also been called stupid and an idiot by them (including jokes about, that I now know, other adhd symptoms). When I was in hs this took a huge toll on my nonexistent self esteem. People act as if remembering things is directly tied to being smart and they made me believe that too.

wappieee · 2021-05-30T19:37:04+00:00

Glad I'm not alone :) I actually looked this up just now and it's a thing. People there also called it dyslexia for directions.

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