Dean KirkmanYou know that thing you want to do? The one that keeps popping up in your head. If you have the energy today, it's a good day to start. Or finish it.
Hi! Late diagnosed #AuDHD.
I've been writing a book for 3 years that should have taken one. I'm now trying to publish it, so I'm jumping into something I know nothing about.
When I'm not navigating my #executivedysfunction, I'm hiking, listening to paranormal podcasts, or down a rabbit hole reading old restaurant menus.
I live with a big, fluffy cat, and I've just spent 45 minutes rewriting this introduction.
#ADHD #neurodivergent #introduction #autism #Mastodon #WritingCommunity #NewHere
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DigitalCortex.ioStandard CBT fails AuDHD brains.
"Challenging thoughts" won't fix a tapped-out nervous system.
These aren't bad mindsets. Your nervous system is signaling distress. Check your environment and dopamine first.
kamikatRaise your hand if you have consumed nothing by mouth but your morning caffeinated beverage?
Now, go eat and drink something with no caffeine
(it me)
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You set a full-day agenda. Half of the tasks get finished. By the evening, you feel like a failure.
The gap between expectation and what was possible? That isn’t laziness. It is an unrealistic baseline colliding with a finite nervous system.
Self-criticism won't fill that gap. It only makes tomorrow harder.
Proto Himbo EuropeanMy kid's parents:
Me - The organizational skills of three separate raccoons, each with a different substance use disorder. Tidying habits & skills: very few, despite a lifetime of trying.
Her mother - Doesn't understand why anyone would own more than 12 things or leave them in places they don't belong. Tidying habits & skills: very few because who needs them when you don't make messes?
My daughter never stood a chance.
If I look at what it takes for me to get 4 or more hours of sleep as a recipe, "drink at least 6 8oz glasses of water" is the main ingredient, without which it WILL fail. Why can't I do it? Oh, the very definition of executive dysfunction, you say?
(the margarita from a can didn't help)
I am going to track down Designing Women and see if it holds up for a rewatch.