MY BRAIN: We have an appointment later

ME: Okay, I'd like to be productive this morning

MY BRAIN: We'd prefer to wait for the appointment

ME: But I wanted to be productive-

MY BRAIN: Too bad, we are busy waiting for the appointment

@roxiqt “I can’t work, I have a meeting in three hours.”
@roxiqt please do not transcribe my internal monologs on the interwebz, pls. ;)

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ADHD Brain: so, next client call is at 14:00.

Eyes: um, are you sure? (squints at phone)

Brain: yes, yes, 14:00. I've set an alarm. See?!

Eyes: (squints) um ...

Brain: I'm off now, will be back responsibly early for 14:00.

13:45, client in inbox: Hello? Are we meeting? What's up?

Eyes: (squinting, but meanly this time)

Brain: (s***) #gahh #failureBow

@roxiqt Jesus christ this is too relatable
@LibertyForward1 @roxiqt
You could replace Jesus Christ with Hitler's tit's, and I still have a winner there, I believe!
@roxiqt i feel so called out right now 

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ME: Appointment's tomorrow morning! I'll be able to get up early and have plenty of time to sort stuff out beforehand.

MY BRAIN: You didn't want to *sleep*, did you?

@roxiqt DON'T FORGET ABOUT THE APPOINTMENT
@roxiqt @paxed this, but also going to sleep (or more precisely not) before a flight or appointment early in the morning.
@roxiqt adhd strikes again!!!

@roxiqt Why does Brain do that!? I must have the whole day, create for 5-6 hours, and then I can decide to manage a circus but I can't PLAN circus management later or it is all I think about.

#AuDHD

@roxiqt I'm in this toot and I hate it 

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currently experiencing

me: great, we had a midday appointment and now we can be productive

brain: we were productive. remember that appointment?

me: yeah, but that’s don…

brain: and when we were there we scheduled another appointment. that’s two productives. we’re done for the day

me: but that’s…

brain: for surgery prep! are you not hearing me? that’s big. WE. ARE. DONE.

@roxiqt my brain: what appointment
@roxiqt Have never felt so seen
@roxiqt every damn day. Executive dysfunction slapping my brain with its empty briefcase.
@roxiqt this is too accurate!!
@roxiqt Literally me every time!
@roxiqt oof is this another sign I have ADHD? This happens to me so much.
@roxiqt I am in this toot and I don’t like it. 🙃
@roxiqt Absolutely called me out on this.
@roxiqt ME: Starts being productive, misses appointment.
@roxiqt That's WAY to close to home.
@roxiqt I'm in this toot and I don't like it
@roxiqt omg, I didn’t know that this kind of behavior on almost everything had a name lol, well, it’s brain draining waiting for appointments and visualizing yourself on them and planning and thinking about it one million times, even if it never go as planned.

@roxiqt
After appointment:

My Brain: you need a break

Me: but I have to…

Brain: 2 hours

@roxiqt
Stress: Please do the thing, its important

Awareness:
There is a cat here

Emotional core:
He looks sad, maybe he needs a treat

Executive Function: Looks like you've been outvoted, besides we still have time *looks at analog watch with no hands*

@roxiqt worst is when you try to trick your brain and make first of the morning appointments. then you’re just stuck up all night, like I am right now! fun times, thanks brain
@roxiqt Same thing happens when I don’t have anything to do until the appointment, I can’t fully relax until it’s over.
@roxiqt Good ol' adhd holding pattern, eh?

@roxiqt after the appointment

Brain: there is no time for anything else. The appointment was today's sole To Do list item.
:: Retires for rest of the day ::

@roxiqt

Why are our brains doing this? 🥲

@roxiqt if the appointment is canceled, I STILL can't be productive because brain has allocated Appointment Time and that's that

@roxiqt Yep.

Apparently this means I may be under the ADHD umbrella?

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Also: I can't be productive right now, because I have something enjoyable on at the weekend which I can't stop worrying about.
@roxiqt :,3 Yeah that's how I feel.

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MY BRAIN: There will be important things between now and $DEATH!
ME: is glad that breathing is mostly automated

#ADHDLife

@roxiqt Yeeeaahh.. that's why I try my best to schedule appointments in the morning.
@roxiqt ME: I'd like to speak to my HR department-

@roxiqt After the appointment.

ME: Can we be productive now?

MY BRAIN: No, we're tired out from the appointment.

@roxiqt yes this so much. I hate this *so* much
@roxiqt This is very true.
@roxiqt @kindjourneys I am in this picture and I don’t like it
@roxiqt I feel seen! 🤣🤣🤣
@roxiqt This is *exactly* me. On Sunday I had a meeting at 16:00. I woke up at 8:00 and my brain decided I should just sit around and wait for the meeting.
@roxiqt Before I retired I'd have stuff to do all day, meetings, appointments, calls, etc. Now it feels like one dentist appointment fills up the whole week.
@roxiqt This happens to me too. That's why I try to have no appointments at all (or consolidate them to a specific day of the week). Not always successful though

@roxiqt mine's different:

MY BRAIN: We have an appointment later

ME: Okay, I'd like to be productive this morning

MY BRAIN: Okay

ME: I actually achieved something today, now when is that meeting?

MY BRAIN: 3 hours ago

@roxiqt

Brain: Grocery delivery alert!

Me: dude, that's five hours away.

Brain: Must be on alert for every single "item unavailable" ping! Alert alert alert!

Me: <assorted expletives>