Calico Jesse

“I’ve not ever been able to think clearly, as other people do, even the simplest thoughts. Everything is always a muddle in my mind. No matter what I try to think about, there’s a fog between me and my thought, and other thoughts get in the way, and I barely catch a glimpse of the thought I want before I lose it, and I have to hunt through the fog and at last find it, only to have the same thing happen again and again and again.” —Dashiell #Hammett, The Dain Curse 1928

Sound like #ADHD?

#Noir

May 3, 2025 at 5:56amWeb
Show threadSparkrdomMay 3, 2025

@deinol having been diagnosed with ADHD since I was like 5, this is not very representative of my experiences. 🤔

It's not a fog - I can think clearly. It's that my brain moves so fast at times that it loses coherency (less a fog and more a whirlwind), and thoughts come and slip away quickly. Until my brain catches an interest, then the hyper focus sets in - then I stay up until 2am researching it before I can go to bed without racing thoughts lol