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Neurodivergent 1d
I hate trying to explain to neurotypicals why people with ADHD struggle with the things that they struggle with cause they’re just like “well everyone is constantly thinking about things” like yes but no
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Anonymous 1d

For context, I had mentioned that one of the reason I think that I connect so well with my therapist is because she also has ADHD so when I’m talking about the things that I struggle with she actually understands what I’m saying and not just thinking that I’m not trying hard enough. I tried explaining to my coworkers that it’s frustrating when someone asks if I’ve just tried setting reminders or something cause yes obviously I have tried all of those things and they don’t work for me because

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Anonymous 15h

Same thought, I just don’t think it’s worth attempting to communicate with over 50% of people and I started incorporating that daily

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 1d

Those kinds of methods are very conventional and my brain is very unconventional so they just don’t work for me no matter how much I’ve tried to make it work cause I’m constantly going a million miles a minute. And of course they pulled the “well everyone is going a million miles a minute, everyone is stressing about stuff” and like yes that’s true but it’s not affecting their lives other than a mild inconvenience meanwhile I’ve been struggling to remember to do the same task for 3 months

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 1d

Because my thoughts are constantly interrupting themselves before they’re even started to thought

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