My simple explanation of ADHD, emotions aside: I'm obsessed with what I am interested in, and have great difficulty with literally everything else.

RT @ABCsofADHD: Women with ADHD, from your experience how do your hormones affect your ADHD symptoms? And do you notice the effectivity o…

My work involves a lot of problem solving and a lot of it tends to be common issues. Today, I solved an issue I've solved tens of times before and I found myself feeling so happy :) I'm currently unmedicated (damn shortage), so I'm also happy I'm not struggling a lot.

@naarna @ADHDForReal Thanks again :)

@timidheathen I've said AFAB folks previous times I've mentioned this topic but I got quite a few people asking what AFAB meant. I've had to change the language I'd use on Tumblr vs here. Decided to say 'women' this time for brevity.

@Weathered_M My sister has ED too (and also ADHD). There's some research correlating comorbidity between hypermobility and ADHD. And ofc, GI issues is common with ADHD too. Both me and my sister have GI issues.

Reading for folks who are interested:

@naarna @ADHDForReal Thanks for sourcing me again. Why the heck do these guys not even give a link to my post.

It still affects me strongly in some aspects though.. like I just struggle to dance. I have this anxiety of looking stupid or this fear of people laughing at me. It's definitely an internalized shame thing but I'm slowly unlearning it.

@StructuredSucc I used to do this! Through no one's suggestion; I just felt I needed meds only when doing stuff that needs focus. Took me years to realize how wrong I was on how my meds help. They help even more on weekends, and actually allows me to do chores.

Ok, I'd seen it as a screenshot and had to do a bit of digging to find the original cause I hate not giving credit to the original poster. They have ADHD too it seems, which is why it aligned perfectly for ADHD.

@adhdessentials What a bizarre read. People of all ages have been carrying containers for portable potable water for all of human history. How did she come to believe it a thing for kids? And she said that nothing was more off putting than kids crying for snacks and water? What??

Off meds, you can find me hyperactive or hypoactive and lethargic. Well I'm PI, so I lean more towards the latter but it can swing between the two. I'd say that ADHD is a struggle to manage an equilibrium, a balance.