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Rach Idowu 🔜 MCM ComicCon

11 months

Gonna do a thread of peoples feedback of the ADHD Traits flashcards. Feel free to add your own if you don’t see yours. Sales are pretty quiet so want to share testimonials

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3 years

Anyone else with ADHD feel guilty for not catching up with certain people that actually mean a lot to you? Even though they probably understand, it still makes me feel so unsettled on the inside. There’s always a lot going on and I’m so easily overwhelmed

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3 years

Asking someone with ADHD what happened to the project they said they were working on is a HIPPA violation

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2 years

Many ADHDers need time to sit around and do nothing until we’re mentally prepared, extra time to get ready, buffer time after the deadline, and just more time because we’re time blind 😫

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5 months

A woman on tik tok was explaining some of the current issues with dating culture and she made an interesting point that “we have a gap in human connection and a lack of safe comfortable gathering spaces and we don’t have enough organic ways to meet people”

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3 years

So a new study just debunked the claim that children outgrow ADHD. The study found that 90% of the children continued to experience ADHD traits in adulthood. It also concluded that ADHD is a lifelong condition

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2 years

Just a reminder that ADHD and also Neurodivergence in general isn’t spoken about in real life as much as it’s talked about online. There’s still a lot of stigma and misconceptions about these conditions so many of us spend a lot of time talking about our experiences online

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“It’s not that hard, it shouldn’t take you too long” Please, I have to complete the ADHD olympics before I even get started. Distractions, procrastination, analysis paralysis, overwhelm, researching and then going down the rabbit hole, the list goes on

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The ADHD urge to find something to do even though you told yourself you’re going to relax for the day

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10 months

Do you guys ever think about how many neurodivergent peoples lives would be better if they had access to support or treatment

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2 years

The “omg this sounds like me” to eventually getting diagnosed with ADHD pipeline

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2 years

The ADHD feeling of when you can’t do something no matter how much you want to or try to, it’s as if the mental barrier is made out of iron

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2 years

ADHDers go from “I like doing things up until the last minute because I work well under pressure” to “omg why did I leave this until the last minute, someone save me”

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2 years

The “maybe I’m developing early onset dementia” to “oh I have ADHD” pipeline

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2 years

The ADHD urge to give yourself “5 more minutes” even though you know 5mins will turn into 50mins. This applies to so many things to

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2 years

ADHDers! What are some of the things you love about your ADHD brain? I’ll go first, my brain gets excited when I need to solve interesting problems, which allows me to help others a lot

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3 years

ADHD is adding multiple things to your reminder lists but ignoring the notifications when they pop up because, overwhelm

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2 years

ADHDers! Do you ever go through moments when nothing feels fulfilling? There’s nothing ‘new and shiny’ to fixate on so everything feels so unvaried. I think this is just what normalcy should be like but idk

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2 years

Having ADHD is getting frustrated because you’re spending forever and a day on one document that shouldn’t take you long to complete but your brain isn’t cooperating

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2 years

There comes a time every month where my ADHD seems a lot worse to manage and cope with, when nothing works. And you guessed it, the perpetrator is PMS!

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2 years

ADHDers! You ever told someone you have ADHD and they respond as if they understand but as time goes on, their actions show like they don’t understand especially in moments when something you’ve done/haven’t done is as a result of an ADHD trait?

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7 months

Having ADHD is setting reminders so you don’t forget anything but also ignoring your reminders because you’re too overwhelmed with the list of things you need to do

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3 years

Idk how to explain this but I don’t think I 100% knew who I was until I was diagnosed with ADHD. There’s so much I’m learning about myself and the ADHD traits I exhibit the most

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2 years

Sometimes I find it hard to articulate the many ways ADHD impacts my life, and I also feel like people never fully get it

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2 years

I don’t know who needs to hear this but just because something you’re trying to do is harder than expected, it doesn’t mean you’re bad at it

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I burnout a lot because I think I’m never doing enough, when in fact I’m pushing myself to the limit

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2 years

So these ADHD social dilemmas seemed to resonate with a bunch of people. What else am I missing?

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2 years

ADHDers! You know you’re not going to use that thing you want to keep ‘just in case’, throw it out 👀

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2 years

ADHDers! What is something that has helped with managing things you struggle with due to ADHD? Could be buying an aid, doing things differently, routines

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2 years

Visual representation of what it looks like to feel overstimulated

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3 years

I tweet for the people with ADHD who are overthinkers but also impulsive decision makers

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3 years

Procrastination due to ADHD and Neurotypicals struggling with procrastination are not the same thing, I promise you that. It’s a lot more exacerbated for people with ADHD as other traits like distractions, fidgeting, poor memory and poor organization skills come into the mix

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1 year

Are you the ADHDer that packs for a trip a few days in advance or the ADHDer that leaves packing up until the day before for the trip?

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2 years

I’m probably gonna delete this soon. But what annoys me is that there are so many successful authors who write books about ADHD and they don’t even have ADHD. I make ADHD flash cards (instead of a book) and I’m ‘gatekeeping information’, should give it out for free, etc

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2 years

I’m the ADHD friend that gets excited mid conversation so I keep butting in and then continues to say ‘so sorry carry on’

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3 years

As an ADHDer, I can’t help but bring up a relatable story about myself when engaging with others. I do so empathise and show that I was listening to the person. But I don’t think I hijack the conversation. Anyone else struggle with this?

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3 years

Sometimes I get tired of adulting with ADHD

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3 years

Many people with ADHD also struggle with anxiety and depression. This is often as a result of undiagnosed ADHD, stemming from lack of access to treatment and support #WorldMentalHealthDay

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2 years

Let’s face it, there are some days where having ADHD makes you feel like crap and nothing you do is right and you feel like a failure and everything is a bit too much for you to handle

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2 years

Having ADHD is misplacing the post-it notes you bought to help you stay organised

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2 years

Words that are in an ADHDers vocabulary, “Remind me”

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2 years

For many of us with ADHD, sometimes it feels like we have unlimited amounts of energy and we take on so much, so it shocks us when we suddenly reach burnout because we didn’t see it coming

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3 years

This is ADHD Tax in a nutshell 💰

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2 years

This is the face an ADHDer makes when we have said yes to something even though we’re super busy

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2 years

Playing a video game with ADHD *skip* *skip* *skip* *skip* And then you ponder, what did I miss, why am I in this new world, what do I need to press again to access that weapon or tool

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3 years

Just saw a tweet saying Simone Biles ‘overcame ADHD’. I get what they’re trying to say but I really dislike it when people especially NTs use this type of language when discussing Neurodiversity

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2 months

ADHDers! What unhealthy coping strategies do you have? Like extreme ones! I’ll go first, depriving myself of sleep until I complete something

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1 year

My ADHD medication has helped me with being better at managing my finances, no missing medical appointments, maintaining friendships, bringing out my creativity for projects, helped me become a good manager at work, the list goes on

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2 years

Had a review with my new manager. I opened up about my ADHD because work tasks were becoming overwhelming and I felt like I needed to give an explanation, her response was “ahhh this makes so much sense” and then said we can try to use the orgs budget to get me extra support

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2 years

Meeting other ADHDers that are also oversharers and having the best conversation you’ve had in a while

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3 years

People with ADHD: You’re being too hard on yourself. Let those feelings of guilt, inadequacy and shame go

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3 years

I was diagnosed with ADHD as an adult and now I can’t shut up about it online

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2 years

ADHDers! I’m super excited to share that I created and designed two 25 card decks of ADHD inattentive type traits and hyperactive-impulsive type traits. Each deck includes trait descriptions, examples tailored to adults, and coping strategies PRE-ORDER:

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3 years

Undiagnosed ADHD in adulthood will have you thinking that you’re behind on everything, incapable of getting the simplest of things done, not knowing what’s “wrong” with you. Whether it be self-diagnosis or a formal diagnosis, once you reach that point, it can be life changing.

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4 months

ADHDers what’s something that a friend or family member was surprised to know that is linked to ADHD? I’ll go first, forgetfulness

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2 years

The game of “are my ADHD meds not working” or have I just spent hours hyperfocusing on the wrong thing

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3 years

It’s tricky explaining how ADHD affects you in the workplace. On one hand you don’t want to scream “I have to put in 100 times more effort than others to deliver the key tasks required for this job, which takes a toll on me” on the other hand you don’t want to suffer in silence

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2 years

ADHDers! When you make a mistake or a unwise decision that was clearly due to struggles with an ADHD trait, do you mention it to people? Idk why but part of me feels like most people will just think I’m using an excuse or that they won’t even understand so why bother

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1 year

The one thing I dislike about having ADHD is the big step it takes to go from thinking endlessly about doing something to actually doing it like it shouldn’t be that hard

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2 years

Pre-ADHD diagnosis me and Post-ADHD Diagnosis me are not the same person

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2 years

I really hate knowing that I’ve upset someone, even if it was unintentional, it eats me up inside

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2 years

It can take me 3hrs to finish a 20min show, a year to finish a short book, and a couple of months to make one important phone call, that's ADHD for you

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2 years

Sometimes I’m bad at getting back to people and I feel guilty. But other times I know that my delayed responses are reasonable because I’m either overwhelmed or I’ve taken too many things on. It’s so easy to feel like you’re not doing enough or the right thing because of ADHD

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You know when you don’t want to break out of ‘hyperfocus mode’ so you intensely focus on the work and then hours go by until you realize that you haven’t eaten anything all day

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8 months

ADHD is spending more time glamourising the idea of a project/idea taking off than actually starting the project

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2 years

Having ADHD isn’t fun despite all of the fun memes you see on Tik tok sometimes I wish I didn’t have to deal with it

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2 years

I really need to start exercising more! ADHDers, what is your go to exercise or physical activity?

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2 years

supply chain crisis

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3 years

ADHD is fighting the urge to not interrupt someone mid conversation.

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1 year

ADHDers! You ever go through a period where you completely shut down and can’t take anything in? Like everything is a bit too much

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3 years

Knowing exactly what you need to do but just not being able to do it because you can’t seem to get over the mental barrier in front of you no matter how hard you try is such a crappy feeling. Is it fatigue, is it burn out, does my brain not want to work today?

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2 years

So more people are getting diagnosed with Neurodevelopmental conditions that they didn’t know about for years thanks to information they’ve read on social media and online but now it’s being called an epidemic or a trend and it’s being demonised by the media

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2 years

Pre ADHD diagnosis I read so many self development books. I used to try to implement what I learned like having a strict routine and a good work ethic. I used to get frustrated when it didnt work because I struggled with consistency, now, knowing that I have ADHD explains it all

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2 years

Surely there comes a point in the life of an ADHDer where you regret oversharing with someone

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3 years

Learning to be present is such a foreign concept to my “on the go”ADHD brain. I’ve tried and failed

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3 years

When an ADHDer is done for the day, we’re truly done for the day. Good luck trying to get a sentence, a word, a facial expression or a sound effect out of us. Am I right?

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So I shared that this gotta be one of the most embarrassing things about ADHD procrastination on threads and people said it’s happened to them too

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2 years

Being a billionaire is unethical and society should stop celebrating those ‘achievements’. Homelessness, poverty, starvation, famine across the planet but we celebrate those who are cash and asset rich, a sickness

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2 years

Any other ADHDers give people the death stare when they interrupt you mid hyperfocus? 😂

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6 months

Any other ADHDers ever worry that you might be monopolising a conversation because the topic excites you or you want to get things out before you forget?

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3 years

I feel like the consequences for procrastination as an ADHDer is more severe than when a non-ADHDer procrastinates. For instance, we could have a bad tooth that needs a filing but we procrastinate until the tooth is dead, even with the pain and all. I might be generalising here

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2 years

Me 🤝 texting people back in my head and forgetting I didn’t actually text them

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2 years

As an ADHDer, what is the one thing you’d want someone your dating to know about you? Like are you more of a “we need to engage more often so the RSD doesn’t kick in” or “I really need my space so I can recharge and like you again?”

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3 years

Someone needs to a deep dive into the “tomboy” to ADHDer pipeline

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3 years

It takes a lot to be vulnerable on here. This is why I dislike it when people call ADHD a ‘trend’ or comment on my tweets saying things like ‘that’s not ADHD, grow up’. Like people have no idea how far I’ve come. If you followed me earlier last year, I didn’t even have an avi

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Me explaining how ADHD affects almost every aspect of my life to my friends

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Me explaining something I find super interesting

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@AdhdAngsty Yep and also see it as things everyone struggles with, but they don’t understand how ADHD exacerbates it. “You’ll be able to overcome this if you just apply yourself” 🙄

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No one told me about post ADHD diagnosis struggles. Such as always seconding guessing yourself, wondering if people you haven’t disclosed your ADHD to notice your mishaps, overthinking, imposter syndrome, the list goes on

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3 years

ADHD is catastrophizing one day and being unbothered another day

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3 years

What are some of the reasons why someone thought you couldn’t have ADHD? I’ll start, my GP said she didn’t think I could have ADHD because I graduated from University and I have a good career

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If you’re self diagnosed ADHD don’t let that put you off from contributing to discussions or sharing how ADHD impacts your life. I started the ADHD diagnosis process in 2018 and was only diagnosed in 2020. I wish I tapped into community during the wait and learned more about ADHD

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2 years

Any other ADHDer have a side of you that wants to try and do it all yourself? Even though your brain isn’t trying to cooperate with you, you’re convinced you can find a way to make it work and then you eventually ask for help at the last minute

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I hate how much we’ve normalized always needing to be busy/productive. We’ve almost sucked the life out of enjoying our existence because we feel like we need to be ‘on’. Spending time with people and doing things we enjoy is now seen as being unproductive rather than us living

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This is what I used to pray before my ADHD diagnosis

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3 years

lord remove any laziness or procrastination from my body! Push me to my full potential each day & don’t let up!

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Having ADHD is forgetting to do something because you either forgot to write it down or you misplaced the post it note you wrote the thing on

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2 years

ADHDers! Can you accept constructive criticism? or do you find it easy to take things personally/get offended?

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8 months

Idk how to explain it but before I was diagnosed with ADHD I didn’t know that certain things I did wasn’t the norm or how people usually engage with things or other people

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2 years

I need a day off from adulting with ADHD

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1 year

The ADHD tax and the clutter that comes with abandoned hobbies

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3 years

writing lists 🤝 getting overwhelmed by all the things on my list

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3 years

My neurotypical friends are astonished at the mental preparation and the use of random coping strategies required for me to first do something and then remain consistent at it. It could be the littlest things

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