KC Tang - AdventureADHD

I draw, write & talk about ADHD

I like karaoke & zen/stoicism

@AdventureADHD on Twitch/YT/FB/IG/TikTok
reddit u/ADDventure-Time

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https://t.co/3UFPKSBHcS

Dr Tracey Marks hits this one out of the park

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@adhd_ffs @distractedmess

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@rahxrahster Coffee gave me the jitters

Pretty sure I self-medicated with anxious self-criticism. And sometimes a can of Coke

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@dustychipura Been keepin an eye out for Silly Putty but for some reason i cant find that stuff anywhere

I wonder if its something we played with as kids that secretly turned out to be toxic lol

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@kaessisamess @AskADHD Finding local support groups might require a bit of effort/Googling, but they're there. Try https://t.co/iF7rd4QlPj for example

If your local culture is very misinformed, then you might want to share your struggle with ppl online until you can find others who actually understand

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@DennieBlossoms @AskADHD Personally ive had to wean myself off of my intense moods in the same way I had to deal with video game addiction. Those emotional extremes kept things exciting, whether good or bad

Its worth asking yourself if those mood swings serve any 2ndary purpose

If so, choose balance

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@adhd_ffs Who put the H in the A D H D? 🎵
Who put the bop in the bop shoo bop shoo bop? 🎶
...

I'll let myself out

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@get_inflow

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@DopamineShark Oh for sure. I'm still strategic about who I tell

That's why I skip the ADHD talk & just ask for the accommodation itself

"Id like to work in a quieter/less crowded space"
"Wait, gotta write this down. Can you say that again?"
"Sry I spaced out. I heard xyz. What was after?"

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@ADHD_Hustler 1.ADHD is just hard, so give yourself credit

2. Life isnt a race w others. Its drawing your map at your own pace

Saw a @DevinNash video today. He describes passion as finding a good problem to solve for others

Mb your town doesnt have any bear carvings. It can be any problem😄

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@david_8542 @MagnifAssistBiz I spent a lot of time looking for pill bottle cap timers that show the last time the bottle was opened

But every one I found was way overpriced ($50-80)

This does the same thing, and cheaper! Its on Amazon

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@blifflesplick @confusedandADHD A quote I live by is "People dont do things TO you, they do things FOR themselves" JP Pauliw-Fry

Even when they invalidate us, it can be they're reinforcing their own world view. Judgy ppl always imagine being judged

Regardless, I wouldn't confide again w someone unsupportive

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@confusedandADHD I still remember the day my caregiver said, "Yea but do you really want to be labeled for the rest of your life?"

It was so invalidating & I was crushed

10 yrs later I finally got a Dx w ADHD. I tried again to explain & still nothing

Just know, some ppl aren't worth the effort

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@Kaffeetrulla @MagnifAssistBiz @AskADHD I keep telling myself I should invest in a standing work station but never pull the trigger...

This takes it to the next level!!

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Weak & Powerless by @aperfectcircle came on my playlist just now, and for me it really encapsulates how I feel about Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria in #ADHD

#adhdstruggles

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@witheringenigma Yeah, i've found it really pervasive in my interactions with different people. Doesn't help that it was exacerbated by my parental figures in my upbringing either lol 🤷‍♂️

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Managing my self-motivation has been an exercise in being centred, between getting too excited about things and not excited enough

Keeping balance isn't boring

It has been one of the hardest things for me to do

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@you_may_say Many years of relearning my relationship to stimulation.

After starting meds, I had to recognize what I valued because of thrill-seeking, what I devalued cause of boredom (like a good night's rest), and how to balance in between

Cause what's harder than walking a tightrope?