I love how they found a way to use a blood test for men’s prostate cancer, but I still have to get my titties slammed in a press and my cervix scraped with a brush...
ADHD isn’t always hyperactivity. Sometimes it’s sitting in the same spot for 3 hours, thinking of 97 things to do, and doing none. Then hating yourself for it. Then dissociating. Then apologizing. Then repeating. It’s not laziness. It’s invisible burnout.
i believe in re-reading and re-watching your favourite books & movies at different stages of your life.the plot never changes, but your perspective does.
“But you survived” I disassociate, like a lot. My heart drops when someone raises their voice. I shut down very easily. I'm far too observant. I always feel like a burden. I isolate often. But yeah, sure, I guess I survived.
i really love books that are written so well that it's a whole film production going on in my head, like i have multiple angles and sht going on it's insane i can't explain
nobody talks about how a regulated nervous system is the ultimate luxury for neurodivergent people. not a vacation. not a raise. just… not feeling like everything is an emergency.