JP

Autistic, ADHD, & anxiety. Struggling with the "social" in social media. He/him.

[ADHD Jesse @adhdjesse]

The ADHD urge to abandon a project and lose all motivation once you can see the finish line.

[Kareem Carr, Ph.D. @kareem_carr]

this is a tough one

[𝐍 𝐄 𝐐 🔆™ @neneneqo]

0(-(

[Jack Saint @lackingsaint]

I found out I had ADHD a year ago and I think only now am I having a delayed feeling of resentment for all the teachers who'd constantly admonish me for losing focus/interest in class, not one of them ever suggesting anything deeper than my own incompetence. Fuck them, actually

[ADHD Jesse @adhdjesse]

People with ADHD are often crushed by the weight of shame.

It persists daily.

Ready to strike at any point when you make some minor mistake, say the wrong thing, or forget an important detail.

[Adelaide @ADHDelaide]

That "will of power" discourse inevitably leads to "if they don't do it, they must not want to do it". So people who cannot do it start hearing "you don't care. You're selfish. You're lazy". That's where the guilt starts. The self deprecation. The depression. The distress.

[Adelaide @ADHDelaide]

There's so many scenarios where people cannot "just do it". And yet it keeps being pushed down our throats and we're shamed and made feel like failures when we can't achieve those unrealistic expectations. Making everyone believe the power of will is enough is a big, ableist lie.

[Adelaide @ADHDelaide]

Hot take but many inspirational quotes are ableist; "just do it! will is power! The power of the mind!". That's exactly what ADHDers cannot do. Like, neurologically cannot do. Also true for other neurodivergent people, brain fog, chronic illness, etc.

[Thought Slime @ThoughtSlime]

I feel like there are people that could have done a lot more with the healthy upbringing I got, considering I ended up emotionally fucked up anyway

Willing to trade

[josh! @queersocialism]

you don’t hate “adulting,” you hate capitalism