Living with ADHD without love is hard. I’m not talking about an intimate relationship. I’m talking about having loving, kind, caring support when life for you is really hard. And to be clear, I’m also not saying on tough days. All the days are tough… for me. So to have been on this earth forContinue reading “A Little Too Honest”
Tag Archives: Mental Health
Maybe It’s Not Personal
Kinda random, but this was on my mind so I thought I’d share it. There are a lot of things that society views as signs of disrespect or shadiness that actually sometimes are due to other challenges. Examples: – People will assume a person is lying because they don’t make eye contact. But many neurodivergentContinue reading “Maybe It’s Not Personal”
Doing MY Best
Can I be honest? I still carry a lot of shame and blame… for things that I know aren’t even my fault. And I’m not even talking about deep past stuff. I’m talking about if someone’s in a bad mood, I still feel like it’s my job to fix it—that I failed them in some way.
It’s wild how childhood stuff shows up in adulthood. We can be so hard on ourselves.
But what if we’re actually doing our best?
Done Being the Village Bonfire
Some of us give our all to everyone else. And when we are on “low battery” we keep giving out of our emptiness. Well, I hit my wall and decided I wasn’t giving anything this weekend. I’m taking this time to reset. And maybe you should, too.