April 2023
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I Didn’t Ask For Any Of This – You Didn’t Either
I remember hearing something in the news, years ago, about people saying they didn’t ask to be born. I can’t remember the exact story now. It might have been someone threatening to sue their parents. It might have been one of those social media arguments that sounded completely ridiculous at first, then somehow ended up…
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ADHD and the Pain of Rejection Sensitivity
A look. A pause before someone speaks. A sigh. A raised eyebrow. And somehow, before a single word has left their mouth, your chest is already tightening. That’s not weakness. That’s Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria, and if you have ADHD, there’s a fair chance it’s been quietly running your life for years. Your Nervous System Doesn’t…
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ADHD and the Inability to Leave Things Alone
I just lost two and a half hours to a warning (well, a subtle suggestion) that didn’t matter. Wasn’t earth shattering. Not in any real-world sense anyway. The website loaded fast. Faster than most. Faster than it needed to. Under 1 second on mobile and under half a second on desktop. Nobody would ever notice…