Lessi Varaveti!
As you may have noticed, last Friday, I didn't get my blog post out in time. Woops. ADHD makes life difficult sometimes. Often, when there's things that need to get done, it's incredibly difficult to actually do them. I'm going to attempt to explain why, to give you a little more info, but take this with the disclaimer than I don't speak for everyone with ADHD, though some of my experiences are more universal. (But remember, everyone with ADHD is different.)
There's a part of your brain that controls the Doing of things, called your Executive Function. I, and others like me, have what's called Executive DYSfunction. Basically, it's hard for me to start tasks or do things that need doing. It doesn't matter how important is it, sometimes I just can't get started. It's beyond frustrating. And now, to-do lists are not the answer. They help, but they often end up cluttering my desk and mental space.
Sometimes, it's easy to do something one day, and impossible the next. Why? What changed? Often, nothing changed. My brain just said No. I'm not going to wax poetic, and go on and on about this, but it's not hopeless. There are things that help, like medication, therapy, and routines. Regardless, it definitely makes things more difficult for me and others with ADHD.
What's this have to do with writing, you might wonder. Why is Viv even talking about it?
I want to share my experiences because I've found that being vulnerable with people allows us to connect on a deeper level with others. Sometimes you discover someone also has similar struggles, and you can learn from each other, or help each other. Sometimes it means someone understands you better, now that you've opened up a bit.
If you get nothing else from today's post, hopefully this gives you a new perspective. Just know that, even though we drop things, dont complete tasks on time, forget to do things, we're still trying our best.
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Next time, I'll share more about the writing side of this, and some of the ways I manage (or attempt to manage😆) my ADHD.
Love, Viv
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