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Cake day: June 11th, 2023

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  • Acceptance.

    Accept that you are imperfect.

    Accept that all humans are imperfect.

    Give light apologies out of respect if necessary, but know that you did what you could and it’s ok that you failed to do more, so don’t take the failure to heart.

    Life is short, and living in anxiety takes away your quality of life like a sickness.

    If guilt doesn’t improve your life, then it needs to be cut out.

    Your happiness is more important than someone else getting a prompt answer.

    Respect yourself.


  • Diagnosed as ADHD but definitely have more going on.

    When I was a kid I would look down when walking. When I tried to do eye contact it was very difficult and I would feel overwhelmed and my eyes would even start watering up and I would get some other physiological symptoms like coughing or running nose.

    As an adult I have overcome this and I now am the opposite. I stare too much and I don’t look away. I bore right into peoples minds and even though I know it can be disconcerting for others, I do it anyway and I don’t really care. I’m not sure why I do this, but it might be part defense mechanism and part desire for connection and understanding.

    Most others soon realize that I don’t obey social cues and they feel uncomfortable and distance themselves. But that works for me since I am introverted and somewhat antisocial. People say I am “intense”.














  • This community is here to support all those who identify with the common struggles typically attributed to ADHD and it’s comorbid pathologies like anxiety disorders. You don’t need an official diagnosis to be a member of this community, and it’s perfectly fine to be in the questioning phase. I was hoping this was clear enough with the no gatekeeping rule but I guess I have to spell it out to people sometimes.