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Troubles with saying “no”

This might be my biggest struggle in social interactions. I simply can’t stand up for myself, even when I don’t like some phrases towards me or some touches, or my schedule at work, I keep saying to myself that it’s fine and laughing, instead of saying “I don’t like it, stop it”. And crying after that because of feeling really miserable and not being able to say anything. But I don’t have these problems with defending people I love, as my family or friends. I am ready to tear apart anyone who does what they don’t like or says something bad about them in my presence. So, maybe somebody knows any hacks or techniques of dealing with it easier? My psychiatrist says that it might have something to do with ADHD-provided anxiety. I didn’t start psychotherapy yet but this is the problem that concerns me the most.

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I hate saying sorry

I started a new on may 8 and I really like it. My boss is awesome and so are my coworkers well except the one who bullies me. I asked my boss to check something out and he said I can’t right now I am working on project I will try to check it tomorrow. And before I realized it I said sorry. Than he gave me a much more serious tone. And than even though he didn’t get mad at me or anything I felt like I was stupid again and hated myself again. Why is it so hard for me to not say sorry.

Tomorrow it’s my birthday…

Just wanted to cry it out of my soul and heart. It’s not getting better with my work, I feel like I am gonna lose it, and we recently moved into a new place with my significant other. There are lots of owners things, and we literally have less space for our lives and stuff to be unpacked correctly. I wish it wouldn’t be so complicated, and I am trying really hard to arrange things, but I’ve always easy spent too much money on this and have nothing left for birthday. I have those impulsive shopping issues, and this is also what makes me uneasy. I buy lots of stuff that I might need but I don’t have any idea how to implement them into my way of living. Thing is that I work at nights and have no proper sleeping time. Would it be bad if I will ask them for a vacation right on my birthday? Just need to breathe it out and sleep a couple of nights with my fiancé 🥺

Money saving with ADHD

How do you save money with impulsive thoughts about buying useless stuff? Any tips? Different bank accounts or accounting apps? 🤔

It's getting worse

Actually, in fact the only reason I realised that I have an ADHD is because it progressively got worse every year so much, that it hindered my day to day existence. Thing is I am young,but I am not getting younger. Day by day, my responsibilities and duties are growing. But feel like my ability to deal with them is only deteriorating

ADHD and sex

Does your ADHD affect your sexual life? How do you cope? Personally, I sometimes feel like I have to focus to climax and it's often impossible, which is frustrating. Alcohol helps, but I can't drink every time I want to have sex. Sometimes I feel like everything I do is useless. I will get distracted and no foreplay/stimulation will help me eventually But at the same time, I want to have sex. Don't know what to do.

hi

i have exam tomorrow and I had two weeks on preparation but instead I was doing some silly things and know nothing. i just hope i will pass

The power of deadlines

Congratulations to me! I’m finally feeling the pressure of deadlines to start working on assignments. It's interesting that each time I procrastinate even more, as if testing the limits, 😅

NOBODY CARES

This expression has 2 definitions. Firstly, no one cares what "strange" impulsive things you do Secondly, most people don’t care about other people and first of all you need to start loving yourself and appreciating your true desires

Really struggling with about 500 tasks that need to be done.

Its always house chores! Even if I break it down small to doing ONE load of laundry my brain panics "what about all the OTHER stuff!?!?" And won't stop yelling at me. Then I get so overwhelmed and end up doing nothing. For some reason I always end up in my bed under the covers. Tired

Train ride

Building courage to ask someone if this is an express because i originally planned on going on a train with multiple stops and now it’s fried my routine

Disappearing tasks?

Is it just me or do uncompleted tasks disappear?

Having a hard time keeping up

I have a hard time finding enough motivation to do things after a whole day of work. I don’t have the energy or the desire to clean when I can just snuggle with my dog instead.

"I love you so much, Chize!" by me.

I always wished to have someone to talk to me or be curious about me or to be loved by someone. But I always knew that it was impossible since I was born in a strict family, my father and mom always fight each other, they would verbally abuse me and my little sister, and worst thing is that I couldn't escape it all! Like I'm still 15! If I tried to ran away, how would I get food and money! And probably no one wants to adopt me and believe my story... Despite that, I tried to endure it. They always threaten me whenever I amor a mistake which it scares the hell out of me. They are stupid, a bunch of garbages, and sick losers who probably don't know how to love people! I always thought people like that should die. And so, I overthink every bad thing my parents ever said or did to me and I always say "I'm a victim, they would hurt me again, no one would save me, no one would love a child from a heartless parents" And ya know what that came true! But fortunately, all of that changed (not too much but it's enough) after I learn self-love and law of attraction! For anyone who doesn't know what Law of Attraction is, LoA is a law where we attract what we focus on. Just for example, I said that no one will love me, right? Well, it did came true! No one would like to talk to me and everyone is maintaining their distances from me. Why? Because I always think that no one would love me and it came true! Another example is that when you have low score at math, and you think "oh, I must be bad at math" and you thought of that all day long. And before the test, you didn't tried to study. Why? Because you already think that there's no hope even in studying it. And in the end, you get a bad score on the finals. Well, you make your won wish come true! Congrats...? Well, no. That's when I started to change and control my thoughts. It's a bit hard at first, but I got used to it right after! I started to do affirmations (I said "I love you, Chize" like more than 50 times today lol) and always dream of someone talking with me casually. And it came true! I was shocked at first! It took so much energy and effort to finally talk with someone! And about my family, they're still the same as always, but is not that bad because I have friends that supported me and even myself. It's too long to write the details but you should do some research about LoA and self-love! It's worth the try!

Anyone use natural remedies for symptoms? Esp brain fog!

I’m wanting to get diagnosed, but dr won’t give me one. Says anxiety/depression is to blame for how I feel- (I fit most adhd/executive dysfunction- but I also have fibromyalgia which can cause similar symptoms.) what kind of supplements, herbs, tinctures, ect do you take to help sx control? I currently am taking mushroom gummies (lions mane, nootropics, ect.) and ashwaganda .

Well... Guess it turns out I do have one.

I'm not supposed to be here. Well, that's before I took the ADHD test again... When I first took an ADHD test, it says that I'm low at having an ADHD and my friend says, "haha... Maybe the test is right that you don't have because bla bla bla..." And many more reasons he says. So, I believed it. Cuz no symptoms hasn't been occuring at that time. Now, it starts showing up again and well, I took the test and yeah... I have one. Is ADHD something that goes and comes back after a while? Or, it's just me who thought that all the time I haven't had an ADHD (but i do)?

What do you wish someone had told you before meds

About to start my meds journey, I was diagnosed at 16 and am now 26. They told me it might get better, it got worse. It has been an interesting journey of trying to work with and against my adhd but I’ve come to a head with it. Ready to try medication but me oh my am I nervous. Anyone have any tips or ‘wish i’d known’ pieces of wisdom for me? A perspective of someone navigating this through the nhs would be great too

That feeling!

Who else gets that terrible feeling about 2 pm every Sunday? You know the one. Where it had all these plans on Friday night and come Sunday you managed to do nothing 😳☹️

Therapy

I’m finding that going back to gaming is my main cure for sensory overload, I’ve decided to start streaming on twitch!

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