Recent ADHD posts

Anything but the thing

Anyone else do absolutely anything except the one thing that genuinely needs to be done and is causing you an endless stream of anxiety as a result. Any hacks for this?

Resisting the urge to nap

It seems that I take a nap at the slightest irritation or bodily discomfort and it’s impacting my ability to get stuff done 😔 Tips on how to resist napping when you have to stay at home? I normally ...

I’m a noob.

Just wanted to say hey, my name is Ivy! I’m a wife and Mama of 3 little girls. I’m 40 but still feel like I’m 16 and I’m quite a mess at times but I learned to hide it well! I Was told as a child (5 o...

Non-medication options

Where I live, it’s really hard to get prescribed medication — there are only a handful of decent doctors for adult ADHD, all of which are expensive. My question is this: if you are not medicated, wh...

Task initiation

What’s something you do to get started on doing stuff when you’re frozen on the couch doomscrolling your phone?

Executive paralysis

I need the finish an edit and send it to my boss, but I can’t, I’ve been doing it for 5 months, it usually takes 2 months max, my boss is my friend and he’s really nice and understanding but everythin...

Freedom from the Scroll Hole

I deactivated my FB & IG accounts… holy smokes I feel like some sort of weight was lifted, just the constant pressure of responding or keeping up with the Jones’ is gone.. Poof.. On the other hand I...

Is anyone here diagnosed without family history

I got diagnosed recently and I am doubting my diagnosis. Although I passed all the adhd assessments and loads of things in my past and present made sense after the diagnosis. I don't have it severe...

My Life is Constant Side Quests

What work tools do you use to stay productive?

Hey all. At work, we use MS Office 365 and Smartsheet products. I am in desperate need of a decent task management workflow. Between Outlook, Teams, Smartsheet, OneNote, MS ToDo, OneDrive and SharePo...