Does anyone else with ADHD have some days where your executive dysfunction is worse than normal, and you end up barely doing anything and feeling like crap? I’m having one of those days, and I’m hoping I’m not alone in experiencing this.

  • Signboy
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    11 months ago

    You are absolutely not alone. As various factors rise & fall, sometimes they stack up and I just lose hard for a day. Do what you can to be nice to yourself on those days. Beating yourself up for not functioning “normally” is like mocking a quadroplegic for not walking with proper posture. Days like that I try to make time to do something slightly creative with no end goal, like record some bass lines then delete them. The required solitude is an amazing treat (if you can get it), the creative outlet feels like finally letting go of a fart you’ve been holding in public all day, and the final deletion keeps anything from having any pressure to be good enough.

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      11 months ago

      Thanks, ADHD, I read that as “mocking a quadriplegic for not walking like a prostitute.” 🤦🏼‍♂️

    • LukeMedia@lemmy.world
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      11 months ago

      I’m glad I’m not alone in experiencing this much worse some days. I like that idea of making something as an outlet, then deleting it later.