25/04/2026
Beautiful words about ADHD here from a wonderful man we trained with. 🪴
Seemingly everyone has ADHD these days don't they!? Constant doom scrolling their smart phones or planning their next Amazon purchase to get the next dopamine fix. Yeah we're all like that aren't we!
Or get this, feeling like they're a teenager still when they're in their sixties wondering how everyone else managed to get their s**t together when they're still wondering what they should do with their life. Oh...
Or... when asked a question about what they'd like for lunch going into complete mental breakdown and overthinking what they'd eaten yesterday and the day before and whether they even feel hungry... I'll just have toast.....
Okay... Or when eating in a restaurant going into a blind panic as the waiting staff are waiting to take orders and it's coming around to your turn and you cant decide between pizza or burger like it's some sort of existential conundrum.
Oooo...kay, maybe...not...so...much...that...but...
Yeah maybe not...
Neurodiverse conditions are many and unique to the individual and granted show up in many different ways. It's important to be able to express your feelings too but sometimes a little bit of knowledge can be dangerous and it's important to not be reductionist in any generalised sweeping statements we can make.
The scenarios described above sound like first world problems I admit but the point here is to demonstrate how minor situations can feel debilitating to ADHD folk in everyday life.
The extreme of ADHD is not being able to sleep because their brain won't shut off ruminating over a comment their boss made 6 months ago. Self hatred and suicidal ideation because they feel disconnected from everything that society tells them should give them value so they feel like a useless human being, a failure.
Individuals turn to drugs, alcohol, s*x addictions to get their fix...to feel good for a second about themselves..
Yep, we don't all have that. Thankfully we don't all have that. ..
*An original post from Wave Counselling. Please give the thumbs up if you liked this post it means a lot.
