I lost my license.
The last thing I remember is feeling something in my right pants pocket, pulling it out, and thinking “oh you need to put that in your wallet before you lose it.”
Other than that I have nothing.
Did I put it back in my pants pocket?
Did I put it someplace “safe”?
And if so, which safe place?
All I know is it wasn’t in my wallet when I needed to travel the next morning.
So I took my passport instead.
Fortunately, I also have a copy of my license, because I know my ADHD brain needs one.
Life with ADHD is a lot of forgetfulness.
I have a high speed brain that forgets to stop at the station.
Wheeeeee!
Sometimes I’m just left behind wondering where the train went and if it’s coming back.
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Before I ever knew I had ADHD, I lost my Amex card so many times that I ran out of numbers.
They finally had to issue a new one with a changed name.
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I would beat myself up relentlessly.
- How can you forget such important things?
- How can you be so careless?
- When are you going to take better care of your things?
- How can you be so stupid?
- You should always put things in the exact same spot!
ARGH, I was sure I was broken.
Yeah so not helpful.
Actually painful or as the teens say cringey.
Time for you to stop these nasty voices in your head.
I know you have them too.
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Now when I lose something I laugh and say “Oh look here’s my ADHD.”
Trust me, I get frustrated and madly look for things.
But I don’t allow those nasty voices to take space in my head any more.
I’m not broken.
I’m differently wired.
There are challenges that come with it.
And there are gifts.
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I’ve never lived any other way, so I have nothing to compare it to.
And I’m ok with that.
I like my crazy train brain.
It’s super creative and helps me make unusual connections.
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May is mental health awareness month.
I’ll be sharing more mental health stories because there’s a real person writing these emails each week.
One who understands what it’s like to struggle with mental health.
One who can help you through your challenges.
Not a bot.
Not AI.
Not a droid. A droid would be super cool though.
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