[makwa]

Stigma and Discrimination. That’s what kept my mouth shut.

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[makwa]

I did not realize such a day existed. There are so many days set for so many different things that they have all lost their meanings to me, and I have stopped paying attention to them.
How ever I do recognize them when pointed out. So Happy (belated) International Women’s day! I shall make my wife a (belated) breakfast surprise!
And thanks for letting me know!

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[makwa]

Welcome! It’s always nice to see new faces! My best advice:
Keep checking back here. Daily check ins (even if you post nothing 95% of the time, like me) help a LOT.
Good luck out there!

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[makwa]

I definitely use my ADHD as a super power, to charge my life! If can get it to pay my bills on time I’d be really impressed though. lol

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[makwa]

Thanks for sharing Jimi, you are the glue to this website.

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Welcome to the site!, I’m kinda new still myself. I’m not a parent but my advice:
Be patient. Acceptance has to happen before anything else, including accepting that medication, helps. I’m still having trouble grabbing that medication paddle myself, it’s really hard getting past the “you take meds because you’re crazy” stigma.

Another great thing to remember is that not every person with ADHD is the same. So the meds that work for me may be different from the meds for your daughter. I do fully admit though, since I’ve started taking medication, my life has continually been improving.

I have come to the very sad realisation, after many years of a constant rollercoaster ride, that I must accept the fact my 29 year old daughter has ADD.

I think soon this sad feeling will turn into happiness, after of-course a wave of other feelings, which this website has plenty of good videos on!

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[makwa]

Sometimes I feel like it would just be better to be homeless, or live some ferrel life in the woods.

I took this path, and so far so good!
I can totally relate to what you’re saying about phone anxiety. There’s a clip in the animated film Despicable Me 2, where he really drives home the point and uses a flame thrower to melt the phone.

I really don’t care for feeling pressured, and getting the fight or flight feeling really sucks, I don’t care for it so much, that I moved from the bustle of city life to the peacefulness of the mountains. On that note, this town is growing to large, and I’m moving  further into the more remote areas of the forest.

I’ll let you know how it works out.

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[makwa]

I did take a nap, and it did help. Thanks for your helpful comments. Typing it out here helped a lot, by the time I was finished typing I was already thinking of something else(the nap).

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