ADHD Diary
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I give it less than even odds that this lasts more than a month.
In the 5 seconds it took me to find a pen so I could add an item to the list, I forgot the what the item was.
So far, I have not yet remembered again.
So far, I have not yet remembered again.
November 8, 2025 at 2:10 PM
In the 5 seconds it took me to find a pen so I could add an item to the list, I forgot the what the item was.
So far, I have not yet remembered again.
So far, I have not yet remembered again.
When the song you're listening to clashes with the one that's stuck in your head.
June 20, 2025 at 8:01 PM
When the song you're listening to clashes with the one that's stuck in your head.
Aaaaaaaand, of course, I've just discovered I left the oven on when I took dinner out.
An hour ago.
This has actually been happening more than usual, lately.
An hour ago.
This has actually been happening more than usual, lately.
Hm, is it too early to start cooking dinner?
Not if you forget for 20 minutes that you're pre-heating the oven, it isn't.
(Fun fact: I was only reminded at all because I smelt whatever was leftover on the oven tray from last time. Otherwise, who knows how long it would have been...)
Not if you forget for 20 minutes that you're pre-heating the oven, it isn't.
(Fun fact: I was only reminded at all because I smelt whatever was leftover on the oven tray from last time. Otherwise, who knows how long it would have been...)
May 11, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Aaaaaaaand, of course, I've just discovered I left the oven on when I took dinner out.
An hour ago.
This has actually been happening more than usual, lately.
An hour ago.
This has actually been happening more than usual, lately.
Hm, is it too early to start cooking dinner?
Not if you forget for 20 minutes that you're pre-heating the oven, it isn't.
(Fun fact: I was only reminded at all because I smelt whatever was leftover on the oven tray from last time. Otherwise, who knows how long it would have been...)
Not if you forget for 20 minutes that you're pre-heating the oven, it isn't.
(Fun fact: I was only reminded at all because I smelt whatever was leftover on the oven tray from last time. Otherwise, who knows how long it would have been...)
May 11, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Hm, is it too early to start cooking dinner?
Not if you forget for 20 minutes that you're pre-heating the oven, it isn't.
(Fun fact: I was only reminded at all because I smelt whatever was leftover on the oven tray from last time. Otherwise, who knows how long it would have been...)
Not if you forget for 20 minutes that you're pre-heating the oven, it isn't.
(Fun fact: I was only reminded at all because I smelt whatever was leftover on the oven tray from last time. Otherwise, who knows how long it would have been...)
When your meds kick in and you realise "oh, I meant to take my meds earlier! I should do that now".
You know, the meds that just kicked in. Reminding you to take your meds. That just kicked in.
You know, the meds that just kicked in. Reminding you to take your meds. That just kicked in.
February 1, 2025 at 11:39 AM
When your meds kick in and you realise "oh, I meant to take my meds earlier! I should do that now".
You know, the meds that just kicked in. Reminding you to take your meds. That just kicked in.
You know, the meds that just kicked in. Reminding you to take your meds. That just kicked in.
Realising, upon firing your laptop back up, that you don't actually know where that Excel spreadsheet is.
Fuck.
Fuck.
Sitting down to sensibly update your new diaries with important dates and reminders for the year
Turning off your laptop so you're not distracted
Spending 10+ minutes looking through multiple notebooks for the notes you *know* you previously wrote for this
Finally remembering you did it in Excel.
Turning off your laptop so you're not distracted
Spending 10+ minutes looking through multiple notebooks for the notes you *know* you previously wrote for this
Finally remembering you did it in Excel.
January 4, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Realising, upon firing your laptop back up, that you don't actually know where that Excel spreadsheet is.
Fuck.
Fuck.
Sitting down to sensibly update your new diaries with important dates and reminders for the year
Turning off your laptop so you're not distracted
Spending 10+ minutes looking through multiple notebooks for the notes you *know* you previously wrote for this
Finally remembering you did it in Excel.
Turning off your laptop so you're not distracted
Spending 10+ minutes looking through multiple notebooks for the notes you *know* you previously wrote for this
Finally remembering you did it in Excel.
January 4, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Sitting down to sensibly update your new diaries with important dates and reminders for the year
Turning off your laptop so you're not distracted
Spending 10+ minutes looking through multiple notebooks for the notes you *know* you previously wrote for this
Finally remembering you did it in Excel.
Turning off your laptop so you're not distracted
Spending 10+ minutes looking through multiple notebooks for the notes you *know* you previously wrote for this
Finally remembering you did it in Excel.
It was in my bag!
I still had to write it, of course.
That was always the plan, though.
Well, it was the plan since I failed to write it any earlier, at least. It may not have been Plan A...
I still had to write it, of course.
That was always the plan, though.
Well, it was the plan since I failed to write it any earlier, at least. It may not have been Plan A...
On my way to visit a friend for Xmas.
Bought everyone's cards back in April, so I didn't have to rely on myself to remember closer to the time.
At this moment, I have no idea if my friend's card is in my bag. I may have left it on my sofa.
Bought everyone's cards back in April, so I didn't have to rely on myself to remember closer to the time.
At this moment, I have no idea if my friend's card is in my bag. I may have left it on my sofa.
December 20, 2024 at 3:41 PM
It was in my bag!
I still had to write it, of course.
That was always the plan, though.
Well, it was the plan since I failed to write it any earlier, at least. It may not have been Plan A...
I still had to write it, of course.
That was always the plan, though.
Well, it was the plan since I failed to write it any earlier, at least. It may not have been Plan A...
On my way to visit a friend for Xmas.
Bought everyone's cards back in April, so I didn't have to rely on myself to remember closer to the time.
At this moment, I have no idea if my friend's card is in my bag. I may have left it on my sofa.
Bought everyone's cards back in April, so I didn't have to rely on myself to remember closer to the time.
At this moment, I have no idea if my friend's card is in my bag. I may have left it on my sofa.
December 20, 2024 at 2:52 PM
On my way to visit a friend for Xmas.
Bought everyone's cards back in April, so I didn't have to rely on myself to remember closer to the time.
At this moment, I have no idea if my friend's card is in my bag. I may have left it on my sofa.
Bought everyone's cards back in April, so I didn't have to rely on myself to remember closer to the time.
At this moment, I have no idea if my friend's card is in my bag. I may have left it on my sofa.
Getting distracted from YouTube on my tablet by YouTube on my phone.
December 15, 2024 at 7:26 AM
Getting distracted from YouTube on my tablet by YouTube on my phone.
Get home, heading to living room, realise I should put the groceries in my bag away first.
Head to kitchen.
"As I'm here, I should pre-heat the oven."
Check oven temp/time on the package.
"Ok, read that, now off to the living room".
Once again, getting info for the task makes me forget the task
Head to kitchen.
"As I'm here, I should pre-heat the oven."
Check oven temp/time on the package.
"Ok, read that, now off to the living room".
Once again, getting info for the task makes me forget the task
December 6, 2024 at 7:23 PM
Get home, heading to living room, realise I should put the groceries in my bag away first.
Head to kitchen.
"As I'm here, I should pre-heat the oven."
Check oven temp/time on the package.
"Ok, read that, now off to the living room".
Once again, getting info for the task makes me forget the task
Head to kitchen.
"As I'm here, I should pre-heat the oven."
Check oven temp/time on the package.
"Ok, read that, now off to the living room".
Once again, getting info for the task makes me forget the task
Hurrah, I finally bit the bullet to try and sort out access to that old online account I'd been having problems with.
Look at me, getting stuff done.
Now, *why* did I actually want to use this account again? What on earth was I doing yesterday that needed access to it.
Look at me, getting stuff done.
Now, *why* did I actually want to use this account again? What on earth was I doing yesterday that needed access to it.
November 13, 2024 at 10:57 AM
Hurrah, I finally bit the bullet to try and sort out access to that old online account I'd been having problems with.
Look at me, getting stuff done.
Now, *why* did I actually want to use this account again? What on earth was I doing yesterday that needed access to it.
Look at me, getting stuff done.
Now, *why* did I actually want to use this account again? What on earth was I doing yesterday that needed access to it.
Oh, no, that sound I could hear WAS the gas, because I HAD left the oven on...
Repeatedly thinking "oh, I mustn't forget there's something in the oven", WHEN YOU ARE LITERALLY EATING THE THING THAT YOU HAD IN THE OVEN.
November 2, 2024 at 3:00 PM
Oh, no, that sound I could hear WAS the gas, because I HAD left the oven on...
Repeatedly thinking "oh, I mustn't forget there's something in the oven", WHEN YOU ARE LITERALLY EATING THE THING THAT YOU HAD IN THE OVEN.
November 2, 2024 at 2:56 PM
Repeatedly thinking "oh, I mustn't forget there's something in the oven", WHEN YOU ARE LITERALLY EATING THE THING THAT YOU HAD IN THE OVEN.
Huh, so apparently I also forgot to finish that third sentence.
"And now I don't know what it was I was intending to do", or something along those lines.
"And now I don't know what it was I was intending to do", or something along those lines.
Sat down to plan and organsie some things.
Grab my pens, grab some scrap paper and...
And now I don't know what
In the time it took me to get the tools for the task, I have forgotten what the task was.
Do I now sit here until I remember, or do I just give up?
Grab my pens, grab some scrap paper and...
And now I don't know what
In the time it took me to get the tools for the task, I have forgotten what the task was.
Do I now sit here until I remember, or do I just give up?
October 26, 2024 at 7:32 AM
Huh, so apparently I also forgot to finish that third sentence.
"And now I don't know what it was I was intending to do", or something along those lines.
"And now I don't know what it was I was intending to do", or something along those lines.
Sat down to plan and organsie some things.
Grab my pens, grab some scrap paper and...
And now I don't know what
In the time it took me to get the tools for the task, I have forgotten what the task was.
Do I now sit here until I remember, or do I just give up?
Grab my pens, grab some scrap paper and...
And now I don't know what
In the time it took me to get the tools for the task, I have forgotten what the task was.
Do I now sit here until I remember, or do I just give up?
October 26, 2024 at 7:21 AM
Sat down to plan and organsie some things.
Grab my pens, grab some scrap paper and...
And now I don't know what
In the time it took me to get the tools for the task, I have forgotten what the task was.
Do I now sit here until I remember, or do I just give up?
Grab my pens, grab some scrap paper and...
And now I don't know what
In the time it took me to get the tools for the task, I have forgotten what the task was.
Do I now sit here until I remember, or do I just give up?
Up from my desk, realised I should grab my last round of meds for the day before I sit back down to work.
That got me thinking about my upcoming meds review appt, and if there was anything I should ask.
Thought about it all the way back to my desk, sat down, and then realised I never got my meds.
That got me thinking about my upcoming meds review appt, and if there was anything I should ask.
Thought about it all the way back to my desk, sat down, and then realised I never got my meds.
September 26, 2024 at 2:19 PM
Up from my desk, realised I should grab my last round of meds for the day before I sit back down to work.
That got me thinking about my upcoming meds review appt, and if there was anything I should ask.
Thought about it all the way back to my desk, sat down, and then realised I never got my meds.
That got me thinking about my upcoming meds review appt, and if there was anything I should ask.
Thought about it all the way back to my desk, sat down, and then realised I never got my meds.
ADHD is:
Before starting to study and take notes, having to spend time looking around your files to make sure you haven't already taken these notes before.
Where do you look for these notes? Oh, they could be in a few places...
Before starting to study and take notes, having to spend time looking around your files to make sure you haven't already taken these notes before.
Where do you look for these notes? Oh, they could be in a few places...
September 20, 2024 at 9:41 AM
ADHD is:
Before starting to study and take notes, having to spend time looking around your files to make sure you haven't already taken these notes before.
Where do you look for these notes? Oh, they could be in a few places...
Before starting to study and take notes, having to spend time looking around your files to make sure you haven't already taken these notes before.
Where do you look for these notes? Oh, they could be in a few places...
Sometimes, when trying to explain the impact of ADHD, well-meaning folk will tell you not to worry about the examples you give.
"That's not that bad", they reassure.
Keep going through the list, though, and sooner or later you'll hit the thing that makes them say, "oh, shit, no, that is a problem"
"That's not that bad", they reassure.
Keep going through the list, though, and sooner or later you'll hit the thing that makes them say, "oh, shit, no, that is a problem"
September 14, 2024 at 6:10 PM
Sometimes, when trying to explain the impact of ADHD, well-meaning folk will tell you not to worry about the examples you give.
"That's not that bad", they reassure.
Keep going through the list, though, and sooner or later you'll hit the thing that makes them say, "oh, shit, no, that is a problem"
"That's not that bad", they reassure.
Keep going through the list, though, and sooner or later you'll hit the thing that makes them say, "oh, shit, no, that is a problem"
Looking at my calendar for next week.
See a workshop on Mon that I didn't know about, isn't in my records and I haven't prepped for.
Cue panickily looking through the rota, but everywhere says it's not me.
It's not. It's not in my calendar. It's in another calendar I forgot I overlayed yesterday
See a workshop on Mon that I didn't know about, isn't in my records and I haven't prepped for.
Cue panickily looking through the rota, but everywhere says it's not me.
It's not. It's not in my calendar. It's in another calendar I forgot I overlayed yesterday
September 6, 2024 at 8:22 AM
Looking at my calendar for next week.
See a workshop on Mon that I didn't know about, isn't in my records and I haven't prepped for.
Cue panickily looking through the rota, but everywhere says it's not me.
It's not. It's not in my calendar. It's in another calendar I forgot I overlayed yesterday
See a workshop on Mon that I didn't know about, isn't in my records and I haven't prepped for.
Cue panickily looking through the rota, but everywhere says it's not me.
It's not. It's not in my calendar. It's in another calendar I forgot I overlayed yesterday
Managed to write myself a to-do list this morning.
While tidying up a bit, found a to-do list from last weekend.
It's the exact. same. to-do list.
While tidying up a bit, found a to-do list from last weekend.
It's the exact. same. to-do list.
September 1, 2024 at 11:12 AM
Managed to write myself a to-do list this morning.
While tidying up a bit, found a to-do list from last weekend.
It's the exact. same. to-do list.
While tidying up a bit, found a to-do list from last weekend.
It's the exact. same. to-do list.
I've often wondered how common this is.
And once again, it's the seeming contradiction that our brains work fast, or even "too fast", but sometimes also not quite fast enough.
And once again, it's the seeming contradiction that our brains work fast, or even "too fast", but sometimes also not quite fast enough.
Sometimes my brain only understands the words someone tells me AFTER I say “what?” and they start to repeat them.
Suddenly, I know exactly what they said the first time, and now my brain is actually annoyed to have to hear them say it again. 💀
Suddenly, I know exactly what they said the first time, and now my brain is actually annoyed to have to hear them say it again. 💀
August 31, 2024 at 9:24 AM
I've often wondered how common this is.
And once again, it's the seeming contradiction that our brains work fast, or even "too fast", but sometimes also not quite fast enough.
And once again, it's the seeming contradiction that our brains work fast, or even "too fast", but sometimes also not quite fast enough.
Entering some measurements into a diagram, but things aren't lining up as they should.
Decide to check original measurements, see if I entered anything wrong.
Can't find the piece of paper that I literally just read the measurements from to enter them.
I've now been looking for at least 15 mins.
Decide to check original measurements, see if I entered anything wrong.
Can't find the piece of paper that I literally just read the measurements from to enter them.
I've now been looking for at least 15 mins.
August 31, 2024 at 9:20 AM
Entering some measurements into a diagram, but things aren't lining up as they should.
Decide to check original measurements, see if I entered anything wrong.
Can't find the piece of paper that I literally just read the measurements from to enter them.
I've now been looking for at least 15 mins.
Decide to check original measurements, see if I entered anything wrong.
Can't find the piece of paper that I literally just read the measurements from to enter them.
I've now been looking for at least 15 mins.
Watching a 'variety of tasks' gameshow.
Rewound it three times to try and catch the rules of the current task, and each time I stopped paying attention as soon as I hit play.
I give up. I do not know what they're supposed to be doing.
Rewound it three times to try and catch the rules of the current task, and each time I stopped paying attention as soon as I hit play.
I give up. I do not know what they're supposed to be doing.
August 26, 2024 at 2:30 PM
Watching a 'variety of tasks' gameshow.
Rewound it three times to try and catch the rules of the current task, and each time I stopped paying attention as soon as I hit play.
I give up. I do not know what they're supposed to be doing.
Rewound it three times to try and catch the rules of the current task, and each time I stopped paying attention as soon as I hit play.
I give up. I do not know what they're supposed to be doing.
It's hard to treat yourself when you know that what you're likely buying is just future guilt.
You know you're impulsive, and don't make sensible decisions, so how can you tell if *this* 'treat' is actually reasonable/worthwhile?
You know you're impulsive, and don't make sensible decisions, so how can you tell if *this* 'treat' is actually reasonable/worthwhile?
August 18, 2024 at 1:30 PM
It's hard to treat yourself when you know that what you're likely buying is just future guilt.
You know you're impulsive, and don't make sensible decisions, so how can you tell if *this* 'treat' is actually reasonable/worthwhile?
You know you're impulsive, and don't make sensible decisions, so how can you tell if *this* 'treat' is actually reasonable/worthwhile?