Some days my ADHD feels like a fun little personality quirk.

Other days it’s a full-time job I didn’t apply for, with no vacation days, no training, and a boss who changes the rules hourly.

What’s your “job description” for your brain?

I spent so much of my life thinking I was just lazy, while beating myself up for all the things I wanted to get done but couldn’t make myself do. Out of all the people that wish I wasn’t like this, I’m #1.

Sometimes I look around and wonder how everyone else makes life look so effortless.

Then I remember I’m playing on hard mode, with no tutorial, and I’m still here. Still trying. Still showing up.

That counts for something.

What’s something you’ve done lately that deserves more credit than it got?

I feel this is in my bones. It’s easier to mask when you are able to skate through school on those compatible divergences.

As someone with ADHD, I’m not “bad with time.”

I experience time as Now and Not Now.

And somehow, “leave in 5 minutes” always turns into “how is it already tomorrow?”

If you know, you know.

How does your brain tell time?

I spent over 30 years thinking I was just messy, lazy, or terrible at adulting.

Then came the ADHD diagnosis, and suddenly, it wasn't just me!

If you're late-diagnosed, undiagnosed, or constantly second-guessing yourself... welcome! You're not alone here.

What made you first suspect ADHD?

This is such a difficult topic for me. Not only does it feel awful, but I’m usually also painfully aware of the spiral.