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ADHD and Imposter Syndrome

ACTUAL THOUGHTS MY BRAIN HAD. “You can’t have ADHD, you did so well in school.” (Very common and very misguided) “But it’s just anxiety.” (Also, quite common. Anxiety is often a comorbid diagnosis with ADHD) “You’re too old, sure we would have known by now.” (It’s possible not to.) “But you’ve been really successful withContinue reading “ADHD and Imposter Syndrome”

Being a woman with ADHD

I believe that social conditioning has a lot to answer for. I don’t know about you, but when I was growing up in the 80’s and 90’s, girls were supposed to be quiet and behave. It wasn’t “normal” for a girl to speak up and have opinions. Most certainly not strong ones that they saidContinue reading “Being a woman with ADHD”

Anxiety….or ADHD?

My first beautiful big baby boy was 11 days overdue. All of a sudden, I was a Mummy to a baby and I had nothing to occupy my mind, apart from that gorgeous little boy. So, I set about making it my mission to get him to do exactly what I wanted him to do. HAHAHAHAHAHA. Continue reading “Anxiety….or ADHD?”

Just the way you are.

My younger son arrived into the world the way he does everything – like a bull at a gate. I had been induced at 38 weeks due to suffering from cholestasis and was enjoying being hooked up to the sweet, sweet joy that is an epidural. The labour was progressing nicely, and the midwife had rebelled againstContinue reading “Just the way you are.”

You should meditate more

At night I would dream of organisation. I dreamt like it was a job and I had to get shit done. I frowned the whole way through my dreams. Dreams where I was always one step behind. Dreams where I was trying to make phone calls, but I could not quite get the number right.Continue reading “You should meditate more”