Earlier I realised that when something bad happens suddenly, I tend to react to it quite well. Like if I drop something, i’m good at catching it, or if someone hurts themselves badly, i do what needs to be done with a suprisingly cool head.
And I realised it’s probably something to do with my ADHD?
Like, with our brains, time is weird. There is only NOW and NOT NOW. We don’t cope well with NOT NOW. But if something needs to be done NOW, we’ll do it NOW. Like getting an assignment done only when it’s about to be due in.
So if say, there’s a fire to put out (and yes, I have had to put out… too many fires because of my inattention) then it needs to be put out NOW.
And I dunno, I guess with ADHD you get a lot more practice at getting stuff done in panic mode, because that’s the only way I usually get stuff done? Friends of mine will get their homework done on time, but freak out and run away when something catches fire. But because I have to put out a lot of “life fires” I am better at dealing with “actual fires”.
Just a weird thought… what do you think?
A few years back I read that that was a thing with some people who had survived trauma as well – basically a tendency to function well under certain kinds of extreme acute stress/physical peril even if they were sort of people who got overwhelmed by minor daily life things. I wonder if it has something to do with adrenaline and executive function?
Day: January 21, 2018
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After a lot of hard work, I finally got a place of my own! I’ve signed the lease and, with all of your help, was able to pay rent and a deposit. There’s still a lot left to do, however.
I need to:
- Get water and electricity switched over into my name
- Get the oil tank for heating filled and keep it filled
- Get internet set up in the house
- Furnish the house
I do have a job, but it’s not a very high paying position. As a matter of fact, I’m looking for something to supplement my income because it’s really not that much. That’s where you guys come in once again. If I can raise the rest of this money by move-in day (January 17, 2018) the kids and I will be set for a good little while.
These past few months have been an absolute roller-coaster ride for us. In the past two months I have lost my mother, arranged a funeral, faced homelessness, moved, gotten a job, and found a new place. I’m still shocked I managed to get through all of this relatively in tact, but I did and none of it would have been possible without your help. From the bottom of my heart, thank you so much for all that you have done. There is no way I can repay you.
Someone told me to do this a while ago, but here’s my wish list.
I got some stuff from my wishlist!!!!! Thank you so much!!!!! 💕💕💕😭😭😭
I just got an estimate on how much it’d cost to fill the oil tank in my house to heat it and the total cost will be around $790. That’s on top of the cost of renting a truck to get all my stuff out of storage and just paying bills for the month.
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