ADHD Masking explained ❤️ #adhd #adhdawareness #neurodivergent

[ElfieBrown-is]

"You were never broken, you were never too sensitive. You were always enough." This is so affirming. Thank you for the great explanation and for your compassion.

[shellym]

Raise your hand if the person saying "why can't you just be normal?” to you, was you. 🙋🏻‍♀️😭

[APK]

I’m 43 and I was fortunate, my mom told me I had ADHD when I was 5. She said everyone is unique and I just learned different than others. She would set timers for 5 minutes and then let me run around.
She homeschooled me and told me that I needed to have a schedule. She never said anything negative to me. She wouldn’t let anyone else either. I have always known and learned to live with it.

[PossumMedic]

ADHD and Autism crew out here living that Shrek onion life 😞

[TasareAlda]

"You were always enough"... that hit me.

[allyfrasier]

This presumes neurotypical people will help you feel it's actually OKAY to be yourself. Such acceptance is exceptional.

[seandeefromthechi]

I felt that when he said, you were never broken. No I'm broken my guy.

[harrison]

I wish being "enough" was actually enough. I'm gonna cry. 😢🎭🙃

[Brent-qu]

I started crying when you said. "you were never broken".

Thank you

[rach]

Not diagnosed, rapidly realising that i most likely have adhd, and realising I have masked all my life, and i really don't know what or who i am. But everything is now making sense.

[ninanano]

I heard 'Why are you like THAT?' twice in my life and each time it hurt so much. No ADHD diagnosis can heal this part of myself.

[badeed]

"you are enough"
i got told i was too much yesterday and i needed this reminder. <3

[stephaniea]

Holy Smokes...this made me cry. I'm in my mid 50's and have experienced everything you just said...I'm still trying to rediscover myself.

[someguy]

This made me tear up. I have never felt more lonely, more unlike myself, more depressed in my life than I am now. I knew at a younger age I was diagnosed with ADHD and even took medication, but at some point I refused to take it because it made me feel off. That was close to 20 years ago and now I’m realizing all this time I’ve just been rejecting this part of me. This is the motivation to get help and keep moving on.

[borleyboo]

Yes! I realised i was neurodivergent about three years ago at age 64. It was like a whole stadium of floodlights coming on. Then my whole, odd, never-fitting-in life made SENSE. So MUCH made sense. I wasn’t lazy, dirty, weak, over anxious, stupid or broken. I was just different. And now, after studying ADHD I can make adjustments and make life a bit easier for myself. It has made a difference. 😊

[suzub]

Thank you for using the phrase, "You're too sensitive!" I've heard that so much and makes me feel like I'm not alone in hearing that❤

[MomentsWithZhi]

Love this. Remember that it's always in relation to the person making the comment.
"You're too sensitive" really means "You're too sensitive for me"

Don't lose yourself to please others people's subjective view of you.

[MY]

Thank you. I really needed to hear this. Reading the comments makes me cry too

[blion]

Literally bawling my eyes out. I needed to hear this. Hearing I have adhd freed me like nothing else could. Would beat myself up emotionally and mentally and hide away. NO MORE!

[thecoolaxolotlnova]

"Why cant you just be normal" is one of the most painful things to hear