HeyJaredSmashing Life with ADHD
Is this real life? A stand-up set? Or a chaotic blend of wild satire? Who cares! Follow my journey as I dive headfirst into the unpredictable, hilarious, and sometimes unexpectedly profound reality of living with ADHD. Take what resonates. (AI helps)
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All those twists and turns? They made me who I am today (opens the original)
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Today I took a short walk in the little forest near our home.This is my favourite tree.Twisted. Bent. Growing in its own direction.Maybe shaped by wind.Maybe by people.Maybe by simply refusing to grow the way someone expected it to.And I thought about all the times I tried to hold up the mask.Be normal.Behave like everyone else.Fit the mould.Try harder.Mask better.What if the problem was never that I was too twisted?What if I was simply growing differently?I don’t want to be anyone else anymore.
ADHD, relationships & the inner circle (opens the original)
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One of the trickiest things about an ADHD brain?We can meet someone today and feel like we’ve known them for years.The connection is intense. The conversation flows. There’s chemistry. Maybe even that feeling of “Where have you been all my life?”And suddenly, someone we barely know has access to the same part of us that usually takes years to earn.But here’s the thing:Feeling connected is not the same as knowing someone.My inner circle is made up of people who have proven themselves over time. P
Not All Memory Is the Same… Especially with ADHD (opens the original)
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If you have ADHD, you don’t have a “bad memory.”You have a brain that remembers some things brilliantly, and completely drops others.That’s because memory isn’t just one thing. Let’s explore: Working memory is your brain’s mental sticky note. It’s what helps you remember why you walked into the kitchen. This is often the biggest challenge with ADHD.Episodic memory stores your life experiences. You might vividly remember a conversation from 10 years ago.<stron
Another breakup story: Coffee (opens the original)
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It’s been a long, on-and-off love story.I remember my first coffee in 1999. I was living in Cap d’Ail with my boyfriend, and our Belgian neighbour invited us in for a cup. Neither of us drank coffee. We left that apartment completely wired—laughing, buzzing, and wondering what had just happened.Fast forward 27 years…I still can’t seem to moderate. One cup becomes three, and slowly I feel less than optimal: my sleep suffers, my nervous system gets louder, and my energy becomes borrowed instead of
I’ve been ridiculed my whole life (opens the original)
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I remember my now ex-husband saying that on one of our first dates.He was a very successful Australian man working for the RAAF. We met in Atlanta Airport, and the second I saw him, I knew I was going to marry him.Two weeks later, he got down on one knee and proposed.I said yes.Six months later, we stood in a church and said yes again. The church where I had been baptized as a baby.Nine months later, I landed in Australia and began married life.Four years later, we decided to let each other go.A
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