'We of the ADHD ilk have a tendency to 'go negative' even over trivial mishaps or encounters. We are convinced that our friend’s raised eyebrow must mean she has taken note of and judged every flaw in our vast repertoire.'
There is a three-inch-square magnet stuck to the door of my refrigerator with a small but powerful reminder written on it: “Don’t be so.” Ah, if I had a nickel for every time someone said those words to me, I’d be at least a few hundred dollars richer.
In a warped way, my bleak outlook is so familiar I sometimes welcome it back like an old friend. I feel and act like the droopy donkey Eeyore, wallowing in the warm mud of self-pity.
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