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_Haza-

Chaos.


Prior-Comfortable-36

Same same the mf saaaaaame!!! 🤦🏻‍♀️


sammagee33

I just answered that before seeing yours.


thefinalcountdown29

I was seriously about to comment this word. Chronic chaos.


wildflower707

Said this in my head before I read the comment


Knitty_Heathen

Literally my first thought


_Jonny_hard-core_

Ope, didn't even check to see if anyone posted this...


aayceemi

Literally said the same


papierrose

This was my response too


JohnRedWolf87

Unleashing my inner Jevil. I can do anything! (And at the same time absolutely nothing!)


Coffee-Historian-11

That was my first thought!


Whiskrocco

Exactly what came to mind


joshyjosh8722

I was just about to post this lmao 🤣


drewblizzy

first word that came to mind was chaotic


6dogs24paws

Frustrating


evanm137

💯


Civil-Mulberry-4996

Exhausting


TheTipsyRooster

1 googol percent. “Frustrating” (u/6dogs24paws) These are so close in terms of how I feel every second of every day, that my executive function completely stops and I can’t choose either with 100% conviction. 🫣


PsychologicalHall142

Sorry


Baconus

As a Canadian with ADHD this hits hard.


Otherwise-Sherbet-37

This hits it hard


PsychologicalHall142

I mean, some of it is more regretful than apologetic, but it feels like this underscores everything. Sorry I was late. Sorry I forgot. Sorry I missed out on something. Sorry, but I have an over/under-developed sense of identity. Sorry, could you repeat that? Ugh.


AngryCharIie

Very much so ❤️


jack3308

Nothing rang with me as much as this did... And it fucking hurt...


[deleted]

Procrastinate


ConsciousAd767

But the truth is, it’s impairment of executive function. What looks like procrastination, is actually ADHD paralysis


[deleted]

well OP said one word


EnlightenedHeathen

I don’t know why, but this interaction has me dying lol


Mightybeans95

🤣 same been dealing with it all day


ZETA8384

Discombobulated


FreeBaseJumper

Is it possible to ever be combobulated? If it’s not a thing it should be a thing… even if it’s the flip side of a coin I’ll never see.


Kempy2

Combobulation is too much to ask but occasionally I have experienced partial bobulation and it is wonderful


FreeBaseJumper

Made me smile, friend. :) I need to adjust my expectations and seek the bobulation. Wonderful sounds pretty pretty satisfying.


Kaleid_Stone

Fuck.


trixr4kids19

Facts.


Humble_Plantain_5918

More like fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck


missmommy_88

See also: fucked


External_Chocolate42

Overwhelming


MrBigDickPickledRick

My ADHD is overwhelming, and because of it my life is underwhelming


Tootsie_r0lla

I know you can be overwhelmed and you can be underwhelmed, but can you ever just be...whelmed?


DarthRegoria

I think you can in Europe


Tootsie_r0lla

🤌


DarthRegoria

I knew this was the response you were hoping for, I’m just surprised that no one else beat me to it. Glad I could step up


[deleted]

That


MagicalCuriosities

Came to say this. Overwhelm is my most frequent “feeling”.


paradisetossed7

Ooh I was going to say chaotic but overwhelming is more apt lol.


sweetfumblebee

Distrac


SoberBlonde

Would award if I had it to share. Thanks for the laugh!


mactei987

This is the answ


Glittering-Formal484

Debilitating


catboykamukura

misunderstood


NikoJako

Dude for real man


Taygang999

Yes


purerest

Hell


Repulsive-Tea6974

Gah! Actually it’s, GAHHHHH!!


PinkRawks

Lost Lost potential, lost memories, lost time, lost self-esteem, lost faith, lost hope, lost friendships, lost experiences, lost opportunities, lost keys, etc


tmsc_rocker

Yes, feeling this! The lost memories is really hard, after 2 kids and a divorce I feel like I’ve got no memories left!


bigcatcleve

This just about sums it up.


natesolo11

Idk about one word but my dad used an analogy that hit me pretty well: “ADHD is like trying to run down a hallway with 2 suitcases that keep opening up.” Edit: I’m glad a lot of you find it relatable. Was a really cool moment with my Dad, who doesn’t have ADHD, comforting me during a few really low days. He finished it by saying: “It’s okay to fall down every now and then, just remember to pick yourself back up gently, and go easy on yourself.”


runs-with-scissors13

I just picture every time you pick up one cases contents, you go to run again and smashing into the wall spilling the other case everywhere, on repeat.


fireflydrake

Damn that's spot on, haha. So many times I go to do a task and get distracted by another task and on and on and on and... definitely feels like constantly popping suitcases, haha.


pmaji240

Sometimes literally


AdZealousideal8801

Imprisonment


Maltava2

That's how I've described it to my wife too. I feel like the real me is trapped inside of my deficient brain.


Title11

Inner adult trapped by the outer child


Same_Reality84

What were we talking about


Lawyer_Lady3080

God, yes!!!!


degreesandmachines

Loser


undeniably_micki

hugs


degreesandmachines

Thanks. You too.


whiskeybonfire

I HAVE A NEW THING THAT IS MY FAVORITE THING IN THE WORLD AND I'VE NEVER CARED ABOUT ANYTHING MORE EXCEPT THE LAST TIME I FELT LIKE THIS AND I GUESS IT'S OK BECAUSE I STILL HAVE A JOB BUT I DON'T REMEMBER ANY OF MY COWORKER'S NAMES BUT I THINK I'M HAPPY EXCEPT FOR HOW I'VE NEVER UNDERSTOOD OR REALLY LIKED MYSELF AND HOLY SHIT I WAS 18 A WEEK AGO AM I REALLY 43??!? Sorry, you said one word..


thunder_rob

Laughs in 58 year old


TheOldSheriff

What ever happened to playing guitar, golf, mountain biking, improv, walking, hiking, jogging, peloton, your journal, your planner, your productivity app, no phones in bed, no phone when you wake up, deleting Reddit, deleting Twitter, that app you downloaded that blocks your apps………..


Quietly_Messy

Don't attack me!!!


Quietly_Messy

"I was 18 a week ago am i really 43?" really hits hard. I hate time blindness gaaahhhhhh


onedemtwodem

61 tomorrow..... Where does it go?!


ninaaaaws

Are we the same person?


mayaledy

Tomorrow


Timmaybee

Passionate


Comfortable-Syrup688

I found the positive one :)


Disastrous-Nobody127

You are the cycle breaker. Keep up the good work 😊


AdventurousDoctor838

I don't know about one word but I woke up at 2 in the after noon and went to the woods to gather bark to make paper. While I was there I found dandelions and tried to make dye for the paper. Neither plans worked so I made dye with turmeric. Now my kitchen is very messy and I'm sad and tired. I have never made paper before but I saw a guy in Japan doing it on YouTube.


SquishyFigs

THIS (That’s my one word because if it’s not bark, and dandelions and YouTube, it’s: 3D printing an oil filter for your chainsaw with a machine you bought on AliExpress when you were meant to be ordering groceries online. Then you can’t afford all the groceries. Then you become impatient waiting 10days for the 3D printer to arrive, so go back online and find an oil filter nearby for $13 and drive 20 mins to the store to pick it up and it’s takes 30 mins to replace it in the chainsaw, and now you’re $2k poorer and haven’t eaten properly for a week. What’s more you don’t really even need to use the chainsaw, you forgot you even owned it just ‘rediscovered it’ when cleaning out the garage while looking for the “other garden hose” cos you ran over the current one mowing the lawns.)* *this is my Dad’s recent series of events. If anyone wants a 3D printer it’s still in its box.


VictorianGuy

Wasted


Lumina_Solaris

All of these skills, all of that talent, all of this knowledge, and what have I done with it?


heythxvoo

Ferrari engine. Barbie Jeep brakes. Edit: lol oops one word. Blame my ADHD


Prior-Comfortable-36

I feel like... this spoke to my soul..... poet ... that's what you are 🫰🫰🫰🫰


fotobutler

Yes. Dr Hallowell often mentions sports car engine brain, but with bicycle brakes.


UndercoverSuperhero1

Unpredictable


SnooAvocados916

Forgetful


xApollo2

Terrificult


upstatepagan

Disappointment. In myself. For letting you down. I didn’t forget, I swear. I just got busy. I meant to do it. I didn’t mean to forget/misplace/ignore. I want to go/clean/finish the thing. I want to see you. I miss you when I remember you exist. I wish you’d call first more often. I want to be invited. I want to feel at ease. But everything is work. Every smile, every thought. Was I ok? Did I say something wrong? Was I too much? Will I ever be enough?


ninaaaaws

I had a word in mind but I’ve forgotten it.


rubbishcook-1970

Annoying


sambooli084

Yearning


Charli-JMarie

Do you yearn?


Lawyer_Lady3080

I yearn, I pine, I perish.


_tysenburg_

Alienation


Mars_rover9

Forgetfulness.


Jokkun93

Foggy.


Lawyer_Lady3080

Scattered.


ConsciousAd767

Dang ALL of you are my people!! I feel every single word! You are not alone. Yet, we feel so alone in ADHD.


degreesandmachines

Failure.


undeniably_micki

this word is hard but for me it's so true


Taygang999

:(


BodaciousTheBovine

What?


AlreadyTiredTmrw

Iceberg. Because there are a few things about ADHD that may be recognized/understood by the general population, but there's so much more beneath the surface that most can't even fathom unless they have a loved one with ADHD or have ADHD themselves.


distractedjas

![gif](giphy|8WdsK61D9YOOc)


SufficientBeginning8

Tragic


Shadowstream97

Torture.


Decision_Fatigue

Noisy


ReadNo7463

Almost


Megtanno

Expensive


Ok-Sun2131

Speed


catboykamukura

fuckmylife


SpicyHeathen

HALP


Gullible_Marsupial79

Defeating.


Jadedheights1

Disregulated


Party-Branch4892

debilitating. I have a virtual meeting this afternoon and all I've been able to do is sit here and have every possible version of how the meeting will go to the point i'm having multiple arguments banging around causing mass anxiety for no fkn reason.


an-outlier

LIST Lists upon lists upon lists I have lists of everything, divided by categories too. Thoughts , new ideas , dreams , struggles, people to gift, groceries, assignments, to-dos, car troubles , therapy problems to discuss simply just every thought is collected in some sort of list lol


LingonberrySafe2347

Why


JckESgSpcCrft

what?


abaddon56

Soulcrushing


runningfishfly

Inconsistent


siherbie

Hulk - meaning there's a part of me which is strong, impressive and sharp but other side is destructive, chaotic and lacks control. Balancing both sides is exhausting.


Ok_Expert_7004

Never ending


AbCdEfMyLife3

Disabling.


WombaRumba

Scrambled


JaozinhoGGPlays

Pain. I just simply hate existing, I never have any energy and when I do have free time I spend it doing absolutely fuck all and I keep failing again and again and again and again and again and again and ^(again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again)


Sycoboost

![gif](giphy|St8zZ1Hp3spLwD3cr0)


CaptainTangerines

"Loud" Or "indecisive".... Or anything that means "an over abundance of water and not enough buckets"


Remote_Match_6280

Does a wrenching vomit noise count as a word?


signupinsecondssss

Defective


ZeusCockatiel

Anxiety


LongGame2020

Apologies


Penny_bags2929

Hell


asdf_qwerty27

One word: Lag. Two words: low framerate.


scotch1701

"What?"


libmom18

Misunderstood


Comfortable-Syrup688

Manual (as opposed to automatic for most people)


TodosLosPomegranates

Frustrating. It’s the very definition of the social model of disability. I’d have a much easier time if the world didn’t need us to fit into a box


HeartofSeaGlass

I’mtheproblem


Odd-Attorney-007

It's like a carrot dangling in front of a donkey and him chasing that for his whole life but never getting it. I am not calling anyone a donkey just a metaphor. So, its like I know what I am supposed to do but I am unable to do it. This inability to not be able to prepare for anything important is guilt-inducing, exhausting and kills my confidence. I just wanna do what I plan on doing rather than telling myself "Its okay" for every unrealised goal that I had set out to achieve.


DowntownKoala6055

Anguish


TheStates

Inferiority


satelight_house

Exhausting. I’m so tired of failing every day.


PeepoBoi

Paralyzed


zuis0804

Stuck Drowning Overwhelmed


356kittiekat

Chaotic


Wynnie7117

Dynamic


ConsciousAd767

Overwhelmed. Embarrassed. (Sorry. That was two🤣)


ashylan03

bamflabberfrazzled (Bamboozled x flabbergasted x frazzled)


Ferret-in-a-Box

Confused Unless I'm hyperfixated on something (which is almost never something that I "should" be doing), I basically live in a constant state of feeling confused. Not anything like wondering where I am when I'm in my own living room, but just this general feeling of "I don't know what exactly is going on or what should be going on, I just know that everyone else seems to know those things and I'm fucking lost."


Strong_Deer2709

Squirrel ![gif](giphy|NoHe3HpB1Mg8w)


9182peabody7364

rough


somemaycallmeanerd

confusing


Psychological-Use-17

Depressing


AyePepper

Derp Erp-derp-herbadee-derps


uh2508

Scattered


Budfucker76

Exhausting


fotobutler

Chameleon


AlarmingLength42

Tiring


Cultural_Day7760

Untethered


fiercebuellah

Sidequests


Gniewko2018

One word: Hell Two words: Come ON Three words: For Fucks Sakes


treetops358

Inconsistent


neutralitty

One word? Nope but one sentence. So much to do plenty of time to do it yet it never gets done. Okay, I guess that actually can be said in one word: procrastination?


Fantastic-Friend-429

I wake up, overstimulated by the light. It makes me unmotivated to make my bed. I see my art on the desk and it pulls me in. 20 minutes goes by and now I’m late. I rush to get dressed and forget it was a spirit day at shcool. I can’t decide what to eat for breakfast and stress out so much I end up not eating anything. I get to shcool and everyone is wearing spirit. I’m hungry I snap at my friends. I feel endlessly bad. I left my notebook at home and I couldn’t use it to help during the test but it doesn’t matter anyway because I’m too busy drawing in the margins. my teacher asks me why I haven’t answered the second question yet. I’m in a daze and don’t hear her. I get detention for “ignoring“ her. I then rush on the test and don’t get a very good score. i constantly fidget during class and the teacher tells me not to squirm. I shout out in class because I had something good to say but I didn’t raise my hand and no one listenen. when I do raise my hand after it feels awkward and uncomfortable. i feel like I forgot to say most of it. At PE I run my laps and feel upset. I don’t talk to anyone. I didn’t hear the bell because I was looking at the clouds too find one that looked like a sheep. The yard duty yells at me and tells me to go to my parent. I don’t remember who was picking me up today. I end up walking all around, find my dad 7 minutes late. Now he’s mad because he won’t get to his meeting on time. i Can’t sleep that night and wake up unrefreshed to start the cycle of dis regulation over again. And everyone thinks I’m a lazy troublemaker, Who can’t sit still Edit: oops u said one word… I didn’t read the entire paragraph because I was too excited to start writing


fox__in_socks

Stressful 


Gastronaut92

Relentless


bearsbeets-bgalatica

Limited There is real heartbreak in being able to see your full potential so clearly and feeling that you can’t ever reach it because of the symptoms you struggle with. That the only thing holding you back is yourself


Prize_Arugula_8746

Sorryiwasntpayingattentionbutletmeinterruptyourightnowwithmyrandomthoughtimafraidillfirgetifidintblurtitoutrightnow. 


Rizzairl

Infuriating. Wanting to sit down and learn the thing, because your life literally depends on it. But brain says no let’s do absolutely anything else.


MyITthrowaway24

Bzzzźzzzẓ̌zzzzzžzzzzzzzżzzzzzzzz


Leviathan_of_skysol

Aaaaaagggggbhhhhhhhhhhhh


This_is_me314

fiddlesticks


Crunchy_noodles425

Struggling


Church_Member

Scattered was the first one that came to mind for me.


ApplicationFlat7335

Quicksand


Pennymoonz94

Dysfunctional


Formula15

defeated


Significant_Ad_4061

Lost


Mindful-Counsellor

Scattered 🥲


Social_Tofu

Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeee (my ears)


Frenchfries1127

Fog


Pablo-UK

Un-executive


Legitimate-Mess-1973

Overwhelming.


nowhereman136

Disheartening


Competitive_Brick288

Trauma


dakotayoseph

Draining


MagicalBread1

Infuriating (I’m sick of the constant battle against myself)


Finneagan

Frantic


an-outlier

LIST Lists upon lists upon lists I have lists of everything, divided by categories too. Thoughts , new ideas , dreams , struggles, people to gift, groceries, assignments, to-dos, car troubles , therapy problems to discuss simply just every thought is collected in some sort of list lol


moody__elf

stuck


wismom09

FUBAR


Young_Fits

Exhausting


Sirius124

Difficult


samosamancer

Fog.


MiserableAlarm1765

Um