Category: Thoughts
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How to Be Human Enough To… process my diagnosis
A submission on the topic “Reveal” for the Creative Future competition. My first submission. Read more
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How To Be Human Enough To… grieve (part 3)
I want to talk about the deep sadness that I have over the gap between my potential and what I have actually been able to achieve. For me this disparity has been so difficult to come to terms with. Read more
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How to be Human Enough To… grieve (Part 2)
The consequences of coming at things from a place of believing you are broken. I was recently on a course that talked about stress relief using a thing called transactional analysis. It really piqued my interest as it began with the assumption that everyone is coming from a while place of being ok and that… Read more
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How to Be Human Enough to… grieve the life you thought you had. Part 1.
In a deeply personal reflection, the author shares her journey of processing grief related to her unrecognised needs. Misunderstood since childhood, she navigates the aftermath of refusing to trust her body’s signals, resulting in a life marred by self-blame, exhaustive efforts to follow societal rules, and overwhelming challenges with motherhood and self-care. Her struggles include… Read more
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How To Be Human Enough To… endure the ADHD medication crisis
After a life-changing ADHD diagnosis, I’ve faced a five-month delay in receiving NHS treatment due to a global medication shortage. Nonetheless, I persist with honed routines, balancing a demanding job and family life, while dispensing with shame over my fluctuating capabilities. Currently, self-care and hope sustain me as I await medication availability, employing rest and… Read more
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How to be Human Enough to… let others help
Cultivating independence and resilience, often in response to a world that bombards them with criticism, neurodivergent individuals like the author develop a guarded self-reliance. With time, they may realize the need to open up and share burdens, despite the challenge of asking for help. Embracing vulnerability with boundaries, the author is learning to connect with… Read more
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How to be Human Enough to…be consistent
The writer shares their personal struggle with forming consistent habits and how this challenge, exacerbated by unrecognized ADHD, led to exhaustion and a sense of chaos. They discuss the pressure to meet family needs and the realization that attempts to mimic neurotypical habit-building strategies failed due to overlooking their neurodiversity. The solution was making tiny,… Read more
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How to be Human Enough to…meditate
For people with ADHD the idea of learning to meditate can be daunting at best and terrifying at worst. Some people find the silence of meditation too triggering of past traumatic events for it to be considered therapeutic. For me it has been the key to being able to slow down and listen to my… Read more
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How To be Human Enough to… Feel All your Feelings
I am a deeply feeling person that is wired to absorb information in a world that thrives on stoking outrage, sadness and division. All while showing us joy and beauty and love. And sometimes it’s terrifying. My brain struggles to prioritise things and can get engulfed by emotion – shutting down or spinning off in… Read more
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How to Be Human Enough to… Lift the Mask
I’ve not been writing as much as I wanted to over the last few months. I’ve been taking time to process my adhd diagnosis and think about what it means for me. I walk in the early mornings with my dogs and love an audiobook. Wintering by Katherine May shine a light on my soul… Read more
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How to be Human Enough to…deal with an ADHD diagnosis
So much is written in the press about women like me flocking to get a diagnosis of ADHD. The waiting lists (if you can even get onto one) are long and require information gathering and levels of executive functioning that can be really challenging. That said, I was diagnosed on Wednesday after making the initial… Read more
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How to be Human Enough to… enjoy solitude
Do you struggle to balance solitude and loneliness? For someone who often feels lonely the thought of solitude can be a bit tricky. Particularly for me as I’m also an introvert. Read more
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How to be Human Enough to… Belong to Myself.
If I look for confirmation that I don’t belong, I’ll find it every time. I had drifted so far away from belonging to myself that I didn’t know how to get back. Read more
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How to Be Human Enough to… love wild swimming
Don’t be fooled by the breathtaking beauty of the rainbow sky. This is the North Sea in Scotland in January and is just as cold as you would imagine! I’ve been swimming here (and elsewhere) since my 43rd birthday, never quite feeling comfortable with the cold shock of getting into the water but inexplicably returning… Read more
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How to Be Human Enough to…belong? New blogging community
Introduction to this blog, polymath or flibbertigibbet? Read more