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[miss_lucy21]

I have accepted that life sucks at the moment and I'm going to be tired as hell for the foreseeable future and have started to figure out what I can do to make things easier without making things harder at the same time (it's an ADHD thing. I can think of many, many things that would ultimately make my life easier that would totally outstrip the amount of focus and energy I can devote to this issue right now).

So, I have made breakfast burritos as usual, but I've also made salad in a jar for lunches and portioned out chips and trail mix snacks. So I should just be able to grab a burrito, yogurt, a salad, crackers/carb thing, chips, trail mix and some clementines and throw them in my lunch bag and not have to actually fix either lunch or breakfast this week. I also got a small magnetic whiteboard weekly calendar, that's now on the fridge and I've written one thing on my list of weekly chores on every day of the week. I also wrote a dinner suggestion (I'm not calling it a dinner plan because sometimes I can't deal with what I planned on three days earlier, but having a suggestion is helpful) and a workout. It's right at eye level, so I will see it when I open the fridge. I also got another small white board and attached it to the inside of the front door so I see a reminder to make sure I have my wallet, phone, keys and food before I walk out the door (I almost always remember all of these things, but sometimes when I'm overwhelmed, I have trouble with them). I can also put other items that I need to remember to do or take with me. I used to do this in another apartment, and I don't know why I didn't set it up when I moved in here.

We'll see if that helps any.

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[ernads]

You are one who will understand. Do you feel sometimes like that there is a sort of Short Circuit in your mind? Something that blinds you and prevents you from seeing what's right under your nose? Or that you read X and your mind translates that to Y?

(case example - me taking 60G of my Med instead of 30G - because my mind was so fucking fused off I could not see a thing.)

[miss_lucy21]

Yes, that happens to me too. This morning when I got to work I put my keys down on the desk and by the time I got my coat off and my bag unpacked and the computer hooked in, I forgot what I did with the keys so I could unlock my desk. Right there in front of me and I didn't see them until I had looked in my coat pocket and bag. Happens a few times a week and I don't worry too much because I know they came into the building with me because I locked the car so there's only a few places they can be.

Meds, however, are a much more serious issue. I deal with those by having really ingrained routines and safeguards. Every Sunday night, I sort the meds for the week into a pill box that has sections for each morning and evening. That way I'm sure I don't miss any (I pay close attention while I'm filling the box and that has it's own routine too) and I can tell if I have taken them at any given time because the compartment will either be full or empty. That way I don't take them twice because I can't remember if I did.

Thanks, darling! You always have good tips about ADD

[ernads]

Oh, isn't it the most annoying feeling in the world? And I hate it when people say "just pay more attention". as if it's a matter of pure will alone.

I will adope your med tip, I think. That was indeed the most dangeous mistake and could have been deadly, and none of us are eager for a repeat preformance

Re: Thanks, darling! You always have good tips about ADD

[miss_lucy21]

You're welcome. I think a pill box and a routine would probably be a really good idea for you. I also have at least one med where it would be worse for me to take a double dose than to not take it at all. It may take awhile to get into that routine- it did for me, and I've been on daily medication since I was 4 and been responsible for it on my own since I was about 12 (at that point, I had help from my parents, who would remind me, but they weren't giving me the pills anymore). So don't expect that it'll happen overnight, but keep trying. Eventually, it'll fall into place and it won't be so hard.