Living with ADHD feels like life is on hard mode. It’s as if my brain is ruled by a never-ending pursuit of dopamine – always chasing that next hit of excitement, stimulation, or novelty.
Caffeine, new hobbies, late-night deep dives into hyperfixations, endless scrolling, starting projects I never finish – anything that might unlock that rush, even just for a moment. And when a task doesn’t come with that dopamine spike? Oh my gosh, the resistance. It doesn’t just feel difficult; it feels impossible.
Yet in a world obsessed with consistency – grind culture, gym gains, productivity, perfectly tidy homes – it’s easy to feel like we’re failing.
Like we should be able to stick with things. Like we should just push through.
But what if we reframed it? Think of everything you’ve accomplished despite this challenge. How resilient must that make you? Think about your hyperfocus, your deep dives into research and all those short-lived hobbies. How beautiful and deeply human it is to possess that kind of intense curiosity – to learn, to explore, to create. And the courage it takes to even put yourself out there and start something new? That makes you incredibly interesting.
Exhausting. Exhilarating. The dopamine-seeking cycle can be difficult to live with at times. But it’s also the reason behind so many of the most incredible aspects of ourselves. And we can’t forget that, too.
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