ADHD - The Brain on Shuffle Mode

Having ADHD is like having a TV remote with no batteries. You press the buttons, hoping something will stick, but your brain just keeps flipping channels. One second you’re hyper-focused on an obscure Wikipedia page about deep-sea fish, and the next you can’t remember why you walked into the kitchen.

People assume ADHD just means "distracted," but it’s so much more than that. It’s trying to do five things at once and accomplishing none of them. It’s making a to-do list and then losing it five minutes later. It’s forgetting your coffee in the microwave until you discover it 12 hours later, sitting there like a crime scene.

The Fun Parts

For all its frustrations, ADHD does have perks. We see connections others don’t, we can hyper-focus on things we love, and we often have a unique way of problem-solving. The downside? Sometimes, that problem-solving involves buying 14 different planners in an attempt to “finally get organized.”

So if you’ve ever wondered why your brain feels like a browser with 47 open tabs—somewhere, one of them playing music you can’t find—welcome to the ADHD experience. I have no solutions, but I do have solidarity.