Sketchy Brains

17/12/2021

Needed this! Hope it can help someone else too :)

30/11/2021

Some of my favourite ADHD content comes from How To How to ADHD

11/03/2021

I relate with this so much!! I had a late diagnosis and it shook my understanding of myself it took me a couple of years to take this journey and had many revelations on the way. Who else has been through this?
David

24/01/2021

Hey everyone!
I have become an admin of an LGBTQ+ ADHD group “Queer They/She with ADHD”. So most of my energy is currently being directed towards building that community there.
This is a safer space so in that vain this space is only open to people who do not identify as cis men but I will be using a lot of what I learn there for this platform in the future.
If you are identify in this way and are happy to communicate with respect for others experiences I’d love any of you to join! Would be nice to have some familiar faces.
Please answer all the questions to join!

Me an David will make an effort to continue here though!
Love to you all!
Zoe-Tara 🧡🧡🧡🧡

21/01/2021

DRINK WATER!

Take your meds!

31/12/2020

Spontaneous check in

31/12/2020

I don’t agree with all the language used (some of the autistic community are trying to highlight the issues that come with differentiation autism and aspergers)
However this hit home with me strongly. Until my adhd brain saw how many there were and then said “I want to post it now!”_

04/12/2020

Unique opportunity for head chef/kitchen manager to oversee shift of historic Edinburgh central restaurant into busy takeaway. kitchen experience necessary

04/12/2020

Well this is a thing.
Hope this can help you with your cycle

Apologies for the gender binary state of the article.

ADHD manifests differently during the course of a woman’s life. Here, we outline four stages — from puberty to menopause — and describe what’s happening hormonally to impact symptoms of attention deficit disorder.

29/11/2020

There are somethings people underestimate when it comes to the effects of ADHD messing with things as vital as eating is one of them.
I myself have never experienced the effects of medication but a lot of the other points are to a T.

I’ve found a way to make this better is by ordering a recipe box where most of the meals only take 20minutes. Means my diet is more balanced and relatively cheaper.
We have to find our own way.

What’s your relationship with food?
Which of these do you relate to and which do you not?

My ADHD and my relationship with food

♡ Forgetting to eat
♡ Eating when I'm bored
♡ Eating for stimulation
♡ Eating for dopamine
♡ Not eating because of meds
♡ Eating lots after meds wear off
♡ Hard time choosing what to eat
♡ Getting bored of the same food
♡ Not liking certain food textures
♡ Too overwhelmed to eat
♡ _Burning_ everything
♡ Eat my food too quickly

21/11/2020

If a barrier is doing things “properly” don’t just do things

“Run the dishwasher twice”

A friend shared this and I really liked the lesson! *original poster (Kate Scott 2020)*:

RUN THE DISHWASHER TWICE.

When I was at one of my lowest (mental) points in life, I couldn’t get out of bed some days. I had no energy or motivation and was barely getting by.
I had therapy once per week, and on this particular week I didn’t have much to ‘bring’ to the session. He asked how my week was and I really had nothing to say.
“What are you struggling with?” he asked.
I gestured around me and said “I dunno man. Life.”
Not satisfied with my answer, he said “No, what exactly are you worried about right now? What feels overwhelming? When you go home after this session, what issue will be staring at you?”
I knew the answer, but it was so ridiculous that I didn’t want to say it.
I wanted to have something more substantial.
Something more profound.
But I didn’t.
So I told him, “Honestly? The dishes. It’s stupid, I know, but the more I look at them the more I CAN’T do them because I’ll have to scrub them before I put them in the dishwasher, because the dishwasher sucks, and I just can’t stand and scrub the dishes.”
I felt like an idiot even saying it.
What kind of grown ass woman is undone by a stack of dishes? There are people out there with *actual* problems, and I’m whining to my therapist about dishes?
But my therapist nodded in understanding and then said:

“RUN THE DISHWASHER TWICE.”

I began to tell him that you’re not supposed to, but he stopped me.
“Why the hell aren’t you supposed to? If you don’t want to scrub the dishes and your dishwasher sucks, run it twice. Run it three times, who cares?! Rules do not exist, so stop giving yourself rules.”
It blew my mind in a way that I don’t think I can properly express.
That day, I went home and tossed my smelly dishes haphazardly into the dishwasher and ran it three times.
I felt like I had conquered a dragon.
The next day, I took a shower lying down.
A few days later. I folded my laundry and put them wherever the f**k they fit.
There were no longer arbitrary rules I had to follow, and it gave me the freedom to make accomplishments again.
Now that I’m in a healthier place, I rinse off my dishes and put them in the dishwasher properly. I shower standing up. I sort my laundry.

But at a time when living was a struggle instead of a blessing, I learned an incredibly important lesson:

THERE ARE NO RULES.
RUN THE DISHWASHER TWICE!!!

19/11/2020

For when you’re ready for a referral you’ll need this to be sorted. please sign.

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/552719

Repost due to me putting an incorrect link!
Remember to confirm through your email!

The average wait time to get a diagnosis for ADHD in England is 104 weeks in some areas. Government should rethink and fund more services to spot ADHD sooner, bring diagnosis times down, help people with ADHD get back on track quickly and prevent strains on mental health and benefit systems.

13/11/2020

As we know adaption and transitions can be difficult for people with ADHD, especially when trying to juggle numerous balls at a time and trying to figure out which to prioritise.

I suggest self esteem/value (next to the things that support you to actually breathe and live)

This is currently why we are very sporadic in our posts but please know: we think about you all constantly and can’t wait for this to gain the traction we know it deserves.

We love you 🧡
Please get in touch if you need ANYTHING.

(Pictures of where me and my heads at ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🖤🤎
Comment or post pictures below of your current focuses!)

08/11/2020

If you thought a summer lockdown was bad for people already struggling with mental health, a winter one may well be 10 times worse - with cold, dark nights and limited social contact, please keep a lookout for your family, friends and neighbours who are struggling.

The relapse and overdose rate has increased by 30% since March 2020. Mental health issues related to our lockdown and the pandemic are especially hard for people with depression.

SHOUT is the UK’s first 24/7 text service, free on all major mobile networks, for anyone in crisis anytime, anywhere. It’s a place to go if you’re struggling to cope and you need immediate help.
Text: 85258

SAMARITANS - Provides confidential, non-judgemental emotional support for people experiencing feelings of distress or despair, including those that could lead to su***de. You can phone, email, write a letter or in most cases talk to someone face to face.
Telephone: 116 123 (24 hours a day, free of charge)

PAPYRUS - Provide confidential support and advice to young people under the age of 35 struggling with thoughts of su***de, and anyone worried about a young person through their helpline, HOPELINEUK. Call: 0800 068 4141
Text: 07860 039 967. Every Day 9:00 am to 12:00 am (midnight)

Now, I’m asking my small corner of FB to follow suit: Can any two of my Facebook friends just copy and repost to share the helplines far and wide?
Just two. Any two.

05/11/2020

Hey!
Hold there a minute.
Are you mindlessly scrolling without knowing why?
Would you rather interact with someone in real time?
Message me!

I'm here and would love someone to talk to about why you liked this page! We can only develop with perspective!

Come chat!
Zoe🧡

04/11/2020

Update for our peer support groups (which will continue tomorrow)

24/10/2020

Hey everyone! Does anyone have an hour or two this evening to come join a call to figure out logistics of a potential conference call meeting?
Very chill just cool people and me making a load of stupid faces 😂

23/10/2020

Would anyone appreciate a 1 to 1 video call?
Got an ND related thing you want to get off your chest?

I’d appreciate a change of perspective.
A wee balanced conversation?

Zoe 🧡