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I Thought I Was The Only One I thought I was the only one who struggles with anxiety, depression, and ADHD, & I want to help othe

 …who has never managed 100% clean; best I can do is somewhere between 50% to 90% clean all depending on what areas I ov...
02/01/2024

…who has never managed 100% clean; best I can do is somewhere between 50% to 90% clean all depending on what areas I overlook or cover with a blanket.

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 …who's feels so much both sides of this equation. I'll even write and write and look back at it and say yeah I'm not re...
29/12/2023

…who's feels so much both sides of this equation. I'll even write and write and look back at it and say yeah I'm not re-reading all of that.

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 …who's got a real money maker...for a therapist.   •   •   •   •   •   •   •   •   •   •   •   •   •   •   •   •   •   ...
29/12/2023

…who's got a real money maker...for a therapist.

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 …who finally accepted I will never get that apology. And as hard as that is to accept, I can finally start moving on.
27/12/2023

…who finally accepted I will never get that apology. And as hard as that is to accept, I can finally start moving on.

 …who feels this down to my core, and feels so validated seeing this feeling articulated and explained.   •   •   •   • ...
20/12/2023

…who feels this down to my core, and feels so validated seeing this feeling articulated and explained.

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 …who honestly feels bad for anyone who has to listen to attempt to get through anything. ADHD and empathy are a rough m...
12/12/2023

…who honestly feels bad for anyone who has to listen to attempt to get through anything. ADHD and empathy are a rough mix.

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 …who needs my messes where they are. Don't mess with my mess.   •   •   •   •   •   •   •   •   •   •   •   •   •   •  ...
12/12/2023

…who needs my messes where they are. Don't mess with my mess.

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 …who is so happy to find a very apt way of describing how a mental illness blocks us from starting or accomplishing any...
05/12/2023

…who is so happy to find a very apt way of describing how a mental illness blocks us from starting or accomplishing any task. Depression, anxiety, ADHD...any of them are literal and figurative roadblocks.

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 …who always needs noise, whether it's TV, radio, podcasts, or even just a fan. Plenty of people have commented on me al...
04/12/2023

…who always needs noise, whether it's TV, radio, podcasts, or even just a fan. Plenty of people have commented on me always needing sound, and I feel so seen and understood finally knowing I'm not the only one like this.

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 …who...fuuuu....this hurts.   •   •   •   •   •   •   •   •   •   •   •   •   •   •   •   •   •   •   •   •   •   •   •
04/12/2023

…who...fuuuu....this hurts.

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 …who struggles to believe I have something to be proud of.   •   •   •   •   •   •   •   •   •   •   •   •   •   •   • ...
04/12/2023

…who struggles to believe I have something to be proud of.

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 …who just found a tweet that very succinctly describes both my past and my present.   •   •   •   •   •   •   •   •   •...
28/11/2023

…who just found a tweet that very succinctly describes both my past and my present.

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 …who is ecstatic to find words to describe the complete mental block that we face when attempting a task.   •   •   •  ...
28/11/2023

…who is ecstatic to find words to describe the complete mental block that we face when attempting a task.

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 …who “gave up” on getting better but uses their own depression to make sure no one else ever feels this way.  •   •   •...
21/11/2023

…who “gave up” on getting better but uses their own depression to make sure no one else ever feels this way.

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 …who finds it mentally impossible to get from A to Z in a straight line.   •   •   •   •   •   •   •   •   •   •   •   ...
16/11/2023

…who finds it mentally impossible to get from A to Z in a straight line.

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 …who has a deep deep desire, nay, a personal requirement to not necessarily be understood but more importantly not be m...
12/11/2023

…who has a deep deep desire, nay, a personal requirement to not necessarily be understood but more importantly not be misunderstood.

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 …who heard all of these growing up. I can also add my 4th grade teacher tried to get me labeled as "mentally re****ed" ...
06/11/2023

…who heard all of these growing up. I can also add my 4th grade teacher tried to get me labeled as "mentally re****ed" because I never paid attention in class. F*** you Mrs McCabe.

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 …who just learned a helluva lot about himself. I just always figured I was petty and deep-down hated myself for acting ...
04/11/2023

…who just learned a helluva lot about himself. I just always figured I was petty and deep-down hated myself for acting this way.

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 …who struggles with finding my own identity. And I've found it nearly impossible to explain this deep-seated feeling of...
01/11/2023

…who struggles with finding my own identity. And I've found it nearly impossible to explain this deep-seated feeling of "I have no idea who I am."

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 …who hates feeling like I'm lying when I tell others how much I'm struggling inside because I don't seem like I'm strug...
19/10/2023

…who hates feeling like I'm lying when I tell others how much I'm struggling inside because I don't seem like I'm struggling on the surface.

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 …who never understood why I have such a deep innate desire to treat the people around me so much better than I was ever...
19/10/2023

…who never understood why I have such a deep innate desire to treat the people around me so much better than I was ever treated growing up.

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 …who has an overwhelming turbulent chaotic storm-swept sea churning away below the surface that no one can see, and sin...
16/10/2023

…who has an overwhelming turbulent chaotic storm-swept sea churning away below the surface that no one can see, and since they can’t see it they don’t take you as seriously as you need them to.

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 …who just can’t win 😣😖😫😩🫠  •   •   •   •   •   •   •   •   •   •   •   •   •   •   •   •   •   •   •   •   •   •   •
11/10/2023

…who just can’t win 😣😖😫😩🫠

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 …who constantly feels the pull of completely opposite emotions and stressors, which just compounds the anxiety.   •   •...
09/10/2023

…who constantly feels the pull of completely opposite emotions and stressors, which just compounds the anxiety.

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 …ya know, this sounds right. Maybe everyone else is under-thinking and I'm doing the right amount of thinking. Yeah, th...
09/10/2023

…ya know, this sounds right. Maybe everyone else is under-thinking and I'm doing the right amount of thinking. Yeah, that's it.

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 …who has mastered hiding any emotion in public, be it anger, sadness, elation, or tears because my fear of being seen i...
03/10/2023

…who has mastered hiding any emotion in public, be it anger, sadness, elation, or tears because my fear of being seen is stronger than the actual emotions.

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 …who feels really called out by this tweet. This explains so much.   •   •   •   •   •   •   •   •   •   •   •   •   • ...
02/10/2023

…who feels really called out by this tweet. This explains so much.

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 …who just lives with an ongoing existential dread without any ability to actually uncover what is causing that dread.  ...
02/10/2023

…who just lives with an ongoing existential dread without any ability to actually uncover what is causing that dread.

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 …who is extra worried about saying the wrong thing in therapy and gets really nervous when they start writing quicker a...
28/09/2023

…who is extra worried about saying the wrong thing in therapy and gets really nervous when they start writing quicker after a long 'mmhmmmmm...'

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 …who wishes I could silence the overwhelming cacophony of overlapping madness in my head.  •   •   •   •   •   •   •   ...
27/09/2023

…who wishes I could silence the overwhelming cacophony of overlapping madness in my head.

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 …who lives in the uncomfortable zone. I told this to my therapist yesterday and she laughed. Not sure how I feel about ...
26/09/2023

…who lives in the uncomfortable zone. I told this to my therapist yesterday and she laughed. Not sure how I feel about that just yet...

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 …who can never find the words to sufficiently explain why I don’t have the brain power to be a full or even partial par...
25/09/2023

…who can never find the words to sufficiently explain why I don’t have the brain power to be a full or even partial participant in a conversation.

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 …who never understood how someone could have successful, successive thoughts that logically flowed from one to the othe...
25/09/2023

…who never understood how someone could have successful, successive thoughts that logically flowed from one to the other. Roomba of thought is my new favorite expression.

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 …who can’t get past the deeply ingrained imposter syndrome that refuses to believe I’m worth something.   •   •   •   •...
24/09/2023

…who can’t get past the deeply ingrained imposter syndrome that refuses to believe I’m worth something.

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 …who gets most of his anxiety from spending most of his time pretending he doesn’t have anxiety.  •   •   •   •   •   •...
24/09/2023

…who gets most of his anxiety from spending most of his time pretending he doesn’t have anxiety.

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 …who gaslights myself in to thinking I gaslight other people in to thinking I’m a good person.   •   •   •   •   •   • ...
05/02/2023

…who gaslights myself in to thinking I gaslight other people in to thinking I’m a good person.

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 …who almost instinctually does the opposite of what I need to do and didn’t realize it was my brain messing with me the...
20/06/2022

…who almost instinctually does the opposite of what I need to do and didn’t realize it was my brain messing with me the entire time.

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 …who really needs to focus on the little wins and small victories to build up my confidence.  •   •   •   •   •   •   •...
29/05/2022

…who really needs to focus on the little wins and small victories to build up my confidence.

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 …who mastered the art of making up slightly more believable stories for my mistakes since “I couldn’t jump start my bra...
24/05/2022

…who mastered the art of making up slightly more believable stories for my mistakes since “I couldn’t jump start my brain” isn’t a valid reason.

 …who brain no work good when in spotlight.  •   •   •   •   •   •   •   •   •   •   •   •   •   •   •   •   •   •   •  ...
10/04/2022

…who brain no work good when in spotlight.

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