True, but that makes it even harder, I think. You have to decide what works best. For writing, ADHD might have positive aspects as well. For life, it’s harder. I mean, a lot of pieces of the puzzle of my past fell into place: why I was such a dreamy kid, always wanted to do things differently, follow my own endless imagination. But now I…
True, but that makes it even harder, I think. You have to decide what works best. For writing, ADHD might have positive aspects as well. For life, it’s harder. I mean, a lot of pieces of the puzzle of my past fell into place: why I was such a dreamy kid, always wanted to do things differently, follow my own endless imagination. But now I wonder how this relates to all my fears as well. Like there are always tons of things to consider that could go wrong. So sending George a question or writing a comment out here was a huge deal for me, actually.
I did convince myself to send the question because I could do it anonymously, so if people would find it dumb I could just hideout. And then there I was all of a sudden writing all of this personal stuff, panicking again, afterwards. Like hell, what have I just done?
True, but that makes it even harder, I think. You have to decide what works best. For writing, ADHD might have positive aspects as well. For life, it’s harder. I mean, a lot of pieces of the puzzle of my past fell into place: why I was such a dreamy kid, always wanted to do things differently, follow my own endless imagination. But now I wonder how this relates to all my fears as well. Like there are always tons of things to consider that could go wrong. So sending George a question or writing a comment out here was a huge deal for me, actually.
I did convince myself to send the question because I could do it anonymously, so if people would find it dumb I could just hideout. And then there I was all of a sudden writing all of this personal stuff, panicking again, afterwards. Like hell, what have I just done?
I’m so glad you did! It always seems like our biggest only-me secrets turn out to be what others most relate to and need to hear!!
Rebecca Makkai just answered a short question I send her in September just now, haha. On her Substack