something that people really dont understand about ADHD is that we dont “jump from one idea to the next”
we have very fast, very associative minds that connect ideas. we have a train of thought, it just goes WAY faster than yours!
example: im thinking about dogs. that makes me think of pitbulls, which makes me think of an animal planet show i enjoy. the show connects to tv in general, which makes me think of my favorite cartoon. i associate my favorite cartoon with art and animation, and i wind up thinking about shading techniques.
TL;DR: having ADHD is kinda like playing a lifelong game of 7 Degrees of Kevin Bacon
…WHAT THE FUCK
I am plagued by this but also that associative learning makes it really easy to be a hyper-generalist in terms of skills and knowledge.
“Uh this is cool but what made you think of it in the middle of a conversation about something completely different?”
“Weeeeelll…”
Does everyone NOT do this??
#i say this as someone who almost certainly has some form of ADHD#but you know#there are certain things I assumed were not really restricted to me
I used to think so but I think it’s not usually as extreme or as quick or as unstoppable.
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