It is bizarre that the obvious needs to stated but just because you think certain things are over stated in the public that doesn't mean it isn't a real condition.
I have ADHD anyone who knows me has witnessed signs from the eager way I approach people to my generally high energy all the time and the fact I often can throw myself into something to only be distracted by the slightest redirection.
Because of this I have been given scripts that I am supposed to use to help manage when it gets out of hand.
Yet even with all this knowledge and me being very transparent about having this condition it often gets disrespected.
ADHD was triggered in my youth in part because of invasive operations done on me in my infacy since general anesthesia has been shown to trigger it in youth.
Yet I still get people judging me, mocking me, and saying discriminatory comments like ADHD isn't real, it's an excuse to do drugs, You're just a flaky fuck up.
Yet that's one side of the negatives I also get the flip negatives.
You'd be surprised at how many people mock my "supposed" intelligence, I had coworkers call me a clown to my face simply because I try to make work fun in healthcare by doing magic tricks and juggling for kids to cheer them up ( if anything I'm a magician get your derision of me correct. 😮💨)
People also think it's inventive to say "what drugs are you on?" Or I'll have some what shes on, or lay off the coffee geez, yet in reality this is me on medication that makes me feel tried and exhausted but my innate hyperness keeps me wired.
Yet with all the mocking for my positivity and desire to bring joy and fun with my energy I guess it's a backhanded compliment. Since most people are miserable and grumpy so someone who's high spirited naturally makes people hate me.
You know back when I worked as a dealer in a casino I sometimes had patrons complaining that I was too loud 📢.
If you ever been to a casino it blasts music with endless slots machines making all manner of chaos, tvs blasting random sports and other shows not to mention who knows how many conversations ongoing simultaneously.
But somehow it was me who created the noise problem.
I am tried of apologizing for having ADHD some of my first memories were my grandmother trying to hold my shaking legs and slapping me across the face screaming at me to stop fidgeting.
ADHD has real world costs heck I forgot to put in the paper work for my degree this semester. So now I have to wait till next one. People should be more understanding that just because someone is hyper and tries to be lighthearted and happy that doesn't mean it's your job to try and crush there spirit because you're miserable.
