ADHD burnout is a special kind of hell because not only are you burnt out—you also feel guilty that you haven’t done enough to “deserve” being burnt out.
Yesssssssss. I am currently working with a manager who gets this (and is also such a joy to watch work) and it makes the biggest difference in my motivation and even the quality of my work. I mean, I always try to put out high-quality work, but a side effect of being motivated is I do it better.
One of my ADHD coaching clients said they prefer to say “ritual” instead of “routine” because ritual feels like an invitation and routine feels like an expectation.
“Idk something about your roller skating phase, your resin phase, your clay phase, your knitting phase, your 3-D printing phase, your rug-making phase, your beading phase, your macrame phase, your needle felting phase, your nail art phase, and your Lego phase”
Massive “Shut down the Senate” protest in DC today. Everyone needs to see this and remember: There’s more of us than there are of them. Know your power and rise up!