“I can adapt and modify ‘on the fly;’ I’m open to change,” wrote one reader with ADHD, anxiety, and depression. “The typical daily grind is exhausting, but this ever-changing Corona-world is less exhausting. I’m not sure why.”
. “The typical daily grind is exhausting, but this ever-changing Corona-world is less exhausting. I’m not sure why.”
“I’m free to be creative, working on artistic projects long delayed, without distractions or pressure of any kind,” wrote an older woman with ADHD and anxiety. “For an ADD creative, with no concept of what it’s like to be bored, this is all weirdly ideal. As an artist, I’m blossoming.” “I keep saying I want to get so much done around the house, but then my panic, extreme stress, and lack of sleep do not help,” wrote one parent of elementary and middle school students with ADHD and autism, respectively.
“This is a new experience, so it has placed a strain on the techniques I use to manage my ADHD,” wrote one middle-aged woman. “The sheer amount of information has been overwhelming to the point that I am immobilized by the overwhelm.” “Home life is totally unstructured, distracting, and overwhelming,” wrote a woman with ADHD, anxiety, and depression in Seattle. “I try to make a to-do list and get going on it, but it’s so long. Prioritizing and managing it is really difficult. It tends to shut my brain down with overwhelm. I go into some kind of procrastination mode… I usually end up bouncing back & forth between many different tasks that I come across in my path. The end of the day always comes too fast.
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