I was diagnosed with ADHD just before I went to college. My parents and I were heavily realized because it also explains my emotional outbursts. I didn't know much about ADHD at the time, but since then I have learned that it explains a lot about me in general. In fact, my whole life has been a tornado of chaos trying to cope with why I can't do what my peers seem to be able to do so gracefully. I know no one's life is perfect... or even easy. I just wish that my peers understood why I am different.

Messy Room

My bedroom is always covered in stuff. From old mugs covering countertops to clothes and bags covering the floor. The only time I consider it to have gone 'too far' is when something starts to rot causing a huge smell or there's too much stuff on the ground to walk anymore.

The worst it's ever gotten was probably when my dad found a pile of mold in my apartment that I can only assume used to be an apple. The reason why this is so bad is because I am allergic to mold... I had a chronic cough that lasted for months after I graduated that I can only assume was from the molded pile. Now every time that I develop a cough with no other symptoms... I immediately look for mold.

My parents can't stand it, but they have been more lenient now that I have learned to keep the kitchen and other rooms in the house clean.

I drank spoiled milk.

My apartment in college got so bad that I had two mini cartons of milk out on my desk. One was new that I had just bought at the convenience store... and one I bought from the same convenient store not so recently. While doing homework I picked up the wrong one and well... you know. It was already starting to thicken and turn into custard.

I took one whole gulp before I realized my horrible mistake.

I spat the rest out immediately back into the carton and went to the bathroom to puke. My body didn't feel the need to yet, I forced it. I rinsed out my mouth and brushed my teeth excessively then just kinda stared in the mirror for a while in disbelief.

It was a disgusting experience and a huge wake-up call for how bad I let my apartment get. I know I'm not the only ADHD person with horror stories like this, which does make me feel better... But I know that 'Nero-Typical' people would never understand my ADHD messy house and how I ever let it get THAT bad.

I threw out my wallet...

There have been several times that I couldn't find my wallet. Usually when this happens, it's withering in my camera bag or in bed hiding under the sheets somewhere. Now I have a tracking device in it so something like this probably won't happen again.

However, I did actually throw out my wallet in the garbage once. It was in a plastic bag from the dollar store where I put it when I was shopping. Then later, when I was cleaning my room, I used the same bag to put garbage in...

Once I realized it was gone it took a really long time to find it. As time went by while I was looking for it, I was trying really hard to avoid looking in the garbage bags that were still in the garage.

As more time went by, I started to realize more and more that they were in those garbage bags. I actually managed to throw my wallet in the garbage. Luckily, the garbage bags were still on site.

Sleeping In

Okay, so this one doesn't quite fit the same disaster of a bedroom theme as the rest... but my wreck of a sleep schedule is definitely caused by my ADHD. I have to remind myself never to schedule an appointment with someone before noon.

Without my ADHD medication, I could easily sleep in till four or five in the afternoon.

In fact, my time management is so bad that I write down appointments 15 minutes before they actually are.

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Yes, I realize I have the same name as an amateur sleuth. No, I haven’t read the books… although I have played most of the Nancy Drew games. I am simply someone who is addicted to writing. In the day I work as a photographer and waitress… but at night I write blogs for everyone to enjoy. Does that make me a superhero? Probably not… but I can dream, right?

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