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‘But pills don’t make skills’.

‘Ignoring the magnitude of feeling is not an adequate solution. One can’t simply stuff emotions and expect them to dissipate. Those emotions will find a way to unstuff themselves—usually at an inopportune time’.

‘Those of us with short-term memory issues feel like we are trying to catch bubbles a child has blown with a plastic wand. They float in front of us, but as soon as we touch them, they pop and are gone. We become frustrated at our lack of ability to hold a minor thought’.

The ADHD version of me never fails to let me down. Halfway through the race, she sees a dandelion and sits down to explore it. (..) Not only am I irritated at her distraction, but she is hindering me from running the race. I try to drag her farther, but I can’t. Frustrated, I sit down too. I’m tired from the extra work of hauling her around. I know that if I could just run without her, I would do well.