Invisible Illness Week

[demotu]

From rm and mellacita.

1. The illness I live with is:
Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

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[demotu]

It really, really has. I ended up spending so much time online because it was the only environment that could provide me with constant distractions and enough overwhelming information (that was the weird thing - the faster information was thrown at me, the less anxious I was because my brain had all these things to do) that let me get away from needing to focus. But it sort of got worse with it, because it encouraged all my bad habits and became a safe haven from life.

Now? Well, I've got a new (to me) computer that's a desktop, so I'm no longer carting around my laptop like a safety blanket against boredom, I'm reading far more print and far less fanfiction (though still the good stuff! I don't discriminate) and it doesn't make me antsy to go the whole day without checking my email. And when I start replying to a comment - like this one - or reading an article or story or email, I finish that before clicking on to the next thing. It really is startling, all these things that I just couldn't do before that are suddenly easy.

I'm glad you found it interesting! It's really not talked about much, that I can see. I guess that means it is pretty "invisible", even if everyone's heard of it.

[jasmine_rosalee]

It's good to know that these things are better and easier for you now :)
It's true that lots of people have heard oF the illness, but I don't think everyone knows what it's really like to live with it. Thanks again for sharing!