// Monographs.uk | Archive #001 //
by Smitho.graphics ℠ — Logo & Icon Design Studio.
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Client: Momentum
↳ Project: N/A
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Monographs are Monochromatic Techniblack: Logo Marks, Brand Marks, Type Marks, Word Marks & Icons, from my Logo Portfolio.
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I used to think I loved helping people because I was just a kind person. Then I learned ADHD brains get dopamine from solving problems, being needed, and making things better. So now I know I am kind and chemically rewarded.
That ‘heroic perilous intervention’ comes with an enormous downside: total body and mind exhaustion, which can last for days, weeks or longer.
I just view it as the brain shifting into immediate Hyperfocus, until the crisis ends, or one just stops working.
At 53 I can vividly recall all the times I had to switch gears to deal with an emergency, but also remember just how much it took out of me.
I now try to avoid unexpected ‘emergencies’, by keeping the lowest of profiles.
But my head is so full of “well, if it happened once, then it’ll happen again…”, so I’m in a near constant state of excessive mental vigilance, paranoia and anxiety.
There really is no winning…
#neurodiversity#neurodivergent#adhd#adhdawareness#adhdsupport#AuDHD#mentalhealth#mentalhealthawareness#meme#adhdmemes#audhdmemes
Two of the closest people in my life have ADHD so bad they’re unable to work, shower reliably, maintain relationships, and are just generally trapped in a void of restless inability to act all the time. It’s fucking horrendous. Seeing people minimise ADHD disgusts me
People don’t realize how much chronic illness steals spontaneity.
You can’t just say yes.
You can’t just go.
Nothing is simple.
Every choice becomes a calculation of pacing, planning, and preparing.
Life stops being carefree when your body punishes you for every misstep.