Thank you Farah! Also: I feel like we started a conversation somewhere and I never responded! On one of your posts maybe? I'll have to go back and look!
Your comment means a lot, because I worry that some people will interpret this as "if she doesn't have her shit figured out, then how is she supposed to be able to help others?!" I have so many thoughts on this but the line between "I struggle with stuff, I get you" and "I have some answers on some things and I can support you" is not always an easy one.
Yes, I've lost track of our conversation too haha, no worries!
It's a tough line! And I fully can relate to the amount of pressure for people in healing/caregiving professions to have it all figured out, so thanks for writing this.
Feeling like you have to prove your ADHD or you're just lazy is so relatable. I've been able to be pretty gentle with myself recently for the most part, but I still have my moments and I think I probably always will.
I'm glad I am not the only one! And yes - same here. I have been gentle with myself, too, and this is a voice I hadn't heard from before, so that was especially interesting. It's not the "normal" self doubt one. I'm curious how this will evolve...
I love this...I wrote a piece years ago about how lazy doesn't exist, and have been questioning the premise in my mind ever since. I wonder even about reframing "lazy." Maybe I'm just fine the way I am, and I'm relaxed. Maybe I can just stop trying to constantly iterate and improve and I can just let it be. Maybe that's what lazy is. Let me be clear, I have definitely not internalized that reframe, at all, but could we?
I have had Devon Price's book "Laziness does not exist" on my bookshelf for AGES and still haven't read it!! I know in my mind that it doesn't exist and I think you said it: it's not about knowing, it's about internalizing / embodying it, isn't it? Let me know when you've figured out how to go about it! :D
What if I have ADHD *and* I’m lazy? I keep getting told I should go on daily walks, but I only manage it once or twice per week. I have all the time in the world. What’s stopping me???
I love how vulnerable you are in your posts about where you are in your journey with your own neurodivergence!
Thank you Farah! Also: I feel like we started a conversation somewhere and I never responded! On one of your posts maybe? I'll have to go back and look!
Your comment means a lot, because I worry that some people will interpret this as "if she doesn't have her shit figured out, then how is she supposed to be able to help others?!" I have so many thoughts on this but the line between "I struggle with stuff, I get you" and "I have some answers on some things and I can support you" is not always an easy one.
I'm glad I leaned into what's real.
Yes, I've lost track of our conversation too haha, no worries!
It's a tough line! And I fully can relate to the amount of pressure for people in healing/caregiving professions to have it all figured out, so thanks for writing this.
Feeling like you have to prove your ADHD or you're just lazy is so relatable. I've been able to be pretty gentle with myself recently for the most part, but I still have my moments and I think I probably always will.
I'm glad I am not the only one! And yes - same here. I have been gentle with myself, too, and this is a voice I hadn't heard from before, so that was especially interesting. It's not the "normal" self doubt one. I'm curious how this will evolve...
I love this...I wrote a piece years ago about how lazy doesn't exist, and have been questioning the premise in my mind ever since. I wonder even about reframing "lazy." Maybe I'm just fine the way I am, and I'm relaxed. Maybe I can just stop trying to constantly iterate and improve and I can just let it be. Maybe that's what lazy is. Let me be clear, I have definitely not internalized that reframe, at all, but could we?
I have had Devon Price's book "Laziness does not exist" on my bookshelf for AGES and still haven't read it!! I know in my mind that it doesn't exist and I think you said it: it's not about knowing, it's about internalizing / embodying it, isn't it? Let me know when you've figured out how to go about it! :D
What if I have ADHD *and* I’m lazy? I keep getting told I should go on daily walks, but I only manage it once or twice per week. I have all the time in the world. What’s stopping me???