TL;DR: Maladaptive daydreaming is a psychological phenomenon characterized by intense, elaborate daydreams that are typically more vivid and immersive than the average person’s daydreams. These daydreams can interfere with a person’s ability to function in daily life and may be a form of escapism or coping mechanism for those who experience significant stress or discomfortContinue reading “Maladaptive Daydreaming”
Category Archives: ADHD
Time Blindness
TL;DR: If you have time blindness, you might be chronically late or neglectful of your own bodily functions, or more! You’re not inconsiderate, you just can’t wrap your head around the abstract concept of time. Time isn’t real, man. First let me start by explaining why I didn’t post last week and why this blogContinue reading “Time Blindness”
Executive Dysfunction Meals
TL;DR: Sometimes mental illness can make feeding yourself an extremely daunting task. This blog post covers how you can still feed yourself well, even when your executive dysfunction rears its ugly head. Now time for a little something different… This is symptom adjacent. I’ll touch lightly on executive dysfunction (and cover more deeply later) andContinue reading “Executive Dysfunction Meals”
Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria
TL;DR: You might not have social anxiety. You might not have anxiety at all. You might have RSD. First up on our journey through mental health symptoms is Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria (RSD). This symptom was first brought to my attention in the Facebook group that I joined following my ADHD diagnosis. It’s very common inContinue reading “Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria”
Symptoms Simplified 