SovietSkeleton

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r/ADHD•

I've been thinking about this a lot over the past couple of years. I've come to believe that part of why ADHD has a tough time being accepted is because of the nature of its name. I'm no linguist, so I don't really have any ideas to put forth, but I have noticed a pattern and it's bothering me.

For starters, acronyms are far too awkward to use comfortably in casual conversation, and "ADHD" cannot even be said as one word and all four letters must be spelled out every time it's used in a sentence. It feels forced and it breaks the flow.

Additionally, acronyms are far too clinical and inflexible, it makes it difficult to form an identity around and makes it easier for people to see curable s

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r/ADHD•

I'm having a lot of trouble prioritizing even basic things. It gets overwhelming when everything feels like it needs to be addressed immediately. I can't be in two places at once, but I feel like I have to be in order to keep on top of everything, and the stress from the overwhelming pressure to do everything at once keeps burning me out and I do nothing for hours instead. I just end up feeling guilty and getting angry at myself about it, which does absolutely nothing to help my motivation.

I know from an objective view, I could do thing x first, then thing y, and then thing z in order of importance, but my subjective impulses keep saying "DO IT ALL RIGHT NOW OR YOU'LL BE SORRY!" and I

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