randomslasher:

quinintheclouds:

buginabog:

tfw-adhd:

garbanzosbeans:

My family: Can you please lower your voice?

10 year old: I’m never going to speak again, I will be 20 and still not be speaking, this is the life they’ve forced me into

I relate to this so much

It’s a fun mixture of RSD and lack of volume control - people with adhd don’t recognise how loudly/quietly they’re speaking, and frequently get told to speak louder/quieter, which only makes the RSD worse, because it‘s something we’ve been told a thousand times before.

But it’s important to remember that to them it’s just a small comment, and that they will have forgotten about it a few minutes later, so we shouldn’t dwell on it too much either.

…volume control is an ADHD thing? I thought I was just inconsiderate and unaware

Nope! It’s a part of ADHD. We’re not always super aware of how loud we’re being, and when it’s pointed out our RSD springs into action to make us feel SO! MUCH! SHAME! and self-hatred! For ever making noise!

Bonus points if it happened when you were talking about a hyperfixation

This makes me feel better because literally there is nothing more humiliating than realizing you were getting loud about your hyperfixation and someone had to tell you to be quiet. That is the fastest I will ever crash from “omg this thing I love is making me so happy and I’m telling you about it!” to “I am an embarrassment of a human being and people are barely tolerating me in the first place so I’d do well to remember not to put too much of myself out there because no one wants to see/hear it” and it’s not a good feeling. 

Damn RSD.