VirusMaster3073@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 month agoWhat were you surprised to learn wasn't actually normal?message-squaremessage-square411linkfedilinkarrow-up1289arrow-down14
arrow-up1285arrow-down1message-squareWhat were you surprised to learn wasn't actually normal?VirusMaster3073@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square411linkfedilink
minus-squareRhynoplaz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up95·1 month agoBeing unable to think of something without a prompt. I guess most people can just remember things without sticky notes and calendars.
minus-squarecatharso@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up23·1 month agoi have approximate knowledge of many things; accessing it without the right trigger may take a while though. i know i know something but i have accepted that my brain will often only grant me access days later in a completely unrelated situation 🤷🏼♂️
minus-squareRhynoplaz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up13·1 month agoYou ADHD? I was almost 40 before I learned about inattentive type ADHD. As far as I knew, ADHD was spastic kids that couldn’t sit still. Since I was more of the daydream and fall asleep type, I never would have thought I was part of that crowd.
minus-squarecatharso@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·edit-21 month agoPretty sure, yes. I’m over 40 and i’ve had this and many other symptoms my entire life. No official diagnose though; but this 160 questions-test for example says i’m pretty high up there: https://www.adxs.org/en I’m also the daydream and fall asleep type ☺️
minus-squareGreyEyedGhost@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up7·1 month agoThis is me to a large degree. Give me a cue and a whole encyclopedia is at your fingertips. Just say think of something and I’m at a loss.
minus-squareThrowawayPermanente@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 month agoWe are normal, it’s the others who are weird
minus-squareJarix@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 month agoSinging to me the song of my people. Where you all at?!
minus-squareportifornia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month agoOmg, this is me. I thought I was alone. I love all you people in this thread, FAM!
Being unable to think of something without a prompt.
I guess most people can just remember things without sticky notes and calendars.
i have approximate knowledge of many things; accessing it without the right trigger may take a while though.
i know i know something but i have accepted that my brain will often only grant me access days later in a completely unrelated situation 🤷🏼♂️
You ADHD? I was almost 40 before I learned about inattentive type ADHD. As far as I knew, ADHD was spastic kids that couldn’t sit still. Since I was more of the daydream and fall asleep type, I never would have thought I was part of that crowd.
Pretty sure, yes.
I’m over 40 and i’ve had this and many other symptoms my entire life.
No official diagnose though; but this 160 questions-test for example says i’m pretty high up there: https://www.adxs.org/en
I’m also the daydream and fall asleep type ☺️
Undiagnosed adults club!
This is me to a large degree. Give me a cue and a whole encyclopedia is at your fingertips. Just say think of something and I’m at a loss.
We are normal, it’s the others who are weird
Singing to me the song of my people. Where you all at?!
Omg, this is me. I thought I was alone. I love all you people in this thread, FAM!
Same