Memory recall is the worst for me. Long-term or short-term, cognitive; all bad.
- Did you remember to grab your laptop on your way to work? Nope.
- Do you remember going to the movie theater, sitting in your seat, and watching the new animated Adams Family movie with your family? Nope.
- Did you move that load of towels from the washer to the dryer four days ago? Nope.
- Did you remember your wife's name after fifteen years of marriage when introducing her to your new coworkers? Nope.
- Do you remember the word for that super simple thing? It's literally the opposite of down, and you should definitely not be stumbling on this word because we're on a conference call. Nope.
I absolutely hate it when my language center segfaults and I feel like I have aphasia. I will go through periods where it happens a concerning amount, and then back to a sprinkle of dysfunction. Forgetting simple words or names of people you have known for years is unsettling. I sometimes get really scared and panic if it happens a lot. Trying to explain to your coworkers on a conference call that your brain isn't functioning correctly isn't the most comfortable experience.
Trying to explain to your coworkers on a conference call that your brain isn’t functioning correctly isn’t the most comfortable experience.
Just tell them that they are dramatic pauses!
It worked once for me, but I think the person who laughed also has ADHD.
Ah damn. That sucks. How do you cope with that?
Can I get a uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
I only repeated the order in my head 20+ times before getting up to the counter. Why‽
56k modem noises
I particularly remember the heart-dropping feeling of the repeated changes in pitch as it negotiated a lower baud rate to account for the shitty wiring my dad DIY'd.
With every ADHD meme I'm self-diagnosing with it more and more. Just today I had to say "I don't know what I'm trying to say" in the middle of sentence twice.
I have ASD and this is sometimes my mind on times it decides it wants to feel like head empty, no thought's
And I bloody hate it
