A day in [my] the life of someone with ADHD

When I saw this video, at first I thought: 'Hey, this is about me!'

My second thought I jolted down as a reaction to it:

Yep. My mind tells me I did something but in reality I only planned on doing it. And now I want to read books and watch YouTube videos on the concept of reality. And write a book and a play about my findings. Which reminds me I need to find my passport because I'm going to Belgium soon. To the French speaking part so will now open Duolingo to learn some French. Oh, I am sorry... what was the question again? Was there a question? Can a sentence be a question if it is not ended by a question mark and I just saw a neighbour walk past my window.

The ADHD-mind is constantly racing. Meaning people with ADHD are often tired and overwhelmed. We don't have a (working) filter so every little piece of information is equally important and texting a vague acquintance about a new Netflix show you just started watching has the same priority as calling your best friend to say of course you'll come to their child's funeral. It's hell. 

Luckily I've trained how to cope but ADHD'ers do have a higher suicide rate than neurotypical people. 

Another ADHD-trait is 'oversharing': as soon as you said it, you know you said too much. And are convinced people - even your closest friends - will hate you for it for the rest of their lives. And even when you are not, you often feel left out. Here's a good (and short. Don't worry) video about it.

Several people stuck the label 'ADHD' to me and my brain. But maybe I don't have ADHD but simply show most of the symptoms. Anyways: whatever label people stick on you, only you decide what label keeps sticking.

Until recently I believed there was something wrong with me and other neurodivergent people but the lady in this clip changed my mind: perhaps being neurodivergent should be the norm and - with their strong sense of justice, their creativity and passion, neurodivergent people should take over the world from 'normies' and turn this world into a better place. What if the world needs neurodivergent people?

What are your experiences with (people with) ADHD and other a-neurotypical 'abnormalities'?

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Rules or no rules?

Rules are put in place to protect people from stupidity. Their own as well as others'. It's why civilized countries have rules on food, for example. Not because it's 'left' or 'socialist' but because it's wise. People who suffer - or die - from food poisoning don't tend to be very productive citizens. 

So it's really a mystery as to why conservatives state they oppose rules and shout 'Freedom!' Why would anyone in their right mind demand the right to get sick or die?

Conservatives also seem to be fond of American suburbs 'because they give us freedom!' Without realizing they have been duped to fall for a Ponzi scheme. As explained in this video:

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The video explains why it's much safer and healthier to build suburbs like they do in Europe. With more attention for bikes and pedestrians than for cars. Research shows that people in bike-, bus- and walk centric cities are not only healthier and more productive but also faster at work or school than in cities where people spend hours a day in their cars in traffic jams.

But - just like their favourite demagogue - conservatives shout "They want to take away our cars and freedom!' Those stupid people demand the freedom to die in car accidents, from obesity and poverty. Because a car is not just more dangerous than other means of transport but also a lot more expensive. Except in places where public transport is in the hands of a conservative government and their multimillioniare sponsors, also known as 'the free market'. 

On the other hand: 'No more rules!' conservatives constantly want rules to restrict the freedom of others. If it was up to conservatives, there'd only be freedom of religion for christians, only freedom to make decisions over the own body for men, only the freedom to read for people who deny the existence of slavery and no more freedom to learn about human reproduction before your first child. Probably around age 15, just like Lady Mary.

Basically: that 'freedom!' conservatives want? What they actually mean is that only they should be entitled to priveleges and no other groups of people. 

And why are conservatives always so worked up? Don't they have actual problems to worry about? And the things they are terrified about aren't even real issues. Drag queens sexually abusing children? Not a thing.

Men becoming transwomen just so they can enter a woman's locker room? Made up.

Immigrants are all criminals? A fable only extremely stupid people believe in:

But still conservatives demand more rules on drag, transgenderism and immigration. Weird. And stupid.

If you don't like rules, why constantly make your children live by your rules and demand your government to come up with rules for other groups than your own?

Can you blame children for their sympathies?

The Hitler Jugend was indoctrinated to believe all Jews were bad people. Just like the children of white supremacists are lead to believe people of colour are all criminals, children of evangelicals are taught all Muslims are bad and zionist kids are fed with the thought that all Arabs are less than rats and fundamentalist Muslims teach their younglings all other religions are evil.  

A common factor with most religions is that they shy away from science. Because their 'religious' leaders don't want them to be educated. Uneducated people are easier to manipulate. It's as simple as that:

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Nothing wrong with telling children they are special. Where it goes wrong in the upbringing is when parents and other leaders tell them that other people are worthless. Literally 'worth less'. 

A bit over 2,000 years ago a young boy was raised believing He was special, 'the chosen one', a literal 'gift from the heavens'. As a young adult He started a cult that would become a religion, based on books written about Him and His teachings. Don't get me wrong; I'm positive He was a nice lad with some very good ideas like: 'If someone is unkind, treat them with kindness', 'If you have something in abundance, share it with people who are less fortunate' and 'We are all equal in the eyes of my Father'. 

But because people are stupid and randomly picked quotes from His works as the center of their beliefs, millions got oppressed and even killed. No wonder that sane people are turning away from the over 200 forms of 'Christianity'.

Even is His days, thousands of people who heard He (or one of His disciples) was coming to preach in their village went: 'Jesus Christ, not Him again!' 

It's how that young man named Yeshua from Nazareth got the name with which He would acquire fame. 

For the people who stood back in line when 'sense of cynicism' was handed out: that was a joke of sorts.

Do you think young children should be indoctrinated with our beliefs or should they be allowed to make their own mistakes?

How plastic ruins your life

If you don't care about the planet or the environment and go 'So what, let future generations worry about us ruining the planet with all this plastic'n stuff. Not my problem.', think about this: plastic waste ruins your surfing and snorkeling experience. 

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It would help greatly if we all stopped buying products and services from the 20 companies that are resonsible for more than half of all single use plastics. 

Unless we deliberately want to be unhealthy and have children born with neurological and developmental defects, we should consider finding alternatives for single use plastics.

Do you think you and I should solve the problem of single use plastics or don't you care about your (grand)children?

Education is important

Education is really, really important. So asking questions is really, really good. As long as the 'students' are willing to learn and listen. 

If people don't want to listen and learn, they become easy targets for demagogues and feel no shame in voting against their own interests.

Because the more we know about the world and eachother, the less afraid we need to be and the happier we can be ourselves ánd make others.

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Almost by definition it's students that start revolts. Because their (grand)parents stopped fighting 'the system' and got used to injustice. 

But those in power want to stay in power and although they publicly say everyone has the right to protest in a democracy, the reality is that you can only protest for a right cause. Not for a left one.

Should everyone have the right to protest or just people who agree with you?