Hi beautiful Hunter Tribe. Addiction is not something I talk about often however I thought it may be helpful or insightful. I have known, from a very early age that I had an addictive personality. It started with food, then has progressed to alcohol and smoking. I will always be an addict to something and stopping alcohol came first. Of course I didn’t just stop and over 2 decades, watching my father die from alcohol abuse, I finally pieced together what was going on in my brain. The smoking was harder in some sense and then I thought I had cracked it because I switched to vaping - obviously not. Over time, instead of willpower - alien word to me - I became wise to the brain I had. I won’t stop needing a fix, so I have to work with it. I found new ways to feed my dopamine seeking brain and began swapping the alcohol and smoking to lesser harmful habits like fizzy drinks and sweets. Today, I choose to not drink alcohol and do not smoke or vape however, this is not to say I am free from addiction. I will always be addicted to something. I work with my brain instead of fighting it. Accepting this about myself has helped me understand my father’s undiagnosed neurodivergent brain and is my daily motivation to try to accept who I am, to educate my neurodivergent children when they need support themselves. The journey continues and today my brain still needs its fix. Remember, whatever your addictions may be you are not alone here. Much love to all 🥰

Evening all. Every few months, I have an evening when I am not sleepy, at all. This is one of those. As a child I found it hard to go to sleep and stay asleep. Tonight my brain is full of ideas and I have songs to accompanying them too 😊. Do any of you go through this cycle of creativity?

I don’t know about you folk but I can have days when I have fights with tables, doors, chairs or I am just damn unlucky. Not that I will walk into the table once, but several times. This evening I turned on my kitchen tap, the pressure blew off the metal seal on the pipe and water sprayed everywhere. I certainly don’t do things by half 😆

Welcome to @Janet Neis-Drobish & @Tariq Khan (Tariq being an old school mate) Extend the usual welcome beautiful cave dwellers

I’m a proud Xenial, not an older millennial. That wonderful childhood then increasing digital teenage years and beyond.