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May 2 •
Taking the final report to my psych
I’m starting with a new psychiatrist in 2 weeks. I’m taking this final report with me and using it to generate some questions I want to be sure to ask. These 5 days have been more useful than years of therapy. ——- From the final report —- Just completed the ADHD Awakening Assessment and here's what stopped me cold: as a kid, I used to sit at my architect grandpa's drawing table and create hand-drawn mazes for hours. Decades later, I have a doctorate in educational technology and I design curricula for a living. The maze-maker never left. She just grew up and started building paths for everyone except herself. That's about to change.
1 like • May 2
@Bruce Markow thank you. Admittedly I had to sit down and really process and cry that out. It IS my reality too. So even better. Without even realizing. I am a university professor for K12 preservice educators in elementary math pedagogy and STEM education at the elementary level. I am building and rebuilding my courses all the time to meet the needs of my students and our changing educational landscape. But that’s just my “side” job. Full time I’m an educational consultant and I support school districts across the nation to rebuild their systems and implement practice and pedagogy for student achievement. Funny how some things come full circle without realizing. My professional life it highly successful. I thrive in structure. It’s my personal life that I’m trying to figure out. Who am I more than being a wife, mother, and educator— I’ve never spent time developing me.
2 likes • May 2
@Bruce Markow that’s the place I’m trying to get to. Only took 51 years to get here — hopefully the next chapter is revealed on a timeline that allows me to live the rest of my life successfully
May 2 •
Who knew?
Just got my ADHD Snapshot and one line stopped me cold: my brain isn't avoiding the thing I love, it's protecting me from another disappointment. After a year of knowing I have ADHD but not really changing anything, seeing the pattern named that clearly hit different. The avoidance, the "I'll start tomorrow," the dread before practice - none of it is laziness. It's a nervous system that has been keeping me safe for decades. Ready for Day 1.
2 likes • May 2
So many of us have very similar patterns. Mine is closely aligned to yours.
May 1 •
Meds and Nootropics
As someone who has not been diagnosed with ADHD and only recently realized that I have it, I'm curious about what experiences those of you who take ADHD meds or have been on them in the past have had. Did you like being on them? What are/were the pros and cons? I'm also curious if anyone has tried any of these nootropic supplements that claim to improve your attention, focus, energy, etc.? Ads for them show up constantly for me online, and every ad, of course, claims that their product is the answer to all your problems! I've tried a couple and didn't really notice a difference. Has anyone here had a positive experience with any of these?
5 likes • May 1
Hi Shani! I have only been diagnosed a year and started with Concerta because it’s “as needed” and not a building med. I was worried about losing my identity or becoming a zombie. So this is the route I’ve started with. But honestly, I’ve been functioning successfully for 50 years. So I don’t know what “as needed” really means in the first place. My next appt with my psych is in 2 weeks and I will be bringing up meds for sure.
5 likes • May 1
@Shani Sherwin so honestly I think I am taking it at the wrong moments. Especially after doing these 5 days of work here. I take when when I have to “focus” on a big project for work. But the reality is that’s not when I struggle. If I have a deadline or structure - then I have no problem “performing” — I really should probably be taking it on the weekends when I don’t have structures to support productivity in place. I’m going to take it this weekend and see what I notice.
May 1 •
Finishing up day 4 before heading into 5.
Definitely use the microphone over typing -- it's like talking to a good therapist The mirror principle just clicked. My morning scroll and my "shutdown spiral" are the exact same behavior - I just call one a routine and the other a crisis. Turns out the chaos in my house and the impulse spending aren't separate problems. They're the same signal showing up in different rooms.
3 likes • May 1
@Melissa Vb I’m much better at just rambling 🤭
1 like • May 1
@Kathy Kubiak same! I’m surprised I haven’t run out of time lol
May 1 •
Day 5 AI Assessment
Just completed all 5 sections of the Awakening Assessment, and I just realized something I've been saying out loud without hearing: "most of my success and most of my identity is connected to being an educator and not connected to being a person." That's not a personality. That's a pattern. Curious what the full report reveals next.
1 like • May 1
@Kathy Kubiak very true. As adults, most people want to know “what we do” not “who we are” and I don’t know if I’m even equipped to say who I am.
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@christy-brooks-1127
Wife & Mother of 3 Over 20 yrs in education -- 15 in K-12 public edu (teacher, instructional coach, & principal). Currently a Nat'l Edu Consultant
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