Category: adhd

  • April 2026 IWSG

    April 1 question – If you have a playlist (or could put one together) that either gets you in the groove to write or fits with one of your books, what is it? What type of music or what songs? This really depends on the vibe. For “A Special Blend of Crazy” it was a…

  • Mental Health Wednesday February 2026

    When I started writing this, I couldn’t report a downward spiral or an upward momentum at the time. I wouldn’t call it “homeostasis,” more like “dissociation.” Maybe. It’s eerie. It feels a lot like waiting. Waiting for… something. It’s exhausting. I’ve felt the effects of the heaviness in other ways; I have some routines, but…

  • Mental Health Wednesday December 2025

    This has been a rough year for me. And my family, too, but this blog is about me, so let’s just focus on that. There have been a number of doctor appointments, a couple-three work problems, a layoff, a few other disappointments and scares. All of which ticked my anxiety a little higher, with each…

  • WTF October 2025

    Okay, yes. I like to read my horoscope. Sometimes some good advice comes out of it, such as “consider the possibilities of an honest mess.” It gives one hope. Challenges your perspective. This one though: May not be the best advice for someone, like myself, who occasionally has a few impulse control and patience problems.

  • Mental Health Wednesday October 2025

    I’m going to try and start dating these things in the title. I should’ve a while back, but, you know. Effort. Anyhooo… September was stressful. More than it had any right to be, thank you very much. So much so it brought up fun other potential side effects of mental illness. Physical Manifestation. No, this…

  • September 2025 Mental Health Wednesday

    The last few months have been rough for me, though I don’t know exactly why. I’ve been excessively fatigued, exceptionally spacey. I’ve gone through the usual suspects: diet, supplements, meds, menopause, recovering TBI, a basic downward spiral, even the beginnings of a cold (that irritating beginning, where you wonder if you’re getting sick, but your…