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A Quick Note on My Schedule & ADHD
Posted 2 months agoHey everyone, Daxy here with a heartfelt and important update.
As many of you know, I have ADHD. On top of that, I am fully committed to my college studies, which can be incredibly demanding and unpredictable. This combination means that my creative energy and my ability to produce new content can fluctuate wildly.
There will be amazing weeks where I'm constantly creating and posting, and there will be quiet times where my focus is entirely consumed by deadlines and studies.
I'm not going anywhere! My passion for creating art for you all is stronger than ever. I just want to be transparent and ask for your patience and understanding if I'm quiet for a bit. The inconsistency frustrates me just as much as it might you, and I'm truly sorry for it.
Your support, likes, and messages mean the absolute world to me. They are the fuel that keeps me going, even on the toughest days.
Thank you for everything,
Daxy
As many of you know, I have ADHD. On top of that, I am fully committed to my college studies, which can be incredibly demanding and unpredictable. This combination means that my creative energy and my ability to produce new content can fluctuate wildly.
There will be amazing weeks where I'm constantly creating and posting, and there will be quiet times where my focus is entirely consumed by deadlines and studies.
I'm not going anywhere! My passion for creating art for you all is stronger than ever. I just want to be transparent and ask for your patience and understanding if I'm quiet for a bit. The inconsistency frustrates me just as much as it might you, and I'm truly sorry for it.
Your support, likes, and messages mean the absolute world to me. They are the fuel that keeps me going, even on the toughest days.
Thank you for everything,
Daxy
So I've been discovering about my ADHD
Posted 3 years agoIt's been a... productive week, but... only on me. Working on myself. I want to say sorry. Heh... but already so may of you have told me not to be...
So that's the truth. Sadly, I haven't been working in commissions as I should be. But hey... that's the thing, isn't it? By working on the problems in me first, is how I'll become more productive afterwards, and finish commissions more quickly? At least... that's a positive way to see it. And I'm sure it won't be long until it turns out that way ♥
Well, here's the story. No wait, just a quick definition for this journal:
Us with ADHD, we.. tend to go off topic a lot, so I'll be coloring yellow the things that I'm either editing in after writting, or that clearly go off topic. Continue with the story:
It all started when YouTube recommended me this amazing channel: How to ADHD
Every video I've watched, has been so relatable. And with that, on day one I actually rediscovered what ADHD actually was... and made me heavily realize how much it had been affecting me.... not only the past week or month... but for years without knowing it...
First thing I did, tell my family that... turns out... I never grew out of my ADHD from when I was a distracted kid... as we all thought. Yeah. That hurt. Realizing that not being Neurotypical... just.. can't be "cured".
But right after saying that, let me tell you, these past days I've discovered to look at it in another way: Having ADHD is like, being a unique type of personality, like having different eye color. Makes us different in a special way that brings in many pros compared to Neutotipicals. In me, I can account it towards my creativity and passion I get when I work on something that's inspiring me to work on. My hyperfocus on writting this journal for example.
After telling my family, I got an appointment with a Neurologist (luckily got it in 3 days) turns out..... I need to get a deep Neuropsychological Evaluation in order to determine what meds I could take to "concentrate". At least is what I'd like to think will be a good solution to finally get to work. I think that's the objective here.
This 29th I'll be having my first session. Hoping it'll only take one to figure things out... because it's quite expensive. Worryingly so.
After getting diagnosed, I began to watch more videos, take solutions I have at hand. The pills are not going to arrive any time soon, so I've been following videos explaining how to get over many problems I didn't detect I had, let me tell you:
• Thinking I'm flawed? I'm not normal, and can never become normal? Hey! It's alright now!
• Heavy worry because of my lack of motivation on things that are actually very important to me? Like getting to work on my commissions? Now I'm closer to tackling them one step at a time.
• What? It was called "Imposter Syndrom" whenever I felt I didn't deserve praise or being your friend? This makes me feel... a bit less guilty. But now that I know how to identify it I can try stop being worried about it!
• How to start being confident on saying no to more work I keep adding to my shoulders? I think I'm starting to get it. Once I finish this queue of commissions, I'll be taking less at a time I promise.
• How do I get over this wall I built towards starting and getting my commissions done? That's right! I'll be climbing it slowly now. (Part 2)
• And what's taken me the longest. Starting my own bullet journal. It's honestly important to get things organized in my life! I've tried so many tools to do it! This one is working great.
It would make me very happy to hear from people watching these videos ówò I relate to them so hard, I really hope they reach people who go through this, and feel helped out. Do give your opinion on the videos on this comment section, or dm's if you know me ´w` gosh it would make me so happy to hear my friends watched the videos to start getting what I'm going through. Ah! But I tried to summarize it with the names of the links, so don't worry if you don't ♥
Along with writting the Bujo (Bullet Journal), I took two days to clean my room and not get overwhelmed by how long it was taking me to. And it's still taking me a long time to open Excel and draw my schedule.
Along with these things, if I didn't mention before, this semester's classes started this Monday 7th. Yes, if I must remind you, I go to university, and my education and future are important to me. Heh, classes have been going fine. And my to-do lists, and Bujo have been helping greatly to get many things done every day.
I also intalled the App called Sunsama for very effective to-do lists and scheduling, and the App called Fabulous for very effective creation of habits, like my morning routine, and afternoon excersizing routine. More on the way regarding taking time to study, and FINALLY, that's right, folks: Working on commissions.
For now, I'll get through this first week of classes.
I'm sending my apologies to any commissioner not ok with these excuses. Yes, I recognize they are but excuses. And you are completely on your right to claim a refund. I have not used any of the money I've received for commissions in the works for that very purpose. Your money is still intact and ready to be refunded, no hard feelings.
To those still on the queue, I'm working on getting a public Trello site operating, so that you can look at your place on the list and progress (described, not publicly shown) on your piece. My deepest thanks for your patience, and believeing in me. I won't let you guys down.
I'm sorry I never noticed how heavily my symptoms were bringing me away from finishing what really looks like such a simple task. Heh. "Symptoms". I've been afraid I would start blaming ADHD, like if that was an excuse... people have ADHD as well. Anyone could tell me they have it, and would've been able to work.
So apologizing is all I can do. Tho... I have to start recognizing that... I shouldn't be so hard on myself either.
Hey. Things are going better now. I'll contact you for your feedback, because we're back in production!
So that's the truth. Sadly, I haven't been working in commissions as I should be. But hey... that's the thing, isn't it? By working on the problems in me first, is how I'll become more productive afterwards, and finish commissions more quickly? At least... that's a positive way to see it. And I'm sure it won't be long until it turns out that way ♥
Well, here's the story. No wait, just a quick definition for this journal:
Us with ADHD, we.. tend to go off topic a lot, so I'll be coloring yellow the things that I'm either editing in after writting, or that clearly go off topic. Continue with the story:
This past week
It all started when YouTube recommended me this amazing channel: How to ADHD
Every video I've watched, has been so relatable. And with that, on day one I actually rediscovered what ADHD actually was... and made me heavily realize how much it had been affecting me.... not only the past week or month... but for years without knowing it...
What I've done with it
First thing I did, tell my family that... turns out... I never grew out of my ADHD from when I was a distracted kid... as we all thought. Yeah. That hurt. Realizing that not being Neurotypical... just.. can't be "cured".
But right after saying that, let me tell you, these past days I've discovered to look at it in another way: Having ADHD is like, being a unique type of personality, like having different eye color. Makes us different in a special way that brings in many pros compared to Neutotipicals. In me, I can account it towards my creativity and passion I get when I work on something that's inspiring me to work on. My hyperfocus on writting this journal for example.
After telling my family, I got an appointment with a Neurologist (luckily got it in 3 days) turns out..... I need to get a deep Neuropsychological Evaluation in order to determine what meds I could take to "concentrate". At least is what I'd like to think will be a good solution to finally get to work. I think that's the objective here.
This 29th I'll be having my first session. Hoping it'll only take one to figure things out... because it's quite expensive. Worryingly so.
After getting diagnosed, I began to watch more videos, take solutions I have at hand. The pills are not going to arrive any time soon, so I've been following videos explaining how to get over many problems I didn't detect I had, let me tell you:
• Thinking I'm flawed? I'm not normal, and can never become normal? Hey! It's alright now!
• Heavy worry because of my lack of motivation on things that are actually very important to me? Like getting to work on my commissions? Now I'm closer to tackling them one step at a time.
• What? It was called "Imposter Syndrom" whenever I felt I didn't deserve praise or being your friend? This makes me feel... a bit less guilty. But now that I know how to identify it I can try stop being worried about it!
• How to start being confident on saying no to more work I keep adding to my shoulders? I think I'm starting to get it. Once I finish this queue of commissions, I'll be taking less at a time I promise.
• How do I get over this wall I built towards starting and getting my commissions done? That's right! I'll be climbing it slowly now. (Part 2)
• And what's taken me the longest. Starting my own bullet journal. It's honestly important to get things organized in my life! I've tried so many tools to do it! This one is working great.
It would make me very happy to hear from people watching these videos ówò I relate to them so hard, I really hope they reach people who go through this, and feel helped out. Do give your opinion on the videos on this comment section, or dm's if you know me ´w` gosh it would make me so happy to hear my friends watched the videos to start getting what I'm going through. Ah! But I tried to summarize it with the names of the links, so don't worry if you don't ♥
Along with writting the Bujo (Bullet Journal), I took two days to clean my room and not get overwhelmed by how long it was taking me to. And it's still taking me a long time to open Excel and draw my schedule.
Along with these things, if I didn't mention before, this semester's classes started this Monday 7th. Yes, if I must remind you, I go to university, and my education and future are important to me. Heh, classes have been going fine. And my to-do lists, and Bujo have been helping greatly to get many things done every day.
I also intalled the App called Sunsama for very effective to-do lists and scheduling, and the App called Fabulous for very effective creation of habits, like my morning routine, and afternoon excersizing routine. More on the way regarding taking time to study, and FINALLY, that's right, folks: Working on commissions.
For now, I'll get through this first week of classes.
To my commissioners:
I'm sending my apologies to any commissioner not ok with these excuses. Yes, I recognize they are but excuses. And you are completely on your right to claim a refund. I have not used any of the money I've received for commissions in the works for that very purpose. Your money is still intact and ready to be refunded, no hard feelings.
To those still on the queue, I'm working on getting a public Trello site operating, so that you can look at your place on the list and progress (described, not publicly shown) on your piece. My deepest thanks for your patience, and believeing in me. I won't let you guys down.
And to my dearest commissioner.
I'm sorry I never noticed how heavily my symptoms were bringing me away from finishing what really looks like such a simple task. Heh. "Symptoms". I've been afraid I would start blaming ADHD, like if that was an excuse... people have ADHD as well. Anyone could tell me they have it, and would've been able to work.
So apologizing is all I can do. Tho... I have to start recognizing that... I shouldn't be so hard on myself either.
Hey. Things are going better now. I'll contact you for your feedback, because we're back in production!
