Yay its my b-day today! Hence the drawing for myself <3
Im soooo so thankfull for all the people i met in past year, all cons, all commissions, and patrons ;w; <3
Can you imagine i moved cities, moved in with my girlfriend and we have now DOG? TOGETHER? IN OUR RENTED FLAT???? WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA.... its still something hard to belive, i also started collecting pet shops and im so happy with my little plastic animals, and getting some stuffed toys that i look at daily and bring comfort to me? Another amazing and unbelivable stuff right here folks, i tell you.
Also some personal thoughts and experiences about not being able to "envision" future:
Since I can remember i cannot envision future. Im in constant state of beliving that I wont be there next year, and not in like "sad/su**dal" sense, i simply cannot see anything past clossest few months, and if im stressed this time frame thats "avaiable" to me is even shorter like 2 months or even weeks. I dont know if it have to do with my adhd, severe anxiety i have as long as i can remember (5 yo to be exact), intrusive thoughts, autism or something else?
So im really proud of myself when i look back and see that in fact I MADE IT, again, (im always suprised). Because of living in quite "short" moments, its hard for me to grasp my progress and achievments in past, and i cannot plan anything in future. Which can be problematic sometimes, because you know adult stuff like : housing, plans for retirement and everything....
You cannot convince me that ill be here in next few years, and people that can properly answer question "where do you see yourself in 5 years" are such a wild concept to me? I cannot grasp it, i mostly live in the moment and next 1-2 months at best, and i just hope that just as I made it before, ill power through once more and then again, and again... so far this strategy worked and ill be worrying more when the stuff to worry about will come, im worrying constantly.
So if anyone feels similar to me, or is just depressed, stressed, anxious etc, just know there is hope, and we can make it even hour after hour if needed! (when i had my worst depression episode i was just living in hour time frames, and that was ok, i survived that too).
And to be honest being person whos having frequent "tired- cant do anything today, even getting up from bed" days couldnt be possible without being able to draw for customers and having patrons, (another wild concept i love you guys). Like i can draw funny dogs with colorful hair and im able to pay for my flat and food???? HUH??? also my part jobs being petsitter, which is another wild concept? You pay ME to hang out with animals ? I'm animals obsessed since being kid, you are paying me for living my dream <3
So even being after 25 and not having "real" job i made it again! against all odds! In past few years my depressive episodes were more frequent and longer too, so being active and quite well right now is another achievment! :D (yay for modern medicine and antidepressants and adhd meds!) I may be more often tired, and unable to focus on simplest tasks with each passing month/year , but im so privileged and lucky, to be able to have psyhiatrist visits and get help with meds.
I hope to see you all next year when ill try and write post similar to this one hopefully!
offf i rambled for so long, ill be suprised if anyone reads through all of that haha
Im soooo so thankfull for all the people i met in past year, all cons, all commissions, and patrons ;w; <3
Can you imagine i moved cities, moved in with my girlfriend and we have now DOG? TOGETHER? IN OUR RENTED FLAT???? WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA.... its still something hard to belive, i also started collecting pet shops and im so happy with my little plastic animals, and getting some stuffed toys that i look at daily and bring comfort to me? Another amazing and unbelivable stuff right here folks, i tell you.
Also some personal thoughts and experiences about not being able to "envision" future:
Since I can remember i cannot envision future. Im in constant state of beliving that I wont be there next year, and not in like "sad/su**dal" sense, i simply cannot see anything past clossest few months, and if im stressed this time frame thats "avaiable" to me is even shorter like 2 months or even weeks. I dont know if it have to do with my adhd, severe anxiety i have as long as i can remember (5 yo to be exact), intrusive thoughts, autism or something else?
So im really proud of myself when i look back and see that in fact I MADE IT, again, (im always suprised). Because of living in quite "short" moments, its hard for me to grasp my progress and achievments in past, and i cannot plan anything in future. Which can be problematic sometimes, because you know adult stuff like : housing, plans for retirement and everything....
You cannot convince me that ill be here in next few years, and people that can properly answer question "where do you see yourself in 5 years" are such a wild concept to me? I cannot grasp it, i mostly live in the moment and next 1-2 months at best, and i just hope that just as I made it before, ill power through once more and then again, and again... so far this strategy worked and ill be worrying more when the stuff to worry about will come, im worrying constantly.
So if anyone feels similar to me, or is just depressed, stressed, anxious etc, just know there is hope, and we can make it even hour after hour if needed! (when i had my worst depression episode i was just living in hour time frames, and that was ok, i survived that too).
And to be honest being person whos having frequent "tired- cant do anything today, even getting up from bed" days couldnt be possible without being able to draw for customers and having patrons, (another wild concept i love you guys). Like i can draw funny dogs with colorful hair and im able to pay for my flat and food???? HUH??? also my part jobs being petsitter, which is another wild concept? You pay ME to hang out with animals ? I'm animals obsessed since being kid, you are paying me for living my dream <3
So even being after 25 and not having "real" job i made it again! against all odds! In past few years my depressive episodes were more frequent and longer too, so being active and quite well right now is another achievment! :D (yay for modern medicine and antidepressants and adhd meds!) I may be more often tired, and unable to focus on simplest tasks with each passing month/year , but im so privileged and lucky, to be able to have psyhiatrist visits and get help with meds.
I hope to see you all next year when ill try and write post similar to this one hopefully!
offf i rambled for so long, ill be suprised if anyone reads through all of that haha
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I read through it :D Congrats on your achievements and happy birthday!! Your experience not being able to envision the future is interesting. It definitely could be a form of time blindness from ADHD. I also have AuDHD and time blindness, but for me it's that I seemingly have no concept of time passing. Something can be scheduled to happen in a week, and then when it's that day, I'm always like "What?? But that's in a week!". I just don't register the days going by, and have often ended up wasting lots of time and being royally unprepared for many things due to that. Though something that has helped me with this is surrounding myself with lots, and I mean lots, of various calendars and to-do lists so I'm always aware of the day and what is coming up in the near future and what I need to do to prepare for those things. Also, I think the "5-year plan" is overrated anyways lol. I used to do it when I was younger, but I quickly found out that life often doesn't work as planned, and many unexpected things come up, not to mention things change. So I don't really see much utility in it anyways unless it's a very vague and flexible plan toward overarching goals in life. I think it's better to focus more in the present and consistently taking steps towards your goals and checking in with yourself about what you want in life, what brings you fulfillment, etc, and if you are taking steps towards that/what else you can be doing towards your goals. Or, if the things you are taking steps towards are still what you want, because that can change and that's ok. I feel this approach will naturally lead towards ending up in a good, or at least better, place in however many years time without creating an expectation of where you will be and what you will accomplish in that timeframe, which often creates feelings of failure when (often, imo, due to the natural variabilities in life) not met. So I don't think you're missing much in that respect, though difficulty preparing for the future at all seems anxiety-inducing. Perhaps something that might help is bringing the abstract idea of the future into the present? Like creating actionable steps you can take in the present that will benefit you in the future, but you don't need to worry about the future, just about what you are doing now. An example would be putting a percentage of the money you earn into savings (if you are able to and don't already). Or making a phone call to set something up that will be beneficial to your future. But the focus isn't on the future, just about the phone call you need to make in the present. I'm not sure if that would help you or if you've already tried something like that, but I thought I would put the idea out there anyways in case it can :3 Anyways, I hope you have a great birthday today and more to come. Cheers!
Aww thank you! I have similar experience with time blindness typical for adhd that is mostly durign one day, or me realizing its already may, a not february haha, but this one about future from what ive read online may be from past traumas and not feeling secure and safe as a kid , so it could check out, like my mom tried to be good one, but family home was difficult to say at least ^^; thank you for your advices! <3 about savings im trying to do it whenever i can, and unforutnatelly there is nothing more stressing to me than phone calls and you reminded me that i actually have to call to get gynecologist appointment ^^; thanks again <3
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