It seems like everybody’s here 40+ where are the youngsters? I thought younger people like me are suffering from ADHD.

Suffering from ADHD in age of 21 😩

I'm done looking capable on the outside while quietly drowning on the inside. I'm done walking through my own front door and feeling defeated instead of supported. I'm done paying a mortgage on a house someone else should be living in — while my own home sits half-renovated, chaotic, and unfinished. I'm here because three and a half years ago, I lost my corporate role, and with it, I lost the structure, the income, the identity, and the momentum that made me feel like me. And since then — through burnout, redundancy, menopause, and an ADHD diagnosis — I've been trying to rebuild from the inside out while pretending I already had it together. I'm done pretending. I'm here because I know exactly what I need to do. I've always known. The gap was never knowledge — it was follow-through. And I'm done letting avoidance, shame, and overwhelm steal my future one unopened email at a time. These six weeks are not "one day." These six weeks are now. Let's kick in some of that Hyperfocus, and keep the long term goal - right, front and centre of my Vision.

I was talking with Sage this morning about how the weather impacts my wellbeing in major ways for several different reasons and how I was hoping for warmer weather today so I could go outside to do my home work because I feel better outside. Sage then explained that there is actual science behind why the brain’s ability to focus increases when you are out in nature which I thought was fascinating: “There's a concept called Attention Restoration Theory (developed by researchers Stephen and Rachel Kaplan) that explains exactly what you experience. The idea is that our brains use two types of attention: directed attention (the effortful, "I need to focus on this" kind) and involuntary attention (the "ooh, a bird" kind). Urban and indoor environments constantly drain directed attention because everything demands it. But nature engages your involuntary attention gently: wind, birds, leaves, light shifting. That gives your directed attention a chance to rest and recharge. So you're not just happier outside. You're literally cognitively sharper. Your brain has known this your whole life. Now you know why.”

Today I thought I would try turning the heat down after a hot shower and put it to cold. I didn’t do it for very long so it made didn’t make me feel any better or different,. I did notice that my feet were cold for a long time afterwards. I will try it again but I am not sure it’s for me. Maybe when the weather gets better and the outside temperature goes up?!?!