PERSONAL JOURNEY Flashcards
Share your story
THE BEGINNING
Take us back to the start. Can you share the earliest memories or signs that hinted towards ADHD?”
ANXIETY
PRESENTATION= HEART RATE INCREASED
MY MOTHER DIED
COVER MYSELF TO PROTEC WITH A SHIELD
SOCIAL FEAR NOT ABLE TO CONTROL IT
HOW WAS YOUR CHILDHOOD AND TEENAGE INFLUENCED BY ADHD
CLASSMATES PERCEIVED ME AS DIFFERENT
SUFFER BULLYIN IN HIGH SCHOOL
I ALWAYS COMPARE MYSELF WITH MY CLASSMATES
LOW SELF-ESTEEM, NEGATIVE SELF-TALK, FEELING NOT GOOD ENOUGH NOT HAVING TEACHER SUPPORT
I REFUGEE MYSELF INTO VIDEOGAMES PLATFORMS
2. CHALLENGES AND TRIUMPHS
Tell us about the most challenging period in your life related to ADHD. How did you navigate it?”
being able to prepare myself like an astronaut training to speak in front of audience in a foreign language.
The key here was ANTICIPATION and baby steps: practice in front of the mirror, talking in front of my parents and then in front of friends. And to calm myself taking breathing deep.
Another challenge for me was dancing in front of classmates
CHALLENGES AND TRIUMPHS
Describe a moment where ADHD, which might be perceived as a challenge, actually became an advantage for you.”
For me it was when I realized doing physical exercise worked with me to have this hyperfocus system. And discipline of sport make me more organised to work better.
