'I felt I had a kind of constant, low-level sadness rather than major depression. A lot of my symptoms were symptoms of ADHD: I wasn’t depressed so much as unenergetic, unfocused, unmotivated, and confused.'
A lot of my symptoms were: I wasn’t depressed so much as unenergetic, unfocused, unmotivated, and confused. Although I was surprised at the suggestion that I had ADHD, some things did make sense. I had done well in school, but while my friends really got immersed in their majors, I just went to classes — sometimes.Jordana was an indifferent student. She slid through a lot of her classes, getting mostly Bs.
We work on scheduling, too. I have a mix of long- and short-term projects, and I start the day with tasks like answering e-mails. I save the middle of the day for long-term projects that I’ll have to come back to, like creating training materials. There are some things I do every week, like gathering content for the website on Wednesdays. I use a computerized planner and set alarms to remind myself of those recurring tasks, as well as meetings.
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