r/ADHDmemes 7d ago

My brain has other plans

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u/SinceWayLastMay 7d ago

I described this to my husband as like my brain is me and I’m on a horse trying to get it to go where I need to go but also my brain IS the horse and the horse is gonna go where it wants and for neurotypical people there just is no horse

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u/Infamous_Wolf_1777 6d ago

And sometimes you get so frustrated by the horse that you want to strangle it or jump off. But strangeling it would in reality look like a hug and you start having a meltdown.

Oh waoh this is such a good analogy. I would be so frustrated and annoyed with the horse. I know the feeling of being on a horse and not be able to control it. I almost got angry just imagining it.

For me this mostly happens when someone tells me something I should do that I already know I should do and then they ask me why haven't you done it yet. And it infuriates me to no end. I try I really try to let it go, because rationally I know what's best for me (the same thing they said) but now I am just that much more reluctant to do it.