Weird Cat

Once I have firmly established that I do actually know what I’m talking about, I take immense joy in using wrong/imprecise words in especially jargon-laden or technical contexts.

• Ex: talking about sails and rigging and the Golden Age of Sail and absolutely refusing to use the word “ship” the whole time
• Ex: “why is that guy wearing a weird hat?” instead of “why is that one guy wearing a helm/armor that is totally inconsistent in period and region with the guys around him?”
• Ex: “ooh, what a weird sword thing” “it’s a spear” “yeah, that’s a really weird sword thing”
• Ex: calling a character in a tv show Weird Zeus the whole time, despite knowing his name

Time-keeping

ADHD time-keeping: Everything happens in either 20 minutes or 45 minutes. Everything.

How long does it take to drive to that place? 45 minutes. How long will it take me to get ready for the day? 20 minutes. How long will I be in the shower? 20 minutes. (Usually not true, but that’s what my brain says.)

The truth could be 15 or 10 or 30 or 55, but no. 20 or 45 minutes. Everything.

Decisions, decisions

Three kinds of ADHD decisions:

1. *presented with 4 options*
1. ADHD person: *looks at options for 30 seconds* uhh, that one.
2. Someone else: Are you sure? Did you consider the potential outcomes?
3. ADHD: I have never been more sure of anything in my entire life. It’s that one.
2. *presented with 4 options*
1. ADHD: That one, definitely.
2. *thinks about it more* Yea.... still that one.
3. *thinks about it more* yep, that’s the one.
4. *thinks about it more* yknow I’m really not sure. I’ve done some research and it seems kind of complicated and like maybe it’s not the right answer. I’m not sure. I’m just... not gonna make a decision.
5. Opt. *thinks about it more* Yeah, that one!

1. *presented with 4 options*
1. ADHD: Well, maybe option A, but that means this consequence so maybe option B, but option B means option A isn’t a problem, maybe option C, but option C is actively bad for options A and B, and the opportunity cost is high, so maybe option D? But that seems really hard so idk option A is sounding pretty good, but that would mean this and this and this, but option B would still mean this and this but not this and option D would get rid of all this but would mean that and that and...

First option has limited effectiveness and hight potential for disaster, but sometimes it works out great
Second option makes committing to plans very difficult. It's great when trying not to buy things, but it's very bad when trying to buy things.
Third option means spiral. There’s no good outcome here. Breaking the spiral requires external input or a concentrated effort to extract oneself from the situation and make the decision later.

Edit

Caring

Me: often has trouble maintaining regular meal times, is impressed when I drink a whole glass of water in a day

Also me, any time I know someone is busy or having a rough day or sad or doing literally anything: don’t forget to eat and drink water!