The portion of the therapy I pay for where I talk about how unseen I felt and how I was perceived as ‘too much’ Loosing and replacing...

Re-inserting my card numbers into accounts online after losing my bank card. ADHD (and tiredness) The delay of waiting for a new...

wall to climb, relief, grief over what could have been

Factors I considered I would smile, had an ‘expressive’ face and was viewed as ‘excitable’. I’d been told to ‘ Calm down ’, which led to...

Tara poet

What did I do?

Crash and burn, When did I become, not good enough, for your world? society built for neurotypical Tara star poem neurodivergent writer

confusion, delaying diagnosis, questioning everything, self-doubt, undiagnosed childhood ADHD, feeling like an annoyance, feeling misunderst

Judged, I care, passionate, interrupting, ‘over’-talking, physically painful, shame, a few short words

free flowing, poetic journal, hard on myself, tasks ADHD, spoken word poet-style, rhythm and rhyme

soothe,

During the pandemic, I was re-reminded why I needed an ADHD assessment Tara, I’m ‘too much’ How I knew

Lost.

ADHD and shame, poetry on trauma, sometimes I despair at the world

What’s wrong with that? I like how I view the world (in so many ways).. Tara speaks

navigation, Tara star poetry, what I write about ADHD

and sparks

ADHD women, society’s judgement, my shame

Non - ideal. So, a good response would be..

Responses to adult ADHD diagnosis, poetry journal