I was going to do a bunch of research about ADHD and how to cope with it. But I decided it was best just to tell my story.

“Major depressive disorder affects approximately 17.3 million American adults, or about 7.1% of the U.S. population age 18 and older, in a given year. (National Institute of Mental Health “Major Depression”, 2017)”

It’s not super comfortable for me to post a no makeup, hair-like-it-is type photo but I think this is a good opportunity to talk about labels.

This photo was taken just a year or two before my recovery began.

It’s like my brain has a bit of a stomach ache.
Or like my heart has a headache.
My stomach has the sniffles.

I am weary.
Some days are like this.

I have enough co-annoying disorders and invisible illnesses that I can’t necessarily point to one and give it all the blame. I also wear a lot of hats (figuratively).