Exploring ADHD

 

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, many people assume it’s just a lack of focus. But it’s not just that!!! There are many other symptoms. Like Restlessness, easily distracted, unmotivated, hyper focused, starts things but doesn’t finish it, hyper fixated, and a lot more. Sometimes relationships are hard to maintain as well. ADHD can cause an attachment to people.

12.9% of males are currently diagnosed with ADHD and 5.6% of females. ADHD can look different in girls vs boys. And typically it’s diagnosed before the age of 12. There are man medications and coping skills to help people with ADHD. “People with ADHD have at least one defective gene, the DRD₂ Gene that makes it difficult for neurons to respond to dopamine“

There are times where people with ADHD are misunderstood, sometimes are called lazy, but that’s not the case, it’s just hard to be motivated or start things. It’s easier to be motivated if it’s something that people with ADHD enjoy. If you have a friend who has ADHD just make sure to talk to them and try and understand them more

Open Topic: Miraculous

 

Some may believe this is a kids show but if you look much deeper, it’s really made for kids- young adults. It’s a heart warming, action packed, loving show with some dark topics as well. Their friendships and relationships are always bouncing keeping people on their toes, specifically with the love square that’s really between only two people. You might ask how? Well we have the two main characters Ladybug and Cat Noir but you also have their hidden identities Marinette and Adrien. In the beginning Marinette falls in love with Adrien but Cat Noir/Adrien loves Ladybug, see but she doesn’t like Cat Noir, but Marinette can’t know that he’s also Adrien. In later seasons Marinette and Cat Noir get together because Cat Noir gets over Ladybug but doesn’t know she’s also Marinette. Ladybug ends up liking Cat Noir in season 5 but he has gotten over her. In the end of the season Adrien and Marinette end up getting together in the end.

There are a few movies as well, a new one coming out in October, they call them the “World Series” there was the Miraculous World: New York-United HeroZ and Miraculous World: Shanghai- Legend of LadyDragon and now Miraculous World: Paris- Adventures of Shadybug and Claw Noir. Which I’m really excited for because the next season we could get would be in late 2024 early 2025. 

My favorite ship* has to be Ladynoir (Ladybug and Cat Noir) because he always trusts her, there are about 4 times he’s sacrificed himself trusting that she will save him and she always ends up missing him when he’s gone. Their relationship is how I set my standards. 

*Relationship that are together or that we want to get together

Documentary “Cartel Land”

 

The specific scene that got to me was when they were talking about the cartel killing 13 people from a family and another two people just because the boss of the factory screwed over the cartel and punished him by killing all his workers, including babies, kids, teenagers, and the parents. This really made me upset because those are people and other people really cared about them, it also made me very angry because the cartels kill and don’t care about anyone else but themselves. They’d do brutal things to the children just to kill them but they’re innocent which breaks my heart.

It really surprised me in the end when they arrested Mireles the original leader of the group the autodefensa’s because I agree for what he stood for and the vigilante group joining the government could be limited. The government didn’t do much in the first place to get the cartels out. He got in trouble because he disagreed with the group which is wrong to me. 

Did they end up catching the cartel members inside of the autodefensa? Some feelings that stuck were anger because I can’t do anything to help. And yes I’m keeping some triggering from my summary because they’re really gruesome and I don’t like rethinking it again. 

College challenges

 I have many challenges starting with homework loads. For one of my classes I have to read so much every class we have to read an excessive amount and write two pages on it. It’s really difficult to read for me because I have low motivation and get distracted easily. On top of that I don’t have an actual job, I do doordash for money and it doesn’t bring in good money but when I go out I never have money. 

Another challenge is sleep, I tend to only get about 4-6 hours of sleep each night because I get distracted easily and forget the time, as well as procrastinating work so I end up doing it late at night. I often not want to wake up in the morning diminishing my motivation for the day.

Last and foremost my depression and ADHD, I feel like there is no use to do my work or go to school causing me to fall behind and get even more stressed. As well as not being able to focus in class and getting distracted easily. It’s hard to be motivated when I’m not interested in what I’m learning. And I don’t know how to manage my time. 

Belle my dog

 This is my dog Belle she is 7 years old and she is a Yorkshire Terrier mixed with a Poodle. She’s about 11 pounds. I got her from Indiana when I was in 7th grade. This picture is significant to me because it was taken right before I left for college.

This pictures quality is really bad because it was taken in really bad lighting and on my mothers phone. It doesn’t have much significance. She loves licking the air because it comforts her anxiety, she loves playing tug a war. 

Expectations & Strategies

 

The expectations for this writing class. One being try not to miss class but there are 5 absences you can have before it takes off points. As well as turning off unnecessary electronics that will harm focus or learning. To add to that participation is a big grade for this class. Trying not to have late assignments will also be a great factor. 

Some strategies are just walking in with your phone in your bag, that will decrease the want to constantly look at the phone. For absences, only using them is seriously necessary, just because you’re tired isn’t a great excuse to miss class. You may need that absence if you get sick or an emergency, plus you may fall behind and that could add up and be stressful. Participating in class is a great way to stay engaged and to earn point, even if you don’t have an answer just asking questions could be a great way to stay engaged. Having late assignments could lead to having lower grades if you put all that effort in you’re going to want to get that full grade on it so might as well do it on time. Also late work can start to pile up. 

Way I plan on meeting these expectations are having a planner so I know when things are due and what is due, another thing is doing my work as soon as possible instead of procrastinating. This allows me to know what I need to do is done already and I can do more things rather than worrying. Staying balanced is also something I plan on doing, with school, work and theatre there has to be a good amount of balance between all of these otherwise things can get overwhelming. Focusing is a challenge for me so only using my phone in emergencies is what I will strive for. To go towards participating I will try to raise my hand or be part of a discussion once or more each class.