You can hear perfectly well. Yet somehow, nothing makes sense. Words arrive like badly tuned radio signals, half formed and oddly timed. You nod. You smile. You say “sorry, what?” for the third time in one minute. Eventually, people stop repeating themselves. Eventually, they think you are rude. Or slow. Or not paying attention. This…
Let it go, they say.Yeah, easier said than done, I say. When someone pokes the bear in you, there’s a moment you try to stay calm, to breathe, to remember your affirmations and resist the urge to write a strongly worded text. You tell yourself you can handle it. But if that same person keeps…
You’ve decided it’s time to stop drinking, or at least stop leaning on weed to soften the edges. You’ve got willpower, a plan, maybe even a shiny new journal with motivational quotes. But somehow, two days later, you’re staring at an empty wine bottle or wondering why there’s another half-smoked joint in your ashtray. It’s…
Back in the 80s and 90s, there was an unspoken rule at work: the less people knew about you, the better. Your health, your personal struggles, your quirks? Best left off the record. Fast-forward to 2025, and you’d think the world would have evolved. We’ve got hashtags shouting about neurodiversity inclusion, rainbow-coloured HR brochures promising…
Ever met someone and thought, “Oh, they’re definitely autistic”, only for their professional assessment to come back with a polite-but-firm “Nope”? It happens far more often than you’d think, and the reasons are fascinating, frustrating, and occasionally absurd. Let’s talk masking, ADHD imposters, and the curious world of the “almost-autistic”. The Diagnostic Plot Twist Autism…
If you’re an ND man, and by ND I mean neurodivergent, and you’ve been living with constant, bone-deep anxiety for years, there’s a good chance it isn’t “just anxiety.” There’s a very real possibility it’s ADHD in disguise. Not the hyperactive schoolboy version you’ve seen on TV. Not the “can’t sit still” stereotype. This is…
The Diagnosis You Didn’t See Coming Imagine this. You’re 38, your second marriage has just limped over the finish line, you’ve got more career changes than you have socks, and your Saturday nights now look suspiciously like scrolling on your phone with a glass of something strong. Then one Tuesday afternoon, a doctor drops a…
Some people can let things roll off their back like water on a duck. Others, like me – are more like a sponge in a puddle. If you so much as flick a comment in our direction, we’ll soak it up, carry it around, and possibly replay it in our heads during a 2 am…
We’ve all had that moment: you walk into a room and forget why you went in. You can’t concentrate, you interrupt conversations, your brain feels like a browser with 83 tabs open and one playing music, you just can’t find it. But what if it’s not ADHD? Turns out, several medical conditions can look suspiciously…
Let’s face it. The language around autism and neurodivergence is moving faster than a toddler after sugar. One minute you’re nodding along to someone describing their “high-functioning Asperger’s,” and the next, you’ve learned that term went out of fashion quicker than skinny jeans at a Gen Z picnic. But here’s the good news: all these…
