Beyond Distracted

This week, we're serving up a smorgasbord of personal tales and insights on how ADHD influences our culinary cravings and eating habits. From the comfort of routine restaurant orders to the trials of introducing novelty into our diets, we're peeling back the layers on the foodie experiences unique to adults navigating ADHD. Satisfy your curiosity and perhaps find a kindred spirit in this hearty discussion, where we acknowledge that while we may not always have our culinary lives perfectly seasoned, we're all in this kitchen together, laughing and learning one bite at a time.

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Produced by Rachel Smith and Christen Everett.

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From being so focused that we neglect our basic needs, to turning our closets into what we affectionately call "hyperfixation graveyards," in this episode we discuss how our tendency toward obsessions can lead to extraordinary discoveries, knowledge, and skills.

For most ADHDers, hyperfixation shapes the way we interact with the world. Often, it's all or nothing.  We meticulously research almost everything we do, and we tend to move on from hobbies frequently. So join us as we reveal some of our silliest hyperfixations and talk about how this is actually one of our ADHD superpowers!

Article: ADHD & Hyperfixation: The Phenomenon Of Extreme Focus

Embroidery artist: The Artful Possum

Songs On Repeat:
• Rachel: Fourth Wing and Iron Flame audiobooks
• Christen: Blurry by Puddle of Mud

Things That Made Life Better:
• Rachel: fancy playing cards (more fancy decks here, too!)
• Christen: rainbow pill organizer

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Ever felt like time completely slips through your fingers, especially when you're deep into a project? One minute it's just after breakfast and then suddenly you've missed lunch and it's time to start prepping supper... Oops! ADHDers tend to perceive time a bit differently than neurotypicals, and in this episode we're unpacking the struggles that can result from time blindness and a few ways we try to work with our brains to accomplish what needs to get done.

Article: How Does ADHD Affect Your Time Perception?
2019 Review: Clinical Implications of the Perception of Time in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
2021 Review: Time Perception is a Focal Symptom of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Adults

Songs on Repeat
• Rachel: The Cornhusker by The Killigans
• Christen: B.O.B. - Bombs Over Baghdad by Outkast

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Body Doubling is the productivity hack we swear by, and this episode is all about the joys and wonders of finding your task-tackling twin. From personal tales of conquering the chaos of a cluttered pantry to the sweet victory of meal prep made fun, we reveal how a companion can turn the mundane into the extraordinary. We'll let you in on our quirky kitchenware debates and the unexpected bonding that blooms. As we navigate the nuances of staying diligent, we share the strategies that keep the to-do list and the tasks we've procrastinated complete.

Songs On Repeat:  

• Rachel's: Eric Church - Russian Roulette 
• Christen's: Rainbow Kitten Surprise - Drop Stop Roll

Items that made life better:

• Rachel's: Ororo Heated Vest
• Christen's: Natrol Melatonin Gummies

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Ever found yourself completely frustrated from being interrupted during a hyperfocus, or gripped with anxiety over an afternoon appointment? You're not alone! In this episode we explore the 'Six Horsemen of ADHD' and how they resonate with those of us living with ADHD. We dive into the nitty-gritty of daily struggles, from the paralyzing array of meal choices to the looming cloud of ambiguous deadlines. So plug in, settle down, and join us for a journey through the trials and triumphs of living with ADHD!

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Ever had your online shopping cart filled with items you swore you needed at 2 a.m., only to question your life choices the next morning? Or spent hours researching a purchase only to use it twice before forgetting about it? (Or never open it at all, as Rachel admits to doing several times!) We get it because we've been there! In this episode, we discuss the hilarious ups and downs of impulse buying with ADHD and try to figure out ways to help rein in our spending! 

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"I feel like I've always been one of those people that in a crisis, I get really clear headed. I have action items and I'm good at directing people and saying, do this, and suppressing anything else. And then after it's all under control by someone else, I lose my mind."

In this episode we talk about how even though people with ADHD struggle to complete everyday tasks, often times when a crisis or emergency hits, all of a sudden we become level headed and calm. The surge of fight or flight hormones can do a really good job of quiet our minds and locking our focus on the situation at hand. We also discuss how this is potentially a reason ADHDers tend to procrastinate until the very last minute...

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"It's like you say one thing and in a split second, our brains have gone down five different rabbit holes and immediately we're at something else, that in our brain makes sense that it's related, and [neurotypical] people are like, how did you go from here to here?  It doesn't make any sense to them."

In this episode, Christen shares some of her main ADHD symptoms, and how ADHD can impact how we interact with others... things like masking, interrupting, derailed trains of thought, and constant monologues in our head. We also chat about how women can often be diagnosed with anxiety when, in reality, the anxiety is merely a symptom of undiagnosed and untreated ADHD.

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"They're running a hundred meter sprint and we're running a hundred meter sprint with hurdles. Those are two completely different races." 

In this episode, Rachel shares how her daughter's ADHD diagnosis led to her seeking an evaluation for herself, and how all the things she originally thought were character flaws turned out to be symptoms of undiagnosed (and untreated) ADHD. Too often girls and women fly under the radar because our symptoms don't present as the classic "six year old boy jumping off the desk in a classroom" thing. We talk about how we've had to give 110% just to match what other people only need 60% to accomplish, not knowing why we struggled more than others.

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We recently saw a quote on Instagram that read: "Getting diagnosed with ADHD as an adult feels like being told you suck at Mario Kart your whole life, and then finding out your game generates 40x more banana peels than it’s supposed to." 

This has definitely been our experience, and on this episode we discuss some of the ways how, looking back, ADHD affected us. But at the time, we didn't know that's what it was, so we often just assumed we were lazy, or annoying, or stupid. Spoiler: turns out we are none of those things, we just have ADHD!

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