Systems for That
This meme has been going around for a while. For me it's become a really useful shorthand way of addressing imposter syndrome around a lot of things. Obviously, this relates to imposter syndrome around ADHD. It's easy to think "I have a PhD. Heck, I have TENURE! Clearly, that means I don't really have any issues." This helps me remember all the structures and work that I have put into place to work around the ways my brain works. While it can do amazing things, it's never in easy mode. I have to plan for everything and use a whole suite of tools to do simple things that most people don't think about. However, that, I've mostly processed through a long time ago, and it doesn't hit me too hard. Where it's actually been really useful to me is more on the physical side. I'm a very active person. I lift weights. I bike and walk everywhere. I'm strong, I have lots of energy, and I often default to thinking of myself as physically healthy and...