Input 4 Lifestyle

05/09/2025

Having a tough day? Here you go - listen and see what it does for you 🥰🥰

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01/09/2025

3. Start thinking about what you really want from life & write it all down???

I'm continually thinking about things to do with my future and my life but often forget what I've been thinking about because I didn't write it down.

Neurodivergent minds can fail themselves by thinking - 'Oh yeah I'll definitely remember this because it's super important to me and means so much so I'll remember it' then boom...where the heck did that thought just go.

WRITE THINGS DOWN AND GET USED TO WRITING THINGS DOWN & GET USED TO REFELECTING ON THE THINGS YOU'VE WRITTEN DOWN.

This is because some of our minds will delete information, thoughts & ideas to make room for thousands of non essential bits of garbage - without even meaning too.

It's the auto pilot that's constantly got the delete button pressed - by writing things down to paper in particular, we increase the risk of remembering something by repetition.

Writing it down creates a physical memory of the thoughts you've just had. Writing is the link between conscious thought and expression of thought so do it as often as you can.

We have to retrain our minds to think a certain way and the first step to doing this is to first have some fun with it.

Ask yourself how do you ideally want to live your life? And really play with it. What do you see yourself doing in the future? What are you good at? What do you enjoy doing? What are your passions? What makes you smile? What makes you laugh? What makes you sit forward on your seat when someone is talking?

Can you describe your ideal life?

If yes write it all down so you can re-read it often. If the answer is no they get thinking about it. And really use your imagination. This task is not having pure and wild unrealistic fantasies that can never come true at all...

It's about asking yourself what makes you happy? What do you think might make you happy & why?

This question is really good - how do you want to spend your days? What are you doing with your time in your vision?

Get to know what you really want because during that exploration you will likely discover what really drives your behaviours and actions.

Don't be afraid to go within, you've probably already lived without for too long so get thinking. Connect to yourself and we can explore that in later chapters.

01/09/2025

2. GET PHYSICALLY ACTIVE, WORKOUT OR PLAY SPORTS...

ADHD, autism, depression, anxiety, addictions - these things cannot affect you negatively when you are truly engaged in physical activity that raises the heart rate and increases the need for brain activity.

The basic science is that physical activity brings out a better version of you because it releases natural endorphins during & after exercise. When engaged in activity, moods that are often negative in nature from feeling bored, sad & isolated are flooded with these natural pleasure chemical responses.

Therefore the more you are physically engaged in activity, the more you flood your nervous system with happy hormones which elevate your mood and give energy to your body.

I know that's not a fantastic description but I'm trying to keep it simple.

Suggestions:
1. join a gym
2. start doing youtube home workouts in your bedroom, flat/house etc
3. start going for walks but do a few squats when know one is looking haha I do this all the time and yes I've been caught out when people see me but f**k it - they're not bothered so don't be either
4. ask your friends if they know any good sports teams that get together weekly and ask if you can tag along
5. search online for mental health charities and neurodiversity groups that meet up in your local area to play sports or exercise

Whatever you do, please do something. I know getting motivated can be almost impossible at times but that's not always the case - don't deny yourself the opportunity to have a good time.

Also be well aware that having a good time is absolutely allowed. You're allowed to smile every now and again ya know! Just because you mostly feel tired, frustrated and down, doesn't mean you have to pretend you're constantly depressed just to prove it to someone else.

Don't deny happiness...don't try to prove how sad you are to others

Show yourself that you care about yourself by attempting positive things and get your ass in gear ok haha. Get moving, get smiling and get out there!

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01/09/2025

What's it like living with undiagnosed ADHD??? The first thing that springs to mind is; it's like a living hell on earth. The main reason is because I seem to repeat the same or similar barriers every couple of months.

It's like I'm living a GROUNDHOG DAY cycle of behaviour that I just can't seem to snap out of. It's like I find a project that I'm personally passionate about then I delve into it with all my might because I think I've found the way forward this time...

But I keep hitting that familiar TERROR BARRIER! A wall of being fed up, feeling disheartened, losing my confidence, doubting my abilities, scared of being judged, unsure if I chose the right passion to follow, physically, mentally & emotionally drained from the hyper-focus of all my efforts THEN...

Questioning my sanity and myself. Talking to myself like I'm an alien to myself. Feeling like I'm so disconnected from me that I don't know who I am anymore.

*Asking what's the effing point of anything if I just keep ending up at this point all the time - no matter what I try!

**I'll ask myself, what the heck is wrong with me? Why can't I do this thing called life, even though at other times I adore life. Why do I keep failing and giving up on my dreams when I've spent most of my life building my dreams so I can follow them?

***It all just gets too much sometimes and I often can't even explain to myself why I feel like giving up on life. I'll turn to substances for instant gratification - for a chance for my mind to quieten a bit. Some people drink to feel a little looser and let their hair down - I drink to feel a sense of peace and what I believe to be normality.

^The first few drinks I have hit me like a shot of adrenaline but it comes with a level of peace and clarity of thought too. I find myself being strangely philosophical about my own troubles and even the worlds struggles - I'll often flow into a train of thought so clear that I want to tell the whole world about it so I start writing a blog or a post. Maybe I build another element to my business site or plan to write my book only to either post it and delete ASAP or never do anything with it in the first place!!!

~I'll leave it there for now but more posts will follow about what you can do to turn this pattern of behaviour around because it can be done. There are ways to work with yourself instead of against yourself...stay tuned!

Could be an hour from now or could be this time next year before the other post follows hahahaha get used to that one!

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