I've never thought of trying to measure how many days/weeks I lose per month, but that's a great idea. I should be more clinical about managing my time.
I feel this so much, though, and it's really nice to have some validation that I'm not imagining it. Between awful ADHD, chronic migraines, and whatever mystery health problem is going on -- I've been struggling to get my artistic side back more than anything. I'm prescribed adhd meds and I get a monthly Emgality injection from the headache clinic in GR -- and those things do help with quality of life a lot. But it hasn't been enough to reach the goalposts I'd like.
I keep saying that all I want at this point is to be able to make art with people I love and creators I look up to. Music as art is at least helpful because everything I do is part of a collaboration, and especially with the new project I'm making plans to bring in friends like Em Petersmark from The Crane Wives and Melissa Dylan from Romance for Ransom to co-write some stuff. Tbh, this condition has almost killed me twice, and making shit with people I love feels more important with whatever time I have anyway.
But maaaaaan am I struggling to do the things I want with this activist journalism project.
I've never thought of trying to measure how many days/weeks I lose per month, but that's a great idea. I should be more clinical about managing my time.
I feel this so much, though, and it's really nice to have some validation that I'm not imagining it. Between awful ADHD, chronic migraines, and whatever mystery health problem is going on -- I've been struggling to get my artistic side back more than anything. I'm prescribed adhd meds and I get a monthly Emgality injection from the headache clinic in GR -- and those things do help with quality of life a lot. But it hasn't been enough to reach the goalposts I'd like.
I keep saying that all I want at this point is to be able to make art with people I love and creators I look up to. Music as art is at least helpful because everything I do is part of a collaboration, and especially with the new project I'm making plans to bring in friends like Em Petersmark from The Crane Wives and Melissa Dylan from Romance for Ransom to co-write some stuff. Tbh, this condition has almost killed me twice, and making shit with people I love feels more important with whatever time I have anyway.
But maaaaaan am I struggling to do the things I want with this activist journalism project.
Thanks for writing this.