Oh, Christina, your posts are always fascinating -- as you discover and describe your current situation. Thanks for writing. And posting. And may you and God be good to your noggin.
The last time I laughed so much was when I read your previous posts. So hilarious, yet deeply serious and moving. Yesterday, I cooked some salmon. Oven normally 180C, but salmon 200. Check dials, insert salmon. Towards end of cooking process look at dial ... pointed to 180. As someone who once had a fairly high functioning Dingbat that has been sliding so slowly into senescence I can't, of course, really imagine what it's like to go from super-efficient to worse than me virtually overnight, but I can understand the frustration etc. I only wish I had your sense of humour. But I do like the idea of being kind to your Dingbat.
Some of this executive dysfunction will be familiar to those with ADHD, like me. I didn't know but now it makes perfect sense that motivation belongs with it, too. The quiet of not worrying --because you literally can't-- (different post, but I just read that one too) is right on. What stuck with me is how you describe the dingbat assistant without trashing them. You still love this assistant. That's a great model for me. Thank you for sharing, and sharing so beautifully!
This makes all the sense about ADHD - certain parts of this do feel like my normally neuro-spicy brain on steroids! But other parts, like the memory and issues with planning are a whole new world. And yes to not trashing your own personal dingbat! They’re doing their best, after all. No malice involved.
I really love your sense of humor as you deal with your limitations! And I am so glad that you are getting better at your management skills! Hats off to you and your wonderful spouse!
Funny and terrible.
Oh, Christina, your posts are always fascinating -- as you discover and describe your current situation. Thanks for writing. And posting. And may you and God be good to your noggin.
The last time I laughed so much was when I read your previous posts. So hilarious, yet deeply serious and moving. Yesterday, I cooked some salmon. Oven normally 180C, but salmon 200. Check dials, insert salmon. Towards end of cooking process look at dial ... pointed to 180. As someone who once had a fairly high functioning Dingbat that has been sliding so slowly into senescence I can't, of course, really imagine what it's like to go from super-efficient to worse than me virtually overnight, but I can understand the frustration etc. I only wish I had your sense of humour. But I do like the idea of being kind to your Dingbat.
Thank you ☺️
Also, it's hilarious to get an email from "you" with the subject line "465839 is your Substack verification code" right after reading this post.
🤣🤣🤣 It’s a secret code, obvs.
Some of this executive dysfunction will be familiar to those with ADHD, like me. I didn't know but now it makes perfect sense that motivation belongs with it, too. The quiet of not worrying --because you literally can't-- (different post, but I just read that one too) is right on. What stuck with me is how you describe the dingbat assistant without trashing them. You still love this assistant. That's a great model for me. Thank you for sharing, and sharing so beautifully!
This makes all the sense about ADHD - certain parts of this do feel like my normally neuro-spicy brain on steroids! But other parts, like the memory and issues with planning are a whole new world. And yes to not trashing your own personal dingbat! They’re doing their best, after all. No malice involved.
I really love your sense of humor as you deal with your limitations! And I am so glad that you are getting better at your management skills! Hats off to you and your wonderful spouse!
Thank you!