ADHD and Loneliness: What Itβs Really Like to Be βGood With Peopleβ and Still Feel Alone
How social anxiety, masking, and overthinking quietly shape adult friendships
ADHD and Loneliness: What Itβs Really Like to Be βGood With Peopleβ and Still Feel Alone Loneliness isnβt always about having no one.
Sometimes itβs about carrying the connection alone.
I wrote about ADHD, masking, and why friendships can feel so hard. open.substack.com/pub/mindfull...
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What Is F.E.R.R.O.L., Really? Festive Emotional Rabid Response Over Lovely-desserts
A completely unofficial seasonal condition affecting otherwise functional adults.
What Is F.E.R.R.O.L., Really? Festive Emotional Rabid Response Over Lovely-desserts
December hits, the menus change, and suddenly weβre emotionally attached to desserts we havenβt even met yet. Self-control packs its bags. Logic clocks off. Crumb is in charge now. open.substack.com/pub/mindfull...
21.12.2025 16:08 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
When Anxiety Becomes a Health Barrier
The Great Medical Shrug: Understanding Diagnostic Overshadowing, Misdiagnosis, and Anxiety in Medical Care
When Anxiety Becomes a Health Barrier
If youβve ever walked into an appointment and walked out doubting your own body, this oneβs for you.
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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) What is it Really?: A Nervous System on Fire
Understanding ADHD as it actually shows up in real life, not just in textbooks. Explained simply.
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) What is it Really?: A Nervous System on Fire The ADHD post just got a full glow up. If you saw the old version, this one is bigger, clearer, and honestly hits a lot harder. open.substack.com/pub/mindfull...
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What is a Scam DM Really?: How to Spot Them and Protect Your Inbox (and Your Sanity)
How to recognize scam direct messages (DMs), protect your mental health, and stay safe online.
What is a Scam DM Really?: How to Spot Them and Protect Your Inbox (and Your Sanity)
This oneβs for the writers, readers, and kind humans who just want to exist online without being hunted for data, emotions, or cash.
Protect your peace. Block is hygiene, not drama.
open.substack.com/pub/mindfull...
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Snack Bite: What Is AuDHD Really? β Understanding Autism, ADHD, and the Overlap Between Them
AuDHD Explained Simply, What It Really Means To Be Autistic and ADHD
Snack Bite: What Is AuDHD Really? β Understanding Autism, ADHD, and the Overlap Between Them
For the ones who never fit either box.
Whoβve been told theyβre too quiet & too much.
Who burn out trying to stay balanced between focus and freefall.
This oneβs for you. π
open.substack.com/pub/mindfull...
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What Is AuDHD Really? - Understanding AuDHD, Autism and ADHD as a dual diagnosis.
A clear, simple explanation of AuDHD, the overlap between autism and ADHD, and how to live well with both conditions. Written for parents, professionals, and anyone exploring neurodiversity.
What Is AuDHD Really? - Understanding AuDHD, Autism and ADHD as a dual diagnosis.
AuDHD isnβt an official diagnosis, itβs a word the community made because the system didnβt have one.
Itβs not medical, itβs meaningful.
And sometimes, thatβs enough. π
open.substack.com/pub/mindfull...
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Autism Explained Simply: What It Feels Like, Who Gets Missed, and Why It Matters
Snack Bite edition, short, clear, and stigma-free
Autism Explained Simply: What It Feels Like, Who Gets Missed, and Why It Matters.
π¬ New Snack Bite is up!
Short, stigma-free reads like this one will always stay free, quick hits of honesty for when your brainβs had enough essays for the day.
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What Is Autism Really?A Different Way of Being
A Clear Guide to Autism Signs, Misdiagnosis, and Support for Adults, Kids, and Everyone in Between
Autism isnβt new, trendy, or something you βgrow out of.β
Itβs a different way of being one thatβs often missed, or misunderstood.
This post is for the ones who never saw themselves in the diagnosis, the parents still searching for answers, and the adults piecing it all together years later.
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When You Wake Up Again: The Part No One Talks About.
For the people who made it through, and the ones still learning how to live with what happened.
I just shared my new post When You Wake Up Again: The Part No One Talks About.
Itβs about what happens after someone survives, the part most people never talk about.
If you read it, please take care while you do. π
open.substack.com/pub/mindfull...
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Health Anxiety: When Curiosity Turns Into Catastrophe
A guide to health anxiety, illness anxiety disorder, and the digital-age spiral of Googling symptoms.
Health Anxiety: When Curiosity Turns Into Catastrophe
Ever Googled a symptom until your heart raced faster than the search results?
This one digs into health anxiety (also known as Illness Anxiety Disorder) why we spiral, how the internet fuels it, and what actually helps stop the loop.
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