Living with ADHD is a constant monitoring of one’s self and emotions. It requires conscious effort to ensure responses are within society’s acceptable parameters.

  • Time blindness is the inability for those with ADHD to feel the passage of time and internally manage it for the future. Their internal clocks are seemingly broken, always moving too fast or too slow. See the full exhibition here.

  • I am struck by the waves. I am swept off the shore into the waters of emotional upheaval, unable to find my footing even though still shallow enough to stand. I am well aware of the absurdity; drowning in the shallow end of my emotions. See the full exhibition here.

  • Everything is covered in a sheen of oil. It blurs the edges and makes it difficult to grasp, despite how many times I adjust my grip. If I lessen my focus for just a moment, I risk it sliding through my fingers and falling into the abyss at my feet. If that happens, I may later rediscover it with a newfound interest or stumble upon it while searching with frustration that I lost something yet again. Or, even worse yet, I might never realize I was trying to hold something at all. See the full exhibition here.

  • Caught in the chaos of indecision, I am directionless, despite clear expectations. Blanketed in the boundless expanse of possibility I become awestruck to the point of stagnation. Thoughts blink in and out of my consciousness, too distant to discern with any semblance of clarity. I am aware of my paralysis, but no amount of willpower can propel me forward. Amidst the myriad of possibilities, I am unable to locate my guiding star, rendering me incapable of charting a course ahead and leaving me with nothing but listless exhaustion. See the full exhibition here.

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