For Partners of People with AD/HD: This is Your Partner's Brain

I did a blog post last year about how my ADD partner Jen often describes her brain as a nonstop hamster wheel. Well, thanks to the incomparable ICHC, we now have a visual illustration of the ADD Brain:

Just thought you'd enjoy that as much as I did.

Comments

[Kristina]

haha, that's too awesome.

[Charity]

Aha ha ha ah hah ahahaahhaha h a hahah ahah aha ha ha! Ok...so maybe...yes...but without the mice though!

[heyshippy]

Ever seen OVER THE HEDGE? The part where they give Hammie, the ADHD squirrel some "Energy Drink"? Everything suddenly goes slo-mo except Hammie. He moves in regular speed.....that's how I explain it.

[Katy B.]

OH sweet Jesus, I keep coming back to this pic over and over because it practically makes me piss myself laughing every time.

I showed it to my non-ADHD boyfriend too and he was pretty much in hysterics too(totally buying it as a visual for my mind).

It's not just that the wheel is the perfect metaphor, it's that the mice are literally flying off into oblivion...oh yeah baby, just look at those ADHD inspirations just flyin' around...BWAHAHA...also, that's exactly what I always say to my sweetie when my overstimulation level gets to critical...when I'm suddenly surrounded by too much going on in the room and I can no longer compute I start yelling "turn it off, turn it off!" and my poor boyfriend starts going "what, what, which thing! ack!" while scrambling for a remote or a light switch...

Funniest pic ever...