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Cake day: June 15th, 2023

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  • At the moment, my skincare routine is pretty much non-existent. Back when I had a schedule and a routine in my every day life, I was actually pretty good at caring for my skin. Doing it enough as part of a routine really helped me. I am currently on sick leave and there’s no stability in my every day life that helps me get into a routine, sadly.

    The routine I had was facewash, tonic, and cream.


  • Before I got my ADHD diagnosis, I went to see my psychiatrist because I suspected I had PMDD, since I only had one week a month where I weren’t depressive and perhaps even a danger to myself. She agreed that I probably have PMDD, but she asked me to take an ADHD test, which is when I got my ADHD diagnosis. Even though PMDD isn’t an official diagnosis in Denmark, she still believed that I probably have it. How we figured out how to avoid my issues with PMDD was just by skipping my periods, by continuing taking my birth control pills without any breaks. This has done wonders for my mental health! No periods, no back aches, and no depressive episodes.








  • Thank you for this one. Now that I know that I have ADHD I am 100% certain that my mother is as well. Like, as an adult seeing her acting on her rejection sensitivity - even before I knew what it was - really helped med reflect on my own rejection sensitivity. My mother suffers from this in a severe way. I’ve explained to her what Rejection Sensitivity Disorder is, so she knows about it. I’ll probably take this image and translate on top of it, then share it to her. Her English is not her best.






  • Fun fact: there’s a trope called “Growing the Beard”, which is the opposite to “Jumping the Shark” wherein there is a dramatic difference between “before and after” through a series run. The trope got its name from Star Trek: NTG after Commander Riker grew out his beard which coincided with a significant improvement of the show, with an increase in quality and the show growing into its own identity.




  • I went to a psychiatrist due to me suspecting that I have PMDD. From that first session, psychiatrist asked me to fill out a test for ADHD. That was August or last year. My mental health was absolutely horrible and I might have a week tops where I’d feel OK. Now I’m taking birth control continuesly with no breaks which has done wonders for my mental health. Apparently, PMDD is common to find in menstruating people who live with ADHD or are on the Autism spectrum.

    Other than getting my mental health out of the dark circle of severe depression, the ADHD meds has helped a lot with my everyday life. I’m not as exhausted as I used to be now that my brain isn’t running on overdrive, and the executive dysfunction isn’t looming over me, stressing me out.

    We’re also now certain that my mother has ADHD. I recently explained Rejection Sensitivity Disorder (I know from experience she suffers from this) and she was shocked!