Clarity Through Chaos

I help people find clarity through chaos by being honest about my own. This blog’s where I drop the filters and tell the truth about ADHD/AuDHD, life, and figuring sh*t out the messy way. If you’ve ever felt like your brain’s wired different and the world doesn’t get it - these posts are for you.
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Messy junk drawer representing mental spring cleaning for ADHD with bold text on a beige background.

ADHD Life, Newsletter

3 Jun 2025

The Dopamine Drop – June 2025

If your brain feels like a junk drawer - full of half-finished thoughts, guilt-flavored to-dos, and weird emotional receipts - this one’s for you. This is mental spring cleaning for ADHD minds. Let’s dump the clutter and find some clarity.

pauladmin
Vintage green sofa and teddy bear on 70s carpet in moody square photo - raised by boomer parents

ADHD Life

25 May 2025

10 Ways To Know You Were Raised By A Boomer

Look, this isn’t a parent-bashing post. I love my parents dearly and I'm sure you do too. It’s simply a pattern-recognition post. But, if you were raised by boomer parents, chances are you’ve internalized a few things that made survival feel more important than self-expression.

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Young couple sitting quietly on a park bench, backs turned, with the quote “Love doesn’t sound like a correction” displayed above

ADHD Life

18 May 2025

I’m Tired of Being the Asshole in the Room

Let me just get this out there: I can be a judgmental, critical prick. Not to strangers. Not usually to coworkers. But definitely to the people I love the most. I’ve realized it for years now and it’s been killing me inside for just as long.

pauladmin
A man in his 30s leans over a sink, staring into a fogged-up bathroom mirror where his younger self is reflected. Around the mirror’s cleared center, words like “too much,” “lazy,” and “not enough” are written in the condensation. He's contemplating ADHD and male shame.

ADHD Life

12 May 2025

The ADHD Boy Who Grew Into a Man Who Never Feels Good Enough

I didn’t grow up knowing I had ADHD. I just grew up knowing I pissed people off.

pauladmin

ADHD Life, Newsletter

6 May 2025

The Dopamine Drop – May 2025

This one’s for the days when motivation forgets to show up. When your to-do list looks like an abstract painting. When your brain wants to reboot itself like an old laptop. If that sounds familiar, you’re in the right place.

pauladmin
morning-consistency-strategies-for-adhd-alarm-clock

ADHD Life

6 May 2025

Consistency for ADHD Isn’t a Routine – It’s a Street Fight

If you have ADHD (or are basically just a human living in a world that feels like a 24/7 circus), being consistent the traditional way is like trying to balance a Jenga tower during an earthquake. And yet, every “success formula” out there starts with: Wake up at the same time every day. Do the same tasks in the same order. Never miss.

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