ADHD isn’t a lack of effort—it’s a lifelong improv show with no script and terrible props. In this darkly funny confession, The Cynical Romantic unpacks adult ADHD, burnout, masking, and the shame we were never meant to carry.

In this week’s Do Better. Be Better. post, I share what it was like being diagnosed with ADHD and OCD in my 60s — and how I stopped fighting my mind and started building systems that actually work with it.

This isn’t advice or therapy. It’s a personal story about memory fog, asking too many questions, living inside creative chaos, and finally understanding why structure feels like freedom.

If you’ve ever thought, “Why does my brain work like this?” — you’re not alone.

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