@call_me_atoussa: Object permanence in ADHD is the experience of something feeling like it stops existing in your mind when it's no longer in front of you. But here's the important distinction: ADHD doesn't actually impair object permanence. It affects working memory, attention, and the ability to keep things mentally accessible. How it shows up Objects: You put something in a drawer and completely forget you own it. Relationships: You genuinely love someone, but if you don't see or hear from them, you might forget to reach out for weeks. Tasks: If a task isn't visible or actively reminding you of its existence, it disappears from your mental to-do list. Emotions: When you're feeling good, it can be difficult to emotionally reconnect with how bad you felt yesterday, and vice versa. Goals: You get excited about a new project, but once it's out of sight, your motivation and awareness of it fade. Why does this happen? Three ADHD-related difficulties contribute: Working memory: Difficulty holding information actively in mind. Prospective memory: Difficulty remembering to do something in the future. Attention regulation: Things that aren't immediately stimulating, urgent, or visible are less likely to capture your attention. What about relationships? This is where it gets interesting. Someone with ADHD might deeply care about a friend but go months without contacting them. Not because they stopped caring, but because the relationship isn't consistently being brought into conscious awareness. Out of sight doesn't mean out of love. However, this doesn't happen to everyone with ADHD, and it doesn't excuse consistently neglecting someone's needs. The scientific distinction In developmental psychology, object permanence means understanding that something continues to exist even when you can't see it. Babies develop this ability early in life, and people with ADHD generally have it. What people online call ADHD object permanence is more accurately described as difficulties with working memory, prospective memory, and attention regulation. In one sentence: ADHD doesn't make you forget that things exist; it can make you forget to think about them. #Neurodivergent #ADHDHelp #ADHDAwareness #ADHD

je.kono.num3 :

The Mind I Became by Cal Hollins is about a question I keep coming back to: how much of who we are is actually who we chose to become, and how much is what we learned to be?

whoami :

i don't miss people at all it's weird

Tam♪ka Chik꩜lekaᯓ :

I don't miss people until I see them and then I'm overwhelmed by the realisation of how I was living with their absence? does that make sense?

ConeJay68 :

almost everyday i never miss her [Big LOL]

Aylar.Black :

she is so beautifulllllllllllll

prollyamimic :

Limerance.

DanielaNIN :

I constantly forget that my mother is still alive 😳 I call her twice a year for her bday and xmas,I dont miss her (we live in different countries now,don’t see her therefore she doesn’t exist,I guess)

angelstar8401 :

I only miss one person.

Pikes :

and by now I never miss any one I learnt to not miss people..

wictor wictor :

I'm AuDHD and I'm asking any other late diagnosed ADHD (only. maybe cptsd, but not bpd or else) is that what you experiencing fr?

ʜᴇʟᴍᴀ🇮🇷🦁🌞 :

I miss you girl:)

haytham.alt :

I love me some ADHD meds

Jonas :

I go back and forth. Is that normal?

𝘋𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘳𝘦_𝘵𝘩𝘦_1 :

ngl i dont miss ppl coz they are a hassle to deal with

Texyvene :

Out of sight out of mind.

357CaliforniaGirlsMagnum :

adhd is u cant quiet your own brain

Kimberly Marie Brown :

the out of site out of mind thing tells me if I ACTUALLY like someone...I dont miss people...like, at all.

Marina Sarwary :

Hey there 💙

armina :

اوللل

liya :

اولللل

vanilimo :

I wanna know what is your lipstick. It’s gorgeous

tmm5297 :

crazy out sight out mind scary sad and surreal all at once

Sofia Antonia Milone :

This is why we don’t have cupboards, we only have open shelves 😂

Wayne 🇨🇦 :

yup

Saint :