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B.A. Parker

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313 total appearances

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Climbing the Walls
How social media changed ADHD forever | 3

Thank goodness I was also like going through therapy during the pandemic. And so I talked to my therapist about it. And my therapist was like, well, I mean, there are tests. You can take a test and, you know, we can figure this out.

Climbing the Walls
How social media changed ADHD forever | 3

Oh, no.

Climbing the Walls
How social media changed ADHD forever | 3

Oh, no.

Climbing the Walls
How social media changed ADHD forever | 3

Danielle, you should have started with that. No, I gave these people legit money from my bank.

Climbing the Walls
How social media changed ADHD forever | 3

Danielle, you should have started with that. No, I gave these people legit money from my bank.

Climbing the Walls
How social media changed ADHD forever | 3

Hold on. Hold on, hold on, because the thing, the results are still in here. Really? ADHD. Let's see what happens when you click in ADHD. ADHD online. Hold on. ADHD online diagnosis and treatment. ADHD online LLC. This was November 20th, 2020.

Climbing the Walls
How social media changed ADHD forever | 3

Hold on. Hold on, hold on, because the thing, the results are still in here. Really? ADHD. Let's see what happens when you click in ADHD. ADHD online. Hold on. ADHD online diagnosis and treatment. ADHD online LLC. This was November 20th, 2020.

Climbing the Walls
How social media changed ADHD forever | 3

I've been a book and film nerd since I was like five. And I can tell you who won the Oscar since 1973. And I remember when the Golden Globe nominations would come out, we would put up the Christmas tree and I would tell my mom who got nominated that day, Mom couldn't give a flying kitty about who was nominated for a Golden Globe. But I cared because I was 12 years old and what was I going to do?

Climbing the Walls
How social media changed ADHD forever | 3

I've been a book and film nerd since I was like five. And I can tell you who won the Oscar since 1973. And I remember when the Golden Globe nominations would come out, we would put up the Christmas tree and I would tell my mom who got nominated that day, Mom couldn't give a flying kitty about who was nominated for a Golden Globe. But I cared because I was 12 years old and what was I going to do?

Climbing the Walls
How social media changed ADHD forever | 3

And I mean, fortunate enough that I was able to use that and, you know, went to film school and became a film professor. But, like, it all stemmed from, like, a hyperfixation as a child. I was like, oh, okay, well, that makes sense.

Climbing the Walls
How social media changed ADHD forever | 3

And I mean, fortunate enough that I was able to use that and, you know, went to film school and became a film professor. But, like, it all stemmed from, like, a hyperfixation as a child. I was like, oh, okay, well, that makes sense.

Climbing the Walls
How social media changed ADHD forever | 3

Then I saw how much those psychiatrists cost. So then I called a couple of them and they were like, I heard some money that was not in my price range. And I was like, I guess I'm just going to be out here mentally ill.

Climbing the Walls
How social media changed ADHD forever | 3

Then I saw how much those psychiatrists cost. So then I called a couple of them and they were like, I heard some money that was not in my price range. And I was like, I guess I'm just going to be out here mentally ill.

Climbing the Walls
How social media changed ADHD forever | 3

And then having to talk to him, and then I was just like, I don't know what I'm doing. I don't know how to adult this. Like, this is just a weird, like, it was very, like, solo. It was a very solitary journey. So I was just trying to navigate this as best as I could, but also, like, forget about it because I also had to work. And so, like, I think I had my interview with this guy at, like,

Climbing the Walls
How social media changed ADHD forever | 3

And then having to talk to him, and then I was just like, I don't know what I'm doing. I don't know how to adult this. Like, this is just a weird, like, it was very, like, solo. It was a very solitary journey. So I was just trying to navigate this as best as I could, but also, like, forget about it because I also had to work. And so, like, I think I had my interview with this guy at, like,

Climbing the Walls
How social media changed ADHD forever | 3

7.30 at night because I was like, I got to work all day. And because I'm working at home, it was like, oh, I forgot to eat. And then I was like, oh, I have to fix a meal after this whole day. And now I have to talk to this guy. And now I'm stressed out about this meeting.

Climbing the Walls
How social media changed ADHD forever | 3

7.30 at night because I was like, I got to work all day. And because I'm working at home, it was like, oh, I forgot to eat. And then I was like, oh, I have to fix a meal after this whole day. And now I have to talk to this guy. And now I'm stressed out about this meeting.

Climbing the Walls
How social media changed ADHD forever | 3

I remember, like, it was something that a TikTok had told me, like, oh, when you have an appointment in the middle of the day, do you just, like, forget everything that you have to do because you're very focused on that appointment? And I'm like, yes. Oh, no. So, like, there's all of these things. So, like, I had this appointment with this guy. So I was already stressed out about that.

Climbing the Walls
How social media changed ADHD forever | 3

I remember, like, it was something that a TikTok had told me, like, oh, when you have an appointment in the middle of the day, do you just, like, forget everything that you have to do because you're very focused on that appointment? And I'm like, yes. Oh, no. So, like, there's all of these things. So, like, I had this appointment with this guy. So I was already stressed out about that.

Climbing the Walls
How social media changed ADHD forever | 3

I had to make sure that, like, my ring camera was on so I didn't want to look. I was like, how do I not look shady? Like, how do I look like a normal person? Like, I had all of these in my head.