Real ADHD Survival Tips and Strategies From Someone Who Lives It
My Name is Ollie On The Box 
I write about my personal experiences surviving and thriving everyday life with Severe ADHD using a fun, light-hearted approach, with the hopes I can help others stuck in the same position.
What You'll Find Here
Real ADHD Experiences
There's no sugar coating or "ADHD is a superpower" bollocks around here. The only things you will find are pure, honest experiences about what it's actually like living with a brain that works differently than what's considered "normal".
Practical Solutions
Proper strategies that really work with ADHD brains and not against them. Real advice from someone who lives ADHD and has tried and tested most things, to share what's just noise and what's actionable.
Community & Support
A place where you can feel understood without judgment. Connect with others who are navigating the daily struggle of ADHD life. Learn from the people that live it, not the people that think they know it.
Why This Blog Exists
I got fed up with bland ADHD advice that simply doesn't work in real world situations.
You know the sort: "Just make a list!" or "Try being more organized!"
Meanwhile, your brain is ping ponging between seventeen different thoughts, you've forgotten what you were doing three times already and you're wondering if your copy of the 'Life Instruction Manual' got lost in the post.
This is where I share what really works when you’re trying to function like a normal human being with a brain that has other plans.
Skip the Trial & Error
I've already tried every productivity hack, app and "miracle cure" so you don't have to. Get straight to what actually works instead of wasting months testing bullshit that doesn't.
ADHD-Friendly Content
Well structured posts with clear headings and no endless rambling (okay, maybe sometimes). Also written by someone who knows you'll lose interest if I don't get to the point fast.
Community That Gets It
Connect with people who understand why you started 5 projects and finished absolutely none, or even why you can hyperfocus for 8 hours but can't remember to eat lunch. No judgment around these parts.
The Reality of ADHD That Nobody Talks About:
99% of ADHD Adults Experience Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria
That crushing emotional pain when someone criticizes your work or doesn't text back? It's not "being too sensitive" - it's RSD, and nearly every person with ADHD deals with this intense reaction to perceived rejection or failure. Yet most people have never even heard of it.
ADHD Adults Are Twice as Likely to Get Divorced
While neurotypical couples have about a 30% divorce rate, couples where one partner has ADHD see rates closer to 60%. The constant misunderstandings, forgotten anniversaries, and emotional dysregulation take their toll - but it doesn't have to be inevitable.
Only 47% of Adults with ADHD Work Full Time
Compared to 62% of neurotypical adults, we're significantly more likely to be underemployed, job-hop, or struggle with workplace demands. The unemployment rate for ADHD adults (8%) is more than double the national average (3.6%), often due to executive dysfunction and workplace discrimination.
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