New #ADHD-related #blog post, where I talk about the good things #improv comedy has done for me and recommend reading #AlexGraudins' "ImprovE: How I Discovered IMPROV and Conquered Social Anxiety."

tbh it was just supposed to be a book recommendation post but I was compelled to start at the very beginning and provide as much background as possible

https://whatwasidoingagain.com/adhd/adhd-resources/improve-for-adhd/

#Blogging #Comics #GraphicNovels #Anxiety #SocialAnxiety #Neurodivergent #Neurodiversity

New #ADHD-related #blog post, where I talk about the good things #improv comedy has done for me and recommend reading #AlexGraudins' "ImprovE: How I Discovered IMPROV and Conquered Social Anxiety."

tbh it was just supposed to be a book recommendation post but I was compelled to start at the very beginning and provide as much background as possible

https://whatwasidoingagain.com/adhd/adhd-resources/improve-for-adhd/

#Blogging #Comics #GraphicNovels #Anxiety #SocialAnxiety #Neurodivergent #Neurodiversity

And look at this panel - this is the magic only possible with #comics. Simple, powerful, instantaneous communication of thoughts & feelings.

#AlexGraudins #makingComics #inspiration

#AlexGraudins’ ‘Improve’ nailing it again. I recall a time when I had shared a lot of myself and realized that some folks either didn’t believe it or thought I was a joke. And I slowly ditched them all in my early 30s. #adhd #honesty #comics #graphicNovels #graphicMemoir #autobioComics

More 🤯 from #AlexGraudins’ book ‘Improve.’

We worked in #improv classes on establishing a power structure in a scene - who’s in charge, who’s not. But seeing this list made me realize that my #adhd influenced behaviors worked against me, like:

Being more relaxed & still: I need to move my legs a lot

Delay before reacting: I’m impulsive & reactive

Hold #eyeContact for at least 5s: LOLLOOLLOLOLOLL

I don’t think anyone took me seriously unless I was talking about stuff I knew well.

I’ve done #improv too and found it to be life changing. This was a few years before my #adhd diagnosis and improv was like freedom from overthinking and being able to run with my impulses.

But the long term benefits were all about communication. It made me a much better listener because I was forced to practice active listening.

I became more patient in conversations, as I learned to wait and not overshadow my partners. I got comfy not speaking at all.

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#AlexGraudins

omfg I have done this so much in my life - combined with the inability to know when is the right time to speak due to my missing social cues.

This is from #AlexGraudins’ ‘Improve’ about her struggle with #socialAnxiety. And soooo many behaviors are familiar to me 😞

#adhd #rsd

A fine #graphicNovel score from the #library. Maybe I’ll drop short reviews in the comments after reading them.

Oh - I just connected with one of the creators here! Hey @Louiestowell I’m looking forward to reading #Loki!

#comics #graphicNovels #LouieStowell #AlexGraudins #OliviaStephens #AtelierSento