UN-Shaming ADHD: The SHUN of Perseveration

Can you hear by how I’m talking?
My words are racing quickly.
Can you see by how I’m pacing?
I may be acting prickly.
Yes! I’m overthinking!
Overwhelmed by choices
While these internal arguing voices
Have me stuck in a cycle of spinning,
My presence here and now is thinning.
This is perseveration,
An intense activation,
A hyper-fixation
Which makes us think thoughts over and over.
And for full disclosure
It works in our favor as a creator!
Still, this behavior
Fills us with second guesses,
A circle of redresses
As it all coalesces.
It’s our ADHD!
The protector of me!
Should you catch me in state
Of perseverate,
Have faith this will abate!
And while you await
Ask what you can do
To get me through.
I might invite a warm embrace –
Or just some space
And your grace.

– Certified ADHD Life Coach Stuart, UN-Shaming ADHD one SHUN at a time!