Caitlin Presley

“I do have friends, but they don't know me, only someone I've created to take my place. Someone sculpted from ice.”
― Ellen Hopkins, Identical

“Without knowing what I am, and why I am here, it is impossible to live. Yet I cannot know that, and therefore I can't live,' he said to himself.”
― Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina

“Having ADD makes life paradoxical. You can superfocus sometimes, but also space out when you least mean to. You can radiate confidence and also feel as insecure as a cat in a kennel. You can perform at the highest level, feeling incompetent as you do so. You can be loved by many, but feel as if no one really likes you. You can absolutely, totally, intend to do something, then forget to do it. You can have the greatest ideas in the world, but feel as if you can’t accomplish a thing.”
― Edward M. Hallowell, Delivered from Distraction: Getting the Most out of Life with Attention Deficit Disorder

“For someone who has ADD, being bored is like being asphyxiated. It cannot be endured for more than a minute or so. When bored, the person with ADD feels compelled to do something immediately to bring the world back up to speed. Adrenaline”
― Edward M. Hallowell, Delivered from Distraction: Getting the Most out of Life with Attention Deficit Disorder