"Okay, introduction time!"—Hikaru Shindo, MKR

I got the idea for this when I attended my first support group meeting, which, I must say, was extremely beneficial (the meeting, not the idea). By 'this' I mean, of course, a blog that relates my experiences with ADHD. Namely my own. At some point in the last two weeks, though, it occurred to me, 'Why stop there?'—because that isn't my only 'thing'. 

No, I lucked into my own particular brand of alphabet soup. Right along with ADHD comes OCD and potential ODD (my parents and doctors were never quite clear on that one so I don't know for sure), and, of course, a few intimidating phrases that merrily strolled into my life after I turned twelve. 

Clinical depression. Panic disorder. Anxiety attacks. 

There there are my tongue-twisters: Entomophobia. Haptephobia. Amaxophobia. Kosmikophobia. Needless to say, I've had a lot of therapists in my comparatively short life. And I think they would support this venture of mine. 

On another, happier note, I write. I write because I am a writer, like other people are leaders or are teachers or are historians. It's not just what I do, it's what I am, down to the very last speck of protein in my eyelashes. If you're really all that interested, I do have some of my writing posted online, at fanfiction.net—one of my favorite sites. Which does mean that I often write things based on ideas others have had first, such as my favorite show, One Piece. I write a lot of OP fiction. 

I fully intend to be a published novelist, which brings me to another point: I have no issues with my given name, but It's too long and not all that catchy. The name I use on ff.net is Yumi, though that is not my full user-name. Delia Dawn in the pseudonym I intend to use once published.

I must say, I haven't decided yet if I'll tell the woman in the support group about this. I may; I may not.

Let's see how it goes from here.

Ja na!