Your Health, Your Way

Managing ADHD requires a structured fitness routine: 45 minutes of cardio, 6 days a week, and heavy lifting 3-5 times weekly, as prescribed by my doctor. Pilates aids recovery and provides quiet time. This time is essential for my mental recharge, allowing me to recover from overstimulation.

I won’t apologize for strong boundaries. I don’t owe explanations to anyone outside my household or dependents about how I manage my disability.

If you want to personalize my boundaries, feel free, but please do not make that my problem.

If something drains you, you don’t owe anyone an explanation for prioritizing your peace. We don’t tolerate people who hijack our time or energy. Fitness isn’t social time for me—it’s necessary for my mental health and focus. It’s about quality over quantity.

Living with ADHD means managing my time and energy carefully. I prioritize my wellness, and others should respect that. I don’t have time for people who disregard my boundaries or my well-being.

My physical and mental health are interconnected. Regular exercise and guaranteed exercise time helps me process thoughts and emotions (and I journal at the same time, look at that, combining both), and it’s part of my disability management. People who don’t understand this aren’t compatible with me as I am not born to educate people like that and drain myself.

I choose who gets access to my time, and it’s non-negotiable.

Respect for personal time and mental well-being is a baseline expectation. If you’re not a dependent or part of my household, and you try to disrupt my health routines, it’s time to part ways. I protect my peace and prioritize my survival (my ability to provide for myself comes first).

Anyone who doesn't respect your health-related boundaries is telling you they don't care about your well-being. Healthy connections should support your self-care, not take from it. I won’t allow anyone to compromise my time or energy, especially when it’s needed for my mental and physical health.

So if you don’t understand why fitness is a priority for me, that’s fine. Just don’t get in the way of someone who’s working on their health. Peace comes from minding your own business and respecting boundaries.