Yik Yak icon
Join communities on Yik Yak Download
Does anyone else with ADHD tend to harp on mistakes they’ve made even after everything is ok? I screwed up a bit at work and everything’s fine I just can’t let it go.
upvote 239 downvote

default user profile icon
Anonymous 12w

That’s good, that means you are sincere and learned from the mistake whatever it was. That’s a trait that seems to be valued less and less these days

upvote 37 downvote
default user profile icon
Anonymous 12w

I don’t have ADHD, I have autism. But there are still mistakes I’ve made in the past years ago that I still think about from time to time. If you can’t get closure the only way you will find some peace is to forgive yourself.

upvote 35 downvote
default user profile icon
Anonymous 12w

yes, unhealthily so

upvote 12 downvote
default user profile icon
Anonymous 12w

I would agree with #1 it’s good to go back over your mistakes and rethink how you could’ve done it differently. But there is a difference between that and torturing yourself because of a mistake. I do what you explained but I am getting better about it. I just go over it once in my head as in-depth as possible or even write it down. Once it is out and I know I’ve learned all I can I do my best to remind myself that I’ve already handled it and so I don’t need to worry anymore.

upvote 8 downvote
default user profile icon
Anonymous 12w

Yes, constantly thinking ab what words I could’ve used to get my point across better

upvote 4 downvote
🌉
Anonymous 12w

Yesssss definitely lol

upvote 3 downvote
default user profile icon
Anonymous 12w

at my job, we have a mistake log. anytime you make a mistake, it gets put on the log and you have to initial it so the managers know you understand. then it stays there. i’m not on the log super often, but when i am, it ruins the entire shift and i just want to run out to my car and cry about it. i’m trying to be better about it because i know it’s for the betterment of the employees and it’s good for me to reflect and improve how i do my job, but it’s so hard not to just walk out and give up :(

upvote 3 downvote
default user profile icon
Anonymous 12w

This is me right now. I’ve been paralyzed by my decisions for the past week

upvote 3 downvote
default user profile icon
Anonymous 12w

👏 ALL 👏 THE 👏 TIME 👏 that and blaming myself for stuff that’s not my fault

upvote 2 downvote
default user profile icon
Anonymous replying to -> #1 12w

Thanks I really appreciate that

upvote 23 downvote
default user profile icon
Anonymous replying to -> #1 12w

The anxiety to PTSD route is real 💀

upvote 13 downvote
default user profile icon
Anonymous replying to -> #1 12w

same i think about stuff from years ago that still haunts me and it sucks sm because i wish i could forget

upvote 1 downvote
default user profile icon
Anonymous replying to -> #9 12w

That’s odd. I’d have a pretty hard time moving on from a mistake if I had to look at it in writing all day.

upvote 3 downvote
default user profile icon
Anonymous replying to -> OP 12w

it’s definitely rough, i keeping checking it and reading over it and obsessing for the entire shift. journaling has helped me a bit, being able to make my thoughts tangible helps keep them from bouncing around my head all day :) the more mistakes i make, the less i end up on the log because i double triple check everything. there is definitely some benefit to it, but it is really hard to feel like a good employee when there’s a record of your mistakes that everyone can see

upvote 2 downvote
default user profile icon
Anonymous replying to -> #9 12w

Sounds like it would really help balance things if there were also a log of people doing especially great work

upvote 2 downvote