website.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nWelcome to My Brain <\/em>is the very raw, real story of an individual\u2019s experience getting a diagnosis for ADHD while attending university. Occasionally lighthearted and intentionally frustrating, this series of blog pages is also designed to mimic the experience of ADHD itself. <\/p>\n\n\n\nDropping the viewer off in the middle of the story, this\npiece constantly interrupts them with pop-ups as they try to navigate the\nsimple timeline. Whether or not viewers choose to follow any of the distracted\npaths presented to them, the pop-ups make getting through the story difficult,\nwhich mirrors the experience of having ADHD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The heart of the story is in the contrast between solitude\nand community surrounding mental illness. The thoughts of the story\u2019s main\ncharacter are shown through difficult journal entries and life experiences\nsurrounded with questions of worth and capability. Meanwhile, a group of five\ngirls, including the protagonist, sit in a room together late at night when their\nmedication has run out, surrounded by distractions, laughing and sharing\nstories of life with ADHD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The contrast between the story of the protagonist and the video\nwith her friends works to emphasize the necessity of diagnosis and community\nwhen dealing with mental illness. While there is a real difficulty to the quiet\nsections of this piece, there is a palpable camaraderie between the girls: a\njoyful distractibility that acknowledges union in sharing similar life\nexperience, even where those experiences are difficult and genuinely\nfrustrating. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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