Elias Carter

I once tried to explain what my brain feels like compared to others.

Someone said, “Just stay organized.”

I laughed… because this is what “organized” looks like in my world.

The first image? That’s how I imagine a non-ADHD brain:

Folders stacked neatly. Thoughts filed in the right place. Everything calm, controlled, quiet.

The second image? That’s me.

Every drawer open. Everything mixed together. So many thoughts trying to escape at once.

And somewhere in that chaos is the thing I was looking for five minutes ago.

I’m not lazy. I’m not messy on purpose. My brain just doesn’t filter the same way.

It’s like trying to find one paper in a room full of bouncing rubber balls.

But here’s the thing:

Even in the chaos, I’ve learned how to function. How to cope, How to create.

Because while my brain may not file things neatly, it does one thing beautifully:

It sees connections no one else sees.

So yeah… it’s a mess in here. But it’s my mess.

And I’m learning how to live in it—one wild thought at a time.