I am the type of person who gets anxious making a phone call, but has the ability to feel completely at ease wandering around an unfamiliar city with only the slightest knowledge of how to get wherever it is I am going. There is something very satisfying about meeting new people and exploring places I’ve never been before. For someone who has always preferred to keep to herself, I have an overwhelming curiosity about the world around me, and I dedicate a lot of my time trying to understand the people in it. When I was little, maybe around five or six, I would play this game where every time strangers caught my attention, I would make up a story about how and why they met, and write about how they ended up in the same place as me. This game resulted in a dozen composition notebooks full of stories that are now stacked in the corner of my …show more content…
I stopped seeing my ADD as a roadblock, and instead started treating it as an advantage. I began to see my ADD as a superpower. It enhances my creativity and fascination with the world around me. Having this disorder has given me the blessing of being able to see the world through a pair of personalized lenses. I would even go as far as to say that my creativity stems from this disability and is the reason I am so fascinated by everyone and everything. I have grown to love my busy brain and all that comes with it, especially how no matter what, I am always thinking about something. This quirk gives me the ability to become completely involved in all my passions. Whether it is being entranced by a good book, an assignment for school, or something creative - I can vouch that my best work is completed in this attentive bubble of mine. I am excited to see what the abundant future awaits me, and how my unbounded imagination, resilience, and curiosity will work together to navigate and overcome any challenges that come my