LammaLemma@lemmy.ca to ADHD@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agowhat would it be like being neurotypical?message-squaremessage-square8linkfedilinkarrow-up12file-text
arrow-up12message-squarewhat would it be like being neurotypical?LammaLemma@lemmy.ca to ADHD@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square8linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareCarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoI imagine they can implement the incredibly unhelpful advice I’ve received so many times. “Just don’t think about it.” Whatever “it” is at the moment. Neurotypical people seem to have the ability to just stop thinking about stuff when they want and let their brain rest.
minus-squaremad_lentil@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-21 year agoI usually associate that more with anxiety, which I don’t have, because I can sometimes short circuit the bad thought spirals by switching to the latest hyperfocus. Like playing through doom levels in my mind’s eye.
I imagine they can implement the incredibly unhelpful advice I’ve received so many times.
“Just don’t think about it.” Whatever “it” is at the moment.
Neurotypical people seem to have the ability to just stop thinking about stuff when they want and let their brain rest.
I usually associate that more with anxiety, which I don’t have, because I can sometimes short circuit the bad thought spirals by switching to the latest hyperfocus. Like playing through doom levels in my mind’s eye.