• mad_lentil@lemmy.ca
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    8
    ·
    edit-2
    16 days ago

    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.

    • CarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      5
      ·
      16 days ago

      For me it’s not anxiety (although I have certainly dealt with that). My brain is just always on as long as I’m awake. Shifting from topic to topic. And if something is on my mind, even if it’s not bad or anxiety inducing, it just doesn’t go away until my subconscious decides to move on or I find some way to distract myself.

      The only thing that stops this is weed. I gives me some peace and quiet inside my head. It’s p. sweet.