Hi! Unfortunately I got sick for Christmas and had to stay home; but as I was trying to rest, it almost felt like I physically could not keep up with my mind. It felt uncomfortable to think idly, and of course there wasn’t much I could do to help that. Not sure if I tried meditating, and if I did, I didn’t say “I’m gonna meditate now,” if you know what I mean.
I’ve tried looking it up and the results mostly talk about “brain fog,” and while that may have been a small part of it, I wouldn’t describe this experience as such.
Has anyone else had this experience? Like normal ADHD brain is exhausting and hurts while sick?
Did you take your ADHD meds while you were ill?
I often get that if I take my ADHD meds when I’m sick; I’m either thinking of loads of different things and then eventually get motivated to attempt something with mixed results, or I don’t take my ADHD med and have a rest/relax day where I go I’m just gonna play a game, cosied up in bed or watch something and fall asleep
I’ve actually been off my meds for a minute. I haven’t had serious issues, but I definitely need to go refill…
Sounds to me like you’re usually distracted and now have time to be alone with your thoughts for a while with nothing else to do. Might be more impactful for you, but that’s why many people keep busy and dislike downtime.
Did you have a fever? Could be a bit of delirium.
Get out your thoughts in a list or application so you can let yourself get it out and move on mentally
- task
- appointment
- event
- expense/purchase
- question
- idea
- link
- file
Ask yourself if its any of these and then input it where it is tracked and stored with a date to act or delete it upon
Give yourself permission to let it dissolve if you’ve filed it properly. This might take a bit of time when starting but once its established you just do your workflow for filing it and train yourself to let it go once you’ve had a few small wins validating the system
