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Post by Olrick on Jun 17, 2016 14:41:09 GMT
i really struggle to relax and feel comfortable in any surrounding.
i feel like im on edge 24/7 i feel like i cant appreciate the simple things because of it,
i go out running or walking round national trust forest just getting out in nature to try and relax and it helps abit,
but im still allways feel like im edgey
is it because you cant focus you feel restless or are they two seperated symptoms,
what helps this, im so tired of feeling restless, apart from weed lol
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mtb79
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Post by mtb79 on Jun 17, 2016 15:20:19 GMT
It's how I feel all the time, so it could well be the ADHD.
I have been trying mindfulness because I cannot just live in the moment, but i found ADHD makes it borderline impossible.
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Post by marionk on Jun 17, 2016 17:07:54 GMT
It's not the ADHD per se, it's ADHD plus this modern lifestyle where you have to remember so many things that you're always wondering if you've forgotten something, because the chances are that you have.
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Post by marionk on Jun 20, 2016 7:44:29 GMT
Oh, you mean the inability to sit still doing nothing? Yes that's part of ADHD well and truly! I can always find something to do, so I don't find it a problem any more. These days I do a fair bit of craftwork, mostly 'fibre'/yarn related (spinning, weaving, knitting, lace, etc.). When it's fine and I have enough energy (not very often) I do 'chunky' woodwork things. From craft and reenactment things to chicken coops. Oh that reminds me of some things I should add to my 'to do, someday' list. When I have so little energy that I can hardly do anything, I do puzzles on the computer. Once you've worked out the method for solving them, they don't take much mental effort at all either. It's just a matter of plodding through them, but you still get that satisfaction (the oh so barely noticeable, but still enough to be addictive, little lift) when you finish one. I don't recommend it though. I'm very addicted. I've got the knack of picking the right difficulty level that I can still do them, but they are hard enough that it boosts the tiny buzz because, 'it was challenging, but I still finished it!' Incidentally, I found that Ritalin helps with this too, I think (because) it raises my dopamine levels, so that a) I don't need that lift quite so desperately, and b) I don't get so tired that that's the only thing I can do to get it. I sometimes manage to get spells of hyperfocus, usually when researching something really interesting, and I've just realised that that's my dopamine version of 'adrenaline junky'-ness! While other people do scary dangerous things to get an adrenaline boost just to make them feel alive, I go on google quests for a much needed dopamine boost! If I know I'm going to have to spend a long time sitting or standing around e.g. waiting somewhere, or at an all day party, I take some form of portable craftwork with me. If I find myself unexpectedly stuck somewhere for any length of time I start fiddling with whatever is available. Miniature origami with a bus ticket or crisp packet is a long time favourite! I used to play patience a lot as a child, but even then I used to love making things, that's when I learnt a lot of origami. I used to make paper flowers quite a lot too, oh and napkin folding, though I've forgotten how to do almost all of those now. And now of course, there's posting stuff on internet forums . . .
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Post by hanonymouse on Jun 21, 2016 7:06:37 GMT
In the words of the great Churchill, "ohhh yessss!" (the dog I mean, not the PM)
in fact 2 of the questions in the diagnosis process are "Are you always on the go as if driven by a motor?" and something along the lines of "Do you often stand up during meetings or classes or other times when it's inappropriate".
Of course, marionk is also quite right that modern rush-rush-rush must-get-it-done-now lifestyles together with the constant onslaught of information we receive just makes it worse!
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