Anywho with ADHD shuts down when they’re bored?
I used to handle boredom fine, but now it feels like it’s absolutely going downhill. I feel so sleepy the second I’m bored 😭, like almost an irresistible urge to sleep. Stimulation snaps me out of it, but it’s so difficult to do the thing even if it’s something I like, so most of the time I just sleep…
Sucks that I can’t have meds in my country, I only have a SNRI against depression and anxiety. Anywho unmedicated has strategies that most of the time work?
my case may be a useful data point
I am diagnosed with ADHD inattentive type and also got a full sleep study done to rule out narcolepsy, which I don’t have. Though I did discover I have acid reflux, and sleeping with my upper body on a ~35° incline has dramatically improved my sleep quality
I can be extremely well rested with no sleep debt, fully medicated (dexamphetamine 10mg) and caffeinated (yes I shouldn’t be mixing these, I know…) BUT if something is boring or simply not exciting, I will nod right the fuck off.
It was EXTREMELY distressing and humiliating in college. I put in a fuck ton of effort to get as much sleep as I possibly could as an unmedicated disaster of a student, and even on 10+ hours of sleep I would fall asleep in class. Even subjects I enjoyed. In large lecture halls I would sometimes stand up in the back to try to stay awake (it didn’t work).
I fall asleep at convention panels too, which is especially heartbreaking because convention time is a limited commodity so I only go to panels I’m really excited about. Sitting still and staying quiet and paying attention to 99% of lecture format instruction/entertainment is just not compatible with my brain 😞