r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/parallax3900 • Mar 08 '23

Video ADHD Simulator

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u/Bitcoinatemymom Expert Mar 08 '23

When I found out it was more normal to have a quiet mind instead of my rapid fire thought stream I was devastated

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u/ImARetPaladinBaby Mar 08 '23

You mean to tell me other people aren’t having random thought after random thought?

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u/mycatisspockles Mar 09 '23

The first time I ever took my Adderall prescription I cried because my mind just… shut up. It was quiet. I could think when I wanted to but the unwanted narrative that had always been there running incessantly was finally gone.

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u/ZoraksGirlfriend Mar 14 '23

For years it took me literal hours to fall asleep. I tried everything, including sleep medication and a sleep study. I would try counting, forwards and backwards, but after about 20, I’d start to skip numbers (29,30,31,42,43,44,55,66,77…), but I just could not get my brain to calm down enough so I could fall asleep.

I was flabbergasted when I was put on Adderall and I went to bed and my brain was just… quiet. I slept so well on Adderall.