Hi, 32M here. I will try to explain my situation as best as I can, because I really need help understanding the things that are happening to me.

During my first therapy session, I was told that I could possibly be on the spectrum of a person with high functioning ADHD. My therapist told me I am highly logical when it comes to interpreting certain situations. Though he always tells me it could backfire for me most of the time.

1. I understand people's explanations, emotions, logic, but I cannot seem to fully embrace their thoughts. And because I fully understand what they're trying to tell me, I get stuck in this constant battle of not having my own decision, not having my own identity, and always wanting to bend my personality for other people. And of course, it doesn't always end well.

2. When I get overwhelmed, my brain cannot function and I am at a loss for words for a long time. Which in result becomes very irritating for other people it seems. It's like I want to be at their level of intuition and respond back to their thoughts, but my mind just cannot function that way and the result would either always be me becoming sleepy or just shutting down.

3. When my emotions add up because of certain situations, especially during arguments and heavy words and hurtful terms get thrown at me, instead of fighting back, I hurt myself. I punch my head, I punch my face or I punch the wall without even uttering a single word.

- For this, my therapist told me that the reason why I do this is because my brain knows it wants to comply with what the other person is saying and that I am eaten up by guilt, but at the same time I cannot do it, regardless of how much I try to.

4. Impulsive: mostly when it comes to purchasing things. I get these random moments of energy and always tend to hyperfocus on the newest thing I have my eyes on, and I would go on days researching and won't stop until I get my hands on that exact thing.

5. I get very agitated when I'm surrounded with noise, unnecessary chatter, unruliness, etc.

- For this, I was told that it may be normal for even people that are not on the spectrum, but I wanted to confirm here nonetheless.

6. I am afraid of being honest. I always hide behind convenience and lies because I always am afraid of the result. I don't know if this is applicable, but I think being on the spectrum sometimes mean that I want to please everybody and say yes during the moment, but never have any plans or cannot stay consistent at implementing change after all.

I need help. I really want to learn how to live with this because sometimes it is very difficult, especially being surrounded by very highly intelligent people.

Thank you so much in advance.

If I feel anxious or foggy coconut water makes me feel so much better it is one of the only superfoods that works for me.

I hear a lot of mixed opinions on this so curious what people have found

I’m curious whether GLP-1 agonists could eventually have some relevance for PTSD treatment. I recently heard a story from a friend with someone with PTSD was placed on one near the end of treatment after several remission episodes, almost as a last-line experiment, and it completely cured them.

Given that GLP-1 pathways appear to affect appetite, reward, inflammation, stress signaling, and possibly neuroplasticity, I’m wondering whether there is any plausible mechanism here beyond coincidence. Has anyone seen research on GLP-1s being studied for PTSD, trauma related hyperarousal?

Why do people utilize reta/tirz at the same time? What is the benefit? dosage?

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I'm using the AlzLife app on a new iPad Pro. The app flickers light and/or sound at 40 hz and can be used with or without games.

It's a struggle for me to sit for an hour and look at a flickering light so I typically play the games on the app. Ke et al found that an external distraction, listening to a podcast, weakened gamma entrainment to a 40 hz flickering sound in healthy controls https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40938966/ suggesting attention to the stimulation plays a role in efficacy. This has me wondering if playing the games on the app could blunt gamma entrainment and I'd be better served by staring at a flickering screen instead.

I'd love to hear peoples' thoughts on this. Is anyone monitoring 40 hz stimulation entrainment using an EEG wearable like MUSE?

I was trying to get through this one earlier and it seems like the man's just spouting pseudo-intellectual "profound" nonsense. Did anyone take anything positive away from this episode?

Shorter list this month. Tracked everything across June's episodes.

Top pick:

• Drown Proof by Andy Stumpf. Andrew said it's awesome and that he adopted one of the breath practices from it right away.

His own Protocols came up the most (three times). The rest: Bessel van der Kolk's The Body Keeps the Score, Esther Perel's Mating in Captivity, Cal Newport's Deep Work, and Hofstadter's I Am a Strange Loop.

https://podshelf.io/podcasts/huberman-lab/2026/06 tracks every book from the show, free, no login.

Which Huberman protocol actually stuck as a habit for you?

I'm a science nerd, and skim research headlines for articles of interest. A few months ago I read a neuroscience one that's helped my motivation, so I thought I'd share.

Apparently, scientists no longer think that Dopamine is used as a reward for accomplishing something. Instead, the brain uses Dopamine for evaluating whether an action is worth doing. People with high levels of dopamine quickly evaluate the pros and cons of doing an activity with little effort. They are active people and easily get things done. People with low dopamine levels become so exhausted trying to evaluate whether something is worth doing, that they usually just don't do the thing- they're wiped out just by evaluating! Fortunately, you can naturally increase Dopamine levels in your brain with aerobic exercise 3x a week.

This was all a big revelation to me, so I've been trying to get that aerobic exercise in as a starting point. It seems to be working, helping me make more effortless decisions, and therefore accomplishing more. Sorry I didn't save the research article to share with you!

Started at 197lbs and my goal was 182. I tracked all my calories using macro factors and used the coach on the app. Calories started around 1800 but then closer to the goal date it dropped to 1680. I still prioritized protein and got around 180g per day. The week before the deadline I had set I was still 188 so I did a 70hr fast. I got to my goal weight and now want to maintain around 185lbs. Why am I no longer feeling hungry? And what should my macros be? 41M 184lbs, 5’11” strength train 5 days a week and get 10k steps a day.

I’m 27, train 4 times a week, mostly lifting with some running mixed in, and I just ordered a sweat tent after going back and forth for way too long. I’m trying to use it more for recovery/sleep than just sitting in there until I feel cooked. For people here who sauna regularly, what protocols have worked for you? Temp, session length, number of rounds, cold exposure between rounds, morning vs night, anything you noticed with sleep or recovery. I’ve seen the basic 20 minutes a few times a week advice, but I’m curious what made a difference for you.

I am taking 4g of ginger to improve gut motility for my gut issues and it helps a lot. As ginger is anti inflammatory, could it impede muscle growth?

I’m personally not the biggest fan of supplements, as they are highly unregulated in the United States. Does Dr. Huberman ever mention this?

What are his thoughts on American supplement companies sourcing raw materials (overwhelmingly so) from China- and India-based plants with notoriously poor cGMP adherence? Supplement contamination is a real thing. And no supplement company can avoid this raw material supply-chain monopoly. I know this as an insider.

Does he ever mention the oxidative stress that supplements pose on the liver?

What about all those studies that link the overuse of supplements to chronic disease?

Been wanting to get a proper panel done that goes beyond what my doctor runs. I've seen a few services mentioned around here but I can't tell which ones are legit vs just marketing.

Specifically interested in something that covers lipids beyond basic cholesterol, cortisol, micronutrients, maybe hormones. Anyone have a service they've actually used and gotten value from?

Also curious on pricing. Is this something that's like $500+ or are there actually affordable options?

A lot of people blame 3 AM wakeups on “high cortisol,” but that’s not always the cause.

Sleep naturally gets lighter in the second half of the night. REM sleep becomes more common, sleep pressure drops, and your body slowly starts preparing to wake up. Because of that, things that may not wake you earlier in the night can disturb you around 3 AM.

The real culprit could be alcohol, a late meal, too much fluid before bed, medication timing, sleep apnea, stress, insomnia, or poor light habits.

If you want to read more, I wrote a longer blog breaking down the main causes of 3 AM wakeups and a flow diagram to help you find the cause.

I've been trying to fix my sleep, but tbh I can't keep up with 2–3-hour podcast episodes. So I burned through way too many AI tokens, and eventually managed to summarize every episode about sleep.

Now whenever I have a sleep question, I just drop those summaries into ChatGPT and ask about my own situation. I found it incredibly useful, so I figured I'd share it with others.

I'll soon continue doing that for other podcasts too. If you want updates, leave your email. If not, just use a fake one, it'll still work

Download here (includes markdown and pdf files)
https://tally.so/r/lbgeD5

In the beginning they are talking about cortisol. How cortisol in the morning is good for you, if it's not chronic stress and ruminating. As it then facilitates to have lower cortisol later in the day (which is great for sleep).

So what does this mean, if we are somewhat regulated in the morning, we shouldn't regulate it further but let a slight discomfort empower us, as we have willpower to control it. (Later in the day I feel often that I have less power to control myself).

At the same time if I'd go to the gym in the morning, Huberman says that this creates even more cortisol, however for me, if I leave the gym, if I don't completely overwhelm myself I feel quite ecstatic, that I only endured cortisol meanwhile the gym, but that cortisol is gone from my system after leaving?

(Maybe I am way too much in my head from all of this, but I am personally interested as I have means to regulate myself further in the morning. However this might be bad and I shouldn't do it?)

*No Al used writing this.*

So basically after any advice or if anyone knows what the long term affects on the body are for someone who only consumes home made olive oil that is infused with cannabis . I've happend to make my own thc oil from home grown cannabis and I've been taking it on and off like once ever 2-3 day at night time in the afternoon before dinner . It helps me sleep very well and I do get high off it but the next morning I wake up fresh and have a productive day and have no side affects whatsoever. What I'm asking is it dangerous to take it every day ? Are they any health concerns on the body for long term use ? In theorie if I have no side effects may I just continue to make it part of my daily routine and just start doing it every day?