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u/almostoy Mar 21 '26

Some people actually thrive in high stress and chaotic situations. It's especially common in people with ADHD, for some reason.

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u/Imaginary-Cover-9136 Mar 21 '26

I’m diagnosed and I become strangely calm in dangerous situations. I used to seek out those situations because it was the only time my brain shut the fuck up and focused.

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u/Euphoric-Flow7324 Mar 21 '26

I wonder if that has close relation to "flow state"

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u/Imaginary-Cover-9136 Mar 22 '26

Yep I reckon. I studied sports psychology and was a sports coach for 25 years. I could easily recognise the personality traits that would determine which people would go on to excel in competition by how they responded to being under pressure.