Functioning with ADHD

[RiverSeal]

Great job reaching out last night @creative_writer! Don't hesitate to make the call to speak with someone again today if you need a little extra support. Thanks for updating the community 🙂

What are your plans for today that might help you get through?

RiverSeal ❤️

[creative_writer]

@RiverSeal it was a pretty chaotic night, woke up with a heavy head. I've started taking extra saffron today. I guess time will tell whether extra saffron will help me with my attention span and mental health. Trauma rumination is still there, but I guess I need to give it time. I wish I could turn it off, but it refuses to be silenced. They won't go away no matter what I do.

I feel pretty limited with what I can do, probably need lots of rest. I can also do soothing gentle activities like prayer, music, grounding, stretches

[RiverSeal]

Please stay connected with the community for support, if you feel like it will be beneficial too! Take Care RiverSeal 🙂

[creative_writer]

@RiverSeal do you think there is a way to silence the thoughts? I know they say observing the thoughts and letting them float like clouds can be helpful, but I am struggling to make it work. These thoughts are very pervasive and last for several hours everyday. I wish I could stay busy

[RiverSeal]

I used to get a lot of intrusive thoughts and actually still do about different things at times. I found that deliberately ruminating about positive things helped me overcome the intrusive thoughts. Like think about something positive and just analyse it to the point that it takes up all your brain space. And just keep doing it until you have something else to do!

Worked for me, so maybe see how you go if you feel like it might be beneficial 🙂

RiverSeal ❤️

[creative_writer]

@RiverSeal that's a smart strategy, I never thought of trying to ruminate over positive things to help reduce intrusive thoughts. I could probably spend hours deeply thinking about things.

Maybe once I am able to reduce rumination and do other things to improve my mental wellbeing, maybe it'll be easier to do the things I want to do. I think there is a lot of frustration directed at myself. I want to work on myself but I've had so many blocks. I think I may need to work on reducing those blocks to help me achieve what I want in life.

My family are thinking of going out today, might need to take my amber glasses, I'm very sensitive to light, even more so today. Last thing I want is sensory overload in the shopping centre. I also have my noise cancelling AirPods

[RiverSeal]

Amazing, @creative_writer! RiverSeal ❤️

[creative_writer]

@RiverSeal I do imagine it will be a process. Maybe I’m trying to avoid the pain, it just that the pain can feel too much. I can’t get back what I’ve lost. I don’t want trauma to define me. I try so hard to escape because I feel like that’s what I am supposed to do to heal, but it never really works. Maybe society encourages you to stay busy to avoid the pain. I find it very hard to sit with and I feel like I’m not supposed to ruminate

[RiverSeal]

Ruminating is challenging @creative_writer and I'm sure a lot of people find it so! I'm sure the community might have some insights for you if you create a discussion or tag some Members in even 🙂 My perspective is just one and we are all unique so learning how others manage it could be beneficial too! RiverSeal ❤️

[creative_writer]

@RiverSeal I may create a thread later. I didn't end up going out today, my head is feeling very heavy and I'm nauseous. Maybe it's a sinus thing. There is stuff I cannot say on here, but I am finding myself leaning to unhelpful coping ways. I am safe