#hypoactivity

[abcsofadhd]

ADHD- inattentive here! Question: Is it normal to like... sleep because your bored? I feel like sometimes I do that. Don't have anything to do? Sleep. That and it feels like my depression gets worse when I'm bored. Which also makes sleep seem like the better option.

Yep!

Hypoactivity is common with us inattentives. It feels like your mind is floating in honey and its hard to think anything. 

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It’s one of the reason I suggest looking for projects to keep our minds busy. 

Without something to keep our minds active, our mind starts slowing down.. becoming more lethargic and I also find this makes me physically sleepy.

As hypoactivity builds, so does my mood.. and if it worsens, I find myself struggling with depression, like you said.

Projects (ie, anything to keep our minds active) is what I find best to combat hypoactivity but meds help keep my mind more alert too.

[luccathelirium]

Whenever i go on the ADHD's brain fog tag i only see hypoactive brain fog, but do you guys also experience hyperactive brain fog?

I feel like that every time i forget to take my meds. Everything feels way too slow and my brain feels way too quick, my words sound like meaningless, endless gibberish, my vision gets impossible to focus on one spot so everything feels shaky and blurry, entire sentences are forgotten in seconds and the whole world in general feels icoherent and unreal. Can anyone relate?

[bobcat-pie]

My teacher: “Alright class, this research graphic organizer should only take around 20 minutes for you all to complete!”

Me, already accepting that I’m not going to have free time tonight: coolcoolcoolcoolcoolcool

[abcsofadhd]

ADHD and the fog

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We ADHDers aren’t just HYPERactive, we can be HYPOactive too.

Its when your brain feels sluggish, unalert, tired and like you’re running underwater (it genuinely makes me feel actually sleepy).

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Its called different names.. brain FOG.. fuzzy thinking..

But it all refers to that hypoactivity that’s common with inattentive ADHDers.

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I call it zombie mode (or the ughhh). Some call it robot mode.

I was in zombie mode most of my teenage years. My mind was so unalert that  would feel dissociative. 

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Sometimes the fog would lift temporarily but Id have little  memory of last six months.  

Medication is really good at reducing how often I feel foggy.

More than that, I start feeling this way when I finish my projects (this also used to happen when I wasn’t  hyperfixated on anything).

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Non ADHDers have a ‘stand-by’ mode… or a ‘low power mode’, where they aren’t fully focused on anything but they can start their focus faster.

Think of it like neutral gear in a car (vs engine being off) or a tv being off (vs unplugged).

ADHDers don’t have a mental ‘stand-by’ mode. So our attention ebbs and flows with our interests.

(in terms of mental inertia, its like non ADHDers never go to 0 but we do)

I need to be thinking about something all the time or my brain turns off its engine and it takes a while to turn it on again.

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(Some researchers have claimed that this is infact a symptom of seperate attention disorder called sluggish cognitive tempo/ concentration deficit disorder but this isn’t widely accepted)

[hypoactivity]

It takes Six weeks for your body to fully adjust to new meds/doses

[hypoactivity]

I weighted myself this morning, came in at 326.10 lbs, that’s my official starting weight after my recovery. I’m not going to worry about my numbers, I’m far more concerned about my mobility because my left knee joint is starting to feel kind of void of cartilage.

[hypoactivity]

O my gosh, I was so busy being depressed I forgot to mention that  since my tests came back normal three times in a row  my drs have moved me to 6 month testings instead of every three months! I haven’t been back here since middle school!

[hypoactivity]

Losing weight with Hypothyroidism

Is super freaking hard. Try not to focus on the numbers, especially in the beginning of your journey, focus more on moving about and trying to maintain a health diet (which doesn’t necessarily mean cutting out all things delicious) and working with your doctor to keep(or get) your hormones level.