#im bored and i have executive dysfunction

[cainecase]

Hmmm

#frankly im not like the most sold on baldur's gate 3 i have a burning hatred for 5e dnd #everyone is going gaga over it so i do wanna give it a chance but my executive dysfunction and frankly the 4e game im doing with my gf #who is a dm that is absolutely amazing and spoils me with her skills as a dm makes me not want to be too hyped about it #i dont wanna be disappointed #but like ive gotten bored of vintage story and my sister bought me this game so the least i could do was give it a better try #i played it with some friends but had to cut it short because my comp was overheating and it was gonna get cleaned like the next day #but we havent played since #especially since of the friends i played with their game's sound is bugged lmao #personal #rambling rambling sorry

[ethereiling]

feeling truly insane  lately 

#avpswjy #im stuck waiting on job things to go through so im sitting here bored #and my executive dysfunction is acting up and the understimulation from not doing stuff is making it worse and its just a cycle #and all my friends are busy so im lonely #and im broke so i cant go out and do things unless theyre free #and overall im just going insane :) send help #feeling more chronically online than usual too bc i dont have a job or friend time to distract me from just like. idk. sitting and scrolling #it sucks so bad lmfao #ntm i have sm anxiety over everything. and the boredom is only making it worse #and i have stuff to do!!!! i just cant seem to make myself do it!!! #the agonies never cease

[cappurrccino]

the mood of every goddamn meal time is "there is food in the house but there is nothing to eat" and I hate this part of adulthood, actually

#//juri speaks #my life would probably be a lot easier if i was fine with the same foods each day #or if i liked the ''normal'' things for like breakfast/lunch but i dont!! #i get bored of foods and i dont like cereal in the morning or sandwiches hardly ever! #i want savory hearty proteins! veggies! but i dont want to make them! #aaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh!! #cant believe im having an executive dysfunction crisis in the bathroom bc im hungry and dont wanna make food 😭

[furryfantasies]

wow who knew cleaning the dishes out my room would make it easier to breathe in

#miniz rambles #i have been so fucking sick lately and only recently can i start functioning again #i would like to fix my sleep schedule but i keep coughing at night #also yes point and laugh at the depressed executive dysfunction ridden dude #sorry im rambling im bored lol

[astranite]

*grumble rant mostly complaining in a big block paragraph chucked out to the void* executive dysfunction issues feel so ridiculous because even when i know exactly what step i need to do next— read the articles for uni essay. Why i need to do it— so i have a base from which to figure out a thesis (look that might cause problems in What am i arguing, but thats a solvable issue if i can focus enough to fix it) to do the rest of the next steps. And how— i have no trouble reading or analysing complex texts. None of that fixes the Cannot Concentrate problem. The articles arent even boring and i like learning new things and im the sort of person know to literally read random bits of textbooks for fun. And i Want to do it. Because i like reading and writing and analysing stuff even above it being important for uni work. But ive spent the afternoon scrolling tumblr, checked my email thrice, left bite marks on my good pen, and literally stared at a blank wall rather than read the article on my screen even when i put away the aforementioned tumblr so now i want to scream. And it makes it difficult to ask for help because people assume its one of the other problems as they aren’t familiar with brain literally wont do it. And being “”clever”” doesnt help (even putting aside the frustrating fact that I couldve done this at 15 and done well and wouldve liked it) because its an entirely different thing (uncannily good pattern recognition and Details and long term memory for facts lead to analytical skills because everything ever is a giant interconnected web, but to focus they do not.) And the classic advice of ‘dont be a perfectionist’ which somehow people also go to isn’t actually what is happening here. The reason things are either in a not even submittable note or its living in my head stage or straight up noting then completed to high level (typos and formatting editing aside as at the last minute those are predictably first to go in the calculation of time to marks) is because the gap of executive function between nothing and even done at all is very large but the subsequent gap between done and done well is limited. My very particular flavour of autistic adhd coming through yet?

So hence rather frustrated especially as here i am trying to do the responsible thing of not starting at the last minute because the research alone will Take Time. And given its the final essay I would prefer not to entirely fuck it up. But ah well, so it will begin again trying tomorrow. Probably is character development that im going to Go On A Walk instead of continuing to bang my head against it.

If anyone read this far ✨Welcome to my brain✨

#astra stuff #yelling into the void as opposed to letting this be another diary entry of a post draft

[bfdifan26]

please do list of every burner depression i love this show so so much you should do that

okay! thank you for enabling me. disclaimer im not a Depression Expert i pretty much only know what i go through myself. have fun

ok so roomy isnt a contestant but i do wanna talk about her. i feel like the whole thing with her literally being the room can be compared to something like a kid with depression not leaving their room and just living within a tight window of reality, only ever speaking to their parents and stuff. i feel like roomy can be related to that as she literally can’t leave. like executive dysfunction the character. also her personality, only caring about being nice and not hurting others, and by doing that not letting anyone know who she really is or how she really feels

okay onto the contestants now. rosey is a very interesting character, what draws me in about her the most is her almost refusal to appear vulnerable or overwhelmed by anything, always needing a guaranteed way to do something so she knows it’ll work. this can be seen as somebody with depression relying on things in their life that they know off by heart, things like routines and rituals they perform daily, having something to fall back on and feel some normalcy through. again she’s very similar to roomy with the whole social butterfly thing

spraypaint is tricky because we’ve basically only ever seen her be like Ahh im gonna kill you be scared. but i do think she has a reason to constantly be like that towards people. nobody is ever aggressive because they like it i dont think anyone likes being on guard 24/7. i feel like she relies on her knife alot, for example in the scene where she argues with playdoh after they run into eachother, she tries to just kill him right there instead of bothering to interact with him once she gets bored of him and decides he has nothing to say that she wants to hear (based but only because it’s playdoh)

kit seems to be very self confident unlike the majority of the other characters, but for the entire time, others have kind of decided what kit is like in their heads and settled on it, based off how she appears. that being limey seeing how relaxed and inexpressive she is and that making him think that she doesn’t care about things around her. with depression it can be easy to get tired of some things, but people then assume you don’t care about anything, and that you’re just apathetic, and/or constantly thinking you’re sad when like. thats just how you look Lol. that’s what kit and how she’s treated reminds me of

speaking of limey. he’s pretty similar to spraypaint, except he’s much more sensitive, or at least outwardly. it doesn’t take much for him to feel overwhelmed and like everybody is out to get him, and he’s always trying to counter this feeling by insisting to both others and himself that he has something up his sleeve that’ll make everyone regret thinking badly of him. he’s just a very defensive character and who can blame him. oh also hes very clearly hyperfixated on the idea of being a cartoony super villain or something. it’s a part of his identity he relies ALOT on, always falling into it especially when he feels threatened

pilly is very organised and on top of everyone else, and his only fault ive noticed is his detachment. he says to record outright that he doesn’t need or want friends, and purposely blends in to make sure he isn’t noticed and nobody tries to connect with him. i think this can be 2 different things; either he just straight up doesn’t like other people and finds them draining and just another hassle, or he really would like a friend but would rather not reach out from fear of being rejected. i think it’s the first one but you can never know

peanut is another character who’s very isolated except for him it’s nobody’s fault or deliberate choice really. we’ve seen that he lives in the middle of the country out on a farm, either living on his own or with his close family. my personal idea of him involves the second one and that also fits in with this. one of peanut’s very first lines is that he doesn’t care about what happens to him and is mostly focused on doing things for others’ sake. hes seen to be used to doing the dirty work for people and to be happy with it being like this. i think peanut relies on being a helping hand since well. that’s all he really knows how to do, and how to be wanted by others

to say polaroid is overshadowed by the other characters is an understatement both in the show and outside. like i think he’s the character with the least fanart, even including the one-time cameo dudes. its a shame because he’s SO good. his most noticeable trait first up is that he can’t speak verbally, and for others to acknowledge his words they have to put effort in which. unfortunately alot of people dont. like this hes ignored easily and often, being talked over, people dragging him around and ordering him to do things without listening to what he thinks first. but despite this hes so caring, seen with him encouraging pilly even after he threatened him with elimination (have i ever mentioned i love those two’s relationship so much) and comforting roomy and going with her to help with her fears

record is like. id say one of the most depression coded objects ever. she’s shy but not the stereotypical shy archetype, questioning people’s orders and sometimes even getting frustrated with others. she’s shown to have trouble explaining herself to others, feeling like she needs to in order to be forgiven for well. Literally just standing there. not much i can say about her that hasn’t been said /agreed on already

onto hanger my favourite… hanger is again, talked over by basically everyone. she rarely has the opportunity to ‘prove herself’ to others and when she does, the credit is taken away from her and it doesn’t matter how much she yells and argues, she can never be listened to. when this happens to someone it can easily feel like nothing you do will ever work and it’s just hopeless to even think of doing anything right or impressing anybody. i wouldn’t say hanger feels like that since we’ve seen that she’s very strong willed, but that’s just the thing. she HAS to stop herself from feeling that way because nobody else will, she has nobody else to rely on.

except erasey

erasey is similar to kit with the whole under expressive thing, as well as it being seen that they kind of struggle with motivation. they seem to have a kind of omnipotence that makes it so that they know what to do and how to do it, and if it’s even worth it to try. but apart from that they don’t do much else, that’s all that’s important to them. they only try to do what they absolutely need to

i hope playdoh cries again in burner 4

#long post #i encourage you to write your own thing about playdoh bc im not doing it #burner #burner osc #burner object show #roomy #rosey #spraypaint #kit #limey #pilly #peanut #Polaroid #record #hanger #erasey #playdoh #tbh i struggle to do anything for tissues. he’s like erasey except he has fun with it lol

[dognonsense]

Send asks! Im bored just been staying inside painting for days. I have company coming and a show to go to tomorrow night im excited for but until then im bored :( im trying to get myself to start my next painting but too executive dysfunction and anxiety to start. First step is to add red ive decided tho. Send asks pleaseee

#send asks #painting

[aroaceconfessions]

sometimes i wish i could be properly horny. im aegosexual (kind of?) and have high libido so i like, often WANT to do sexual stuff, but my brain is so ace it gets bored immediately. it's kind of like when im aching to draw and i have all the motivation and energy and then the only thing I can muster is just a few circles. like. almost like executive dysfunction but for like...ideas and imagination. just can't hold on to it.

like im not saying i wish i were allo or that id be happier if i were allo but it's kind of like... i wish my brain could pick a lane????? either i should be horny or not, right???? but no instead i often find myself in this high libido state where i WANT to be horny but then literally nothing makes me actually horny. like it just culminates in this halfhearted "meh". drives me crazy. i think id enjoy being horny if i actually could be, but id also just be fine if my libido dropped off the face of the earth and left me alone too.

and i know aces CAN be horny and this isn't an issue exclusive to aces but i think in my case this is tied to my asexuality. i guess im just the kind of person that can't get off comfortably without attraction, and there's just nothing there. beugh.

#aegosexual #asexual #ace #aspec #acespec #sex favorable

[sad-leon]

Hello! I hope you're having a good day!

So many people in my life seem to be going through something right now, and I just wanted to give you an opportunity to share anything you might be going through. Good or bad, as specific or as vague as you're comfortable with. Or feel free to ignore if you'd rather not. No pressure at all!

I hope things are going well for you! But if not, I'll be sending prayers your way if you're comfortable with that!

I am... not.

and i haven't for a long time

I'll preface this entire post with a warning: THIS IS A VENT POST the only tags will be trigger warnings

I thinks i've said it once or twice, but I started school this year. This is my first year in college after taking a gap year and also telling everyon i wasnt gonna go. I know jack shit about what im doing and its fucking exhausting. Theres so many things that i feel like I should know but dont because all the college information given out in my highschool was geared toward the college in that town specifically, which is not the college im going to.

I've also moved. im entirely on my own, physically and financially. I just met with my job and am starting very soon which is not good because my sleep schedule is all wrong. I may be switching jobs soon, but i can't just quit becuase, like i said, im on my own.

and those are only the big two. lets speedrun this. my anxiety, my autism, i need new glasses, my feet hurt more than i think they should, im a system, my eating disorder, my aversions that make it hard to drink the water up here, the burnout, the exhaustion, executive dysfunction, i also likely have adhd which mean rsd. im touch starved and touch adverse

those are just what i can think of off the top of my head

but all of this had been leading to what might be a pretty nasty breakdown and soon.

im so fucking tired all the time and that makes it hard to draw, but thats one of my only ways to relax. i like playing mc, but i get bored easily and also i cant sit at my desk for long becuase it feels like my head is too heavy for my neck. it hurts. everything hurts and my job doesnt help me at fucking all.

i was able to draw tsob while dealing with most of my issues becuase all i had to worry about was work. looking at my current schedule, i can find the free time. the issue is using that freetime to draw and not just sleep or dissociate. finding home is very dear to me, but drawing it the way i am can be exhausting and i dont want to start hating it, so i just.. dont draw it most days

i stress constantly about how i appear on my blog becuase i want so badly to do this right. i want to be good at something, like, as a person, not just as an artist. but i hate myself too much to believe in any progress i make.

i know its the rsd mostly but i see groups and i feel gross. its not as bed now (any of you beans that have made it this far, ily /p) becuase i found a community i can actually interact with, but it still comes up, especially because i've moved away from all my irl friends and its so fucking hard for me to make them in the first place. like.. actual friends, not just people i can work with at school

if i keep going i'll probably talk myself in circles, so ill stop it here. theres a lot more but im not going to ramble about my suicidal, intrusive, or sh thoughts on this blog. this is a post to inform you guys of the state of mind im in. im lonely and sad and its all building up to a massive breakdown.

im not going to be leaving tumblr or giving up on my comic, but i probalby wont update as often as i did tsob. i just dont have the energy.

i also will probably post some of my traditional art cuz i gotta fill up a sketchbook for my animation class, so that also takes away from the time i use to draw digitally.

im so tired

#vent post #tw vent #long post #tw exhaustion #tw burnout

[nanjokei]

i think the spread of character ai usage (and ai art generation usage also) is definitely an issue with people wanting instant gratification which actual rp usually is just not sustainably built for unless you're doing chat rp, even then your friends aren't awake 24/7 waiting at beck and call to entertain you. it's not literally entitlement, but it 100% stems from entitlement to be entertained constantly and passively instead of actually going out and finding something to do.

god this sounds like such boomer shit but the creation of endless scrolling like on tiktok with specifically tailored algorithms has made people so PASSIVE. ai can never come close to human creators but if people, especially the younger generation, are getting too cozy with choosing it over seeking out other human beings (whether it be indirectly via consuming fanmade work or directly via actual collaborative stuff like online roleplay), then how different is it from the ai "winning"? i don't think any of the excuses are valid. it's a subpar product in every way. it's almost never im character, it breaks if you propose anything too left field, and it's ultimately empty wish fulfilment and i have no idea how anyone past the age of 16 AT BEST gets any gratification from it. is it just the spread of a lack of reading comprehension? OPEN THE SCHOOLS!!

i do think it's an issue of people not being comfortable with boredom, always needing instant gratification, not wanting to sit down and hone a craft, or give the people who hone a craft themselves the time of day because they can't crank out """content""" for you 24/7. in a way, i'm thinking right now, when i'm bored i just channel surf on tv even if i don't do it as much anymore. but most people don't have tv anymore (personally we pirate iptv so LOL). i don't blame it on that necessarily, but i think with the rise of streaming, you just sit there on a media library staring at a bunch of thumbnails and posters, having to make a decision on how to invest your time. in this case, i get why people are so passive. tiktok is easier, character ai is easier. because i never ended up watching anything whenever i opened netflix (when we had it years ago). one could argue that watching tv is passive, but there's still a choice. you check the tv guide or google it and you know a certain show is on tv a certain channel at a certain time so you keep that in mind. what do you do in the meanwhile? i remember when that was an actual routine for me. i'd be slacking and not doing my homework, so maybe i'd draw a bit, maybe i play on my ds for a while, maybe i go make myself a snack or bake some pastries if i have all day, maybe i continue a book or even surf the web a bit.

the instinct of "aight, im gonna do something else on my own while i wait" is kind of dying. yes i'm on my phone! the difference is my use case. these days i'm not on social media aside from here so i don't use it as much aside from talking to friends on messaging clients and playing games (rarely tho). i say this as someone who stares at the ceiling not doing anything for a good bit each day, but at least i feel like i still have retained some ability to sometimes go, ok time to learn about a new hobby! i don't have to even pick it up. just entertaining it is gratifying on its own. i'm not a writer, but sometimes i'll write a little bit for fun then go "yeah i get why i don't jive with this". lately, i've been interested in competitive pokemon (with not much interest before) because i've been replaying platinum. i research a bit, watch videos, i even got a little brave and tested some sample teams on showdown. it was a fun time killer! i might keep doing it. i might even do it later today. i started reading pokespe too to scratch the pokemon itch too. and it's not like i don't suffer from crazy hard executive dysfunction but hey, this is a product of my effort. lately i've been thinking i wanna pick a character in guilty gear and learn at least one combo! trying new things is fun!!!

i'm sure this post sounds self important, self impressed, self absorbed (c-c-c-combo breaker) and boomer ish as fuck but honestly i don't care anymore. if someone who struggles with simple tasks on the daily like me can find shit to do that isn't just instantly caving to endless scrolling and resorting to chatting up an AI then i'm sure most people can too. it is so much more gratifying actively seeking out fun than to be passive about it.

#rambles #long post

[vampryn]

I START AT THE HAUNT IN 2 DAYS AND IM SO EXCITED!! im excited for the new experience and to learn things as i go, but most of all im excited to be WORKING. ive been off work for mONTHS because i havent been able to land an interview.. and when i have, ive been rejected (likely because of how i look-- but i cant say with absolute certainty). ive been so fucking bored, and i get executive dysfunction REALLY bad when i have no rigid schedule, so my life has been super floopy. basically my days consist of me looking for things to do with my time while i wait impatiently for somebody to give me the opportunity to work. this is the first time in my adult life ive had so much difficulty finding work, so post-haunt im really hoping something ends up calling out to me. im running out of savings lol.. BUT for now, i have a month of work to look forward to, and hopefully i can make some new friends and have some laughs along the way :)

[ohbo-ohno]

Okay wait I realize you just said executive dysfunction is bothering you, so this question may be inane, but do you have any tips to....get through it??? As a recently diagnosed ADHD kid (not a kid, I just don't know how to refer to myself in third person) who has no advice and nothing but medication, I would literally worship you if you have any advice. I spent the entire day doing stupid shit, and I have never felt worse about myself.

oh god babe, i truly wish with all my heart that i could help you with this but executive dysfunction is by far the absolute worst part of adhd for me lmaooo. i credit my ed almost entirely for my worst bouts of depression </3

one of the things that sometimes helps me is putting on music that i don't know particularly well, but is upbeat and happy or chill. if i know all the words i'll just get distracted, but if it's something i'm unfamiliar with then sometimes my brain can just disconnect and float for a bit without focusing on it. for some reason having noise in the background quiets my brain a bit, and that makes it easier to focus

i also find that i focus best with balanced stimulation. i'm quick to be like "let me remove all distractions so i can just Focus", but the truth is if there's nothing happening then i am going to make something happen, and then never get back to my original task. when i'm writing or working, i almost always have minecraft longplays going in the background (i like waxfraud and lelith longplays best), or some other kind of video with sound and a moving picture

((also x2 it sounds kinda stupid but i find surrounding myself with really boring stimulation can help? no shade to him but i've been putting pawsbuild videos on in the background recently - when i get antsy and need to do something new, i look up and see what he's up to. except his videos are a bit boring, so i quickly go back to whatever i was doing before lmao)

but other than that?? im just as lost as you babe, i've got no tips or tricks for this bs. wishing you all the best 💞

#asks and answers #all of these necessitate that i Want to do the thing i need to #and none of these work when i'm avoiding the thing lmaoo #send in executive dysfunction tips if you have them pleaseee <3

[gods-favorite-autistic]

I know this probably won’t make sense but:

Im gonna try and make this make a little more sense:

Also ⚠️Spoilers for Volume 2!⚠️

Eleven: There is a clear connection that a lot of people have drawn between El and autism, which influence this a little, but I also feel that it makes sense with what we know about her character. Her not understanding customs that are supposed to be ‘normal,’ especially if it’s just a social rule that was made arbitrarily, her not following the rules if she doesn’t understand the rules or doesn’t know why the rule is in place, and her going partially nonverbal when overstimulated or under extreme stress are good examples.

Max: I feel like she had a lot of trouble with reading when she was a child, so she really latched onto certain things that she could read or comprehend easily, like presumptuous. I feel like a big reason she teases the boys for being nerds about stuff like Lord Of The Rings and DND is because she always had trouble with that type of stuff, and it would frustrate her to the point that she would just end up not liking it at all. I feel like after she comes out of the coma she opens up to Lucas about it and they end up reading Lord Of The Rings together. Also, about the letters, I feel like it becomes a lot easier for her to write concisely if she’s writing down something that she really wants to write, and has a lot of emotions in it.

Dustin: So with Dustin I feel like his main hyper-fixation is science. That’s why he treasures everything to do with it, why he is basically best friends with Mr. Clark, and why he’s so proud about it. I do think that’s ADHD is also why Dustin, a usually very smart student, got a near failing grade in one of his classes. You could argue that he just isn’t good at that class, but I think that it could be due to executive dysfunction, which is very common for people with ADHD, especially when it’s something that they are not interested in.

Steve: With Steve I feel like this is a more obvious opinion. I feel like a lot of people look down on him and judge him for being dumb and not knowing things or not getting things that other people get, and I think that could be very much contributed to the fact that there was something just simply different about him, y’know? Especially with those being two very much lesser known disorders back then. I also think that his parents know about this because they have the money and they obviously knew something was ‘wrong’ with their son, in their eyes, so they got him tested for a couple things both physically and psychologically, but they never told him about this and thought that if they ignored it then it would just go away, which is sadly still a very popular thing for parents of neurodivergent children to do.

Robin: A big part of this for me is the fact that her whole aesthetic is very reminiscent of both ADHD and Autism culture, but also the bad coordination (honestly same girl) and the whole ramble thing on is what sticks out to me the most with her. She’s very much the infodump type of ADHD, like I feel like whenever they’re just bored and business is slow I feel like her and Steve will just sit around and infodump about their favorite movies together so she like instantly clocks his ADHD the second they met which is a main reason as to why she was so quick to become friends with him (it’s like gaydar, but for neurodivergent people).

Eddie: Once again I feel like a lot of people look down on him or call him dumb because of the whole dyslexia thing and I feel like that’s a big reason as to why he’s failed high school twice. He’s probably a pretty smart guy, he just has a few things that make it harder for him. And with the autism thing, I feel like two of his main special interest are rock bands like Black Sabbath and DND. And I feel like he knows that he most likely has it because of his uncle, not because he got him tested because he probably couldn’t afford that, but because his uncle noticed that there was obviously something different with him and because he cared a lot about his nephew he looked into it and told him about it. I think that’s a big reason as to why he really owns being a freak and being different, because his uncle normalized it to him and made sure he knew he didn’t have to be ashamed of it. That really ties into the whole speech he gives in the second episode to Nancy, about him being a good kid and him willing to defend Eddie’s reputation with his life.

Will: So I feel like this one is the most complicated, and it’s kinda hard to explain. So for the dyslexia thing, I feel like when he can’t express his feelings verbally, I feel like instead of expressing them with written words like Max does he expresses them with art, like he does in the show with the painting that he paints for Mike. He finds it easier, and that’s also why he likes comic books more, because he can comprehend them a lot easier than written books. With the ADHD thing I feel I get this a lot more from his hyperfixation on DND more than anything. I know that for a lot of neurodivergent people sharing their hyperfixation/special interest can be a kind of love language, and I feel like that’s exactly how it is for Will. He tries so hard to keep his friends interested in it in season three because that’s a really big way that he connects with them, he finds it easier to express himself and his emotions when he’s playing DND. And with the whole autistic thing, it’s more of a thing you see in his social life more than anything. You can really see how much he tries to act ‘normal’ socially and how much he tries to fit in with people at school, which is really reflected in how he doesn’t have any friend at his new school. The main reason he had his friends in Hawkins was because they approached him, which is a common thing with autistic people.

Anyways I don’t know if this made any sense to anyone but me but those are my reasonings.

Also, if anyone from these communities has any problems with this post, feel free to tell me about them because as of now right now I don’t have any diagnosis for any of these things, and I really don’t want to be ignorant or insult anyone.

And if y’all have any thoughts on the matter then y’all can share them in the reblogs and replies as long as y’all make sure to be kind and to not be mean to anyone because they have different opinions (although if they say something ableist you have my full permission the lecture the shit out of them)

Anyways have fun with these ideas

#tw cursing #cw cursing #maddy says dumb stuff and no one listens #stranger things #stranger things 4 #neurodivergent #adhd stuff #autism #dyslexia #steve harrington #eddie munson #robin buckley #max mayfield #dustin henderson #will byers #eleven byers #eleven hopper #stranger things 4 vol 2 #stranger things 4 spoilers

[portablenetworkgraphic]

okay hi tips for executive dysfunction

so like. ive found with executive dysfunction the way u need to approach it isnt WHY CANT I JUST SIT AND WORK oh my god can i please just do this please okay we're going to do it okay? okay please please like no that doesnt work. brute forcing it is only gonna make ur brain push back 10x as hard.

executive dysfunction stems from understimulation. the little toddler that lives in ur brain is having a tantrum because its bored and the only thing to calm it down okay you see isnt yelling at it you gotta give it a lollipop. and by that i mean providing stimulation.

the things that work for me might not work for you but its a start. when im trying to do homework, some things that give me more stimulation are:

- playing loud, fast repetitive songs on loop. picking a single song with like a strong beat and looping it gives me something in the background for the toddler to play with without being distracting. i can send you my list of songs that work for me if you want to try them. all those study tips that are like. ohhh only play lyricless songs are LYING the toddler does NOT like that. the toddler wants loud music. the toddler needs a strong rhythm.

- chewing on gum. chewing on something gives me something to distract me and the sweetness of the gum is also helpful.

- if i cant work, going and exercising or going on a walk like taking a mental break can help me calm down and refocus. i know its annoying to hear "just exercise more!!" as a tip but this is more about the mental break than anything. getting away from ur work area gives some variety. take the toddler outside and let it touch grass.

- also having something with caffeine can help.... caffeine is a stimulant and when i drink coffee it like. it doesn't actually make me energetic but it does help me focus a bit... if u dont like coffee, some kinds of tea are caffeinated and theres energy drinks too.. also eating sugary things i find can help some.

- overall be gentle with the toddler in your brain.. find ways to give it stimulation bc the more background stimulation you have the easier it will be to focus. hope this helps june 💗💗💗

also ive been there where ive had massive breakdowns and i feel like i cant even cry anymore.. for that ive found it helps to listen to emo music loudly in my headphones and write bad vent poems. classic emo teen behavior im AWARE but it does help. you have to lean into it lol. also like. go to sleep, take care of yourself, make sure you eat drink water and shower... truly it makes it better if youre well rested and well fed and dont feel like a sticky greaseball. anyways. i hope some of this helps and i hope things get better soon.

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#THANKIES i will try the music thing i never really tjought abt being understimulated #unfortunately caffeine doesnt do much for me <//3 #but the other things yes #^.^ #btw i got my bio summative infographic thing done everyone clap for me #BUT YEAH thnk u.... i love writing bad vent poetry #inbox

[lunar-wandering]

Ok two things:

1. Your new oneshot with MK chirping is very cute :>

2. Genuine question: How on earth do you write so fast????? You were able to make a 2k word oneshot in the span of a few hours. I know that there isn't really a strategy to writing, but do you maybe have some advice?

as someone who's spent the past like 3 months procrastinating on writing the last two chapters of a three chapter fic i've had completely planned out, my best advice is to just go and gun it whenever there's even a sliver of energy

my other more serious advice (executive dysfunction aside) is to get yourself into Flow.

im going off of memory here but Flow is a state where you're at your Peak, you're not too bored, and you're not too anxious, you're at the Perfect Maximum State for Creation. there are quite a few ways to get into flow, the main one I remember for art specifically is to draw a few circles for a bit (which is why doodling before doing a big drawing helps a lot), i think doing this works for writing too?? unsure.

i'm pretty sure you can also use music to help you achieve flow, there's probably research on what kinda rhythms and stuff but i normally put on a song in another language that i don't need to think too hard about and is upbeat- but not upbeat to the point that it's distracting

but also though i'd actually write faster if it weren't for how often i distract myself by flicking to other tabs to watch videos and stuff- i actually went through a whole family dinner and watched like 5 videos after wards in the process of writing that Chirp fic.

uhhh idk how much of this actually counts as advice,,, but yeah. basically just. Get In The Zone is the best thing I can really say