Re:Aerobic exercise is good for the brain; easy wins for beh...
by wormius on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @12:43PM
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Yep - executive dysfunction is... difficult, you short circuit your mind in a strange loop of fighting yourself.
It's like writers block or when you try to go to sleep but can't and the harder you try the harder it feels. So it's... Difficult to even do things, even when you DO want to (I have been meaning to play solo board games I bought but ... just can't... My ADHD has gotten far worse over the years compared to my youth). I think people who don't have to deal with it don't understand what it's like.
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Re:Aerobic exercise is good for the brain; easy wins for beh...
by phatskat on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @12:53PM
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That sounds rough! I’ve only been diagnosed for a few years so it’s nice to have a label to the way my brain has worked since forever. The exercise one is hard to get going though I’ve done some here and there, weirdly one of the hardest ones for me is allowing myself to start a new tv show by myself. Can’t do it. Doesn’t matter how hyped I am, my brain’s like “nope, not allowed”. Meat bags is weird