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imaginarycircus:
dontbearuiner:
nandamai:
deducecanoe:
taraljc:
poedameron-tony:
OH MY GOD I JUST REALISED
OH MY GOD
ok so I always thought it was pure bullshit when people said “clear your mind and think of nothing” like “haha what’s this fucking mumbo jumbo no one can think of “nothing” hahah”
NEUROTYPICALS PROBABLY CAN HAHAHA
ooooohhh my gooddddd
yeah. I just smile, nod, and mentally eyeroll so hard that psychics 3 states away can probably see it.
Dude, there are people who can do that? That’s crazy. Neurotypicals, you so silly. Like I can’t even go to sleep right. People, apparently, close their eyes and drift off to sleep. So it’s not my fault. i’m just broken.
You’re not broken.
You’re just surrounded by neurotypicals with no imagination.
This sheds immense light on a lot of things.
While my Dad has his own brain problems, none of them are ADHD-flavored. He has never, in my entire life, understood what it’s like to have this kind of brain.
Yeah. I roll my eyes at a lot of the advice I’ve been given: “diet, yoga, have you tried tumeric” for all of my mental health, cognitive issues, and chronic health problemns. It’s obnoxious that people do that.
But I live with a Buddhist and I gotta say this.
People say “meditation” and they could mean anything from yoga breathing to joining a convent in Dharmsala and praying over lamps full of burning yak butter. Buddhism is 2,500 years old. Tibetan Buddhism differs wildly from Japanese Zen. Buddhism in India (where it started) is distinct. Buddhism is largely concerned with alleviating suffering. Your and others. (And enlightenment, or so I hear.) It’s also about being mindful and aware, which takes time.
A lot of meditation is not “plz sit and think about nothing for 30 minutes.” I think that idea gets passed around in jokes, and on TV. I think little bits of Zen get used through koans, “What is the sound of one hand clapping.” There are practices to quiet your mind, but they’re guided. They don’t just sit you down and tell you to empty your mind and leave you there with no instructions or discussion. Almost no one can sit and make their mind go totally blank–neurotypical or not. At least not without practice. But there are meditation practices that I think could work better for people with ADHD. I have ADD with perseveration so I have different issues, while also having some of the same problems with unstructured time and getting brain white out when there’s a lot to do an no structure/plan.
I take medication. I learned coping skills and what to ask for. I only meditate once in a while because I am surrounded by Buddhists, so it seems like the thing to do. I’d rather be reading or writing most of the time. And those things aren’t even totally disconnected. I’ve found meditation especially helpful with chronic pain. If anyone is interested I can link you to the free podcast our Lama friend made for n00b meditators. She also write a book. It starts with sitting and listening to her ask you to breathe and be aware of your breathing. To let your thoughts bubble up and let them go. And if you need to stim or walk while doing this? You totally can. I have SPD so stimming helps me quite a lot.
imaginarycircus:
dontbearuiner:
nandamai:
deducecanoe:
taraljc:
poedameron-tony:
OH MY GOD I JUST REALISED
OH MY GOD
ok so I always thought it was pure bullshit when people said “clear your mind and think of nothing” like “haha what’s this fucking mumbo jumbo no one can think of “nothing” hahah”
NEUROTYPICALS PROBABLY CAN HAHAHA
ooooohhh my gooddddd
yeah. I just smile, nod, and mentally eyeroll so hard that psychics 3 states away can probably see it.
Dude, there are people who can do that? That’s crazy. Neurotypicals, you so silly. Like I can’t even go to sleep right. People, apparently, close their eyes and drift off to sleep. So it’s not my fault. i’m just broken.
You’re not broken.
You’re just surrounded by neurotypicals with no imagination.
This sheds immense light on a lot of things.
While my Dad has his own brain problems, none of them are ADHD-flavored. He has never, in my entire life, understood what it’s like to have this kind of brain.
Yeah. I roll my eyes at a lot of the advice I’ve been given: “diet, yoga, have you tried tumeric” for all of my mental health, cognitive issues, and chronic health problemns. It’s obnoxious that people do that.
But I live with a Buddhist and I gotta say this.
People say “meditation” and they could mean anything from yoga breathing to joining a convent in Dharmsala and praying over lamps full of burning yak butter. Buddhism is 2,500 years old. Tibetan Buddhism differs wildly from Japanese Zen. Buddhism in India (where it started) is distinct. Buddhism is largely concerned with alleviating suffering. Your and others. (And enlightenment, or so I hear.) It’s also about being mindful and aware, which takes time.
A lot of meditation is not “plz sit and think about nothing for 30 minutes.” I think that idea gets passed around in jokes, and on TV. I think little bits of Zen get used through koans, “What is the sound of one hand clapping.” There are practices to quiet your mind, but they’re guided. They don’t just sit you down and tell you to empty your mind and leave you there with no instructions or discussion. Almost no one can sit and make their mind go totally blank–neurotypical or not. At least not without practice. But there are meditation practices that I think could work better for people with ADHD. I have ADD with perseveration so I have different issues, while also having some of the same problems with unstructured time and getting brain white out when there’s a lot to do an no structure/plan.
I take medication. I learned coping skills and what to ask for. I only meditate once in a while because I am surrounded by Buddhists, so it seems like the thing to do. I’d rather be reading or writing most of the time. And those things aren’t even totally disconnected. I’ve found meditation especially helpful with chronic pain. If anyone is interested I can link you to the free podcast our Lama friend made for n00b meditators. She also write a book. It starts with sitting and listening to her ask you to breathe and be aware of your breathing. To let your thoughts bubble up and let them go. And if you need to stim or walk while doing this? You totally can. I have SPD so stimming helps me quite a lot.
