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Re: For some with ADHD, the low rumble of brown noise quiets the brain

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Post by anonymoushn »

irjustin wrote: post #118
triggercut wrote: post #110

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That sounds similar to me. I was diagnosed unexpectedly at 38 and it changed my life. There is a good chance your internalised coping mechanisms are adding undue stress to your nervous system, making you tired and depressed, and ironically exacerbating the conditions for symptoms to become more disruptive (when you're tired, aren't eating properly, hyperfocusing too much and wearing yourself out, working late nights…

Did you become medicated? I was diagnosed but also have High Blood Pressure (HBP), genetics, and most of the meds we tested cause an uncomfortable rise in pressure that just wasn't worth it. My coping mechanisms are what I have left I suppose.

As documented by Scott Codex[0], there is a medication that may address these issues, but you may have trouble getting it prescribed.

[0]: https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/know-your-amphetamines

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Post by anonymoushn »

Eleison23 wrote: post #47
schneems wrote: post #29

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> Slightly tangential That's a little more than slightly. I've got no clue what in the article brought that up for you or how you're relating it back.

ADHD is a "disorder" that is predicated on "this person's behavior annoys people around him and therefore should be corrected." ADHD is only a disorder because human pegs must be pounded into the square holes of class in a sterile schoolroom behind bars, during daylight hours for much of the year, in preparation for white-collar office jobs that many of them won't achieve, but nevertheless you must sit down, pay atte…

I actually appreciate being able to sometimes do paperwork around the time it's due instead of never and no longer regularly needing to break into my house.

If you'd like to propose societal reforms that greatly reduce the amount of paperwork required of adults or allow ICs to just say "hey I'll probably not get anything done like 70% of the time but the other 30% will be pretty good" then I'll support them, but they don't seem to be forthcoming.

Re: For some with ADHD, the low rumble of brown noise quiets the brain

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Post by anonymoushn »

mxkopy wrote: post #60
giraffe_lady wrote: post #58

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You think... "people not meshing with society" is a new thing you've just discovered? That needs more awareness? Rather than like, that's approximately half of what mental healthcare is , and "people not meshing with society" is known by dozens of different specific technical names depending on the details of what "not" or "mesh" or "society" looks like in any given case? This is embarrassing. One of the worst cases…

> "people not meshing with society" is a new thing you've just discovered? > Rather than like, that's approximately half of what mental healthcare is > That needs more awareness? So you're saying mental healthcare (in the U.S., mind!) doesn't need more awareness, got it

Can you sleep in awareness? Can you eat awareness?

Re: For some with ADHD, the low rumble of brown noise quiets the brain

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Post by dijksterhuis »

marcusverus wrote: post #83
etempleton wrote: post #54

I don't know if I have ADHD, but if I do an online survey it says I most probably definitely do. I was never diagnosed as a child because I largely functioned as a kid and was quiet and non-disruptive, but looking back the signs were all there. Fast forward as an adult I have a number of coping mechanisms and one of them is to have something on in the background. I have never associated the effectiveness with the noi…

Have you tried ambient music? If not, check out Brian Eno’s “Music for airports”.

The Bloom app by Brain Eno and Peter Chilvers has been a life life for me throughout the years.

Music for Airports, with even less repetition.

https://www.generativemusic.com/bloom.html

Re: For some with ADHD, the low rumble of brown noise quiets the brain

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Post by hoseja »

triggercut wrote: post #120
bluSCALE4 wrote: post #114

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What's the benefit in knowing for sure?

There is a lot of overlap in symptoms with other conditions. OCD, Autism, MDD etc. Knowing exactly what the underlying issue is gives you the best way forward in treating effectively.

Is there even a precise "underlying issue"? Isn't it just one horrible blob of dysfunction?

Re: For some with ADHD, the low rumble of brown noise quiets the brain

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Post by irjustin »

anonymoushn wrote: post #121
irjustin wrote: post #118

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Did you become medicated? I was diagnosed but also have High Blood Pressure (HBP), genetics, and most of the meds we tested cause an uncomfortable rise in pressure that just wasn't worth it. My coping mechanisms are what I have left I suppose.

As documented by Scott Codex[0], there is a medication that may address these issues, but you may have trouble getting it prescribed. [0]: https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/know-your-amphetamines

Thanks so much for this link. Super helpful. Went through them and found commenters who had hbp. guanfacine was a recommendation to try. I'll see if I can get a hold of some... not sure.

Re: For some with ADHD, the low rumble of brown noise quiets the brain

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Post by dbetteridge »

etempleton wrote: post #54

I don't know if I have ADHD, but if I do an online survey it says I most probably definitely do. I was never diagnosed as a child because I largely functioned as a kid and was quiet and non-disruptive, but looking back the signs were all there. Fast forward as an adult I have a number of coping mechanisms and one of them is to have something on in the background. I have never associated the effectiveness with the noi…

My go-to is Futurama episodes...

Didn't realise this was a common coping mechanism till I asked around and both my brothers do it (Adult ADHD diagnosis) and one friend (Also diagnosed).

Re: For some with ADHD, the low rumble of brown noise quiets the brain

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Post by snail_khel »

polartx wrote: post #4

Tangential to the article—I didn’t receive an ADHD diagnosis until ~25 when I was at the beginning of my career and struggling much more than my coworkers (ranging from missing important info in long meetings to self starting projects). For meetings, I fell back on tricks I discovered in elementary school—I found that when I drew pictures or doodled, I could pay attention better to what was being said; a partial dist…

Same for me. I can't concentrate on the lecture if I don't take notes or draw figures and diagrams. I realized this now when I'm 24.

Re: For some with ADHD, the low rumble of brown noise quiets the brain

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Post by Doxin »

bluSCALE4 wrote: post #114
triggercut wrote: post #110

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That sounds similar to me. I was diagnosed unexpectedly at 38 and it changed my life. There is a good chance your internalised coping mechanisms are adding undue stress to your nervous system, making you tired and depressed, and ironically exacerbating the conditions for symptoms to become more disruptive (when you're tired, aren't eating properly, hyperfocusing too much and wearing yourself out, working late nights…

What's the benefit in knowing for sure?

For me it allowed to stop blaming myself for the ADHD symptoms. I'm not lazy, I'm not failing. You can't imagine how much pressure that took off, and how much better I am doing as a consequence.
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