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When you have to stop and go down your list of possibilities for why you are overwhelmed (lemmy.world)
submitted 6 months ago by BackOnMyBS@lemmy.world to c/autism@lemmy.world
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Why is my brain not working rn?

  • A: Childhood trauma
  • B: Societal division & oppression
  • C: Worried I upset someone
  • D: My hands are wet
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[–] ABCDE@lemmy.world 11 points 6 months ago

The fucking heat.

[–] Deestan@lemmy.world 8 points 6 months ago

E: I accidentally touched my fingernails while shampooing.

[–] neo@feddit.de 6 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Your brain stops working when your hands are wet? ... This could explain certain behaviours during the Covid pandemic...

[–] BackOnMyBS@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago

Yeah, it's like I can't focus on anything properly.

[–] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 6 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Can I phone a friend?

[–] Sombyr@lemmy.zip 4 points 6 months ago

You can try.

[–] BackOnMyBS@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

better text them first

[–] A_Chilean_Cyborg@feddit.cl 5 points 6 months ago (2 children)

E: ADHD medication induced anxiety.

[–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

That's one of the reasons I went with the non simulant ADHD meds.

[–] Noodle07@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

When you start your morning and the meds make you stress faster

[–] A_Chilean_Cyborg@feddit.cl 2 points 6 months ago

Stressing in the bus.

[–] nifty@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago

Then there’s the magical option Z: all of the above