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When I'm sick, my symptoms go away. Do yours as well? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 week ago by HappyCatLuvs_U@lemmy.world to c/adhd@lemmy.world

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I currently have a sinus infection. That's annoying, but I've noticed for a long time that when I'm sick it's like I don't feel the ADHD symptoms.

I lose the constant slight understimulation and I'm more mentally sharp and content. It's like my body knows I need to rest and actually gives me the mental state to tolerate that.

Obviously it sucks to be sick, but it almost makes it a nice experience for me to be able to actually hone in and make a lot of progress on my projects or whatever without fighting my brain at all.

Anyone else experience this or similar?

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[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

Do you have more hyperactive or attention-deficit symptoms? I'm attention-deficit and i can't recall in any way feeling improvement when sick, in fact it drives me up the wall because when i'm sick i can't stimulate myself properly and i get bored out my skull to a degree that is almost more suffering than the physical pain from the sickness.

[–] HappyCatLuvs_U@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

I'm largely inattentive-type with some of the socially oriented hyperactivity issues. I can sit still but boy do I love to interrupt and finish peoples sentences. 😅