Ever feel guilty for needing to lie on the couch for days? Like you should be doing yoga or taking walks instead of playing video games and rewatching the same comfort show for the third time? Real AuDHD rest doesn't look productive. It looks lazy. And that's exactly the problem. When you're pulling back from burnout, your nervous system needs something specific—the right level of stimulation without activation. It needs you to stop everything and just be. But internalized ableism says lying ...
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Ever feel guilty for needing to lie on the couch for days? Like you should be doing yoga or taking walks instead of playing video games and rewatching the same comfort show for the third time? Real AuDHD rest doesn't look productive. It looks lazy. And that's exactly the problem. When you're pulling back from burnout, your nervous system needs something specific—the right level of stimulation without activation. It needs you to stop everything and just be. But internalized ableism says lying ...
You stare at your computer tabs with a completely blank brain. The "simple" phone call feels impossible. (Everyone else just picks up the phone - what's wrong with you?) Nothing's wrong with you. Your brain is seeing all the hidden executive function steps that others don't even notice. You're not managing one neurodivergent brain - you're mediating between two operating systems that sometimes want different things. In this episode: The envelope that sat on my desk for months (and what it act...
AuDHD Sparks
Ever feel guilty for needing to lie on the couch for days? Like you should be doing yoga or taking walks instead of playing video games and rewatching the same comfort show for the third time? Real AuDHD rest doesn't look productive. It looks lazy. And that's exactly the problem. When you're pulling back from burnout, your nervous system needs something specific—the right level of stimulation without activation. It needs you to stop everything and just be. But internalized ableism says lying ...
