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sam retweeted
adhd is literally the "can't do anything and fucking suffer" disorder
BREAKING: Sleep and neurology researchers confirm that "morning grogginess" in ADHD is actually severe Sleep Inertia—a state where the prefrontal cortex takes up to 60 minutes longer to restore blood flow and dopamine signaling after waking up than a neurotypical brain.
If waking up your ADHD child (or yourself) at 7:00 AM feels like trying to wake up a hibernating bear who wants to fight everyone in the house, here is the science of why:
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The linked study is a conference abstract showing a statistical association between sleep inertia symptoms and adult ADHD. It does not measure or mention prefrontal cortex recovery, blood flow, dopamine signaling, or a 60-minute difference
academic.oup.com/sleep/article/…
sam retweeted
People think depression means you’re sad and crying all day, but that’s not always the case. For me, it’s like being stuck in a twilight zone. I don’t feel like talking, I don’t respond to much, I can’t think straight, and nothing really interests me. I’m not sad, I’m not mad, I just feel empty. Like I’m here, but I’m not really here. I have a lot of days where I feel like this, and those days be harder than people realize. Sometimes I just want to be left alone because I don’t even have the energy to explain how I feel.
