I have that too and apparently it’s very common in ADHD. Something about the caffeine streamlining the processes in our brains and calming them down by focussing them.
Yeah that tracks, my monologue becomes voluntary when I have some caffeine, but if I have enough caffeine, it flips around and whoops, now I’m ultra anxious, distracted, overstimulated and my thoughts and monologue are going as fast as a maglev.
Coffee emoji in handle
“I know what I have to do, but I don’t know if I have the strength to do it.”
I stopped consuming caffeine some time ago, can’t say that it did much to improve my sleep.
I can’t lie, it’s the opposite for me. If I feel to energetic before bed, I have a coffee and it more often than not makes me sleepy.
I have that too and apparently it’s very common in ADHD. Something about the caffeine streamlining the processes in our brains and calming them down by focussing them.
Yeah that tracks, my monologue becomes voluntary when I have some caffeine, but if I have enough caffeine, it flips around and whoops, now I’m ultra anxious, distracted, overstimulated and my thoughts and monologue are going as fast as a maglev.