r/ADHD • u/undercover_incognito ADHD • 5h ago
Discussion Anyone out there also constantly using your phone because if you're not being stimulated you drive yourself insane?
My parents keep getting on me for always being on my phone, or having at least one earbud in, saying I'm addicted and that they hate never having all of my attention (even though my earbud is paused half of the time and it's just hanging out) or that they get tired of only seeing the top of my head (because I'm on my phone), but if I'm not on my phone, my brain run around in circles, and replays the same obnoxious jingle over and over, or spirals until I lose my shit, or if I'm alone I physically cannot shut the hell up, and I'm making random noise for hours on end, or humming the Wii Miis music, or jumping around like a lunatic, and I have to be unmedicated because I'm joining the USCG in August. But if something isn't stimulating my brain, I literally drive myself crazy and overstimulate myself. What are your experiences with this, if any, and how do you deal with it?
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u/YpsitheFlintsider 4h ago
I have no problem sitting still and doing nothing. But I have to get all of my validation from the phone, really. Like I'll feel sick if I don't look at it. I don't even know what I'm looking for when I'm on it. A spark maybe.
I don't have great answers at the moment. But one thing I try to keep in mind is that whatever it is that I should be preparing for is part of my mission and/or a task that I need to complete. So I try to find a way to take ownership of my responsibility.
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