I do sometimes wonder about that and ADD. I feel like my brain handles those immediate couple moments with a lot of clarity on how to react. I once knocked a can of pop off the edge of my desk and right onto my computer (with a mesh top), and I was already standing up to unplug the computer and flip it upside down to prevent dripping inside before the can even hit, just like an immediate processing and understanding of what the next step needs to be. Feels like those are the moments I can lock in and actually get things done. Suppose that’s why I have to create a crisis to actually be productive, like leaving work till the last moment. Boy is it a rush the like 5% of the time it’s helpful!
Yeah people see that shit has gone to shit for me, but they just watch because they know I have more experience with everything going to shit than any of them do.
I have a phobia of dogs. I got attacked by two herding dogs yesterday and I held my ground in a way that I never knew I could do. I thought I’d piss my pants and faint if it ever happened
I realized a little later how close I came to being absolutely fucked
Did one of my illnesses cancel out the other or what? 😂
When your ass is truly on the line, your brain will take over quite nicely. I don’t mean mere fear or apprehension, I mean, “I will die if I don’t act as needed.” Many go their whole lives without that experience. This is not an “illness” thing.
Non standard actions in response to stressors is a known possibility with some neurodivergent diagnoses.
Calm responses to subjectively large issues or dangerous situations as well as subjectively oversized reactions to seemingly normal stimuli (sound being a common example).
That seems to be the one advantage of ADD. Shit goes to hell, and everyone else literally just watches and panics, as I [do the thing] to fix it.
I do sometimes wonder about that and ADD. I feel like my brain handles those immediate couple moments with a lot of clarity on how to react. I once knocked a can of pop off the edge of my desk and right onto my computer (with a mesh top), and I was already standing up to unplug the computer and flip it upside down to prevent dripping inside before the can even hit, just like an immediate processing and understanding of what the next step needs to be. Feels like those are the moments I can lock in and actually get things done. Suppose that’s why I have to create a crisis to actually be productive, like leaving work till the last moment. Boy is it a rush the like 5% of the time it’s helpful!
Yeah people see that shit has gone to shit for me, but they just watch because they know I have more experience with everything going to shit than any of them do.
Literally just told a coworker today that the only reason I’m good at fixing things is because I’m even better at fucking things up in the first place
Holy shit wait is this a thing?
I have a phobia of dogs. I got attacked by two herding dogs yesterday and I held my ground in a way that I never knew I could do. I thought I’d piss my pants and faint if it ever happened
I realized a little later how close I came to being absolutely fucked
Did one of my illnesses cancel out the other or what? 😂
When your ass is truly on the line, your brain will take over quite nicely. I don’t mean mere fear or apprehension, I mean, “I will die if I don’t act as needed.” Many go their whole lives without that experience. This is not an “illness” thing.
That might just be adrenaline tbh
Non standard actions in response to stressors is a known possibility with some neurodivergent diagnoses.
Calm responses to subjectively large issues or dangerous situations as well as subjectively oversized reactions to seemingly normal stimuli (sound being a common example).