ADHDers are people-pleasers. Saying No is more difficult than saying yes in ADHD.YES has a rewarding effect in ADHD, since we please the recipient.Pleasing is always reciprocated, a double-edged Reward. ADHDers will take countless commitments until burnout. The attitude can fit in Time-blindness for Reward.I said multiple times “There is no time in ADHD”. Declining […]
A common stigma in Mental Health is that sufferers are Chronic Liars, a very offensive misconception. It doesn’t take a lot of effort for educated people to discern that the mentally ill can’t lie.Their ‘Distorted Reality’ is Shame, a desperate attempt at Protection. The Neurotypical should be supportive towards Shame, rather than accusatory.Still a long […]
The connection between Mind and Body in Autism. Autistic adults generally embody their feelings and are unable to externalize them, a condition called Alexithymia. The most recognizable sign of Alexithymia is Rumination, a form of anxiety characterized by body-language in the struggle to communicate internal discomfort.Subjects may assume a Speaking Posture just to shutdown seconds later.Rumination […]
Big Festivities like Christmas and Easter are as over-craved as overwhelmed in Autism and ADHD. Holiday-overwhelm in Autism and ADHD is well documented, although new findings shed more in-depth details on general sensitivity towards major events. Autistic/ADHD Meltdown is now included in Sensory Processing Disorder, an extremely complex, subjective pathology related to Senses. SPD can […]
Emotions are controlled by hormones. Sleep disorders are gaining significant momentum in Mental Health. Stay-at-home people affected by mental illness, tend to switch the day for the night, based on their delusional claim that the night has a calming influence. Although there are professions requiring 24/7 coverage, our bodies are programmed to sleep at night.Shift-workers normally […]
Non-neural Support Astrocytes complement Neurons in Memory/Motor Function. The generic belief is that all Brain cells are Neurons.Too easy to be true.There’s a bunch of non-neural Glial cells in the brain.Astrocytes belong to this category and the most influential in removing old synapses obstructing the acquisition of new skills.They have their specific individual structure linked […]
Nutrition has a major impact in mental health. The distinction between psychiatric and neurological disorders is evermore unclear. Psychotropic drugs can modify Cerebral metabolism, though can’t rewire brain-circuits.Brain metabolism is controlled by blood and oxygen flow.No psychotropics target these two basic vital elements.Current medication still targets neurotransmission only. My impression is that research always overlaps the basics.Scientists […]
Motivation is indispensable for Achievement. It is associated with Success, Intelligence, Happiness.Depression and Anxiety deplete Humoral Neurotransmitters. What differs Depression from Sadness. The DSM defines Sadness as an average period of two weeks characterized by low-mood as result of transient disappointment. Although the symptoms are equal to Depression, it is not treated pathologically.It is thought that […]
Procrastination is not Laziness. It is typically associated with ADHD. Talking about the labeling of every single human behavior, Procrastination is making the charts. Nobody’s lazy anymore: the new vocabulary for ‘Laziness’ is ‘Procrastination’. The most disturbing part is that Procrastination is being deemed as an emotional disorder and major feature of ADHD.I can be easily […]
There are hundreds of theories about Self-harm, although all speculative and individual. The most reliable evidence is provided by sufferers themselves as of late. Self-harm is always an underlying condition, only fact we know for sure.It is also extremely versatile. In my experience, it’s a desperate attempt at self-control and discipline.One must be aware to […]
