Kay Ohtie on Nostr: nprofile1q…gg5jv *snugs!* It's not exactly formal but it's HIGHLY associated with ...
nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqycl3rw5lhzarjjv8g5r2etvv5rrv9f42f7l46erz925kdk4uvvyq0gg5jv (nprofile…g5jv) *snugs!* It's not exactly formal but it's HIGHLY associated with ADHD because of the neurostructural differences between non-ADHD brains and ADHD brains with regard to regulating emotion-related neurotransmitters. The same cause of focal issues or hyperactivity is the cause for the difficulty regulating those emotional surges.
What stood out for me this morning in particular (I already learned about RSD a couple years ago, but this part didn't click) was the fact in adults the surge of it can manifest as "snap onset depression" giving the appearance of manic bipolar activity, but it's very much not. It's just such an intense surge that when channeled inward instead of outward, because we know it'll be an outburst otherwise, it just is that weight. And when I first read the phrase "emotional pain" I didn't really get it but when reading that part I thought about how my own description of that feeling would be "turned inward it just hurts" and...I get it now.
For most of the 2010s I kind of emotionally stunted myself, first from medication and then from a sense of requirement. It took a while to recover and it's still difficult for me to handle or recognize that at times, and I don't think medication makes that part any easier, or at least not by much.
What stood out for me this morning in particular (I already learned about RSD a couple years ago, but this part didn't click) was the fact in adults the surge of it can manifest as "snap onset depression" giving the appearance of manic bipolar activity, but it's very much not. It's just such an intense surge that when channeled inward instead of outward, because we know it'll be an outburst otherwise, it just is that weight. And when I first read the phrase "emotional pain" I didn't really get it but when reading that part I thought about how my own description of that feeling would be "turned inward it just hurts" and...I get it now.
For most of the 2010s I kind of emotionally stunted myself, first from medication and then from a sense of requirement. It took a while to recover and it's still difficult for me to handle or recognize that at times, and I don't think medication makes that part any easier, or at least not by much.