Oooh hell yea, I’m picturing a gritty future/cyberpunk, maniacally laughing supervillain with blue hair, rockstar makeup, and impractically dangerous-looking boots who’s completely insane and irredeemably evil for the fun of it. I AM THE SICKEST MOTHERFUCKER ON THE PLANETįucking sweet, multiple lives, aaand…. These are your two super powers.Įveryone else always seems to fucking get cool shit and i always get like “gel manipulation” and “using dust along w/ your fighting style” It’s grounding, it’s focusing, and the little pleasure of doing it helps nudge the dopamine process back to work.Ĭlick on it twice. No holding in, no being discreet, no masking, just grabbing the nearest bumpy texture, clicking object, or piece of string and going to town on that repetitive action. Just like hunger is the body signalling a need for fuel that’s not being met, or shivering is the body signalling a need for warmth that’s not being met, The Wiggles are a signal from the brain and body that a need is not being met- an intense need to stim. my brain is having trouble making the chemical shift to alertness, so my thoughts, feelings, needs, and responses are all an unreliable mess- fortunately, once I find the right activity or topic of interest to anchor to (like a walk outside, a snack with a strong flavor, a weird texture to rub, or even reading a random spam email) everything starts slotting into place all at once, and the wiggles start to ease off. It takes me a long time to shake off sleep inertia, especially if I have to wake up to an alarm, so I can get stuck in limbo for an hour or two. As another, personal example, I’m especially prone to the wiggles early in the morning. To an outside eye, it may look like the person is super alert and hyper, or like they’re being overstimulated and overwhelmed, but it’s usually the exact opposite- our brains run out of energy to work on being good and productive, and our muscles get restless and tight from lack of exercise, so we start going haywire from being both burnt out and understimulated.įor example, many ADHD children start getting The Wiggles later in their school day and have trouble sitting through later classes, but having a substantial amount of recess time halfway and an extracurricular activity of their choice gives them the relief they need to make it through everything comfortably. All the hallmarks of the ADHD experience, happening very loudly, all at once. One who experiences The Wiggles may experience things like jitteriness, irritability, anxiety/stress, mood swings, physical discomfort, feeling like they’re stuck on fast-forward and can’t slow down their thoughts or actions, feeling like they need something important but nothing around them is the right thing, fast-paced and compulsive fidgeting, intrusive impulses and thoughts, inability to sustain focus on one thing at a time…. A temporary state where your brain and body respond to fatigue by becoming uncomfortably hyperactive and stimulation seeking. Context first tho, let me define The Wiggles:Ī case of The Wiggles: also known as “brain Zoomies”, simply “Zoomies”, etc. Good morning ADHDblr, I was today years old (29 and a half, a full 3 decades I have not known this) when I realized something important.
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