I’m having a very hard time focusing today. I was wondering if anyone had any tips on how to work past this. None of my little tricks are working. I’ve tried reading…haven’t gotten anything accomplished. And tried reading many of the posts here but the words are like swirling around in my head and not registering with me. I want to watch videos but I can’t pay attention. I have one playing in the background right now. I don’t know if I should play some games like my Sims…
What do you do when you can’t get your head to focus on things you want/need to do?
I get sections of time like this.
For me… I have to go for a walk… take a bath… really disconnect and quiet the mind…
Sometimes my ADHD is sort of a “too much input” sort of deal.
and then I’m all over the board.
Disconnecting for a few and really slowing down the mind helps… nature… or sitting calmly not focusing on anything. Not really meditating… but just quieting myself down.
Sometimes this is a good time to pull out the clay and sculpt… or I putter in the garden… hands busy… mind slow…
I hope this helps.
good luck
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Try writing down what’s going on your head. Sometimes it can vary with me if writing on paper is better than typing in this area as I know you keep a blog. At least paper and pen you wouldn’t be to worried on censorship compared to if you post it.
I hope the mental fogs clears quickly either way.
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the focusing has been a little better the past couple of days but today I’ve been highly irritable. The littlest of things have gotten me annoyed…things that normally don’t bother me. Now I’ve been depressed tonight, and hope the mood will shift once I take my medication. I still have to clean the dishes up from dinner but I have a bit of a headache and am a little lightheaded so I have to sit and try and get that pass before I handle the dishes.
Maybe go for a walk before it gets to dark/late. Fresh air and time away from electrical equipment screens might help. Dishes will still be there when you get back. So you don’t have to worry about them running away or anything.
Anywho…Glad your feeling somewhat better. I hope your keeping your doctor informed on the rest. Although I hope it all clears by tomorrow for you.
It’s already too late for a walk here. I think what had me feeling ill is just allergies, we have had quite a lot of rain the past couple days (not enough to be worried about, but enough to shoot things like mold into high numbers and mold and pollen are what drive my allergies insane. As for the mood, I just figured it’s part of the illness. One day I’m fine, the next I could be extremely irritable for no reason. Also my mom’s been sick for the past several weeks and I’m not surprised if I picked up any of that which could be playing with the chemicals inside my body making my mood off tilt along with the rest of me. A lot of my schizophrenic/scizo-affective issues stem from a chemical imbalance and any one little thing can set it off whack…
Thanks for the advice and concern though, it helps to know I’m alone though I tend to feel that way sometimes.
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When things get tough and your normal things that help dont work… I agree with the other posts on this thread… Go for a walk… Take a shower… Even washing the dishes can help get you back on track. A video game might help you it helps you get more focused… The Sims isnt very action packed of a game… A MMORPG or a strategy game would be better to suck you into something. Maybe find someone and play a card game? Try to pick something kind of fun and easy to do. Thats my suggestion.
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If it feels like something is trying to get your undivided attention for some unknown conscious reason, then I would just become still in my mind and try to get my priorities in the right order of importance. Usually, in doing just that, it turns out to be the most important issue to resolve in itself. and it is a constant that most always demands my attention, because there is always some disturbing unknown interfering with my mind. Probably just a short in the schizophrenic circuitry that is constantly crying out for more attention for to be solved. Just knowing I am not the only one on the planet suffering from some un resolved issue, or issues, is comforting enough to get me through it all.
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