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 (DIR) Post #B57Cr9Z8jKCFydhlnE by jascha@ohai.social
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       Did you know that neurotypical folks just can not think about anything for a period of time? Yeah, me neither.#Autism and #ADHD lead to less synaptic pruning which results in a higher density of synaptic connections. This leads to brain hyperconnectivity, which is the cause of sensory overload and reduced filtering of irrelevant stimuli. It is as well a reason for difficulties with executive functions.I wish I sometimes just could NOT think.
       
 (DIR) Post #B57Cr9o1py6eioff04 by rozenglass@fedi.dreamscape.link
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       @jascha@ohai.social My personal solution to this, when I want to slow my brain down, is to utilize those rare abilities to get myself intentionally stuck in thought loops, for example, every thought that comes to me, I imagine I put it in a box or book and line it perfectly next to the other boxes and books, and I keep doing that for dozens of times until I start running out of thoughts, at which I start focusing on just staring at those imaginary lined up books or boxes in an imaginary empty room lit only by candles.  I never run out of random thoughts to be fair, and many of them re-appear again and again, but sitting there just repeating those cycles long enough (up to an hour or two sometimes) allows them to slow down a little, and I usually feel better afterwards.  If some thoughts are relevant to my life I may write them in a real notebook or text file to soothe myself into knowing that I won't miss that thing, I'll just come back to it later.This is what works for me, sometimes, each mind is unique so your mileage may vary.