#BRAINS

[resisteverything]

Thank you so much I’m going to do this now.

Hey. Your brain needs to de-frag. Literally it needs you to sit there and space out.

If you want your memory or executive function to improve, stare out a window at the skyline or sidewalk or trees or birds on the electrical wires for like 20+ minutes per day. (With no other stimulation like a podcast or TV if you can manage but hey baby steps innit). If you're fortunate enough to have safe outside with any bits of nature, go stare closely at a 1 meter square of grass and trip out on the bugs and shapes of grasses and stuff.

Literally this will make you smarter. Our brains HAVE TO HAVE this zone out time to do important stuff behind the scenes. This does not happen during sleep, it's something else.

That weird pressurized feeling you get sometimes might be your brain on no defrag.

Give your brain a Daily Dose Of De-Frag.

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[mindblowingscience]

A newly discovered communication pathway linking far-flung nerve centers within the brain and skull, and the body beyond, could provide a new target to stop migraine pain in its tracks. Researchers have long tried to pinpoint where migraines begin in the brain, and how these one-sided, nauseating headaches induce pain and other symptoms, such as vomiting. Understanding this would help find new ways to prevent migraines from happening or at least ease the searing pain once it starts.

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[dreamtigress]

So many of these things are things I had been doing for YEARS without realizing I had Autistically hacked my ADHD issues. Before I was formally diagnosed with either.

There's a lip balm, a nail file, and a nail clipper in nearly every room, in my car, in my purse, in my to go bag. See also, back scratchers in many places. Dealing with sensory body issues as quickly as possible keeps me sane/happy.

I trim the tags out of every item of clothing as soon as I know I am keeping them. And bedding too, because fuck that crinkly noise.

There's a small trash can in every room of the house, next to where I sit. I never have trash sitting places, as there is always a place to put it. Convenience paths everywhere to short circuit the messy tendencies.

I have cubbies and bins and organizing receptacles of all sorts, to keep the doom piles to a minimum. There's storage ottomans and chests and such to put items 'away'. I have systems for laundry and dishes and storing items. There's a label maker in my desk drawer, and it gets a lot of use. Half our cabinets are labeled so guests know where to find things, and put them away again.

People come in to my art studio and marvel at how organized it is. Um. It HAS TO BE. Like, everything having a place to live is how I find it all when I need it. Same thing with my power and hand tools. The utensils in the kitchen. Etc.

My OCD has rubbed off on Husbeast over the years, helping him with HIS ADHD. Cleaning up cups and dishes as soon as you're done with them. Cleaning off the counters and the table whenever you notice crumbs or spills. And like... I totally realize that at least half of my OCD is the Autism staring down the ADHD, and saying "NO!" like you would to a dog about to piss on the rug. My brain is a hella complex system of checks and balances, bells and whistles, and a damned conductor with a baton and a bazooka, threatening the ducks to get in a row and quack on cue. OR ELSE.

But yeah... I'm fine. Totally. Well adjusted, even.

this is your gentle reminder to stop fighting against your adhd and instead structure your life around it

buy a pack of chapsticks and put one in the pocket of all of your coats and jackets because you always forget to bring one and chapped lips is sensory hell

leave important things where you can see them. if they go in a box or a drawer you will forget they exist

put any appointments or deadlines in your phone calendar As Soon As you get them. set a reminder for a week before, a day before, an hour before, as many as you need as often as you need them.

when that little voice in your head says "i dont need to write that down, ill remember it" that is the devil talking!!! write it down anyway!!

plan for down time. have a few hours at the end of every day to just do fun stuff like engage in your hyperfixations. even if you didnt get all of your work done that day, have the rest anyway. you probably spent the whole day beating yourself up for not doing what you Should be doing, so you still need the break.

if you never eat vegetables because its too much effort to chop and cook them, get the frozen or canned shit. it doesnt go off for ages and you just have to microwave it. theres no point buying fresh vegetables if they just keep going off and being left to rot in the bottom of your fridge

if you struggle to decide what to have for dinner every day, take the decision out of it. choose a set of meals and eat those on rotation until you get sick of them, then choose some new ones and do it again.

its not stupid if it works! our brains literally have a chemical deficiency. you are allowed to accommodate yourself. go forth and stop making your life more difficult than it has to be because "this shouldn't be this hard". it is hard, so make it easier.

[bleedingspiral]

Medical dividers/ free to use (credit is appreciated)

[oddarette]

My bulbagore pins turned out PERFECT ✨ I am absolutely over the moon with how these turned out. I only had 25 made of each since idk how they are gunna do, but they are NOT limited edition, so I will eventually bring them back if they sell out. ✨✨ Shop Link ✨✨

[misscrazyfangirl321]

You've heard of "no thoughts, head empty." Now get ready for:

1. "Many thoughts, head full" - There are too many things on my mind, brain is a cluttered closet full of tasks and information that I'm struggling to balance.

Often seen in: People in the midst of change (new parents, people starting a new job, etc)

2. "Many thoughts, head empty" - I have a lot of knowledge about something. Unfortunately, that knowledge doesn't seem to be located in my head at the moment.

Often seen in: Students taking exams they've definitely studied for.

3. "No thoughts, head full" - What's it full of? I don't know. Fluff, possibly. Or fog. All I know is that getting an idea from the back of my mind to the front of it might just take more effort than I currently have.

Often seen in: People experiencing burnout, or who haven't gotten enough sleep

Note: Sometimes multiple categories overlap. Those are not fun times for anyone.

[facts-i-just-made-up]

The brain is one of two glands that secretes consciousness. I will not name the other, for it already knows.

[edorazzi]

A couple more Thunderbirds Are Go comics I finally had time to finish up! 🚀

The Mechanic's grudgingly settling in at Tracy Island, and Brains would love him to open up and become part of the family! Unfortunately there's no way to hide what iR are like in their natural habitat so his efforts are going nowhere...

And the Hood likes to believe he's iR's most dangerous, intimidating, classy nemesis! But the boys are not above humiliating pranks to make him back off. Thirsting after their dad and now taking it out on Scott?! The shame!!! >:0

[theothin]

don't touch me. don't touch my eye beams either

We proposed that a simplified model of vision may be related to a belief that is extraordinarily persistent across human cultures: the belief that the eyes emit an invisible energy. Since the eyes obviously do not really extrude a beam of energy, this view is typically dismissed by science. However, the belief is worth examining as a possible manifestation of a deeper, simplifying model that the human brain constructs of the social environment.

[artdunk]

[neon-glowing-rainbow-stims]

🧠 ~ Neural Plasticity ~ 🧠 (puttyegg)

(Credit if you use!) (kofi)

[thatsbelievable]

[incognitopolls]

This poll talks about OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder). This is about the actual disorder, not just having a preference for things to be clean/organized/etc.

Simplified definition: OCD is an anxiety disorder which involves obsessions– unwanted intrusive thoughts (usually very distressing/anxiety-inducing)– that you cannot get rid of except by performing compulsions– repetitive actions or rituals (that don't always have a clear logical connection to the intrusive thought) in order to prevent an outcome, fix a problem, etc.

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