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by seoulmetro 709 days ago
Unfortunately I did all 5 of these and still felt severe brain fog and poor short term memory. I can think insanely quickly on things that don't matter or have logical cues. I can't think on things with a string of procedural cues. So even simpler things are harder than complex things if they take more than a few steps.

GYM body is so good and only takes a year in the gym, I love it and it does help get rid of aches and pains.

When you do all 5 well and still feel hindered in some spaces, it really sucks. I assume I'm just extremely lazy but with a huge willpower that turns on and off. I always experienced on/off stages with work, either creativity and leisure flows, or work and engineering flows.
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roughly 708 days ago
So for sure talk to a professional at that point - if you’ve fixed all the sort of baseline health bullshit we all do to ourselves and still feel like you can’t do the things you want, talk to a doctor or a therapist or psychologist. Two notes - I had a friend with a thyroid issue that manifested in really pretty severe fatigue and brain fog that went undiagnosed because it mostly presented as a mental, not physical, problem. I’d also say what you’re describing sounds a bit like what I hear from friends with ADHD, so that might be another thread to pull.
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seoulmetro 708 days ago
Everyone has ADHD these days, I don't believe it has any actual boundaries any more. I do get migraines as my only physical sickness, doctors suggest just taking pain killers and that's all. Will see a specialist though, but would rather be naturally not right than clinically unwell for a misdiagnosis.
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gtirloni 705 days ago
It has boundaries and good psychiatrists will know what to look for.

Every comment here starts with "see a doctor". What do you lose by trying that since it seems you already tried everything else?

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seoulmetro 704 days ago
Sure. Most will just diagnose ADHD and autism willy-nilly though, hence the realistic poor boundaries.

I have tried that. I will see a specialist with proper over-the-top tools when I can. But the people I see are renowned for over diagnosing too these days.

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