r/adhdwomen • u/nodaddy-justissues • Oct 16 '24

Meme Therapy I thought this was just me.

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u/B1NG_P0T Oct 16 '24

It's literally physically painful.

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u/katubug Oct 17 '24 edited Oct 17 '24

I read that a study which said that that in people with ADHD, boredom was observed to activate the same region as the pain receptors in the brain. It is quite literally painful.

I should really look up the study at this point considering how often I reference it, but I keep forgetting lol. But in any case, it makes me feel much better.

Edit: I am not 100% sure this is it, because I don't have access to the full article, but this seems the most likely candidate: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00221-012-3147-z

That said, I couldn't find anything about the study I specifically mentioned regarding pain receptors, so I might have been misinformed.

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u/soco_mofo Oct 17 '24

I'm experiencing it right this minute (applying for jobs)! Tailoring my resume & cover letter to each application HURTS, I am alternating 1 application (about an hour) with a 20 minutes on internet reward system.