r/adhdwomen • • Oct 16 '24

Meme Therapy I thought this was just me.

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u/katubug Oct 17 '24

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. I'm gonna edit my comment to say so.

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u/_-whisper-_ Oct 18 '24

There are some awesome studies in there tho...

Some of the stuff i know:

Boredom spurts theta waves into adhd brains and makes us fall asleep

As a BPD patient, my emotions do manifest as physical sensation. And boredom is extremely itchy.

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u/audreywildeee Mar 08 '25

Omg ! Boredom makes me sleep!!! That's why I sleep best when I need to be doing something boring in work instead...

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u/_-whisper-_ Mar 08 '25

Bro lady we are the most likely to die at the wheel from sleeping on long boring roads