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You walk into another room and suddenly have absolutely no idea why you are there. This is an example of difficulty with what mental process?
What is working memory?
You're watching a TV show and your kids are practicing their karaoke while your husband tells you about his day and the cat will not stop meowing.
What is layered noise?
You get a brand new sweater that feels like heaven and your brain gets cuteness aggression by how soft it is...then you wash it.
What is Sherpa Fleece?
“I'll leave in five minutes.” Suddenly, it has been 35 minutes. This may be an example of difficulty with ______.
What is time perception/time blindness?
You send a text, immediately realize it could have sounded weird, and reread it 14 times.
You send a text, immediately realize it could have sounded weird, and reread it 14 times.
You know you need to do something, you want to do it, and you may even be stressed about doing it—but somehow you cannot make yourself START.
What is task initiation?
Your house is spotless after a long day of cleaning. You get into your comfy PJ's, fuzzy socks, light a candle, get your hot chocolate and on the way to the couch you step in a puddle of water.
What is unpleasant moisture?
It lurks in the sink but isn't soft. When you grab this lightning shoots through your fingertips in a desperate effort to get it out of your hand.
What is steel wool?
You have an appointment at 2:00, so at 1:55 you think, “Perfect! Plenty of time.”
What is underestimating how long things take?
You have been mentally preparing to make a phone call for three days, even though the call itself will take approximately two minutes.
What is phone-call anxiety/anticipation?
You sit down to answer one email. Three hours later, you've reorganized your entire computer and forgotten about the email.
What is hyperfocus?
You have your room to the perfect level of darkness and light. You read books comfortably, your eyes have grown accustomed to seeing better in the light, then your mom comes in and flips the switch to...
What is the big light of death.
You made Salisbury steak for dinner because you love the softness while still enjoying meat. You are chewing with reckless abandon when all the sudden you bite what feels like a rock and swear you chipped a tooth.
What is the sneaky crunch?
You start watching one video at 8:00 PM. You look at the clock again and it's somehow 11:47 PM
What is hyperfocus?
Someone changes your plans at the last minute and your brain reacts as though they have personally declared war.
What is difficulty with unexpected changes?
Your brain has 17 tabs open, three are playing music, and you cannot figure out which one. This is most closely related to difficulties with what?
What is executive functioning?
You have a therapy session and are painfully aware of the fact you cannot look into both eyes at the same time but you still try so you look down but you feel like you are being rude so you stare so deeply into their eyes it feels like a date.
What is direct eye contact?
You're constantly told, "it is such a good way to dry your hair, dry your car, have a couch covered in." but you have hangnails.
What is microfiber?
A person may understand that something is happening next month but still struggle to emotionally or practically prepare for it because the event feels “not real yet.”
What is difficulty with future time perspective?
You have a favorite food, show, outfit, route, or routine and could happily use it approximately 900 times.
What is seeking predictability/routine?
You aren't lazy—you understand the assignment, know how to do it, and genuinely want to complete it, but getting from “I should” to “I'm doing it” feels like hitting an invisible wall.
What is executive dysfunction?
You sit down to a nice family dinner. Every time your dad takes a bite whether solid or liquid he manages to make a slurping sound instead of sticking the utensil in his mouth. He mmmm's and heavy breathes like the task of chewing is exhausting him while also making it sound like the wettest experience alive. Then he audibly GULPS with full force.
What is Misophonia?
It's 104 you catch the ice cream truck and get the rocket pop. You devour it with reckless abandon then you feel it.
What is wood in the mouth?
cYou have plenty of time to complete a project, so your brain shows zero urgency. Then suddenly the deadline is tomorrow and your brain activates like a NASA launch sequence.
What is deadline-driven motivation?
You spend an entire day avoiding a task because it feels overwhelming. Then someone sits next to you while you do it and suddenly…IT'S DONE.
What is body doubling?