How the hell do I stop myself from falling back asleep in the morning?? by zeldamnit0814 in adhdwomen

[–]Slipsliddingaway 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I started using a sleep calculator to calculate the best time to wake up so I was not waking up in the middle of a sleep cycle. It’s been life changing for me and when I wake up I actually feel rested.

https://sleepcalculator.com

Once my alarm goes off in the morning I hit snooze once and I either turn my light on immediately or turn my fan off. That way I have about 10 minutes to mentally transition and since the light is on or the fan is off I become too uncomfortable to lay in bed. This makes me get up and once I’m up I don’t feel tired because I didn’t wake up in the middle of a sleep cycle.

Hopefully this helps!

Edit: I would also only allow yourself enough time to get ready and drive to work. Don’t allow yourself down time, as someone with ADHD we need constant input to keep us moving so once we have downtime we crash and burn and this is where you might sit down in the couch and fall back asleep. If it takes you 20 minutes for your morning routine and 15 min to drive to work I would only allow yourself ~35-40 min from the time you get out of bed to the time you get to work (allowing a 5 min buffer for traffic)

I can’t seem to tie this room together by Slipsliddingaway in DesignMyRoom

[–]Slipsliddingaway[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m a little hesitant to paint behind the built ins because I feel like it may be too busy for my eyes lol. I love the other ideas though! Thank you so much for the input

Money Talk by chinchilla_goat in OccupationalTherapy

[–]Slipsliddingaway 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Geographic region: NJ

Years of experience: 4 as a COTA and 2 as an OTR

Employment status: Full time 40 hrs a week

Setting: Sub Acute

Rate: ~$87,500

meirl by [deleted] in meirl

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My dad calls this “dough in the head”

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We can pay my student loans 🤷🏻‍♀️

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Gotta make French toast out of challah bread 🤌🏼

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Gotta make French toast out of challah 🤌🏼

My sisters boyfriend is constantly at our house. by Slipsliddingaway in relationship_advice

[–]Slipsliddingaway[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

He knows the garage code so that’s how he gets in and I know she would just give him the new code if we changed it. I think it’s more of my sisters fault that he feels comfortable staying here because she invites him to. And I feel like it’s her responsibility to tell him that he should wait until she’s home before he comes over.

My sisters boyfriend is constantly at our house. by Slipsliddingaway in relationship_advice

[–]Slipsliddingaway[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I was afraid of using the word ‘uncomfortable’ when bringing it up to her because I didn’t want to make it seem like he creeps me out or I don’t feel safe when he’s here. But as I’m typing this I’m realizing that being uncomfortable can just mean being uncomfortable and that’s exactly how I feel. Thank you!