Brain too loud?

[Caliluna]

Hello I’m new here. Do you guys ever feel like your brain to too “loud.” I get that feeling a lot and feel the need to constantly drown it out with music or the tv or the fan whenever I’m driving or sleeping. I hate it, but I just wanna know if I’m the only one?

[pragman]

Not loud, but it can be over-enthusiastic and refuse to switch away from something it has decided to fixate on....I find it extremely hard to get my brain to stop thinking about anything it fixates on....negative experiences are the worst....it takes all of my effort to stop thinking about them and let go

[Gettingittogether]

Yes, it's like I have a constant chatter going on ... constant. In fact, one thing that led to my adhd diagnosis was that I was taking another medication and one of the temporary side effects of that medication was a quiet brain. I could not believe it. All the clammering and jabbering going on in the background of my mind was gone!

I didn't realize how constant and annoying and disrupting the chatter was until I experienced some quiet ... Anyway, stimulants can treat that kind of chatter ... Also I learned that I had anxiety going on and anxiety seemed to produce a constant chatter and worry ... exercise helps ... meditation (really difficult for people with adhd) can help quiet the brain ... But stimulants can quiet things as well ...

The real twist here is that no med is perfect, but if you can quiet your mind somewhat, then you can think better and feel less exhausted ... and then you have energy to do things that will naturally quiet the mind (again, like exercise and meditation) ...

Listening to music seems to be a good move if your brain has ongoing chatter. The only downside is that you weaken your own ability to quiet your mind ... But if your mind has all the chatter going, yes, give the distraction a focus, a container--like music--and then you can probably focus better. But you and your provider can try out various stimulants.

These days my brain is MUCH quieter.

[HorizonView]

Hi! Not the only one - it can cause difficulty falling asleep or being in a quiet place. I always have a radio on at home to have some background noise.

[MTA-]

Me too. ...my wife has ADHD too, and she's the sensitive to stimulus type, so I've had to learn to live in silence. Makes me a little nervous, still. And I still can't drive without the stereo on, and I prefer to work in noisy environments.

It's a bit of a learned thing for me too. In the house that I grew up in, the first person to get up turned the TV on, and the last one to go to bed turned it off. I remember staying over at other people's houses, and not being able to sleep if I couldn't hear the TV.

[Colls47]

Yes totally. Sadly for me my constant chatter is very negative and worry and impending doom . I’m 47. Lost mum in June , also diagnosed ASD 2 weeks ago. I was under psychiatry Uk through the nhs , and that didn’t work for me . It was all online . Saw no one in person . I had dabbled in stimulants when Younger as a kid , and not knowing I had adhd then , but wow , I lived a life I loved , was working and socialising and fine . Quit is as felt it was bad . When tried on stimulants ( elvanse and dex )by psychiatry Uk, yes, they quietened my mind , but After a week of them, my depression and anxiety was other worldly . Really scary . And that’s as far as treatment went . Nothing else tried . Maybe in grief , it wasn’t the right time . Only thing that quietens myMind is a couple of largers on a Friday night .

[Skykitty95]

Yes! I have this a lot. At times it even makes my ears ache - like I'm trying to listen to 10 conversations at the same time. I use music to calm it, or I find something I can super focus on. That helps temporarily. I'm not medicated so I'm not sure if that would help. I was put on xanax at once point, and that helped exactly one time, but it was amazing having my brain be quiet for one night. It was like magic.

[MestisaFe]

Hi Caliluna. You are not alone. For the last 20 years, I’ve felt MY brain is too loud! I always have to have something on in the background to listen to - music, podcasts, TV. Having white noise on isn’t enough. Silence seems to make everything louder unless I’m super intentional and practice my mindfulness skills to just focus on the task at hand. Sitting meditation definitely helps for a little while, but once I’m moving again the noise creeps back in. I feel like the majority of my days are just spent managing the noise in my head. I have severe anxiety, too, but not sure which came first- the noise or the anxiety. Haven’t found any meds that help; only mindfulness & meditation, but even that seems to provide mere temporary relief. Have you found anything that helps?

[ichyHD]

Yeah definitely, a lot of the times it'll feel like there are multiple people talking over each other in a room but it's in my head. I also use music to drown it out, you'll hardly ever see me walking anywhere without headphones in. Even if I'm late for class, I just have to start a playlist first 😂

[RickinWaSt]

Good subject to talk about. I’m age 71 deeply entrenched with ADHS since 1st grade. Back then, ADHS was not known. Long time insomnia, super sensitive to any noise and light. Heck, when I was young the small amount of tick tock on a alarm clock kept me awake

So yes, my brain is rarely still or quite. The silent “I’m not okay” and all the other ADHD symptoms thoughts come crashing through daily.

~ Cheers ~

[littleirene]

Yes. It drives me nuts. I recently started taking medication for it, and my brain has quieted down. Let me know if you want to know more about it.Pam