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Has anyone often experienced sleepiness/drowsiness but mainly during class(es)? Like even after getting decent sleep & breakfast? I think I’m even on a med to help be less sleepy/tired but it doesn’t seem to help
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Anonymous 1d

YES during classes I just cannot stay awake. I think it’s something about sitting for so long without doing anything engaging to keep me alert

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Anonymous 8h

Omg yeah, its part of why I have one earbud in or why i doodle in the corners of my notes. Dopamine is responsible for keeping you alert and engaged and when you have adhd you struggle with dopamine disregulation. Things that are understimulating can literally be impossible to engage with. classroom settings actively discourage any sort of regulation so you get so bored your brain literally just turns on sleep mode and studying is like dopamine repellent its exhausting being so tired

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 1d

Yes! Like sometimes I will also get really sleepy when I’m trying to do homework so I will try to stand up and move around and sometimes that helps but sometimes it doesn’t. But I think when I was at home, I could also do more of a standing desk situation, which would usually be helpful. But at college, I found that it often helps if I go to work outside because it’s in a different location than my room and it’s also more like stimuli/sounds which may help but at times can be distracting

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 2h

Woah that’s really interesting and yet quite unhelpful! Though sometimes I still get sleepy even if I’m listening to music (but I’d assume it’s more so when I listen to music without lyrics)?

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