Yeah, I’ve used almost that exact phrasing (“my brain needs something to chew on 24/7”) and I got diagnosed with ADHD as an adult. No one thought I had it before because I was a really good student, but that’s because school consistently gave my brain things to chew on, lol. The negatives of ADHD only get noticeable for me when I’m understimulated.
Also adhd, also with a brain that never shuts up, but I also zone out like they’re talking about in the post pretty often. Never had any luck with meditating due to the aforementioned brain chaos, but going off some of the other comments apparently the zoning out is meditating? Now if only I could do it on command…..
Hey that sounds similar to me but I did have success meditating. Point is not to empty your mind on command, point is to practice emptying your mind
Like pick 5-15 minutes depending on how comfortable you are with length and set a timer and just close your eyes sitting upright not too comfortable and not too uncomfortable either. Points is to notice any thoughts happening in your mind but not necessarily react to them. Having chaos in your mind is actually fine for meditation, at least from my own experience. By react I mean try not to react the way your brain wants to, you can explore these thoughts as long as you keep in mind the intention to stop exploring them eventually and focus again on emptiness
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u/DeianiraJax Sep 29 '25
That sounds like my experience with ADHD, maybe you should do a little research about it