loop

So one of the most painful things for me is when I get stuck in a looped thought. We all have looped thoughts; just mine are more regular and extreme.

Because of my thought process I tend to shoot straight to the extreme and then - if there’s no escape route - get stuck. So I can get stuck in painful rumination about unsolvable existential questions.

But I quite enjoy those, mostly. It’s when I get stuck because someone is ignoring me that I go a little insane.

So.. We have adhd throwing out an inappropriate thought, then asd latching onto it. Monotropic thinking goes to town and I get stuck in a loop. Humans need meaning <-> life has no meaning. But on the level of a shopping list.

This is funny until it’s not on the level of a shopping list but on the level of something important to you. Getting stuck in a loop regarding those things is incredibly painful.

When this happens I think someone just needs to provide an escape route to the loop. I know why it’s happening now, so might be able to figure out a solo strategy for handling it.

But for now, just say something to end the cycle; it’s better for us all. I’m incapable of functioning when looped.

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