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  3. I have ADHD and am medicated, recently started practicing daily meditation and I can concur. When I’m doing it, regardless of whether I’m on meds at the time or not, it’s almost impossible for me (yet) to keep a singular point of focus for longer than 8 seconds at a time, my brain just doesn’t do that. But the difference I’ve noticed is during my first 2 attempts, anytime I got distracted – I would get very frustrated with myself and become extremely fixated on fighting to be mindful of my breath, body sensations, and sounds around me and trying to clear everything else out which obviously didnt work. But now 2 weeks in, I notice my thoughts from an observer perspective a lot more and just let them be without re-identifying with them and not chasing the thought nor fighting it, and instead of analyzing how I’m sitting and breathing cognitively I re-engage with my body and FEEL how I’m breathing and sitting, and am better at breathing naturally in an intentional way that produces enough sensation to gently de-attach from both my thoughts and emotions. I do wonder how it is for non-adhd people and what it would be like to have a more streamlined train of thought, not from self judgement or envy but just pure curiosity because the only type of thought pattern I can relate to is my own obviously.

    Also, no matter how unsatisfying or scattered I feel during the meditation, for anyone experiencing similar frustrations, when I stick with the meditation for 10 minutes, as soon as I open my eyes again, I have a completely different headspace of calm neutrality than I did before I started. My nervous system is regulated, daylight and colors outside seem brighter, the world feels quieter, for the rest of the day I experience less mood swings, my energy’s stable, I’m more forgiving towards others for things that normally irritate me, and my decisions are less impulsive. It’s not necessarily a transcendental thing as much as a deep release of pent-up stress. Which is why I cannot recommend it enough for all of you, especially if you have adhd and also unresolved trauma.

    Please don’t worry about “doing it right”, if you’re doing it at all and just making it a 10 minute thing each day, trust me your perception of the world and your own life will slowly but profoundly improve bit by bit

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  4. I am someone who was diagnosed with ADHD at the age of 12 or 13 I am 22 now I was put under a lot of tests in the UK and was taken out of high school often to see medical professionals at a specific centre I’ve always been one for deeper knowledge or to learn more about the world and it’s workings it’s a part of why I love to learn about Religion I do believe a part of my ADHD stems from incredibly early exposure to technology and having it not be managed. Meditation is something that is really awesome

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