I'm suspected to have inattentive type ADHD and caffeine does absolutely nothing for me unless it's a really strong coffee, which I don't have often - it gives me panic attack symptoms and then I suddenly crash, get agitated, sleep paralysis, odd dreams...I didn't realise this until a few weeks ago, I had a coffee for my lunch at college and by 3pm (with two hours of lessons left) I was crashing with a major headache, so I had to have more caffeine just to delay a proper crash for another few hours - I'd have gone home, but I genuinely don't think I'd have made it in one piece. Got home and was pretty much zonked out until the following morning.
It'd happened before, I'd just never made the connection before, and I won't be doing it again. I still drink coffee, just not really strong espressos and Americanos (which I love, so it's a shame).
I drink instant coffee that doesn't have quite the same punch. In fact, I'd say it probably mellows me out more than anything. I drink coke and that sort of makes me a bit giddy, but nothing at all like what happens to me with espresso.
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Studying psychology, criminology and sociology at college. Want to study forensic psychology at university, and work with offenders and the victims of crime during the court process.
I walk into doors, fall off chairs, trip over my own feet and throw pens at people without really meaning to.
Tutors suspect dyspraxia, I suspect an extreme inability to go unnoticed. We all agree on dysgraphia, however.
Autism assessment coming in late October.
Politically right, but open to other viewpoints. Not a pain in the neck Conservative voter.
Functionalist at heart, but quite like studying Marx.
03 Oct 2016, 4:14 pm
