Waiting Mode - Blog Posts

beetles-and-yarn

1 month ago

So real, esp when it's something like "we need to talk later" No, no. You don't get to do that to me, we talk now, thank you

A six panel comic explaining the difference between short-term waiting and long-term waiting. The comic is titled "Wait Times" and is made by Theresa Scovil. Panel 1: Honeydew holds up two bubbles. One is labelled "Short-term waiting" and the other is labelled "Long-term waiting". Honeydew says to the audience "There's a big difference between short-term waiting and long-term waiting." Panel 2: Honeydew cheerfully draws on their tablet while the "Long-term waiting" bubble floats by them. Narration says "With long-term waiting I understand that I'm free to do other tasks while I wait. I have the time." Panel 3: Honeydew sits on the couch while the "Short-term waiting" bubble floats by them. Narration says "With short-term waiting I freeze. I worry that if I start anything I'll miss what I'm waiting for." Panel 4: Honeydew sits on the couch looking stressed while they tap their knee with their hand. The "Short-term waiting" bubble starts to distort. Narration says "So if I'm told something will happen soon, but it doesn't for several hours, that's me stuck in short-term waiting, doing nothing, for hours!" Panel 5: Honeydew says to the audience "Being in short-term waiting mode for the long-term is so nerve wracking to me." Panel 6: Honeydew throws their arms up and yells "Think about it! Anxiety constantly rising while you're unable to do anything for hours!"

Having to wait a long time while in short-term waiting is so exhausting. I have trouble not getting angry at people who unintentionally put me in that state.

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adhd waiting mode attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

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sunny-downpour

1 year ago

~✧°+* 33/100 days of doing better*+°✧~

05.09.2023

(this post is written several days in retrospect)

Whenever I visit my family for longer periods of time it's usually around bigger events. Christmas, Easter, birthdays. This time around it's my sibling's birthday and an air of planning, organizing and setting things up in advance controls my day. In all actuality, it has more of an indirect effect on me. I think what I'm experiencing is called waiting mode? This state your in when you have something planned later in the day and can't do anything in the morning because of it. That's what I'm going through at the moment, just that what I'm wating for is days ahead.

Positive things I did today:

put some things up on ebay

did the laundry

Hours slept: ~9hrs Screentime: ~6hrs 30mins Steps taken: ~700