That’s what my partner used to say to me before he got the diagnosis. It sounded as if he never had any thoughts in his head. It put a strain on our relationship too, because he used to answer this those times I noticed he wasn’t listening while I was talking and asked what he was thinking about. Sometimes it seemed like he didn’t care at all.
Turns out he has too many thoughts in his head, and “nothing” was indeed the easiest answer. I guess it doesn’t really matter what the truth is to a random person, but it does matter to your friends and family.
I always tell people the very last thought I had before they ask the question, even if it’s completely random. However, I try to walk the thought process back to get to a point where it’s clear I am listening to them. It’s a bit like a Pinky and the Brain bit, except we’re all smart, just not on the same wavelength.
I was thinking about something, but now I’m thinking about “what was I thinking about” and that pushed out what I was thinking about and now I’m taking too long and I’m thinking about how awkward it’s getting. OMG what was I thinking about?!
Oh yeah it was about that embarrassing thing I did yesterday…
ADHD
Simplest answer is “nothing”
That’s what my partner used to say to me before he got the diagnosis. It sounded as if he never had any thoughts in his head. It put a strain on our relationship too, because he used to answer this those times I noticed he wasn’t listening while I was talking and asked what he was thinking about. Sometimes it seemed like he didn’t care at all.
Turns out he has too many thoughts in his head, and “nothing” was indeed the easiest answer. I guess it doesn’t really matter what the truth is to a random person, but it does matter to your friends and family.
I always tell people the very last thought I had before they ask the question, even if it’s completely random. However, I try to walk the thought process back to get to a point where it’s clear I am listening to them. It’s a bit like a Pinky and the Brain bit, except we’re all smart, just not on the same wavelength.
I was thinking about something, but now I’m thinking about “what was I thinking about” and that pushed out what I was thinking about and now I’m taking too long and I’m thinking about how awkward it’s getting. OMG what was I thinking about?!
Oh yeah it was about that embarrassing thing I did yesterday…
“Nothing”
Its baby shark. Its been baby shark. Baby shark 10 years. Send help.
“Thinking about you”
“Jared, you can’t talk to your manager like that.”
Oh… at work? “Thinking about improving our efficiency”
“Lubricating the synergy between us.”
Let’s say Neurodiversity, there’s a lot more to it.