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I find ones mental health is directly proportional to ones comfort with silence.
When I am not in as healthy a mental state, just some stress or whatever, nothing too significant, I find silence, particularly at the end of the day, as very uncomfortable, almost has a depressing feel to it. But if i keep music or the TV on, even in the distance without watching it that goes away.
But when i am in a healthier place I rarely even notice the silence and when I do it can be relaxing and soothing.
Is this just me?
@freemo same here. I feel most serene when I withdraw from caffeine and other stimulants and spend my time reading instead of scrolling. If I were more disciplined, I'd stick with it all the time.
@Demosthenes Ive been on adderall a few months now, usually i dont need it as my ADHD tends to be more of a strength than a weakness. However I went on it in part to help with weight loss and a few other things. It helps me with things that arent really typical ADHD problems or what you would expect (for example I have a sleep problem and it helps a lot with that).
With that said while most of the effects of the medication are good it does have some negative side effects too. One of which is that its hard to turn my mind off, and be at ease with the silence. Without medication I probably go too far the other direction, I'll take a little extra time sitting around doing nothing just enjoying the silence than I should, but now I dont feel I can do that very easily.
@freemo @Demosthenes
Was on something similar for a while and while I love what I learned about android and engines, I've put it behind me. I miss that concentration, though. Still have trouble getting up and getting to sleep. Good sleep only seems to come after a hard day of work.