Intrusive Sleep

So one of the symptoms of ADHD that I can't find talked about enough is Intrusive Sleep.

It is explained in an article on ADDitude in this way: "If... an individual with ADHD loses interest in an activity, his nervous system disengages, in search of something more interesting. Sometimes this disengagement is so abrupt as to induce sudden extreme drowsiness, even to the point of falling asleep." The next paragraph explains further "that brain wave tracings at this time show a sudden intrusion of theta waves into the alpha and beta rhythms of alertness. We all have seen “theta wave intrusion,” in the student in the back of the classroom who suddenly crashes to the floor, having “fallen asleep.” This was probably someone with ADHD who was losing consciousness due to boredom rather than falling asleep."

It also mentions the fact that this can be especially dangerous when driving on long stretches of boring road. Or, in my case, my afternoon commute home.

A lot of people that know me probably recognize this pattern in me. Interacting with life, everything is normal, suddenly having really extreme difficulty keeping my eyes open or my head up. Like clearly trying really hard and doing the "nod off and twitch awake" thing like every 15 seconds. It's happened in classes (all the way back to freshman year of high school at least) and at work, and like I said before, while driving. It fucking sucks. I'm trying to function and to focus. And my brain decides it's bored and and it's time to just check out. The only thing I've found helpful so far is taking a quick 15 minute nap, wherever I am, then getting back to my life. The driving one I still don't have a solution for. I blast music and sing along and keep my eyes open by sheer force of will.

I don't really have a good question or wrap up statement here. It just sucks.