Try standing on one leg while doing focus oriented tasks at a counter or standing desk.

13 days ago by Apytele to c/adhd

Gives me a little proprioceptive and vestibular stimulation on the side to compliment my attention while passing meds at the window. Might not work / be accessible to everybody but it's something to try and if it adds another tool to your coping skills box you're welcome.

clanker_victim_555 9 points 13 days ago

I have an adjustable sit stand desk at work. But it's highest settings is a couple cm too low for my wrist comfort.

Why is foot on knee a no no?

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Apytele 4 points 13 days ago

knee joint no go sideways (ankle no go sideways either, but that's mostly on the ground already anyway)

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caradenada 2 points 13 days ago

Ankle does go sideways! It's called eversion and inversion.

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Apytele 2 points 13 days ago

You wouldn't want to put weight on the side of it like that through like if you were on your tip toe

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pHr34kY 5 points 13 days ago

I've done this to the point of "foot at armpit".

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Apytele 5 points 13 days ago

This might turn into less of a "try this" and more of a "you might be adhd if–" or even "btw this is why you do this."

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jahtnamas 4 points 13 days ago

i've been subconsciously doing this while cooking and when i realize i go "oh haha im flamingo :)"

didn't realize it could help me focus by forcing one to balance

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Noodle07 3 points 13 days ago

Oh wow i do that in the shower

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Apytele 6 points 13 days ago

that is actually a situation I do not reccomend doing that especially if your shower does not have mobility aids like grab handles but also nurse brain hates lots of things like that one time I saw my husband stumble and had a straight up PTSD flashback with visuals where I briefly hallucinated him falling back and hitting his head on the corner of the wall and the adrenaline spike that caused was a WILD ride. Legit though like statistically speaking a lot more people just fall and crack their head and randomly die or spend the rest of their life paralyzed / brain damaged than we're willing to talk about as a society.

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Noodle07 4 points 13 days ago

I know ! I'm careful I swear ! Tbf my shower is hella small so the walls are always in range lol

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alexcleac 1 point 12 days ago

Funny thing: I do that all the time, when I work at a standing desk. Really funny, though my foot aches if I do it for too long without any shoes or even claps on

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HubertManne 1 point 12 days ago

one reason I like a standing desk is I can stretch and sway and move around.

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Sas 1 point 12 days ago

I found i can stand on one leg unsupported for almost 20 minutes by doing this in a meeting where i didn't need to talk. At 19:20 some muscle in my thigh suddenly got a sharp spike of pain so i aborted 😔

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