I'm trying to edit a video of mine. I didn't open the ediri software for several days despite thinking about the project every day, which is why it's again really difficult to enter the flow mode.
This limbo phase is the worst because with my adhd it always means that all my senses get super alert. I hear and see and feel everything, I get super irritated by all that and I might get sensory overload. Only because I'm trying to reach the hyperfocus state of focus after which I fully lock in and won't hear, see nor feel a thing around me.
There are birds singing outside. They've been doing that all day long, but only now I'm hearing them nonstop even through my headphones and I'd close the window if that didn't mean it'd be too warm in my bedroom wich would be even worse sensory thing while trying to focus, cos I hate physical sensations even more then. And I might have my hair itching my face, my eye watering or itching for no reason and it all is driving me mad ONLY because I'm trying to focus on something.
Another thing that happens during this is maybe something close to hyperactivity. I'm not hyperactive on the outside, but usually whenever I try to focus on something at the beginning I just feel like I'm twitching under my skin. I suddenly crave different sensory input, I want to listen to music but sounds and music irritate me, and I start to crave foods, usually something sweet. Sometimes eating something sweet helps, sometimes it just makes me distracted cos I zone out, stare into the void and eat whatever I'm eating like a robot.
I normally listen to music or so whenever I'm working on something creative, and I often feel a stronger urge to listen to music when I'm working on videos BUT that's the problem because I need to hear the video, so I can't listen to something else. I remember once during a video project at school I actually put classical music playing at the background quiet enough I could hear the video but still loud enough for me to hear the music. Maybe it did something, but rn I crave for punk rock which absolutely does not fit because I won't be able to hear the video. IN WHICH I still need to use music, too.
The video editing software is also often doing backups and buffering which always gets on my nerves, and lagging on some effects. It's not too bad, but my adhd does not like waiting and any even short waiting session always irritates me so much that sometimes it's difficult to keep focused because of that.
Anyway, it's past 3am, I try to continue this video project now. Sometimes venting helps me get over the limbo phase. I still have a few hours left before I need to go to bed so hopefully I get this thing sorted out and get at least something done and won't ho crazy because of the software buffering some effects...



















