Fall [Luteal] | Part 2 | ADHD Energy Recharge

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1. ADHD Energy Recharge Part 2 - Fall [Luteal] Wed, Oct 11, 2023 11:06AM 6:01 SUMMARY KEYWORDS luteal phase, day, starts, fall, cycle, good, knowing, feel, husband, bother, making, tired, nod, hard, podcast, schedule, sloth, section, obstacles, editing SPEAKERS Patricia Sung Patricia Sung 00:01 So in the fall, or the autumn, this is the luteal phase. So this is a time where we've got less estrogen in our system. And this section is like the parts usually the hardest for most people with ADHD. Again, not a blanket statement. But just as a general rule. Most people struggle more in this time than others. For some folks like they don't really feel like their medicine is working. Things just feel more off, it's probably because you're in the luteal phase, then, in this time, it is a lot of it's a good time for like editing. Like knowing you're like what's true. This is when our energy starting to like wane or lower. And this is a good time to like complete stuff, have discernment, give yourself space, set your boundaries. The obstacles that run into this section, or this is when PMDD can really kick in, where criticism feels extra painful and hard to deal with, where we can be more angry, have more rage. And so this is the time where, for me, I spend a lot of time working on my nervous system. So taking care of myself making sure that I am staying out of my fight or flight that I'm not like anything that's like stressful that I have space to deal with and process. This isn't really good time for like, for me workwise is like this is when I'm editing the podcast and the descriptions like doing administrative things and paying bills, finishing projects, cleaning, organizing, making schedules like this is a good time to like, get stuff done. And like wrap up things before you get too close to winter. So like I would say like the front end of a fall. This is where I started to like let go of, you know, I will eat without guilt and shame and not get mad at myself for my food choices. And I have two pictures here. So Oh y'all unfortunately, when my bunny picture on the last one for the people on the podcast can see it was a bunny anyways. So here in the fall, it starts out to me, I have the beat here. So it's like busy, be like we're getting stuff done. We're making things happen. And like this is a good time to like get all those projects done that you're like I don't really want to do but I know they have to get done like this is a time where like, you want to complete things. But very quickly, it turns into sloth bear here will horrible guy. And then I don't want to do anything. Don't do anything, don't feel good. Don't want to do anything. So there's that. Like, like I know right before my cycle. I have two days before my cycle starts is the day where I am mad about everything. No matter what you say to me, I take it the wrong way. Like I probably will start a fight with my husband 99% of the time that day. And then this next day, so the day right before my cycle I am extremely tired. So tired. I'm like I'm barely have any energy to do anything. I just want to lay here, I wonder anything. And then my cycle starts now that I know this pattern. I know. Grumpy day, tired day cycle starts. So I can one predict my cycle starting very
2. accurately now. Knowing like, like, okay, yep, that's today. Okay, two days from now. That's when we will start. But it also again, allows me to give myself bracing knowing that those two days are going to be hard. The same with the day at the summer where I doubt every decision I've ever made. I know that those are going to happen. And so in those days, like, if I'm just irritated by all things, I will tell my husband like just don't argue with me today. I don't care how ridiculous I am. You just nod at me and walk away. I just just don't Don't worry when it just dawned on me because you will get nowhere because I am highly logical. Don't bother me. It's funny joke. When we first got married, I ended up putting it on his schedule. And I was like, Don't mess with me. And I was like three day window. Before my cycle started. I still miss Patricia. So then on his calendar for like, at least a year, he is mostly learned not to bother me. Mostly, if y'all have ever met my husband or hurt him on an event. He's a character. So I know that that's how the fall shows up for me. So that allows me to work within those systems. And give myself the grace that like if I had something planned on very tired day. I know like that's probably not going to happen and I need to rearrange my stuff. Because the whole point of knowing these patterns is so that you can arrange your days to fit you like you want to have a general plan but if you know that that day is going to be hard or you know that day is going to be good. You want to use it to your advantage or and then to your advantage to rest or to your advantage to get the stuff done. So again, one minute to jot down in this luteal phase. What do you need what is going to be helpful to You What are the things that you want to do again remember feelings, people and tasks. What would make sense for you in this luteal phase? So one minute to jot down some thoughts? 05:57 Alright y'all