Thread: I give up.
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Old 02-09-2012, 10:43 AM
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Originally Posted by nwsmith1984 View Post
I won't lie...I cheated and started playing a simple game on my Android. I was doing fine for a few days and then 2 nights ago while I was in the middle of a game...I suddenly went blank. I couldn't think at all. My mom asked me a question and it was like my brain didn't know how to respond anymore...I was lost for words. This is a new symptom for me.
..its different than my brain fog that I speak of because I can't "feel" my brain being tied in a knot...I'm just blank.

I stopped playing that night. Now, the past two nights I've had the same thing happen to me by just posting a long message on here.
Nick,

You need to find a way to progress with stimulating your brain in easy, low levels. Isn't the saying, "when idle minds.." and in the end you go crazy? Or something like that.

Maybe there's a small project you can concentrate on that has nothing to do with electronics. Do something that will make you feel good and accomplished afterwards. Maybe you can help your mom with something around the house.

Painting and drawing, or some sort of arts and crafts may help. Do something simple to get your brain stimulated again and then take periodic breaks.

If you want some inspiration, I'm at work right now with earplugs typing this in and I take periodic breaks during the day, a long one after lunch and then it's back to work/stimulation.

Give yourself some time to work out a plan, then execute it, then tweak it as you go along. Maybe even think of things you wouldn't normally do that might challenge your brain, but not too difficult you can't succeed so as to preserve your morale.
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