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why so eepy? (self.asktransgender)
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What I mean by that is that I see many posts by transfems about how they feel "eepy" and it feels to a point where they would hibernate if they could. Why so many memes about feeling sleepy are posted?

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[–] zea_64@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Mental health issues have a tendency to do that. Despair, sadness, and numbness I find are very tiring. I might be much better than I was, but a lifetime of repressed feelings doesn't just disappear, and I still have to worry about transphobia and what my government might do to me.

I was also constantly tired before transition, so I don't think it's transition that did it, probably just being trans in this society did it.

[–] Naia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

ADHD also makes people tired all the time.

[–] zea_64@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

How so? I suspect I have ADHD for other reasons so I'd like to know.

[–] Naia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 3 days ago

It's one of many symptoms but in general ADHD causes more mental exhaustion because of the lower dopamine. It means it takes more effort in general to focus and accomplish tasks in average and we also start with lower levels of mental energy than a neurotypical person.

It also doesn't help that ADHD makes it harder to sleep, generally causes delayed sleep phase pushing back circadian rythem before you even get to revenge bedtime procrastination, and causes less restful sleep.