I was able to relax, by myself, without music or podcasts!

My whole life, I've always required some sort of auditory input at basically all times. Maybe it's having the TV on while trying to do homework, or listening to podcasts or an audiobook while hiking, or having music blasting from the house while I try to do yardwork.

Well, last week I got diagnosed and have started medication for the first time. This weekend, I went kayaking, and not only did I not get bored after an hour (which is about how long I would have lasted normally), I was able to sit in the kayak, by myself, without headphones or anything, for FOUR HOURS. And I didn't go crazy doing it!

Of all the things that have changed with this medication, that experience was easily the most profound for me. I'm now realizing that my reliance on music and podcasts was as much an attempt to ward off boredom as it was having something to let my mind drown itself out. I still can't get over it.