For a while I genuinely thought something was wrong with my brain.
Couldn’t focus, couldn’t read more than a few pages, couldn’t sit through one task without checking my phone or opening something else. My attention span felt completely fried.
I kept thinking it was ADHD or just bad discipline, but honestly I think a lot of it was just constant overstimulation.
Too much input, too much scrolling, too much noise, too many small dopamine hits all day.
The weird part was I didn’t even feel entertained anymore, just mentally exhausted and unable to focus on anything for long.
What made the biggest difference for me was cutting down the constant input for a bit. Less screen time, less noise, fewer automatic checks. Nothing extreme, but enough to notice my focus got noticeably better after a week or two.
Made me realize my brain probably wasn’t broken, just overloaded.
Curious how many people here thought it was an attention problem at first too. Happy to share what helped if useful.