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This is such a good question, and something I think that most people don't consider. It's like we forget that our environments are triggers for our symptoms, at least I forget that sometimes. I lived in NYC for a long time, and could never regulate my nervous system. So I moved back to my hometown and things got much better. I'm not sure it would have ever been possible to regulate in the city, but if I *had* to I would invest more in yoga and meditation, and trying to find a quieter neighborhood/a little more space to feel calm indoors.
Thanks, will try to build up patience for meditation as a first step.
I've lived in the city for 20 years, also unmedicated and only recently diagnosed. I definitely have ups and downs, but a few things that I'd recommend:
- live in an outer borough. You can still live and work in New York while sleeping somewhere quiet, where the sidewalks aren't packed. Look at Queens and South/ Southeast Brooklyn.
- don't compromise on your exercise. I alternate every few months between running, going to the gym, and 1:1 boxing sessions to keep engaged. I notice when I keep up with it, my bandwidth does incomparably better.
- find the quiet hideaways to decompress. If I need to be in an office, I take a walk to a green square at lunch hour. If I'm remote, I bounce between libraries and hole in the wall cafes.
Ultimately I make a lot of compromises to minimize screen time, and prioritize health, to make it manageable, but having a quiet home base to come back to is essential.
Thank you, I like this. I have just started carving out time to sleep longer and am also finding this makes me calmer. Don’t always have this luxury though.
I absolutely love NY but I could never live there because of this exact same reason. Its so busy and hustle bustle all the time that when I visit I tend to get overstimulated easily. Overstimulation is one of the things that I really hate about having ADHD.
Doesn’t seem I have a choice, as all the firms I am interested in are in office in NYC.. My psychologist wouldn’t give me an ADHD diagnosis because I am high functioning so I can’t even ask for accommodations like remote work.