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I don't do it intentionally, but my wife often tells me to look at her when she's talking so she knows I'm listening.
The rest you wrote sounds a lot like ADHD inattentive type, especially executive distinction. And caffeine is a stimulant which can have similar effects as meds. If you can still sleep without problems or even better after drinking coffee, that's an additional indication.
The problem with ADHD is that most of our struggles are things "everybody has once in a while" but it's so much more often and extreme that it makes our lives harder.
Get checked if you have the possibility.
Coffee does help but I dont notice it a ton, and it only lasts for like 2 hours.
I always thought caffiene was overhyped because it had like no effect on me. But now i have noticed it helps me focus.
Yeah, that's why I drank about 8 coffees a day before I even suspected having ADHD. I just knew I can work better with it and thought that this is the effect others experience too when they say that they need one.
I wish I had known this was a symptom decades ago. Ever since I started drinking coffee, I knew it didn't keep me up, but I only found out I was ADHD a few years ago.
Same here. Never understood when people didn't drink coffee after dinner, saying that they wouldn't be able to sleep all night.
Try stimulant meds + caffeine and you'll find out :)
Caffeine without stimulants will do something similar to only stimulants, but combined those have an effect much like what a neurotypical person would experience using only caffeine.
Yes I learned this lesson pretty fast after changing meds. I started with methylphenidat and took it for two years, with that caffeine had the same effect as b without stimulants. But after trying different doses I wasn't happy with the result, so I changed to Elvanse. Now I drink 2 or 3 cups a day but also don't feel the need for more.