This was a symptom of ADHD that I discussed with my doctor when I got diagnosed tbh
I want a name for this
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peppers_ghost@lemmy.ml 5 months ago
Anticorp@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Is it an actual ADD symptom? I do this all the time.
jol@discuss.tchncs.de 5 months ago
Yes, but many things are symptoms of ADHD, but no single symptom alone is a sign of ADHD.
gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 months ago
Yeap, one of the BIG ones according to multiple doctors I’ve seen
Either that or dyslexia can apparently cause this too, according to my dyslexic friend in HS
peppers_ghost@lemmy.ml 5 months ago
It was for me, I’m not sure if it’s universal. Consider talking to a professional if you’re concerned about it.
BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Yep. It was actually one of my diagnostic questions.
brygphilomena@lemmy.world 5 months ago
I could do this, reading out loud even. And not know what the fuck I just read for the last 10 minutes.
And yes, I have ADHD.
MisterFrog@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Is this an indicator or straight up ADHD specific? Because this is me constantly
Nuke_the_whales@lemmy.world 5 months ago
If it happens all the time I would say so. This happens to me when I’m tired so I just figured it’s my brain lagging
rumba@lemmy.zip 5 months ago
Back when I came into the office every day, it was a 45-minute commute. At least one day every week, I had no active memory of getting from the north side of the beltway to my house (about 20-25 minutes). I’d reach this point, and it was like someone flipped a switch, and I became aware that I existed.
I’ve done this with Audio Books. I’ve listened to 2-3 chapters, and they’ll mention an assassin; Brain goes, wait, assassin? WHAT ASSASSIN? I start rolling back find out I completely tuned out 20 minutes of the story.
Anti_Face_Weapon@lemmy.world 5 months ago
This is why I can’t listen to audio books. I just get lost in the soothing voice and my mind wonders. Paper books are where it’s at.
Raiderkev@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Podcasts and technology connections on YouTube. I totally enjoy them, but if I’m halfway tired and my mind doesn’t want to focus and I put either on, I’m passing out after 10 minutes.
BenLeMan@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Yeah getting out of your car and realizing you have no idea how you got here is spooky.
SupraMario@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Yea but then you realize that you have now made the audiobook last 30mins longer, so it’s a win… especially if it’s a good book.
CarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.world 5 months ago
I call it “ADHD” because I damn sure was thinking about 3 other things while I was reading-notreading.
TachyonTele@lemm.ee 5 months ago
Cruise control.
SzethFriendOfNimi@lemmy.world 5 months ago
I use the term Autopilot
TachyonTele@lemm.ee 5 months ago
That’s better. I think i mixed it up.
subiacOSB@lemmy.ml 5 months ago
It’s called ADHD.
RecluseRamble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 months ago
Sure. Or it’s just tiredness and completely normal to happen.
samus12345@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Surely there’s a very long German word for it.
ayyy@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
Attentiondefißithyperactivitydißorder
samus12345@lemmy.world 5 months ago
While this is more common for people with ADHD, it can happen to anyone.
yetAnotherUser@discuss.tchncs.de 5 months ago
More like Aufmerksamkeitsdefizit-/Hyperaktivitätsstörung.
By the way, using the ‘ß’ as you did would force the preceding vowel to have a stretched pronunciation.
And I don’t know about you, but in my opinion defeeßit and deeßorder sounds awful.
CaptainBlagbird@lemmy.world 5 months ago
It 's not that long, I think it is called “Leselücke” (reading gap).
jumperalex@lemmy.world 5 months ago
at least 35 syllables long and you’ll forget what your reading halfway through the word.
xspurnx@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 months ago
I’ll bet there is - some of my friends call it “Leseschlaf” (reading sleep), which seems fitting.
CarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.world 5 months ago
I like this one!
blibla@slrpnk.net 5 months ago
Aufmerksamkeitsdefizitsyndrom
finitebanjo@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Thank god, I was wondering if this was a symptom of a larger disorder whenever this happens to me.
The worst is when I’m reciting word for word technical information about chemistry or physics, because I often like to explain how things work to friends and family while I work on stuff, and then I’ll get interrupted or distracted and have no memory of wtf I was just saying for the last several minutes straight.
eugenevdebs@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 months ago
I think it could be argued for a state of hypnosis, like how people drive for miles but just don’t remember how they did it entirely.
Difference is, you clearly drove and got there safely. You didn’t read the words on the, you just moved your eyes across ink blots.
Mongostein@lemmy.ca 5 months ago
I was a professional driver for 20 years. I can attest that autopilot is a real thing.
It’s easy to monitor traffic on either side but end up daydreaming and miss a turn.
Raiderkev@lemmy.world 5 months ago
I drove black cars for a bit, I’ve definitely just taken the airport exit once when I was out of it. Glad I’m not alone.
Psythik@lemmy.world 5 months ago
It already has a name: ADHD
Dasus@lemmy.world 5 months ago
“someone isn’t focused, they’re surely suffering from a neurodevelopmental disease”
fuck this fucking pillpusher propaganda
Zess@lemmy.world 5 months ago
It’s absolutely an ADHD symptom if it happens every time a person tries to read. Whether or not they need medication is a separate issue.
CarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Sure bud, tell me about the condition I’ve had all my life and how my life didn’t get immeasurably better when I finally got diagnosed and treated by a professional in my 4th decade of life.
So ignorant and arrogant at the same time. Trump voter?
pseudo@jlai.lu 5 months ago
SnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 months ago
Linking an obscure community that I made. You’re my favourite lemmite
pseudo@jlai.lu 5 months ago
Wait? XD You did? I didn’t realize it was you…
I really love your concept by the way.
spankmonkey@lemmy.world 5 months ago
I vary between spacing out, zoning out, or the already mentioned autopilot.
Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 5 months ago
“School”
That’s called “School”.
Sneakyweasel90@lemmy.world 5 months ago
This is why studying takes me 4 times longer than the average person. I have to reread so many things to make it sync in. It annoys me how somone can just look or read something once and they have it already
UltraMagnus0001@lemmy.world 5 months ago
I’ve done this with audio books.
Fedizen@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Motor tasks like eye movement I think would fall under autopilot. I think it increases with age and adhd
LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 5 months ago
It’s called “looking at memes”.
Vacationlandgirl@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Ambien
OmegaLemmy@discuss.online 5 months ago
Disinterest
Smoogs@lemmy.world 5 months ago
No I’ve done this when I was interested. This happens to me when I’m stressed about something and my brain goes off to think about it even though my eyes are going through the motions with the words on the page. Then I have to start again.
Adderbox76@lemmy.ca 5 months ago
Lucid Reading?
vga@sopuli.xyz 5 months ago
I call it “five too many coffee cups today”
TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com 5 months ago
I have to read out loud to myself to finish a book or article.
It has made my reading comprehension go through the roof.
DragonsInARoom@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Now I know that when people say read something they don’t mean read the words but not the meaning. They mean read it and comprehend it.
anzo@programming.dev 5 months ago
Dissociation, of course.
Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Text-to-speech is your friend here.
I use a website called “speechify” but there are a lot of options.
Still helps to read along with of, but having that auditory input on tandem with visually reading will keep you on track like you’ve never experienced.
frayedpickles@lemmy.cafe 5 months ago
I call it “reading with my eyes but not my brain”, but I’m one of those weirdos who doesn’t think you need to turn every god damned niche thing into a new word or initialism.
ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world 5 months ago
It’s not that deep bro relax
frayedpickles@lemmy.cafe 5 months ago
how exactly do you think jargon happens “bro”?
RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Good news! It doesn’t matter. Your brain read it anyways.
sukhmel@programming.dev 5 months ago
I would like to unread this, please
SzethFriendOfNimi@lemmy.world 5 months ago
I did find this paper where somebody used the term “mindless reading”
Smallwood, J. (2011). Mind‐wandering while reading: attentional decoupling, mindless reading and the cascade model of inattention. Language and Linguistics Compass, 5(2), 63–77.
doughless@lemmy.world 5 months ago
I can sometimes do this without my attention even shifting. I’ll mentally read every word individually for a while, but forget to put them together to actually understand them.
Martineski@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 months ago
I do that stupidly often when reading stories.
corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 5 months ago
I think we’ve got some drivers around here who drive like that.