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Just returned to Denmark after 2 months of what I planned to be a one year trip to South East Asia and beyond.
ADHD is real. Sensory and executive burnout happens very fast for people like us. In my case, so much faster than I imagined. After travelling Thailand and Vietnam for 7 weeks and had a complete anxiety meltdown in Hanoi, the most chaotic and noisy city I've ever visited. I then proceeded to more rural areas, but I just couldn't properly rest. I needed to be home.
Being 49 is probably not unrelated to my lowered tolerance for discomfort. Hahaha. But I've always been unable to cope with stress for long. I remember being 19 or 20 camping at music festivals and being completely drained after 2 days, whereas my friends just kept going, sometimes for 10 days of drinking, partying and camping. Can't do it. I never could.
You're probably wondering why I thought I could handle one year of backpacking, with my non-neurotypical brain? Well, I thought I could simply stay put in one place for a month and simply rest, and then continue. Turns out, the comfort of my own home isn't just a preference, at some point it becomes an absolute necessity to not burn out. Live and learn.
First time traveling ore than a month. I had a good run, and I think I'll continue the run in a few months, maybe Malaysia and Indonesia. Now I just know I'm built for sprints and not marathons.
- I had a good time otherwise :)jagara
- Enjoy and get well!OBBTKN
- The adult ADHD test is to easy to pass. Opening that chapter up later in life has been nothing but a disaster in my personal exp. Time became an anomoly.brothernoah
- you are going from denmark to ...AQUTE
- did you try japan?AQUTE
- Stressed in Thailand ? Can not related_gitale
- Nothing wrong with doing 2-3 days in cool places every once in a whilecanoe
- Love and feel your last sentence.
And enjoy your home.Longcopylover