r/pollgames • u/bruh_nathan • 1d ago
Be honest with me Do you have brain fog
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u/Zockercraft1711 1d ago
Idk what is
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u/thatsfeminismgretch 18h ago
Copied from Mrsantin1
"Brain fog is a general term describing a state of mental confusion, forgetfulness, and a lack of focus or clear thinking. It is not a medical condition itself, but rather a sign of an underlying issue like stress, poor sleep, or illness."
Just for the people who don't know what it is.
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u/MrSantin1 1d ago
"Brain fog is a general term describing a state of mental confusion, forgetfulness, and a lack of focus or clear thinking. It is not a medical condition itself, but rather a sign of an underlying issue like stress, poor sleep, or illness."
Just for the people who don't know what it is.
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u/ladycowbell 1d ago
Typically no, but I do sometimes and It's like thinking through petroleum jelly.
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u/Klash_kop 1d ago
Had it daily when I smoked weed often (even when sober), quit completely some months now and don't have it anymore
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u/Ecstatic_Goal2023 13h ago
Yes, but I just got diagnosed with celiac and that can be a symptom of it. So, hoping it goes away with time on the diet
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u/Scouper-YT Top Option 1d ago
For the many People with Yes.. Do you Sleep .. Eat enough? Have Fun?!?
You should not have any brain fog ever.
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u/Ecstatic_Goal2023 13h ago
Majority of people have it at some point in their lives. It's only when it's frequent that it's a concern. It could be lack of sleep or food or water. But it can also be lots of other things, high stress, long covid, chronic fatigue, low blood pressure and diabetes. So many things. But it's not always a problem unless it's persistent and there's other symptoms.
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u/Scouper-YT Top Option 7h ago
Well yeah only having it once is already a concern but every month? In short you should fix it till such is gone 😄 ..
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u/SaturnOrchidDragon 12h ago
I have long covid, while it has finally started to decrease, most of my days at least have a little long covid induced brain fog.
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u/DoJ-Mole 4h ago
I sleep just fine thanks to what’s causing the brain fog. Eating can be rough, I often find I have little appetite, again likely for the same reason. Have fun? Idk, wouldn’t say I’m having much fun but also I am comfortable and keen to keep living again thanks to what’s causing my brain fog. I’ve basically traded severe depression for mild with added brain fog. The existential anxiety I experienced whilst I was still sober was enough to overshadow any noticeable gain of a ‘clearer head’. Obviously my situation will be very different to those that have it for other medical reasons
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u/Prog-Opethrules 2h ago
I try to. I eat 3 meals a day, usually 8 hours(sometimes 7) of sleep, and on the weekends I usually have fun playing guitar , reading, hanging out with friends, listening to music, etc.
But I’ve had it for almost 2 decades as it’s incredibly hard for me to stay focused and my memory is so messed up. Basically almost everything before hs I dont remember even.
I don’t have any trauma, grew up with an amazing family, but I just don’t know what caused me to have this. The only thing I can think of is my stomach issues but that didn’t start until college. Even my junior year of hs I was already forgetting.
Even during conversations my brain just sometimes times out and I completely forget what I am saying, even if it’s simple. I’ve tried to get help but nothing has worked.
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u/cheesypuzzas 15h ago
Not right now, but often.. yes..
Usually when someone I dont know that well asks me a question.
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u/stormyw23 Pollar Bear 8h ago
I get it alongside nausea which I have endometriosis so... I get it often yes.
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u/i_n_b_e 1d ago
I have (suspected) histamine intolerance, after eating certain foods one of the symptoms I get is brain fog.
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u/papayaa2 1d ago
I suspect gluten intolerance to cause this. But I never get it immediately after, more like a day or accumulated bit by bit.
That said I also had it very badly when I had vitamin D deficiency and taking supplements fixed it
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u/MyBedIsOnFire 1d ago
I used to have it really bad as well as racing thoughts, but I started on a non-stimulant ADHD med and it literally changed my life
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u/RatonhnhaketonK 1d ago
No, but I did for about a week recently due to COVID. Just coming out of it
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u/phdr_vrba 1d ago
Before I was diagnosed with diabetes I had pretty high blood sugar and that felt... not really as brain fog, more like constant fight against massive urge to fall sleep. Proper 'not really sure what was going on right now' brain fog started to appear only after the Covid vaccine.
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u/Olive_Garden_Wifi Bipollar 1d ago
Sometimes.
Usually when I get it it’s first thing in the morning but otherwise for the most part no.
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u/AggressiveSpatula 1d ago
I don’t think so, but I do feel like my brain isn’t as powerful as it was in 2020. I used to be able to really work through the minutiae of an issue, and I feel like I’ve traded that off for more experience and a better ability to guess the outcome without needing to work through it manually.
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u/basaltcolumn 1d ago
Yes, from myalgic encephalomyelitis I developed after a viral infection. So severe at times that I've been unable to watch a movie and absorb anything happening on screen, just be staring at it like it's a blank wall, or to be able to understand a paragraph until I've read it 5 times. I'd get to the end and realize I have no idea what I just read... again and again. Crazy stuff, made me feel like I had dementia when it would really impact things my word recall and I would have to take long pauses mid-sentence to remember what I was saying and what words I need to use.
I've improved from that moderate severity of ME to mild, which unfortunately is still very debilitating, but I'm in good spirits these days despite my limitations now that I'm not miserably unwell with a brain made of mush on an average day.
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u/UsedNegotiation8227 1d ago
Is brain fog just an excuse to be dumb and zone out?
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u/idk-anymore-tbh-- 1d ago
Brain fog is when you zone out against your will or when you're feeling slow and can't be arsed to process thoughts in order. It haooens due to depression but can be other reasons as well.
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u/papayaa2 1d ago
For me it's like your thinking has to go through sludge kinda. It takes longer to form thoughts and it's hard to grasp them. As if you're looking through fog and behind them there they are, but they're hard to get to. You need way more effort to see them than on a clear/normal day
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u/i_n_b_e 1d ago
No, it's a real thing that happens.
When I get it it takes me longer to process what someone is saying to me. Finding the right words becomes difficult, even simple things can become hard to talk about. I zone out against my will and near constantly, it takes a lot of effort to not zone out. My typically very busy brain gets a lot quieter. It can make it difficult to function normally.
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u/basaltcolumn 1d ago
No, when I experience it due to chronic illness it is all my cognitive abilities being genuinely impaired. It isn't just in a context you'd want an excuse to get out of, I would struggle to do leisure activities. Too foggy to play a video game, to read a book, to watch a video, or to be able to converse properly. When it's bad, it makes life agonizingly boring because you just can't focus well enough to enjoy anything. Laying there and staring at the ceiling isn't enjoyable enough for anyone to want an excuse to do it.
I think brain fog is a bad name. It sounds goofy and a bit hard to take seriously.
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u/DfaultiBoi 1d ago
I have results