I am hyperactive OK!

I am, by nature, what can only be described as a little bit hyperactive. Even when my body calms down for a moment, my mind is almost constantly whirling. This, whilst in some ways being a gift, can also be rather potentially problematic sometimes.

I like to think, perhaps somewhat pretentiously, that people find my manic energy endearing, as opposed to annoying. Certainly, it is an inescapable part of who I was made to be. All too often, however, I find I become a little too bouncey and loud for some people's personal enjoyment. This is an aspect of my character I am learning to keep under control, whilst still trying to 'be who I am', as it were.

A side effect of being born with an unholy amount of energy both in body and mind seems to be overthinking. Whilst I avoid thinking about important things like my future, and surprisingy unbothered by things I know I can't affect (like the evolution debate - I've never had a opinion because it just doesn't seem important to me!), I am very good at analysing stupid things that nobody else notices. Perhaps this is why I am so suited to blogging, it gives me the chance to order my manically changeable and overly analytical thoughts. For things like why people are the way they are, and nature vs nutre and why people (often males -.-) do stuff, I seem to have endless brain power and brain time. There is always something buzzing in my brain.

I rarely stop - all through the week I am in constant GO form.  As a result of this, I have developed an interesting problem. When sat down for over 10 minutes, particularly if I have got nothing or something very dull to do, I constantly fall asleep. It's a habit that has put me on the bad side of more than one teacher ("I'm sorry Anna, am I BORING you?")  Because of it, I tend to have two modes in lessons - desperately (and on occasions not so desperately) trying to stay awake, or so talkative that it is difficult to quiet me.

Over the last few months, I have tried and tested many methods of keeping myself awake.
1. Going to bed earlier. This failed because I have too much to do to go to bed earlier, and generally didn't make much of a difference.
2. Getting up later. This seemed to make it worse and me late.
3. Keeping something cold near to shove against my cheek if I started drifting off. This worked, but I very quickly became immune to it and able to fall asleep with ice on my cheek.
4. Pinching myself. I have really short nails, so this was a bit of a non-starter.
5. Texting someone. This may sound stupid, but it was certainly the best of the 5. Whenever my phone vibrated I felt obliged to look at the screen. For some reason, screens keep me awake so it was brilliant! (Side-effects include not paying attention in class...)

God bless
Love, Anna :)