Brain Bubble

Today we're just on interesting features of my brain. There is a constant soundtrack running in my head. I don't know how common this is for other people. I know that most people have the experience of getting a song stuck in their head. That happens to me, but it's generally fairly easy to dislodge: I can shift the soundtrack with distraction just like anything else. However, there is always something playing. What seems to be most distinct about this soundtrack, compared to other people, is that frequently it is not a song that I have heard before. Sometimes I'll have a particular version of a song that I've listened to, sometimes The Beatles will sing a cover of Sisters of Mercy's "Mother Russia" (yes, since I described that, I currently have it playing in my head. No I can't play it for you), and sometimes I'll just have reasonably pleasant instrumental music that my brain has composed as background. Bowed strings, harps, and flutes are the...

I'm going to start this off with a brief (ok, I failed at brief) summary of how my particular brain works. Warning: this got very long. The main (and probably most obvious) oddness of how my brain works basically boils down to ADHD. This has never been technically diagnosed, but it seems accurate, and it's a good enough shorthand for me. Since ADHD presentation is hugely variable, I'm going to list the ways in which this mainly manifests in me.  - I am absolutely incapable of sitting or standing still. I'm pretty classic hyperactive, in ways that most people seem to grow out of. I never have.  - My brain prioritizes anything that is moving or talking over anything that isn't. Absolutely, full stop, under all circumstances.  - I am extremely impulsive. If I don't have things in place to stop myself, I will make major changes and decisions on a whim.  - My brain is a very disorganized place. I have very little ability to pull specific facts out at specific points,...