What does “Gehirnfasching” mean?
“Gehirnfasching” is a humorous image for what life with an ADHD brain can feel like.
It describes the inner carnival: thoughts, ideas, feelings, and impulses come all at once, colorfully mixed, loud and unfiltered. Instead of a clear line, there is a festival of distractions – sometimes inspiring, sometimes overwhelming.
Why the image is helpful
- Creating understanding: You realize that it’s not “wrong” if your head works this way.
- Strengthening self-acceptance: Humor takes away the heaviness – you laugh about your brain instead of getting annoyed with yourself.
- Explanation for others: With “Gehirnfasching,” it’s easy to show friends or colleagues what’s going on inside you.
Everyday situations
- You start a task, suddenly find five other things more important, and forget the first one.
- A song, a message, or a thought completely throws you off.
- Your head is a fireworks display of ideas – but implementation is difficult.
- Appointments, to-dos, reminders: everything is swirling around.
Ways to bring order to the carnival
- Stimulus protection: Clear work environment, phone off, set work windows.
- Parking thoughts: Write down ideas immediately – don’t try to keep them in your head.
- Focus islands: Short, set focus blocks (20–25 min.) with breaks.
- Use humor: Work not against, but with your brain.
Your next step
You can’t get rid of your “Gehirnfasching” – but you can steer it.
The bestforming app helps you with:
- Focus timer,
- Note and journaling functions,
- Routines for more clarity and less chaos.
Get the app and turn your Gehirnfasching into a festival of ideas that moves you forward.