Hi all, I’m a player and my group meets once a week. The session usually lasts 6 hours, with a 10 min break halfway through. Generally it’s pretty relaxed, we can eat and chat at the table etc, leave if we need the bathroom etc.
Essentially my problem is I can’t sit that long, my mind wanders and I get very fidgety. Even though the current game I’m playing is genuinely super engaging, and the DM is a fantastic storyteller, after about 3 hours I really struggle to stay focused and follow what’s going on.
When it’s not my turn my mind wanders and I struggle to concentrate, especially if some others players are doing something time consuming that I’m not involved in, I struggle to keep track of what is happening.
One of the few rules we have is no phones at the table. I understand that scrolling on your phone during the game is super rude, so that’s out. For a while I used to stack and fidget with my dice but that was annoying the DM and another player. I’ve tried a fidget spinner, that was considered annoying too.
If it makes any difference, all my friends, including those I game with say I have a ton of ADHD traits, though I’m mid 30s and not diagnosed with anything. I’m looking for some genuine ideas of non intrusive things I can do to keep my hands busy and mind focused during a long session.
All advice welcome!
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r/DnD Hi all, I’m a player and my group meets once a week. The session usually lasts 6 hours, with a 10 min break halfway through. Generally it’s pretty relaxed, we can eat and chat at the table etc, leave if we need the bathroom etc. Essentially my problem is I can’t sit that long, my mind wanders and I get very fidgety. Even though the current game I’m playing is genuinely super engaging, and the DM is a fantastic storyteller, after about 3 hours I really struggle to stay focused and follow what’s going on. When it’s not my turn my mind wanders and I struggle to concentrate, especially if some others players are doing something time consuming that I’m not involved in, I struggle to keep track of what is happening. One of the few rules we have is no phones at the table. I understand that scrolling on your phone during the game is super rude, so that’s out. For a while I used to stack and fidget with my dice but that was annoying the DM and another player. I’ve tried a fidget spinner, that was considered annoying too. If it makes any difference, all my friends, including those I game with say I have a ton of ADHD traits, though I’m mid 30s and not diagnosed with anything. I’m looking for some genuine ideas of non intrusive things I can do to keep my hands busy and mind focused during a long session. All advice welcome! submitted by /u/Charlieuk [link] [comments]
Hi all, I’m a player and my group meets once a week. The session usually lasts 6 hours, with a 10 min break halfway through. Generally it’s pretty relaxed, we can eat and chat at the table etc, leave if we need the bathroom etc.
Essentially my problem is I can’t sit that long, my mind wanders and I get very fidgety. Even though the current game I’m playing is genuinely super engaging, and the DM is a fantastic storyteller, after about 3 hours I really struggle to stay focused and follow what’s going on.
When it’s not my turn my mind wanders and I struggle to concentrate, especially if some others players are doing something time consuming that I’m not involved in, I struggle to keep track of what is happening.
One of the few rules we have is no phones at the table. I understand that scrolling on your phone during the game is super rude, so that’s out. For a while I used to stack and fidget with my dice but that was annoying the DM and another player. I’ve tried a fidget spinner, that was considered annoying too.
If it makes any difference, all my friends, including those I game with say I have a ton of ADHD traits, though I’m mid 30s and not diagnosed with anything. I’m looking for some genuine ideas of non intrusive things I can do to keep my hands busy and mind focused during a long session.
All advice welcome!
submitted by /u/Charlieuk
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