VagusHQ

Interactive Daily Energy Tracker

A cognitive battery management tool built specifically for ADHD and AuDHD individuals who experience rapid, asymmetrical energy depletion. Unlike traditional trackers that measure time, the VagusHQ Energy Tracker monitors your nerve reserves and cognitive charge:

• Battery Calibration: Calibrate your daily baseline energy levels across cognitive, emotional, sensory, and physical dimensions.
• Interactive Log: Track tasks as active drains or active charges, calculating real-time heart rate calming indicators and remaining stamina reserves.
• Somatic Scavenger Reset: Visual cues and micro-interventions (like localized deep pressure techniques) to recover energy without transition burnout.

Personalized Dopamine Menu Builder

An interactive executive dysfunction scaffold that maps out healthy, dopamine-inducing activities tailored to prevent mindless scrolling and executive paralysis. The Dopamine Menu (Dopa-Menu) is organized into digestible courses:

• Starters: Dynamic, low-friction activities taking 5-10 minutes to safely wake up your dopamine receptors (e.g., cold water splashes, quick manual stretches, or rhythmic breathing).
• Mains: High-focus, high-reward deep tasks that consume longer blocks of energy (e.g., clean-slate writing, building creative setups, or focused somatic movement).
• Sides: Companion tasks designed to run alongside main activities to keep your neurodivergent brain stable and under-stimulated (e.g., listening to warm brown noise or using tactile fidget tools).
• Desserts: Restorative, nourishing rewards that refuel your stamina instead of draining it (e.g., weighted blanket decompression or soft-gazing).
• Specials: Major, high-novelty weekly or monthly adventures to completely break routine stagnation (e.g., exploring new green spaces or offline sensory fasts).

The 4-2-6 Calming Breath Mechanism

A scientific breath pattern where the exhale is twice as long as the inhale. This ratio stimulates the vagus nerve's motor pathways, activating your body's parasympathetic nervous system braking mechanism to lower heart rate and reduce cortisol:

1. Inhale through your nose for 4 seconds, feeling your ribs expand outward.
2. Hold your breath comfortably and softly for 2 seconds.
3. Exhale gently through relaxed pursed lips for 6 seconds, letting your shoulders drop.
4. Repeat for 4 full rounds to steady your nervous system and clear mental noise.

Sensory Diet & Depressurization Guidelines

Highly Sensitive People (HSPs) and Autistic individuals can mitigate sensory overstimulation before reaching burnout using clear visual scaffolds:

• Ambient Attenuation: Ditch overhead glare. Use soft, warm, indirect lighting sources and non-harsh Silk colors (#F9F8F6) for physical and digital setups.
• Deep Pressure Therapy (DPT): Apply physical weights or tight holds (e.g., a weighted lap desk or wrap-around hug) to trigger nervous system safety signals.
• Auditory Masking: Use deep-frequency brown noise loops to blend sudden, unpredictable environmental sounds into a soothing, safe hum.