They're not nearly as bad because you can check them again

My wife likes to read out long lists to me. Menus and such. I listen to the first two items and then I just listen to her speaking Simlish pulling the Dougal face.

right at the church? what church? there is a church? what color? am I going to know it is a church? fuck, what was the rest that they were saying?

Written instructions too for that matter

What's your poison?

"You're going to take a right at the church then left at the next intersection and.."

Already lost me.

Thank FSM for GPS apps!

I wish I were someone who could derive enjoyment from meaningless things, but am not wired that way. Sounds like it'd be a blast.

I've had that interaction. Though not with those specific words.

It's just an organ. How do you speak about your heart, or your stomach, especially when they make you suffer ?

The only way I can do any videos at this point is 2x speed. Unless they have a strong accent then 1.5x speed. Even with meds.

Something about it being 2x speed makes me actually able to focus on it. Just can’t do it otherwise.

More like software running on a meaty hardware.

I trust my brain for about 15 seconds when I wake up, before reality kicks back in.

We think of ourselves as our skin instead of the flying spaghetti monster that we are. Spindles of nerves and veins weird bulbous organs stuffed up in our meat jacket.

Except that you are the pilot.

I give my insides pep talks. It's soothing and makes me think of the ways all of me is contributing to my lived experience. I'll rub the back of my neck and thank my brain for remembering that tiny, essential detail when it normally feels like a seive. I'll rub my tummy when it feels anxious and is sending anxiety through my body, and let it know I'm thankful for it but also can it please understand we're not in danger. Totally. Normal. Things. Lmfao

That makes sense, that wasn't the mental image I had in my picture. It's hard for me to understand why someone would react that way then if the sequence was, for example

A: Says something awkwardly too loud

A: "Sorry my brain made that too loud"

B: Disgusted look

In that interaction, person B is a jerk IMO.

It's the wonder wall you should be concerned about. It's called that because you wonder what it's made of.

Your brain is technically piloting a golem of flesh/bone that feeds it.

Hey I've been dopamine and serotonin deficient my whole life, so I get it. But I do find that kombucha helps improve my mood. Same with yogurt and raw honey. And miso 🤤

Did you not read my comment before responding? I explained what I was picturing & asked for an example of what they meant in case they weren’t aligned

Oh, I've been aboard this ol' girl longer than most, frankly. That one's a new one, though. As in, I legit thought that it was "normal" up until seeing this. 😅🥹

You really got me going there for a few seconds, kudos (still waking up), but I don't think that's how the dopamine deficiency functions 🤣

Adhd'ers have less ability to create (or retain), dopamine. It's due to having less dopamine receptors, and they don't have the same level of efficiency to store it either, based off of some research that I did on the subject.

Edit: having said this, what we eat does totally play a part in helping our brain to produce the most "ingredients" for our brain to create it.

Would you complain that someone with a speech disorder was disrespecting you for not speaking to you properly?

Volition and intent tends to line up with action in those that are neurotypical. A good example is the broken speech ordering disorder some people have either congenitally or due to trauma. They try and speak regularly, but the autonomic part of the brain responsible for converting that signal into verbal communication is borked.

Interestingly enough, even if it is working properly, you can still trip it up which is why we have tongue twisters and spoonerisms.

I am my brain, at least the forebrain. My issue is some of the other parts are trying their best, but they weren't given all the tools they need for the environment I'm in.

Not sure if I'm maladapted or if my environment is just poor tho.