ADHD memes

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[–] shneancy@lemmy.world 39 points 9 months ago (17 children)

ironically, stimulants make me sleepy, depressants also make me sleepy

there are only two ways i can wake up:

psychedelics, not exactly helpful if the thing i need to wake up for requires me to have an attention span longer than 5s
cardio, so when others are drinking coffee, i'm doing jumping jacks in the toilet

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[–] Tippon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 40 points 9 months ago (1 child)

cardio, so when others are drinking coffee, i'm doing jumping jacks in the toilet

Yes HR committee, that's what the puffing and grunting coming from the toilet cubicle was, honest!

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[–] shneancy@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago

i always stop before puffing and grunting exactly because of that T–T and i try to jump as quietly as possible

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[–] Atherel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 9 months ago (3 children)

I get sleepy from methylphenidante. It's a strange feeling to get tired and being able to focus better at the same time. Changing to lisdexamfetamin helped a lot.

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[–] shneancy@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago (2 children)

i was on medikinet for a while, at first it made me sleepy, then it made me relaxed, and then it made me anxious, so i stopped

whenever i take brain-chemistry meds for longer than a week or two my brain defaults to having them give me anxiety which is whack (this happens with meds for anxiety as well, thanks brain! you gelatinous wanker). after multiple trials of various meds i've mostly given up on trying more, but hey at least cardio works as intended!

i'm still bitter about one thing - all those people who kept saying "just eat healthy and exercise and you'll feel better :)))" were correct 💀 at least in my case

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[–] Atherel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 9 months ago (1 child)

Damn, that sucks. Out of curiosity, did you also try guanfacine? I read good things about it in articles but somehow never read actual experience from people who are actually affected and need an alternative to stimulants.

And yes, cardio helps a lot. I do some running and yoga, both are good in a physical way and for mindfulness.

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[–] shneancy@lemmy.world 1 point 9 months ago

never tried that, i might in the future but for now i'll stick to trying to figure out how to rawdog things. i've been getting good at it :3

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[–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago (6 children)

Lol from an American, where toilet and bathroom are not the same thing.

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[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago

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[–] shneancy@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago (4 children)

i can assure you i'm not 20cm tall to be jumping in a toilet, i am merely european

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[–] Tolookah@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 9 months ago* (1 child)

I would expect you'd not want to be in the toilet if European, but to each their own. Just make sure to get out if Eurapoopan

Edit: this joke was funnier in my head

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[–] shneancy@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

dw it made me exhale air a bit harder :)

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[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

you said what you said

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[–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

It still conjures up hilarious images in my head.

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[+] SharkWeek@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 9 months ago (2 children)

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[–] shneancy@lemmy.world 1 point 9 months ago (1 child)

toilet floors are usually unpissed on over where i live (unless it's a petrol station, but those don't count!)

i used to do that with my diet meth (medikinet), i ate the pill and 30min later it was sleepy time

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[+] SharkWeek@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 9 months ago (1 child)

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[–] shneancy@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

i did not :3 i tried being funny too T–T

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[–] Clent@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 9 months ago

Same and weirdly weed wakes me up.

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[–] laz@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 9 months ago

Me sleeping after drinking tea

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[–] PunnyName@lemmy.world 15 points 9 months ago

Yes! I slept great!

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[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 46 points 9 months ago (6 children)

Me- "I got a problem with certain addictions."

Them- "have you tried heroin?"

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[–] cassandrafatigue@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 9 months ago (5 children)

To be fair, thats a classic as far as addictions go. Like recommending vivaldi's 'four seasons' or chopin's nocturnes to domeone who likes classical.

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[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 7 points 9 months ago (4 children)

You say that but I ran into actual musicians in Orlando who never heard of Vivaldi. And after I introduced my roommate to four seasons, he was telling all his friends like it was some underground, esoteric information.

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[–] cassandrafatigue@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Orlando florida?

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[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 3 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I was not aware there was another. But yeah, it's where I did my post grad.

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[–] cassandrafatigue@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 9 months ago (1 child)

And you say they're uncultured swine who have never heard of music that doesn't suck?

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[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 2 points 9 months ago

Yeah. And what's weird to me is there is such a strong music scene in Orlando!

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[–] lone_faerie@lemmy.blahaj.zone 22 points 9 months ago (2 children)

To be fair, tiktok does have a lot of adhd tips. It's just interspersed with misinformation and ragebait

[–] candyman337@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago (1 child)

Yeah it you can find an actual doctor/ psychiatrist with legit credentials, usually they are enthusiasticly sharing tips and discoveries

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[–] cassandrafatigue@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 9 months ago

Yeah but how do you get them to tell you? When i find them they only say shit like 'what? Who are you?' or 'please don't hurt me'. I got an ex military er doc once who didnt panic, but this was in chicago and he went straight for the gun under his pillow.

Maybe give real advice?

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[–] dil@lemmy.zip 11 points 9 months ago

Ill spend all day watching tips instead of making use of them, tiktoks a hole, I always end up deleting it (and redloading it when I need quick dopamine, but then I rememeber it makes me more annoyed/mad these days 5 minutes in)

[–] ulterno@programming.dev 9 points 9 months ago

Well they asked for ADHD resources, not for ADHD impact reduction resources.

[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 8 points 9 months ago (2 children)

My wife started watching tt, I had just escaped the youtube client, reddit and facebook. I watched we swipe past 6 things and pause to watch one for 30 seconds, then swipe through 4 more. OHHH FUCK NO, NOT TODAY SATAN.

I do have to admit, She gets her news a LOT faster than I do. But she also gets a tremendous amount of knee-jerk conjecture.

Honey, did you hear X?

Umm, that doesn't sound quite right.

grumble well I just saw it, but whatever

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 1 point 9 months ago (1 child)

One trick that may help is asking her if she has a reputable source. I got sucked into believing what I saw on reddit a few years ago and that's what my wife did. Got to the point that when I tell her the news I say who said it if it sounds sensational and like it may be unrealistic.

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[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 1 point 9 months ago

Crux of the problem, I fear. There's no real way to sus out that a ticktocker is reputable or not, and as opposed to Reddit, those people are getting paid for eyes. Unless you're looking at a video from a legend, they could be right or doing it for the watches.