Not_Alec_Baldwin

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I was diagnosed with ADHD as an adult, and then pursued a psychiatrist to oversee my treatment, who determined I didn't have ADHD.

The way he described my situation made the "ADHD superpower" meme make more sense than anything I've ever read. I'm gonna butcher it but I'll do my best to share:

There are structural differences in the brain that contribute to a person having ADHD, but the structural differences themselves ARE NOT ADHD. The last D in ADHD is "disorder", and there are a whole bunch of external circumstances that mental health professionals use to determine whether or not you count as "disordered".

You can have an addictive, impulsive, obsessive, stim-hungry brain and not have ADHD.

Many children develop habits, coping strategies, or other accommodations that allow them to "overcome" the weaknesses that come along with these brain structure differences.

This is the situation where ADHD looks like a superpower.

In my case I have a very, very easy time slipping into flow state. When I'm intensely focused on a task I am time blind, I often don't respond to questions or acknowledgements, and I have an intense temper if I'm interrupted. So I've used timers and meditation/CBT to manage those drawbacks.

By comparison most people I know have a difficult time motivating themselves and accessing flow state. So to those people, especially when they DON'T see the extra work I do, it could look like I have a sort of super power.

It's not a super power, my brain just works differently and I've come up with ways to manage the problems and use it to my advantage.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago

Nothing is nonstick like Teflon ... But the VAST majority of cooking doesn't require that level of nonstick, either.

Unless you have a French omelette addiction, you probably don't need Teflon.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Hamas literally ran politically as MODERATES. They've gone full jihadist. Without democratic process to keep the structure honest no party can be trusted.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Hamas rips up pipe to make rockets, and steals construction supplies to make tunnels.

The pipe and supplies that are supposed to help Palestinians live and survive without disease.

So that Hamas can apply pressure to ISRAEL for the Palestinian conditions?

Myself and literally everyone I know want to support the Palestinians. And it's impossible to support them while Hamas (or another jihadist organization) is there.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

It's a circle, not a line. Far left and far right end up meeting in the middle.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Lemmy only has the information that I give it.

And it demands fairly little information.

I'll take that in exchange for nobody privately owning as much of my shit as they can get their filthy hands on.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

I recently got sick and decided to play through ff2 (iv). I've owned it since I was a kid but never beat it.

I finished it in less than 24 real world hours.

I was astonished at the difference being an adult makes with regard to gaming.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Is it wrong if I think your best performance was as yourself taking a bubble bath?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Yeah that's a little unhinged

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago

But nuance makes for boring memes though

THinK Of tHe mEmEs!?1!?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago

Manufacturers set minimum prices for their products. Generally, suggested retail price and minimum advertisable price.

 

I don't think I could ever play without a jetpack. Ingot density helps solve so many logistical issues. Higher tech recipes making some things more efficient gives the game a really fun sense of progression.

That's outside of just liking all the puzzles it adds to the game.

Anyone feel similar? Different?

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