it irks me when things that aren’t attributable to adhd get attributed to adhd. enjoy your common ground, i guess that’s the point, but the side effect is a generation with just as fucked up of an understanding of mental health as the generation that denied their MH issues

Naive is the word lol XD Nieves is a Hispanic family name

-grats? new slang?

When did the US elect a COMMUNIST

yeah I feel that. you can still read books though. I like “Driven to Distraction”. there’s also a decent YT channel called HowToADHD. Just try to use resources from trained clinicians or that woek closely with trained clinicians

stimulants are a powerful tool for adhd treatment, more so than other MH disorders, but there are a lot of things that can be done: supplement behavioral change (think cbt) , support the needs of the lifestyle adhd brings (think “life hacks”) , address secondary effects such as learned shame (think trauma therapy) , and so on and so forth. oh and cant forget the importance of MBIs to actually improve executive functioning. I’m going to use the acronym for that one since what it stands for has become such a buzzword that it might turn you off, but it really is a remarkably powerful tool for adhd when done with proper guidance

it gets a lot better with treatment

I mean, it’s just fireworks. The US does a lot more creepy jingoistic things than fireworks. How many other nations celebrate things by scaring all the local pets? It can’t be that uncommon…

if that’s what matters to you, then sure, go ahead

hello my name is Guy Who Eats 365 Hot Dogs Per Year, I’m here for chest pain

right. that’s just about any food study! it’s the trouble with the nutrition field in general

it’s already been explicitly outlawed in several places.

I’m not cheering for him. it’s all theater. he’s going to grasp at popularity now that he’s gotten the deregulations he wants. maybe he’ll go and abuse the minds of more young boys with that popularity too. that’ll be a great way to stay rich and powerful for yrs to come

That’s incredible. I wonder how long it will take. Sounds like swapping to Thunderbird now on my existing email accounts is the move. I’ll get used to the client then create the new email once they launch theirs. Beats paying for my own domain or locking in to Proton/Tuta

Never heard of him. He’s apparently going to be the next Mayor of NYC, if you haven’t either.

glad you found value! yes id say it’s 99% mental. the withdrawal is fuckin nothing man. watch someone trembling and shaking before they get their morning vodka, or writhing in pain detoxing off heroin, or being an anxious wreck for 30 days straight when their xanax gets cut off… THAT is withdrawal.

nicotine withdrawal, on the other hand, is nothing. is a little bit of brain fog, and if you want, an excuse to be irritable and eat extra candy for 3 days. it’s nothing.

once the physical detox is done you’re left with a LOT of brainwashing to undo. that’s the mental part. you gotta remind yourself that nicotine does nothing for you, all the benefits and advantages are lies that your addicted mind has told you to protect and perpetuate its dependency, and that you’re committed to celebrating a smoke free life. that’s it!

and the best part is… . you can undo your brainwashing before you quit smoking. smoke all you want, just pay attention to the lies, set a quit date, and don’t mope about it

oh yea? I’m wondering if the program I already have will work. ever heard of a program called Macrium reflect? I installed it and never used it lol. adventure time

oh you’re talking about a whole different drug. yeah, the vape pens are problematic for sure. they are way too strong to be a medicinal dose.

if you’re actually taking medication, you want to take exactly as much as needed to achieve the desired effects. building tolerance is one of many potential criteria for developing a substance use disorder.

the dry herb vapes are nice, though. I broke mine a while ago and have been using just a glass piece. been using CBD flower, and noticed i increased my use this past week. ironically, I think my lungs are a bit worse than when i was vaping (nicotine) lol because I’m replacing it with more smoke! oh well, can cut back on CBD too! not going back to the nicotine shackles either way. day 6 feels amazing.

yeah adobe isn’t something i use regularly. not sure whether you mean photoshop (never) or pdf viewer (which i use adobe for and also hate)

Um, on any given day I’m running Steam, VLC, and Firefox. yeah it seems that those are all better than fine

thanks! right now the primary obstacle is arranging adequate backup before maling my first attempt.

I have a laptop with Win 11 for troubleshooting so I’m not worried about that. and I have most of my stuff on externals, so there’s not much to backup. I just gotta figure out a good way to back up my C drive and a plan for reverting if necessary!