I didnt find out the game was on hard mode until the last semester of my undergrad.
this post was submitted on 07 Nov 2023
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Imagine finding out in your 30s.
Imagine being told in your 30s that the game probably is on hard mode, but because you've somehow managed to beat a few bosses it can't actually be that much harder than easy mode so they're not going to find out for sure whether that is the case.
I DID find out in my 30s.
Yeah, but can you imagine it?
tries hard to concentrate on imagining own past ..kinda? 🤷
when my therapist asks what I ate for breakfast
I found out at 29
After I dropped out of college twice of course
But hey, I can drive a forklift like a god at this point
Who needs a degree and debt when you can be forklift certified and make money?
Tbh money isnt the main reason I went to college. There are, as you said, other ways to make money. i.e I was an insurance agent. If I bothered to go back, I could very easily make 100k a year. All off of experience and the 3 months of studying for the licensing exams and no degree required. But thats not what I actually want to do. College basically allowed me to do what I actually want to do AND live comfortably doing so.
Straight up
I really wanted to become a teacher
But now I drive a forklift
Yeah I make like $30 an hour now but it's simply okay. I would have preferred becoming a teacher.
And even then, the medication is usually just turning on the tutorial so you can learn the controls, the difficulty doesn’t actually change.
CBT therapy is the tutorial. The drugs are aim assist. The game is still set to hard but at least now you have a fighting chance
CBT therapy
Cock & Ball Torture?
Can you refer me to your therapist?
Cognitive behavioral therapy lol
I'll give both a shot just in case.
That's the spirit
Cock & Ball Therapy
Cognitive Behavioral Torture
It's CBT therapy so Cognitive Behavioral Torture Therapy
Sounds like you might be with the wrong therapist /j
the internet has ruined me
Saving the meds for the boss fight
And then end up never using any consumables. Yep that's me.
Even at the final boss, I’ll be saving potions cuz I might need them later.
The title and comments are super toxic.
Mental health disorders are serious issues. You owe it to yourself to explore and utilize all treatment options available. Refusing to take medications out of some weird sense of pride isn't funny, it's self destructive.
Well, I wasn't trying to be toxic as a person with diagnosed ADHD myself, simply sharing that my brain thinks it can "beat" it by not resorting to any help( meds in this case) , which is why I used that analogy because it's similar to games, I do not recommend on skipping on help tho medicine exist for a reason, you are not alone and you don't have to fight it alone either.
It's not only you though. The top comment is talking about how they only take medication when they REALLY need it.
Like I get you build up a tolerance but it's possible to take ADHD meds on a semi consistent basis. Plus Wellbutrin/Effexor/Starters/Qelbree are at the very least better than nothing.
Refusing to take medications out of some weird sense of pride isn't funny, it's self destructive.
For a nuanced perspective, some medications are indeed overprescribed, and you should be careful with your health.
thanks for this comment. its a common problem. I needed to literally have my partner encourage me for almost a year to finally see a psychiatrist to get treated. better living through chemistry, give yourself the conditions you need to thrive and take care of yourself/your loved ones. nobody is going to see you treading water and go "ah, so tough and brave to be doing that". grab a floaty!
I'm guessing the title is self-deprecating
To anyone reading negative stuff about taking medications;
If you need it, you need it. You are the one waking up every day and living your life. You and your doctor will know you infinitely better than random grumpy people online.
Anyone who expects you to struggle is not someone with your best interests in mind. They are not people you should listen to. Don't make your life worse just because someone said to.
Personally, I don't even engage with those types of people. They can have a say when it's their life and their body.
I swear, most of the people who are against anyone taking adhd meds seem to be "educated" by Facebook smh.
I took my health potion today. It's all good
neurodivergence is not a thing afaik.
we are different from others just as how everyone is different from each other (unless we have some exceptional adhd).
I have adhd, it's hard. Many people who don't have adhd also struggle from various issues (depression, anxiety, OCD).
very few people are "sorted" with playing life in easy mode.
these memes may make us feel special but I find it silly.
It's not a thing in the sense of it being some innate part of the universe. But it's very real in the sense of societal expectations. It's all our natural differences, but Neurotypical is just the acceptable amount of difference that society is built around and caters to. If you fall outside of that you're neurodivergent. Of course people aren't sorted into playing life on easy mode; their level of difference simply naturally falls in that acceptable range. They don't have to think about it like someone else might because it just comes naturally to them. It's considered a disability because everyone is expected to operate inside of that acceptable range and if you can't then you're broken according to society.
these memes may make us feel special but I find it silly.
The internet over-romanticization of (not only) ADHD has to stop. It is stupid and I believe causes more harm than good.
I have a hard time with this sentiment. Without stupid ADHD memes starting to gain traction a few years ago, I'd probably either be dead via suicide or struggling badly with my "Anxiety that doesn't respond to treatment" and a nice dose of depression as well. Before the memes my perception of ADHD was waaaaaaaay off, I dumped hours into research because some memes hit too close to home (possibly hyperfocusing funny enough lol) and I think it's managed to have this more accurate public image because of internet bullshittery.
But as always, the internet takes "too much of a good thing" to it's extremes and the more and more I see people discussing it, the more I also see shit that just isn't true or is an ADHDer saying "teehee how quirky" while using a weird description of everyone's everyday behavior. We've already seen a lot of that with autism imo.
Sure. I can't disagree with you. Of course I understand it has helped people and this is valueable. What I'm talking about is an over-romanticization of some aspects especially for example the "hyperfocus", like come on people, you're not super heroes because you managed once per month to finally focus on something. However this creates a sense of belonging somewhere which can be helpful, but also intersting to question on what base is this made at
I don't like her.
Carry on then.
I did; have been exhausted today though.
Keep moving.
No, I don't think I will. Don't know you, don't like being told what to do.