She remembered her own childish disappointment, the first time she had laid eyes on Eddard Stark. She had pictured him as a younger version of his brother Brandon, but that was wrong. Ned was shorter and plainer of face, and so somber. He spoke courteously enough, but beneath the words she sensed a coolness that was all at odds with Brandon, whose mirths had been as wild as his rages. Even when he took her maidenhood, their love had more of duty to it than of passion. We made Robb that night, though; we made a king together.
I nearly fell for this because it looks so realistic. I had a bad feeling as I was typing in my information and went to Netflix to see of there was an issue.
Everything was fine, but now I need to change my password since I logged in with it.
This is 100% a scam and the email was sent from iflex-invoice@spectrum.net , and not an @netflix email.
Please boost this to get the word out and to keep your info safe!
when I was diagnosed, this was one of the things I had no fucking clue existed, that suddenly made all the pieces slide into place to make a recogniseable picture.
Ayup.
Mom helped me practice asking for help. Like multiple times a day some days, from about age 8 or 9 on. Because it was clear it was a crippling problem and part of my perfectionism, and she’d experienced the same thing as a kid. It was just something we drilled because she knew exactly how bad a problem it was.
I’m pretty sure my diagnosis (and hers) predates this research.
But wow it was so cool when I saw it. I wish every little girl with ADHD could get the kind of support I had without their mom having to do it all. Because this is something that you can work into a classroom setting fairly invisibly. If a teacher is actively helping, even better.
Suddenly I understand why I am the way that I am
Yeah. Having a word for why I needed SO much practice for things everyone else could do was helpful.
I don’t know that there’s as seamless a way to practice the angry version. It’s entirely possible that was a big factor in my brother’s tantrums. But I’d bet a clever therapist could come up with ideas to try. Anger management training is a real thing.
I question the benefit of medication the way the article suggests. Not that medication is evil or anything, but MAO inhibitors are scary as hell and they rule out so many important medications and a giant list of foods. And I have no idea how well they’re tested on children under 12. And the side effects for mixing them with stuff on the forbidden list are downright terrifying. For a grown up who didn’t learn management skills as a kid they might be ok. But for a kid with ADHD I’d want to discuss medication choices with several pharmacists.
Maybe I *do* need to reconsider getting tested for ADHD. The more I’m seeing other people say, “Yes, THIS is was it was like for me, and I’ve since been diagnosed,” the more I wonder if my, “No, you can’t have this, you’re just looking for an excuse for your poor habits and your quirks…although you MIGHT have one or two of the other conditions usually associated with it” reaction needs to go sit in the corner. : /
my attention span is so bad i cant watch something without being on my phone at the same time i always have to have 2 layers of activity when did this happen why is capitalism stealing my soul away the spectacle has me firmly in its grip
Psychology time!
This isn’t having a short attention span (or well maybe thats part of it), but probably something called “Optimal Arousal.”(This is psychology, not anatomy, please keep your mind out of the gutter Xp)
Optimal Arousal goes like this: When effort is low, more stimulus is better. When effort is high, less stimulus is better.
I’ll elaborate. Whenever you do something easy (like maybe some homework as an example), unless something else is happening (like music or a show) you tend to get drawn away or doze off. In this homework scenario, the effort is low, so in order to keep at it and do well on working on it, you need a higher amount of stimulus, like a movie.
If something is hard, like for instance a test, you probably will try to avoid noise, going so far as to hush others so you can concentrate. The effort is high so you want less stimulus.
Keep this in mind. It can help you focus, and make life a lot easier. Dont feel bad for doing lots of different things while you are just chillin. Enjoy the knowledge!
And if you ADHD the base level amount of arousal needed to stay on task is much higher. Which is why I can’t watch TV without knitting!
as a gay person i’m very lucky to live in this century because given that millennials are the gayest generation on record, my chances of getting a girlfriend have, historically, never been higher
someone just tagged this #AND YET and i know i’m the op but mood
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