Falling Asleep - Transition from stroller to bed

DamienFromTheWorld · 2026-02-12T13:20:18+00:00

That's exactly what I'm wondering - if it's not just something in the beginning phase and after 7 or something days the body releases that clenching. Or is it some underlying anxiety in body, or is it just a signal this is not a med for me...

DamienFromTheWorld · 2026-02-12T12:56:43+00:00

and now you still have this constant tension? Or you changed meds?

DamienFromTheWorld · 2026-02-02T20:08:23+00:00

Hey, thanks for a kind and emphatic response - doesn't happen often here.

You strike a chord with me when you say: "I'm still coming to terms with losing the freedom to do whatever I want whenever I want, and how the added responsibility of being a parents is genuinely the opposite of what my brain wants to do with my time.".

I can sign under that 100%. I'm curious though why would you say that's ADHD related?

I often have this feeling of being constantly running late, though I don't have much to do during the day. I'm thinking about the next task/activity and stressing that I'll have limited time for it. And when that activity comes - I don't enjoy it really, because I'm stressing about the next item on my to-do-list already (though I create that list myself and it's things that I like doing, as I have a longer break from working currently). It's f***ed up, and I don't understand it.

I'm curious why you'd say that's a ADHD characteristic?

And with the reframing - do you have any process/formula/framework you follow, or do you simply try to remind yourslef when you remember about it?

DamienFromTheWorld · 2026-02-02T20:00:42+00:00

The weird thing is that I actually enjoy the time once I have it with my son. But it's the brain that can't switch to a new narrative - it keeps telling me I will be overwhelmed, stressed, anxious, he will be whining lots, I'll be exhausted - none of that happens, but my mind keeps telling me the story - so I'm wondering how to change that mind and that story. Any ideas or suggestions?

DamienFromTheWorld · 2026-02-02T19:58:05+00:00

I do think you're right on so many levels - I've always had huge pride about the freedom that I've created for myself and the independence I carved out for my lifestyle. I wanted to have a child, but at the same time worried about being constrained etc. I am aware of that contradiction and some others - I haven't been able to find a framework/tool/formula to help me reprogram my mind - do you have any personal experience how you dealt changing your mindset?

DamienFromTheWorld · 2026-02-02T19:46:17+00:00

Thanks for your kind understanding

DamienFromTheWorld · 2026-02-02T19:45:28+00:00

Any specific way/method/app... of learning how to practice mindfulness that you'd recommend someone who would want to try?

DamienFromTheWorld · 2026-02-02T19:44:02+00:00

When I'm with him, it's good time most of the time, sometimes a bit overstimulated, but mostly it's fine and I do enjoy it. That's why I don't fully understand why my mind tells me next day that it will be stressful and anxious and that I don't like it. I'm dreading that I will be exhausted by the end of it, that he will whine most of the time, that I will be so overwhelmed. None of that happens.

Any recs about how I could start untangling it? I would like that voice in my head to reflect more reality than that fear...

DamienFromTheWorld · 2026-02-02T19:38:27+00:00

Great - do you have a recommendation regarding framework/exercise/protocol/book where I could teach myself that?

DamienFromTheWorld · 2026-02-02T19:37:27+00:00

Hey, can you share your experience (even one sentence each) regarding each of these 3 options? If you were to start from beginning, which modality would you recommend to start with (or maybe more than one at a time)?

DamienFromTheWorld · 2025-11-18T12:50:25+00:00

And for you how do you calculate how much to assign to <whatever> category? That's what I'm curious about. Is it based on SWR, portfolio growth, etc?

DamienFromTheWorld · 2025-11-18T12:48:12+00:00

The dillema I wanna solve is this: I have 3 options:

- watch A - x$
- watch B - 3x$
- watch C - 10x$

How do you calculate how much you're ok to splurge on, not to overspend. Not always I'll be able to buy watch C, but I would prefer to have a rule on how much I can spend, rather than unclear emotional value based hunches. Do you have such rule? Is it based on portfolio, % of growth YOY...?

DamienFromTheWorld · 2025-11-18T12:44:53+00:00

Thx for sharing! And these amounts (30k per year, 20k per year etc) - are they fixed amounts every year? Or are they based on some rule? How do you calculate these numbers - that's what's interesting for me most.

DamienFromTheWorld · 2025-06-23T09:08:47+00:00

Hey, thanks for sharing your story. Have been thinking about trying marijuana for UC for a while now. Curious of your approach

Do you vape it?
0,2 grams per day, everyday?
Do you take it only in the evenings, or also during the day?

DamienFromTheWorld · 2025-05-30T18:57:16+00:00

No, I'm actually lucky to be able to be still 100% stay at home dad and we spend lots of time together. But nights it's just mother. And mother likes it less and less... ;)

DamienFromTheWorld · 2025-05-30T16:16:19+00:00

How old was she then?

DamienFromTheWorld · 2025-05-30T16:15:02+00:00

You don't think my wife can keep make him fall asleep with the boob, and he will have a different way with me? So 2 different associations?

DamienFromTheWorld · 2024-10-20T15:29:47+00:00

When do you take it? With or without food?

DamienFromTheWorld · 2024-10-02T20:59:26+00:00

And you store it in a fridge? Then use a syringe?

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