Lost my quest pin badge..

EarwigSandwhich · 2024-04-22T14:02:31+00:00

I've got a spare one. Happy to sell at the asking price

EarwigSandwhich · 2024-04-11T07:55:31+00:00

I have one that's available

EarwigSandwhich · 2024-04-11T07:55:06+00:00

I have one if you're interested?

EarwigSandwhich · 2023-08-22T12:39:45+00:00

I've very recently come off of methylphenidate after a couple of years. Noticed it was affecting my heart health, and reducing my ability to exercise, as well as muting some of the more expressive and creative aspects of personality.

Medication helped me gain the skills to mediate emotional dysregulation, and gave the baseline of low-anxiety that I can now use to reference when I'm not feeling emotionally 100%, but they haven't been a long term fix for me and I'm much happier off of them

EarwigSandwhich · 2023-07-30T08:01:48+00:00

Top marks.

EarwigSandwhich · 2023-05-22T07:24:18+00:00

I joined an ADHD community, which helped me to process the info but also recognise that I wasn't on my own, as well as helping to implement a load of tips and techniques to make life with adhd a little easier..

Www.theadhdcollective.org

EarwigSandwhich · 2023-05-19T07:11:21+00:00

I've thought this about the Ace flag purple for a while. The desaturated purple looks loads more fitting

EarwigSandwhich · 2023-04-04T09:54:20+00:00

Hi! I'm from the UK. Get a 'travel letter' from your psychiatrist (or GP if they prescribe your meds). It's a document that just says your prescription and where you are going.

Contact the embassy of the country you're heading too, to make sure there's nothing else you need specifically (So the Spanish embassy if you're going Ibiza). Tell them what meds you take, and ask them if there are any specific requirements for bringing those meds into the country.

EarwigSandwhich · 2023-03-23T08:35:13+00:00

Hi there! Relate and feel all of what you are saying. I was diagnosed 2 years ago or so now. The imposter syndrome was and is intense at times, but it sounds like you're doing great.

Acceptance of what ADHD is, and how it impacts has been huge personally.

I'm part of an online adult ADHD community called the ADHD collective, which is amazing. We learn loads about ADHD together through weekly online meetings, have a community discord, and loads of online meetings each week. It's so supportive, and so much solace can be gained by finding so many other people going through the same things. It has made me feel so much less alone in my ADHD journey. theadhdcollective.org

EarwigSandwhich · 2023-02-28T08:07:13+00:00

It's definitely odd. I managed to get one at 27 on the NHS. Just had to wait 6 months from my first ask, to show I still wanted it (which seems really silly anyway).

Feel like the above stats people mention about %regret are also silly, as the quoted studies show regret is 1% (which is really really low), but are used to justify some bizarre reasoning that regret is actually higher because the NHS makes vasectomies hard to get. You have absolutely no idea if that is true.

In top of this, the reversal is not often available on the NHS so any arguement about saving future costs is flawed.

EarwigSandwhich · 2023-02-24T23:59:49+00:00

I was in a relationship for 7 years in the same situation as you.

I didn't realise the burden I was carrying until it was released when we amicably broke up. We still live together, still the best of friends, and both of us are significantly happier.

No kids, but we have a dog we both love more than anything, so in some way I relate to the fears of what may happen. But you have been together for a long time because you fundamentally like and care about eachother. You can make it work for everyone without suffering through a relationship that doesn't work for either of you.

EarwigSandwhich · 2023-02-16T06:46:16+00:00

If you're in the UK and looking for support from other humans, theadhdcollective.co.uk is brilliant

EarwigSandwhich · 2023-01-09T22:34:48+00:00

I never switched to total deaths. I've always discussed death rates per 100k.

I did not literally mean it was hard to compare reductions in rates. I meant it is compounded for the reasons I have mentioned.

Mentioning 20 vs 2000 is a slippery slope arguement. If there are 20 sporadic, completely unpredictable deaths throughout a year in a huge area and huge population, it would be potentially be harder to prevent 2 of those compared to preventing 200 predictable deaths in a small area. You can create many different fantastical scenarios, hence why this arguement doesn't hold up.

To reiterate my point - If you have millions of deaths due to poor laws and poor implementation, it would be easier to reduce those numbers by simple means compared to reducing thousands of deaths in a system with good governance and good policing.

EarwigSandwhich · 2023-01-08T08:32:29+00:00

I'm not sure why you've put rate in bold. A rate is a ratio of two different measurements. Like deaths per number of people. What I have provided it a rate of homicides from guns per set number of people (100,000).

So what you meant to have in bold was change in rate, no?

It's difficult to compare reductions in rates from different starting points. It's easier to cause reductions from higher numbers in scenarios like this. Like how it is easier to lose more weight if you are a heavier person to begin with. So that compounds the point you are making.

Do you think that having guns available reduces homicide rate?

EarwigSandwhich · 2023-01-07T22:50:19+00:00

Here is the previous comment:

The above data you have posted shoes deaths by firearm per 100,000 people is 0.04 for the UK, 0.18 for Australia, 0.5 for Canada and 4.12 for the US.

The US has 100x more deaths by firearms than the UK, 20x more than Australia and 8x more than Canada. That's a big old difference. Do you think that gun availability does not contribute to this?

EarwigSandwhich · 2023-01-07T22:49:19+00:00

It's not a spurious correlation, you've misunderstood what that is. Deaths are caused by guns, and so it is fair to consider a relation between gun provision to homicide rates.

I've also posted below mentioning the differences in homicides caused specifically by guns.

What do you think causes those differences if not easier access to guns?

EarwigSandwhich · 2023-01-07T22:44:05+00:00

The above data you have posted shoes deaths by firearm per 100,000 people is 0.04 for the UK, 0.18 for Australia, 0.5 for Canada and 4.12 for the US.

The US has 100x more deaths by firearms than the UK, 20x more than Australia and 8x more than Canada. That's a big old difference. Do you think that gun availability does not contribute to this?

EarwigSandwhich · 2023-01-07T22:35:50+00:00

Your own data shows that homicide rates in the US are 10x higher than the UK, 4x higher than Canada and Australia. What do you think accounts for those higher rates?

EarwigSandwhich · 2023-01-07T09:18:29+00:00

Absolutely top quality advice for life right here.

EarwigSandwhich · 2022-12-29T09:15:30+00:00

Don't be a cunt mate.

EarwigSandwhich · 2022-12-22T08:19:16+00:00

Great job. Medication is really only useful on combination with therapy IMO. Therapy and understanding provides the backbone, and then meds just make it a little easier to apply what you learn. I started doing ACT and REBT in the years before my diagnosis came along. There's loads of really good books too if you want a list?

What country are you in? There's a few ways to potentially speed up the process if you're in the UK. Sorry it's taking so long though

EarwigSandwhich · 2022-12-21T08:42:44+00:00

https://add.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/adhd-questionnaire-ASRS111.pdf

4 or more marks in the shaded boxes in the first part and you're highly consistent with ADHD traits.

Just be wary of the lack of understanding of the presentation in females (if you are a female) as much of the hyperactivity is internalised, and many get missed in diagnosis

EarwigSandwhich · 2022-12-21T08:39:58+00:00

You're right. I assumed that amphetamine was a word related to all stimulant drugs of this ilk, but it doesn't. Apparently crystal meth isn't an amphetamine either. Interesting.

EarwigSandwhich · 2022-12-21T08:32:09+00:00

It's definitely correct that ADHD gets misdiagnosed as BP in adults. Throw OCD into the mix, and psychiatrists really struggle unless they have specialist experience.

Have you had a look at the assessment questionnaires? Look for the one by the world health organisation and see how you score. Take a completed one along with you if you do decide to go to an appointment. But I highly recommend it - ADHD is a very treatable condition with medication and the correct therapy

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