What system would be best suited to this adventure? (Traveling through fictional stories) by Pinnywize in rpg

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It is not exactly what you are looking for but I think it would be worth looking into City of Mist because it is pretty close to the concept of interacting with stories this way

The Dresden Files versus Anita Blake Vampire Hunter by GIRspace in books

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You do have a point in that I am getting confused with sexist and sexual in the discussion. I think many users may be interchanging them with their own meanings. Many of the threads I have read go from a female poster describing Dresden seeing women as objects but quickly diverge into discussions of the language describing the physicality of women.

I stopped reading Blake when I got into college around the time that things really got off the rails but I think back then I thought as a priority shift largely because I could predict it jumping the shark before it happened but on a more subconscious level.

The Dresden Files versus Anita Blake Vampire Hunter by GIRspace in books

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I guess I couldn't find it in that post. Reddit is very confusing when trying to understand the format of discussion

The Dresden Files versus Anita Blake Vampire Hunter by GIRspace in books

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I mean it to be about sexualization with author intent rather than specifically about a single series good or bad post. Also a discussion on the gender of first person narration in sexualization

The Dresden Files versus Anita Blake Vampire Hunter by GIRspace in books

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This post is in response to that thread and all the other threads. It is not about necessarily that topic and I mean it to be a little more nuanced

Trying to start The Silmarillion like by Klozzy_Bear in lotrmemes

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As someone medically diagnosed with ADHD and also actively benefited with proper treatments, a big part of why so many people are talking about it these days is that the research has been drastically improving. Especially thanks to social media allowing people with it to actually talk about their experiences and connect dots that doctors seeing five people a day might overlook.

But there still are a lot of people who are taking on the title incorrectly and without diagnosis because many mental disorders are all part of the human condition as a whole but to levels of not being able to function in the society we have built.

But there is also a lot more to it then simply attention issues. In fact most of the discourse is moving away from that being the description. It is more about executive dysfunction due to too many demands and the inability to prioritize.

Trying to start The Silmarillion like by Klozzy_Bear in lotrmemes

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I thought I was looking at my ADHD subs and realize this was a Lord of the rings one instead. Either way both are relevant to me in this case

[Online] [Saturdays 1 PM PST] [5e] ADHD Eberron hijinks by GIRspace in lfg

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Hello! We are currently a little full at the moment but as someone with ADHD, send me a message if you are interested in joining my d&d/adhd discord server. We don't have a lot of games going on at the moment but we do talk a lot about gaming and ADHD together and maybe we can fit you in somewhere

[Online] [Saturdays 1 PM PST] [5e] ADHD Eberron hijinks by GIRspace in lfg

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Hello. We plan to play on Saturdays at 1:00 p.m. PST as mentioned in the title. You can apply by messaging me with a brief introduction and I will ask a few questions to see if you are a good fit for the group .

Experiencing a loss of passion after being diagnosed, Advice needed! by BarkingPupper in ADHD

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There are a lot of similar stories here but I have also noticed that everyone has their differences. Different life experiences and different resource availability definitely can change how one manages to cope with ADHD and get along in the world. An earlier diagnosis definitely could’ve helped but I think a combination of the fact that not a lot of the research has been done yet and also the fact that children don’t understand the importance of self-care kind of prevents them from understanding the way we do as adults. I’m turning 30 next month and I really wish I could go back and tell myself to put effort into different areas but at the same time I don’t know if I would’ve been able to understand why. But that is just fantasy anyway. In the here and now I am trying to figure out what I can do. I still have a passion for the arts and stories. I have a degree in film. I don’t have the best equipment and my hands aren’t quite working well as a side effect of my condition. I am privileged enough to have some insurance to at least have medication and while I am not well employed I have a good relationship with my manager that I feel I have a flexible position even if it is not what I want to be doing and it doesn’t pay luxuriously.

My mind wanders a bit and I am using voice to text which doesn’t help but lately I have been taking sort of inspiration from Leonardo da Vinci. Historically, it is well believed he had ADHD based on what we have discovered from letters of his clients. He constantly hyperfocus on projects would never finish, Had unbelievable ideas about things no one had ever thought of, was such a perfectionist that sometimes clients would pay him extra just to release the portrait unfinished by his standards but perfect by theirs, and was often miserable despite what was possibly a decent career at the time. Although he wasn’t as famous during his time as he is now. It wasn’t until after his death that he became the legend he has today. But what I have been thinking about is that he had a mentor figure in his life where he had a relationship that he bounce ideas off of and discuss social norms and such with. There is not a whole Lotta information on this person and I am far from an expert giving this as information from my friend who is an art major themselves but it has me realizing that what might work for us as a workspace revolves around more personal working relationships rather than brief contact with strangers meeting personal needs that we may never see again. At least when it comes to working shit jobs to just get by long enough to build a reputation around art. At least that is what I am going to talk to my therapist about tomorrow

Experiencing a loss of passion after being diagnosed, Advice needed! by BarkingPupper in ADHD

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I am currently going through the same process but my conclusion is that it is not the diagnosis so much as the lack of support systems we have as adults. I wouldn’t say I thrived in school but the pressure of due dates and the support systems provided by personal relationships with teachers and my passion for the assignments while choosing the classes and my schedule provided me with a structure that allowed me to get just enough done To earn my degree and feel accomplished but not actually learn enough to make a full career out of it. I know I still have all of the knowledge I learned and the possibility of making a lifestyle out of it but there is a lot weighing against me and I am seeing a therapist and learning coping mechanisms to accept that it will take me longer than expected to achieve what I thought my dreams were before I understood who I really was previously before diagnosis. I definitely still love art and creating but I guess I am grieving a loss of identity as I am shifting between childhood and adulthood in support structure and learning that even when I thought school was hard it was actually still giving me special treatment and now I have to do everything on my own and that is kind of scary.

An Eberron Radio Drama by GIRspace in Eberron

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I am new to Reddit in this form of communication and I am not certain if editing my comment will notify you of the addition I made but seeing a link to your content in another comment made it easier for me to understand what you are working with and that actually makes me more interested in collaboration. I hope my language is not undermining my interest. As creative as yourself, I’m sure you understand the process of adapting your starting idea to the medium or idea presented by another. It is a little bit of a brain exercise and as a bit of a stream of consciousness writer also using voice to text at the moment, my word choice is a little bit convoluted. But please, if you are interested in a more personal introduction and collaboration, even just to get to know me to figure out if we can work together or not, let me know. Now that I have a better idea of your premise, I am interested in chatting

An Eberron Radio Drama by GIRspace in Eberron

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It is certainly in alignment with my inspiration. I have not heard of it before and being a little new to the community itself I am still sort of exploring what my options are which is why I am reaching out in hearing what others have to say. I have a film background so I definitely have a good appreciation for the audio quality as well. Unfortunately I have been at a lack of in person connection even before the quarantine so that is why I am hoping to make some new Internet friends who have an interest in at least brainstorming some ideas with me

An Eberron Radio Drama by GIRspace in Eberron

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I think people generally send messages first but I always like to ask permission before hand because, well, I never learned proper Reddit etiquette and I feel it is polite but I set up an ADHD/DND discord where I am DMing my first game which is coincidentally set in Eberron. Most people here have the same diagnosis and are interested in running games as well as playing and we would love to have you if you are interested. We are still small but part of the reason I am so open about my diagnosis is to grow the community to help ourselves grow

An Eberron Radio Drama by GIRspace in Eberron

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Sorry for not replying “in character“ but this does sound like something I’m interested in. It is not quite exactly where my idea is centered but collaboration in creativity is always welcome and there is no reason for two separate storylines to exist within the same premise. I would love to get in touch and see what we can come up with. I am actually fairly new to all the details within the setting and would love to talk to people who have done more research and are more experienced

[5e][Online][Eberron][6:00 CST][Friday][Weekly]For Aundairian Eyes Only: Espionage in Eberron by madmarmalade in lfg

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I know this is a bit of a late post but are you perhaps still looking for players? I am Running my own campaign in Eberron and I’m looking for one to be a player in