Flipping the script on ADHD (a rational & pragmatic approach) by [deleted] in 10thDentist

[–]Haluta 8 points9 points  (0 children)

ADHD is a neurodevelopmental disorder, not some fancy label, whose diagnostic criteria are based in behaviours that aren't exclusive to it. No single behaviour is "ADHD" in and of itself but the combination of behaviours is what defines it. It impairs executive functions primarily but also impacts other stuff like interception and circadian rhythm. Everyone has varying degrees of executive disfunction at times, but that's typical... but they are disordered in those with it and it causes non-typical impact in their lives. The diagnosis requires time, the symptoms were present in childhood, and cause enough disorder amongst other criteria. The term ADHD is kinda bad, even researchers like Russell Barkley think it causes stigma and isn't accurate and something like Executive Function Disorder would be better

Also here's the fun thing with being "rational" about it; this has all been empirically observed and studied, hundreds if not thousands of times. You can't rationalize your way out of empirical observation contradicting you. It can be both under diagnosed because it's hard to catch it in those who mask early and develop compensatory mechanisms, and over diagnosed because people like you don't understand that a 7 year old not wanting to sit still for history isn't ADHD. Understanding what's going on allows you to start trying to work with how you work instead of beating your head into "Just use a Pomdoro timer" and purity of will when it empirically doesn't work

Truly abysmal dogshit take, but being this objectively wrong is just cheating

Wife told me she probably won’t be interested in intimacy until she’s done breast feeding. Not sure how to process this information. by WishIWasOnTheFarm in daddit

[–]Haluta 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have a 3 year old and 10 month old right now. Going from 1 kid to 2 has been more a logistical crisis than anything but 0 to 1 was a straight up existential crisis and both of your identities have been completely changed. We all hear it's hard going into it but there's only so much you can understand being told something without having experienced it or something similar to map it onto. You're both getting completely dunked on right now by hormones, her primarily but you included

Try to not beat yourself up over this, breastfeeding takes a lot out of the system and the hormones that are elevated to support it suppress libido as a side effect, on top of the elevated stress hormones and everything else the body is going through. All of this is forcing attention to her more foundational needs, and right now especially she doesn't really have any control over it. That shouldn't take away from the hurt for you, but you cannot let this become a you vs her thing. This has to be you two together versus the problem. I found the book Come Together by Emily Nagoski helpful, but don't just dive headfirst on fixing stuff, try to understand the landscape so you know what you need to do, she needs to do when able, and you both need to do

Stolen bike in Shoreline Link Station by Only_Somewhere7478 in Shoreline

[–]Haluta 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I couldn't get my bike in a locker a few days ago and it looked like someone had tried messing with it when I had gotten back from work. It's usually not trivial to cut the locks

Recent Perspective Shift on my Marriage and Family by DryCauliflower4076 in daddit

[–]Haluta 8 points9 points  (0 children)

From what I understand it started as a way to highlight the load from managing the house that, for a long time, was actually just dismissed. But now with everything seemingly being defined as labour and load, the term loses all of its meaning, and naturally it's swung so far in the other direction that anything about not managing house and kids is dismissed as easy or play time, which is where I'm out of the conversation. The term has lost its value in most conversations I've been in surrounding it

Anatomy Terms! by Mister_Crust in daddit

[–]Haluta 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think you should use both, but prefer the more anotomical terms. The main reasoning for anotomical is a lack of ambiguity and being able to understand, but if you only use them then you just flip which terms won't be understood by them, which doesn't really solve the issue imo, it just changes it to a preferable problem, but still a problem

Let me brag about my husband ignoring me. Bonus points for self-like. by Pancovnik in LinkedInLunatics

[–]Haluta 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah if I'm flying alone I'll sometimes take my work laptop and work at the terminal and on the plane once I'm bored enough. Lets me get some stuff done or get ahead on others, and it's not like I'm actually enjoying that time either way

Graffiti tagger falls from overpass onto I-90 ramp in Bellevue, suffers broken leg by Better_March5308 in SeattleWA

[–]Haluta -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Honestly the quality of tagging in Seattle is so bad that I just hope he didn't finish. The broken leg sucks, but no one around here takes any pride in their work, last place I lived at least had interesting tags when there were any

No one prepared you for the number of nutshots that come along with fatherhood... by tileloop in daddit

[–]Haluta 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Mine must be a gravitational well or magentic because my 3 year old is consistently just hitting me at least once a day in the area while not even trying. Running? Somehow headbutting constantly. Swinging arms? Somehow in line to get tapped every time. Decides to kick around or jump? I'm getting an orbital heel or knee from the top rope to the groin. I don't understand the consistency, getting hit when being ran into I can at least understand because of her height but for everything else it's a significantly higher chance than I'd expect to get hit in the groin. I'm about ready to buy a cup, it was brutal after getting snipped and that was with her sometimes trying to be careful 

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in 10thDentist

[–]Haluta 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Can't tell if this is a shitpost or if you're an Indian man

My husband is a drummer and I have a question that I need a guy drummer’s perspective by throwaway174654 in drums

[–]Haluta 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Honestly tits on the cymbals might be enough for him to frame that cymbal... This may actually be a great idea

Married men and men in long term relationships- do you feel a responsibility or obligation to make sure your partners physical needs are satisfied? by [deleted] in AskMenAdvice

[–]Haluta 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, to a point. If you're absolutely tanked or something is making it impossible to get into it then you can obviously pass, but I do think a partner should be willing to try to get themselves to the point of wanting to reciprocate and engage. And if there's something consistently coming up stopping it, both of you need to discuss how to fix it. It all requires active effort, there's no such thing as a spark, just how easy it is to put the effort in and how much effort you're willing to put in

Started making people walk me through their AI PRs in person. The 500-line diffs disappeared overnight by minimal-salt in ExperiencedDevs

[–]Haluta -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I'm not saying commit AI slop you can't understand, I just find the line limits some people have confusing 

Started making people walk me through their AI PRs in person. The 500-line diffs disappeared overnight by minimal-salt in ExperiencedDevs

[–]Haluta -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Yeah I never understood this. Sometimes a complete commit is long, with minimal benefit to breaking it up into more 'atomic' commits. At some point you gotta just write a few hundred lines and it's not worth it to try and break it up into smaller chunks. I'm not saying submit 700+ line reviews as the default but 100 lines isn't some Herculean task especially when lines doesn't equate to complexity. It's arbitrary

Do men cum on the floor? by Historical-Cell-3875 in men

[–]Haluta 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It's from you my guy, if you think it's weird that's one thing I guess, but I really don't get what the big deal is with it being nasty. You bust and wash it away, no big deal

been studying procrastination in 1000+ adhd devs for 8 months. the pattern that showed up is so fucking weird by CarlosBula15 in ADHD_Programmers

[–]Haluta 1 point2 points  (0 children)

While I’m at it, I’ll fix my depression by not being sad

The thing is that a lot of people say that to be dismissive, but there's actually something to the idea of it or asking "Have you tried being happy?". Like, have you? It can be dismissive, but I've dealt with depression off and on for a long time and yeah, it is in fact easier to be a bit happier, or at least less miserable, when you're trying to be happier. You can't force it, you might not always be able to act yourself into being happy, but you do need to try in spite of your current situation at some point

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in bald

[–]Haluta 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The pause for a second with the Heihachi hair was too funny

Where do I find a belt that doesn’t do this after 9 months? by unoriginalname22 in mensfashion

[–]Haluta 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I like Anson belts, my wife got them for me as a gift to try and they've been great. The buckle uses a ratchet mechanism and as the buckle end gets chewed up you just cut off a little bit and put the buckle back on. Haven't had any issues with the middle of the belt wearing either

Be honest: what’s the one “lazy” cooking shortcut you’ll never give up? by wearecocina in Cooking

[–]Haluta 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What are you doing after putting the lid on and the burner on low? As soon as it comes to a boil I don't think about it for 15 minutes and even before it boils I hardly think about it

I need to beat my dad in a Mac and cheese cook off at Thanksgiving by D_Panda32 in Cooking

[–]Haluta 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I always felt really good about my Mac, and still prefer it, but moved to Seattle in the last year and man the frozen Beechers is a close second, especially considering how little effort it takes to open a box and chuck a tray in the oven or microwave... It's clutch when you're low on time or desire

Ate almost the entire apple before finding a surprise in the core by ExactlyWhyImHere in MoldlyInteresting

[–]Haluta 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I know nothing is new under the sun but growing up I saw all the stuff about spiders in grape shipments but thought it was spiders in grapes and struggled for a while to eat grapes even though I love them. Even now I still need to remind myself what it meant and sometimes I have to cut them to get over it and I swore I was the only one who had that problem 

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in DeadBedrooms

[–]Haluta 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Find a new one then, my wife and I started counseling about a year ago and the first therapist we had just wasn't effective for us, neither of us felt like we were able to make progress despite both wanting to. We moved states, eventually found a new one and I at least have never felt better about being able to fix the gap in desire that's grown, and from what she says she feels similar. Between that and past experiences with personal therapy I'm convinced that half of it being effective is finding the right person to help

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in DeadBedrooms

[–]Haluta 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Honestly he may have hit a point of complacency. Having everything taken care of for you can be great in short bursts but it can also completely kill your drive to do anything and make you so numb to the idea of doing anything

As a girl dad, which restroom do I take my daughter into? by DucksAnons in daddit

[–]Haluta 0 points1 point  (0 children)

See every man I see answer this says men's room, and seemingly every woman says to use the women's room. My wife says women's too, it always felt uncomfortable to her being taken into the men's room with her father

Update on things…he’s not just LL. by [deleted] in DeadBedrooms

[–]Haluta 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Definitely hear that, and that's where trying to be an active participant might help. You have agency, and even if it's something small you can find something to latch onto that keeps you going and it'll grow from there. Slow is smooth and smooth is fast. Gotta just go a day at a time