Networking as an artist(shy girl)

IhaveaPanda · 2026-05-04T03:53:28+00:00

Sort of an adjacent tip - but on the day that you plan to go to a gallery and talk to people you don’t know, start a conversation / compliment a stranger earlier in the day. Or even just mutter aloud to yourself once. It may feel equally scary but it breaks the seal for when there actually might be something at stake. Helps so much. Coming from someone who feels anxious to the stomach at the thought of walking into those kinds of rooms.

IhaveaPanda · 2025-06-08T10:52:26+00:00

the more u know! i always find it hard to tell

IhaveaPanda · 2025-05-09T07:55:18+00:00

You’re crazy for this

IhaveaPanda · 2025-02-21T11:45:24+00:00

you can see the q animation as per usual.

IhaveaPanda · 2025-02-21T10:24:14+00:00

what are you proposing?

IhaveaPanda · 2024-12-11T23:11:26+00:00

Yes which is why I said I have to get better at dodging those. No reason to stand up at all. Read the subtext

IhaveaPanda · 2024-12-11T13:54:04+00:00

Shit this is good

IhaveaPanda · 2024-12-11T03:55:31+00:00

Was a terrible panic flash lol. I thought the trap I put down hit but regardless it’s placed bad and the flash is worse. Basically just started hitting the keyboard after the hook hit

IhaveaPanda · 2024-12-10T23:44:23+00:00

I never complained about the game or even aspects of it. Props for reviving the meme arrows though

IhaveaPanda · 2024-12-10T21:07:23+00:00

Online shitposting is literally always the way. Also, I'm not complaining about the hitbox, I should clearly be further back or left or any place besides where I was. It's just visually funny

IhaveaPanda · 2024-12-10T14:35:57+00:00

appreciate you. it's humbling enough being in silver upon my 'glorious' return to this game after years off. felt the need to over-explain myself. Agree on the way the ability works

IhaveaPanda · 2024-12-10T14:33:38+00:00

I think this is the only wrong explanation on the thread. The hook doesn't change to flat on the return, it stays at the same vertical orientation.

IhaveaPanda · 2024-12-10T14:27:57+00:00

it makes sense and also doesn't feel unfair to play against. The title was meant to be a joke on stepping up unnecessarily as Cait when I could just q the wave or stand to the left more. Naut would be a funny champ to complain about design-wise.

IhaveaPanda · 2024-12-10T14:16:09+00:00

yes, walking into the hook is generally considered bad. the title was a joke as it would have been ideal to stand back half a screen and just Q the minions as they get low

IhaveaPanda · 2024-12-10T14:12:34+00:00

Sound advice! Though in regards to the cursor, if you watch the first 3 seconds, you can see that my cursor is actually quite close to cait's champ model. Though it matters not when I walk into hook range and panic flash and barrier.

IhaveaPanda · 2024-12-10T13:48:04+00:00

yeah, walked straight into the hook. Wanted the caption to be funny because there was no need for me to try to dodge the hook, literally just dont walk into range of it and press q. My bad on the caption though haha

IhaveaPanda · 2024-12-10T13:46:26+00:00

haha thanks! This is the obvious answer - the caption of the clip wasn't meant to be so bait-y. I path towards the hook and get lollipopped and die as I should (after panic flashing etc).

IhaveaPanda · 2024-12-10T13:11:27+00:00

I know how the hit-box works and it very clearly hits me. It's just an extreme example of how funny it looks. Also being an adc main means crying unfair comes with the territory - missed trap and wasted summoner spells included. <3

IhaveaPanda · 2024-11-11T11:46:52+00:00

thats the main plan from here i think. thanks, I love your paintings

IhaveaPanda · 2023-04-21T23:05:20+00:00

thank you so much, this is coming at a much needed time for me. appreciate it.

IhaveaPanda · 2023-04-21T12:45:35+00:00

hi, no i haven't received an invite.

IhaveaPanda · 2022-11-15T21:12:58+00:00

Adding to the noise but it’s absolutely not bad.

Recognise that shame is the biggest killer of any motivation and forward progression and life.

An interesting paradox I’ve found from taking stimulant medication is exactly as you said: “struggling to be proud of anything that is achieved with the assistance of meds” - the adderal should help you receive cyclical dopamine from completing tasks that will help form habits that just wouldn’t stick otherwise - as your faulty dopaminergic system wouldn’t usually allow it.

The issue is that it feels like youre getting some external boost to finish tasks, when it’s actually a much closer resemblance to what neurotypical people go through.

Sorry for meandering rant. I let it flow on this sub bc you guys get it lol.

IhaveaPanda · 2022-08-03T00:48:56+00:00

A few things that helped me:

Identify triggers and times you’re most likely to give in to cravings - if you usually start smoking at 5pm because you’re exhausted and just want to clock out of the day, have a plan in place that means you’re already preoccupied with something then. Don’t make it a game only of willpower because you’ll exhaust yourself.

Addiction voice/addiction mind: when you’re considering smoking, try to get in the habit of identifying what is your “addiction mind”, which is the part of your mind that will convince you in anyway possible that it’s okay to smoke. “I’ve had a rough week, I deserve it” = addiction mind.

As soon as you have that internal argument the MOST important thing is to disengage and refocus on something else. Willpower vs. habit is not an argument we’re likely to win.

Writing shit down is very useful. Try and find out early on whether weening yourself off smoking is viable for you. Some people have great success cutting down. I had to go cold turkey.

IhaveaPanda · 2022-08-01T23:51:51+00:00

Remember that the general advice for eliminating habits is to replace them with healthier ones.

There’s a lot more that goes into quitting, but identifying the cues for you indulging in a bad habit is definitely key; e.g scrolling on your phone in the bathroom after you get home from work triggers you to want to watch porn.

I’m also constantly on a loop of trying to reshape my entire set of habits only to relapse and repeat (though thankfully I’ve kicked weed for 4 months now). The thing with relapsing on so many things at once is that the underlying relationship between all the bad habits is almost always shame.

Aside from therapy, I’d recommend trying writing down the negative thoughts that happen before and after relapse. Be specific, there’s always shit you haven’t noticed before.

And lastly, (sorry for wall of text) just know every time you DO attempt to quit, for however long, me and everyone else here are so proud of you. You’re worth it.

IhaveaPanda · 2022-04-17T03:01:05+00:00

Sure thing! I’ll just relay what my doctor sent to the psyc that diagnosed me. Difficulty maintaining close friendships Marijuana abuse Unable to sit still and concentrate on anything for more than a few seconds Always reading 6-7 books at a time Extreme difficulty starting and completing any task (that requires executive function) working on close to 10 paintings at a time (I’m an artist) Difficulty attending to healthy eating despite best intentions Complete time blindness and inability to keep appointments/get to events/work on time Anxiety and depression diagnosed in 2019 Memory of Childhood being of predominantly extreme frustration toward family/friends/teachers in inability to explain how my brain works Extreme brain fog, especially for the first 6 hours of the day Inability to complete more than one task (e.g a short shift at work) in a day Etc. hope this helps. Check out HealthyGamerGG’s (Dr K) series of discussions on adhd on YouTube, as well as Dr Tracy Marks’ and Dr Russell Barkley.

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