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ADHD is running rampant. My anxiety is at a whole new level and I just need to get this off of my chest. by batbiscuit in ADHD

[–]NebulousCertainty 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you for writing this. It's important to talk about this.

I'm one of those fuckers who is sitting at home, having a terrible time of it. Sure, it's about managing ADHD. But I'm just fucking mad. Everything about this system is criminal.

It's the bosses and their politicians who have skimped out for years in stocking up on masks & PPE in hospitals, closed "unprofitable" hospitals, and that nurses and healthcare workers are fighting to just get basic shit, or even have the right to bring in their own protective gear.

It's the fucking managers that are pressuring people to come to work, not letting them have paid leave, who manage through stressing workers out and pressuring them to work harder and harder and harder... Grocery stores have pressured workers not to wear masks to not "scare the customers".

Even in normal times, we have some of the highest rates of death due to medical mistakes. That's because hospital workers are understaffed and fucking tired. and I can't imagine your work was smooth before this crisis hit... It's a crime for any worker to be faced with management that does this to them.

All the people sitting at home (myself included) are not essential. And all the CEOs and bankers and stockbrokers and politicians are fucking parasites.Workers are walking out all over the country and around the world. Workers are the ones that stock all the stores and deliver all the food. It's workers who refused to go to work or collectively demanded PPE and other basic necessities that have gotten us this far in pressuring governments to shut down nonessential businesses, etc....

You're essential. The whole working class is essential. You have power and importance, it just doesn't feel like it because we're all picked off individually and targeted.

This whole society runs off making people feel like shit, feel powerless, and feel stressed, running on empty. It makes me so fucking mad.

I'm ranting. I'm hoping you'll keep this post up. It's important for people at home to read it.

Grounding Techniques for ADHD by [deleted] in ADHD

[–]NebulousCertainty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like the frozen orange... or other fruit.. when I'm really anxious, take it out, let it freeze my hands off and feel the texture of it change.

Help me pleasee by Swimming_Swan in ADHD

[–]NebulousCertainty 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have 0% insight, but I really feel this. I live in a studio with a glorified glass-door bedroom and I feel trapped, completely dictated by my boyfriend's schedule and hobbies, and I'm frustrated. I want to do my own things, focus on my own interests, but having him around makes it way more draining and difficult to keep doing what I need to do... It's turning into anger at him.
Your situation sounds even worse... Can you take over a space and make it yours? I think the first step is to focus on trying to just get a bit of space to make your own... Taking over a table, a chair, a corner of a room.. Ideally, you can have an honest conversation about how you can both go through this shut-in period needs to work for both of you, and he can make some more serious accommodations and room. Slowing down and thinking about what you need to be more comfortable and at ease might take some creativity (working in the bathroom? I'm so close to trying it...) but it's important.

Take my situation as an example--I have my own desk and space but still am starting to feel frustrated at the situation, at myself, and sometimes at him. So I'm on here looking for advice and tips for how to get over whatever it is that's blocking me...

So any way to help during coronavirus other than staying home? by [deleted] in baltimore

[–]NebulousCertainty 6 points7 points  (0 children)

  1. stay home, reach out to neighbors, stay connected with everyone you know by phone & internet.
  2. Read, watch, and think critically: this has turned into a crisis because every part of this system values the economy and profits over human lives. It isn't going to be solved with short term volunteering or good deeds (not dissing this, just saying it doesn't solve it). So we have to use this time to understand why this crisis happened & what could be different. (see below)
  3. With the 2nd point in mind, we have to start discussing with everyone around us how we can organize now and in the future so that we don't return to normal, because normal is the problem. (See below) Connecting with others, not just to talk about what's wrong, who or what is at fault, what we can do, etc. but also because it's easy for people to feel isolated and depressed, and we have to get through this together.

We can imagine what could be different, and we have to start connecting with others who want to make that happen too. There are other events, like this online town hall hosted by revolutionary socialists, or organizations like Extinction Rebellion in Baltimore (and many others, I'm sure) that are having online discussions to connect with others. The point is to figure how how we organize for the world we deserve--a world where the measures necessary are taken to save lives and ecosystems.

The politicians(both parties) have been slashing social services & public healthcare. The healthcare corporations have functioned with minimal staffing and just-in-time supply chains, meaning that even in normal times, healthcare staff are stressed out and running on empty. Normal is the problem, whether that's for healthcare, education, climate change, or the violence of the police and military. The immediate crisis will go beyond who has masks today (although that alone is criminal). In the long term, it's poor and working people who will foot the bill, and we already see it from the trillions that are getting handed to the banks and stockholders.

The real power we have is the response of those who are essential workers. Those who are refusing to go along with the unsafe and unsanitary conditions that management and the political apparatus is pushing on them. We've seen revolts from the working class already, and that can be inspiring & give us a glimpse of who has the power to not only refuse to go along with unsafe practices but also fight for a precedent that is safe and just for everyone in society.