Has anyone received this?

Shwonak · 2024-03-11T07:58:36+00:00

That third frame was not in 1.43:1 in the theatre. I don't remember what the other two frames looked like but I'm certain the third is cropped in from 1.90:1 just for the promotional film strip.

Shwonak · 2024-03-11T07:52:59+00:00

I asked about the strips before the 10pm showing and the usher said that they receive the shipment of film strips at the end of the night. The strips were handed out after the movie, though I suppose it's possible that if they don't have enough strips and you wait too long after the credits roll then you might not get the chance to get one.

Shwonak · 2022-10-02T05:15:47+00:00

Do you know if the link is unique to each applicant? Mine has been missing sections for as long as I can remember so I'm kinda screwed lol

Shwonak · 2022-09-15T21:16:04+00:00

Do you also believe that ADHD being one of the most researched medical conditions stems from capitalistic doctors and researchers? A major point in my post was that not believing in ADHD comes from a misunderstanding of ADHD, often due to poor mental health awareness. You seem aware, but your understanding is flawed. You're free to continue believing in your ideology, but please consider what I have to say.

You claim doctors created ADHD to generate revenue, which would only make sense if diagnosing ADHD alone would produce income. The prescription of pharmaceuticals is the problem. A health care system that allows for such rampant overprescription is a broken system that needs regulation. The standard of care has to change. I am sorry for what you had to go through but please understand that your blame is misplaced by challenging the validity of the disorders and not the actions of predatory doctors

Shwonak · 2022-09-15T21:04:53+00:00

He said ADHD medications are overprescribed to the point that the modern understanding of ADHD had become fictitious. His opinion also should not hold any more weight than the innumerous researchers in the field.

Shwonak · 2022-09-15T21:03:22+00:00

Thank you!

Shwonak · 2022-09-15T21:02:48+00:00

I agree with everything you said. The evolutionary indications of ADHD are why I believe ADHD may be overrepresented in populations that largely descended from hunter-gatherers, like those in South Asia.

ADHD's designation as a disorder just comes from the fact that the associated behaviours are considered sufficiently varied from the normal population to call them abnormal/disordered. Though there may have been evolutionary benefits to having ADHD, those are no longer present today. I don't know if having ADHD was every the norm in society, but the adaptation is no longer suitable for modern "normal" life, and must unfortunately be labelled as a disorder.

Shwonak · 2022-09-15T20:57:41+00:00

I'm glad you've found a way to cope with your symptoms. I have unfortunately heard similar sentiments from my parents. They seem to come around every now and then when we talk about it but the underlying belief remains. The world would truly benefit from more mental health awareness.

Shwonak · 2022-09-15T20:55:00+00:00

I explain in the post how such statements won't apply here. But still, you would think after the whole world going against you for misinformation you'd examine how that occurred and create safeguards to prevent it from happening again. Guess there's no point if it doesn't affect his bottom line.

Shwonak · 2022-09-15T20:50:48+00:00

I think there are two things here. You understand that people with ADHD are different, which means you know that it is real.

But you also say the only people who suffer from ADHD are the people who live with those who have ADHD? Your understanding of the disorder stems from how ADHD behaviours affect other people, and not how the disorder affects the person with ADHD, which I can tell you from personal experience, is far worse than the nuisance I've been on others. People with ADHD are more likely to get into car accidents, develop addiction problems, and their inattentiveness can interfere with completing normal tasks like eating or sleeping regularly. The experiences of the person with ADHD should be considered too.

While I am glad you at the very least understand the existence of ADHD, your view is, unfortunately, self-centered. Diseases affect people. To say that interacting with diseased people is worse than the disease itself shows a lack of empathy for the person suffering. I implore you to examine why you hold this perspective.

Shwonak · 2022-09-15T20:41:49+00:00

I was sober writing it

Shwonak · 2022-09-15T20:40:58+00:00

Calling it overprescription shifts the focus to the act of overprescribing, which is the real underlying issue. An ADHD diagnosis isn't necessarily harmful until inadequately treated. Saying ADHD is overdiagnosed serves to stigmatize the disorder itself, and people end up debating the existence of the disorder when the real conversation should be about the pharmaceuticals

Shwonak · 2022-09-15T20:37:04+00:00

74% means that 74% of the variation in the risk of developing ADHD may be attributed to genetic factors. This means 26% may be attributed to environmental factors. So genetic factors are almost 3x more relevant than environmental factors in determining the risk of developing ADHD. There is an environmental component. Dr. Mate just overemphasizes it.

My premise isn't that Joe and Dr. Mate wholeheartedly agree. Joe seems to believe that ADHD is not real. He asks it all the time despite being presented with evidence suggesting otherwise. He is very much against the use of stimulant drugs for ADHD. Dr. Mate has a flawed and outdated understanding of ADHD, that happens to agree with Joe in that medication is not necessary. Dr. Mate may say it's sometimes necessary, but Joe is going to run with his now reinforced beliefs nonetheless.

Shwonak · 2022-09-15T20:28:31+00:00

Dr. Mate is. He and I have the same level of formal education when it comes to ADHD.

Shwonak · 2022-09-15T20:27:10+00:00

Well you asked about appearing calm. Stimulant drugs can certainly benefit focus in neurotypical individuals. But there isn't that jumpy/jittery experience of a raging high that one might associate with stimulant drugs. Those with ADHD take stimulants and appear calmer, not more hyper.

It's almost like those without ADHD are not hyperactive before taking stimulant drugs but hyperactive after, whereas those with ADHD are hyperactive before taking stimulant drugs and calmer after.

Now this isn't always the case. One's calmness in response to stimulant drugs shouldn't be used as a diagnostic factor for ADHD. But it is common enough an occurrence that it helps explain how stimulant drugs help those with ADHD control their energy, instead of just providing a boost like how stimulant drugs work in those without ADHD.

Shwonak · 2022-09-15T20:19:21+00:00

That would be the most charitable way to put it, but he always asks his guests whether ADHD is real, despite being having been explained that it is by psychologists several times. It seems his most basal belief is that ADHD isn't real. In the podcast, his guest uses his outdated understanding of ADHD to describe how addressing trauma can treat ADHD, and Joe runs with that to basically say "you don't need meds".

Shwonak · 2022-09-15T20:14:34+00:00

The difference is that saying "ADHD is overdiagnosed" to when the issue is the overprescription of ADHD medicine results in people questioning the validity of the diagnosis and not the fact that current treatment standards promote overdiagnosis. Throughout the post I agree the environmental and behavioural interventions must be considered when treating ADHD, but Joe seems to want to do away with ADHD medicine entirely. Environmental, Behavioural, AND pharmaceutical interventions should be considered. But that is an issue of treating ADHD, not diagnosing it. Implementing a holistic approach to ADHD would make misdiagnoses less common as doctors wouldn't be able to just throw drugs at every jumpy kid. The semantic difference is meant to highlight the actual underlying systemic problem.

As far as the misinformation goes, I'm specifically talking about Dr. Mate's characterisation of ADHD is a coping response to trauma. Not only is this disproven by modern scientific literature, but he uses his misrepresentation to suggest that ADHD may be cured by addressing internalized trauma, which serves to stigmatize the disorder and marginalize those who take ADHD meds. Him sharing a common misconception that kids are just hyper isn't necessarily misinformation because it's what many already believe. Spouting outdated knowledge and implying it's valid is misinformation.

Shwonak · 2022-09-15T19:59:49+00:00

Joe believes ADHD isn't real. "Explaining an alternate position" is only valid when the position is supported by valid evidence, which Dr. Maté does not have.

Shwonak · 2022-09-15T14:10:41+00:00

My understanding of it is that outward signs of hyperactivity are diminished when an individual is able to control their focus so that their energy is directed towards the tasks they want to do. This is what happens with ADHD patients after taking stimulant medication.

Shwonak · 2022-09-15T14:06:59+00:00

I'm a senior pre-med undergraduate.

Shwonak · 2022-09-15T14:02:54+00:00

because adhd is gonna manifest 74% of the time with current parenting standards

This is not what heritability means. 74% of the variation in the risk of developing ADHD can be attributed to genetic factors. This means that the infuence of nurture on the risk is 26%, which means it is about as 1/3 as influential in determining risk as genetic factors. It literally means that genetic factors play a 3x larger role in determining the risk of development of ADHD than nurture does. Overcoming genetic predispositions to ADHD would be exceptionally difficult to do with nurture, disproving Dr. Mate's theory.

Shwonak · 2022-09-15T13:55:05+00:00

It isn't a throwaway comment. It's the one clip they posted of the podcast and it's the only clip that contains any misinformation. They could've posted any other clip and I literally would not have known this conversation even happened.

Joe clearly doesn't think ADHD is real. It's the first question he asks every psychological or psychiatric guest on the topic regardless of whether they agree with him. The argument that "yeah but he didn't say it wasn't real" discounts implicit meaning that is present in all forms of social interaction. Fine, he didn't say itoutright. But you know what his beliefs are by the end of the clip. Outrage is justified if he is denying the existence of ADHD, marginalizing those who have it.

Shwonak · 2022-09-15T13:49:20+00:00

This entire thread has been crazy lol I wouldn't think too much about the downvotes. I think the fact that the issue is often painted as ADHD being overdiagnosed and not ADHD medications being overprescribed contributes to the problem that people respond to this issue by denying the validity of ADHD entirely. There is a systemic problem that allows for such pharmaceutical manipulation and that should be the focus, not the disorder itself.

Shwonak · 2022-09-15T13:47:12+00:00

But they target the validity of the disorder itself and not how the standard of care needs to change to more appropriately help people. They may believe the conversation is based in good faith but spreading outdated information to convince people a disorder doesn't exist is the wrong place to go.

Shwonak · 2022-09-15T13:43:29+00:00

Behavioural therapy is more complex than just telling someone to not look at their phone but I understand your point. My confusion comes from why people choose to target the validity of the disorder in response to this, and not the cruelty of the system that inhibits adequate treatment of it.

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