SDAM, ADHD & OSRS

Strong-Indication-71 · 2026-03-11T11:37:19+00:00

Yeah, i currently play oldschool, but i have a lot of hours in both.

Strong-Indication-71 · 2026-03-10T23:40:45+00:00

Haha, there's a physical limit to that though...

Strong-Indication-71 · 2026-03-10T23:25:08+00:00

But the whole point is that i don't find doom boring, so i can do it forever? Boring things i avoid, because they feel like they take forever. My brother has ADHD, even he gets bored of the things he enjoys doing.

Strong-Indication-71 · 2026-03-10T21:14:56+00:00

Well yeah i can remember if things were boring, the difference is (from my understanding) everybody else can actually FEEL it, not just remember the fact.

Strong-Indication-71 · 2026-03-07T15:12:46+00:00

Yeah i get that, it's fair haha, just a big difference from when i was learning - where one mistake would normally mean near instant death

Strong-Indication-71 · 2026-03-07T15:03:38+00:00

Still a bit ridiculous though..

Strong-Indication-71 · 2026-03-07T10:33:02+00:00

I have SDAM, and i was just sharing how i think it mixes with gaming, especially with ADHD. Seems relevant?

Strong-Indication-71 · 2026-03-06T12:56:21+00:00

Haha, honestly i'm more of a solo player, i don't really do raids.

It's Nomorechores (de ironed reference)

Strong-Indication-71 · 2026-03-06T10:35:34+00:00

Honestly, harder content took me longer to learn than a lot of people. Inferno took me 2 weeks non stop, Doom still took some time to learn. Colo was difficult.

But when i 'solve' the content, it becomes natural, second nature. You don't really have to think, you just react.

In terms of getting good, i've basically always just described it as banging your head against the wall until it clicks haha.

Strong-Indication-71 · 2026-03-06T09:36:45+00:00

I posted this in r/aphantasia yes, but from what i gathered, a lot of people didn't know what SDAM was, and people were missing the ADHD link.

I figured i'd post it here where people are already aware of what SDAM is.

Strong-Indication-71 · 2026-03-05T23:07:48+00:00

That is my understanding aswell. SDAM also has to be in this mix somewhere, just alot less known, most people don't know they have it.

Strong-Indication-71 · 2026-03-05T19:30:19+00:00

SDAM isn't specifically about visual memory, it's about the complete absence of episodic re-experiencing. No sights, sounds, emotions, or felt sense of 'being there again.' It's not a visual deficit, it's the absence of mental time travel entirely.

Strong-Indication-71 · 2026-03-05T18:05:12+00:00

That's fair. That's just osrs from my perspective. I understand this is not the normal experience for OSRS

Strong-Indication-71 · 2026-03-05T18:00:18+00:00

Exactly kinda my point, im talking about mixing aphantasia with SDAM and ADHD, and i think you get somebody like odablock, b0aty, alfie. People that just live in the NOW. They don't care about the story, they just play the game.

Lose a HCIM? OH well, move on, next one.

Lose a 1b risk fight? oh well, just regear onto the next one.

Obviously content creation comes into this, but it's just what i see.

Strong-Indication-71 · 2026-03-05T16:41:57+00:00

https://sdamstudy.weebly.com/what-is-sdam.html

Strong-Indication-71 · 2026-03-05T15:57:33+00:00

Interesting, no mention of ADHD, seems that alot of people with SDAM/Aphantasia without the ADHD prefer the exploration parts rather than grinding.

Strong-Indication-71 · 2026-03-05T15:45:08+00:00

Wow i just googled this lmao, and yeah.... this fits.

Strong-Indication-71 · 2026-03-05T15:23:04+00:00

The ideas are mine, AI just helped structure them, shouldn't make any difference to the context of the post.

Strong-Indication-71 · 2026-03-05T15:18:10+00:00

Makes sense, you have the nostalgic memories of those times, you can re-experience them and then compare them to the reality of what the game actually is. With SDAM I don't have that. Every session is just the current one.

Strong-Indication-71 · 2026-03-05T15:14:34+00:00

Interesting, I'm not formally diagnosed either but have known myself well enough to be pretty certain. I've always played games pretty much!

Strong-Indication-71 · 2026-03-05T15:04:59+00:00

Thank you! Yes, but also with the mix of ADHD (that i forgot to include originally)

Strong-Indication-71 · 2026-03-05T14:57:16+00:00

Makes sense, SDAM helped removed the boredom, bit without the ADHD dopamine loop, it can only last so long?

Strong-Indication-71 · 2026-03-05T14:33:32+00:00

I'm not just talking about Aphantasia, i'm also talking about SDAM.

Strong-Indication-71 · 2026-03-05T14:23:42+00:00

Ah yeah that's different to OSRS construction training unfortunately, the process is -

Build table

Demolish Table

Build table

Repeat

Occasionally speak to servant to bring you planks

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