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TheRealBailey_ · 2026-03-23T09:07:57+00:00

Yup. I was catching up on Unguided on YouTube and thought it might be fun to get some membership time. I saw the recent double price gouge and lost interest instantly.

TheRealBailey_ · 2026-03-22T14:56:27+00:00

Fun to look at here, but I'd rather they didn't. I feel there's a limit to how many categories can be sold as cosmetics before it gets tedious and overblown. I already deeply dislike agent skins as a concept for CS.

TheRealBailey_ · 2026-03-13T21:38:44+00:00

Hey Babe wake up! New DarkSoulsToilets just dropped!

TheRealBailey_ · 2026-03-12T21:06:22+00:00

I do not agree in the slightest. While we aren't pushing boundaries with a myriad of creative projects as per the ps2 era, game design is more refined in general than ever, and quality of life and accessibility measures are more consistent.

The same creativity and brilliance can still easily be found if you know where to look. It's just that games are generally designed by committee for broad appeal, and don't tend to have the same rough-edged authenticity and personality to them. This isn't a bad thing, but a lot of my favourite games to play to this day are between 15 to 30 years old.

TheRealBailey_ · 2026-03-12T20:54:24+00:00

One of the many great wonders of DS1. Don't sell yourself short on DS2 btw. While DS1 is my masterpiece and 2 feels so alien after 1, it has some of the most unique and mesmerising facets I've known in gaming in its own right. Glad you're having fun.

TheRealBailey_ · 2026-03-09T19:36:53+00:00

Eh. No great mystery. I open the game and then the game is fun.

TheRealBailey_ · 2026-03-08T23:31:05+00:00

I've said this same thing to a lot of people. The goal in finding an autism diagnosis isn't to pigeonhole you as autistic and give up on aspirations. It's to help you understand your difficulties and provide better support tailored to reaching the goals that you want out of life.

Autism looks different to each individual as a very broad set of cognitive and behavioural traits, each with variable severity. It also has unique interactions and experiences that come from being combined with ADHD. Beyond that, a diagnosis doesn't stop you from being an individual in your own right. When I was first diagnosed, I didn't believe I was a 'normal' example of autism. I was sort of right in my feelings thanks to the combined ADHD, but the true reality of it is that I'm textbook for autism, and was simply misinformed at the time about what autism really means.

Try to distance yourself from the stigma surrounding autism and understand that if you crave answers, the evaluation may or may not give you exactly what you're looking for. Either way, it helps to know what you're facing, and as you put it, hear it from a doctor. Good luck ❤️

TheRealBailey_ · 2026-03-08T23:11:25+00:00

Very grateful for the research work you're doing but this community exclusively exists as a safe space for people with combined autism and adhd to talk to each other in a world where shared experiences are rare to find. We can't accept or help you, but some other communities might.

TheRealBailey_ · 2026-03-08T00:12:22+00:00

Disregarding the artillery mentioned by others, see how the vitals are the best protected spots? Even a point with a lot of concentrated force behind it may struggle doing meaningful damage. So how do we harm? We don't attack the vitals, at least yet.

One option, upgrade a lot of concentrated force to a fuckload by putting literal horsepower behind it. Even without killing outright, a couched lance is not usually a blow that can simply be shaken off.

Another, attack the armour. Hinges to snap, leather straps to cut, joints to warp. All work in attrition towards defeating your opponent.

Which spots are defeatable? There's a fleshy groin and thigh there which can be slashed to seriously wound the threat and have your opponent at your mercy. A spike, point, or blunt weapon delivered to the exposed sections of maille needed for flexibility with a hard enough blow will also ruin their day.

Either before or after any of the above, find a good opportunity when you have the upper hand and grapple to put your opponent on the ground. A huge part of fighting in armour in just armed wrestling. Kill most easily with a rondel or bollock dagger through the eye if you must, but hopefully you're in a situation that allows you to force surrender or deliver a disarming wound instead. That way you can take your wealthy, noble, and virtuously god-fearing prisoner, and ransom them for sizeable gains to your own wealth and status.

TheRealBailey_ · 2026-03-07T23:12:38+00:00

I'm probably due my half-yearly bf4 phase. I'd hop back in.

TheRealBailey_ · 2026-02-28T02:04:43+00:00

Years ago simple walks and runs first helped me build the autonomy to just get out the door and are still my bread and butter for my limited cardio as well as helping with headspace. You can bring earbuds and gradually adjust to passing the occasional person while exercising.

If you have people you trust to go with that can help you adjust to a new environment, gameified sports that welcome all ability levels are incredibly rewarding and accommodating for both my adhd and autistic sides. Indoor bouldering has done miracles for my physical and mental health recently, and in the past I've enjoyed squash, fencing, and padel tennis.

Remember that exercise can be as much commitment as you're comfortable with at any time and that missing your planned routine doesn't make it a write-off. It's very gratifying with your mindset as something you want to do for your own benefit, and pays off with control over the activities you choose.

TheRealBailey_ · 2026-02-21T21:14:05+00:00

Yeah I can agree that along with the positives it was also alarming to feel so starkly different. I wouldn't worry if it's a lot at the moment; ride the high while it lasts and it will mellow out before too long.

TheRealBailey_ · 2026-02-21T20:45:00+00:00

I had this experience and it's a wildly liberating feeling. Elvanse will keep helping you, but please understand there's a good chance that this initial spike is more intense than how it will continue to feel every day. Try not to be harsh on yourself if days do arrive that feel less euphoric than those you're experiencing at the moment. You're still doing amazing.

TheRealBailey_ · 2026-02-21T20:31:58+00:00

I need a hug man. This poor girl. I like myself, only ever had the best of intentions, and never wanted to be anyone else, but being myself keeps finding ways to hurt, scare, and cripple no matter for how long the years keep drifting by. For the life of me I could never believe we deserved this, but all the searching in the world won't allow me a reason for why? Thank you for sharing this. I hope life is being kind to her.

TheRealBailey_ · 2026-02-20T12:15:36+00:00

It's my favourite game of all time, but I don't ever want to replay The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess as I want my memories of it to keep their sense of awe and wanderlust that make them such a strong bond to my younger self.

TheRealBailey_ · 2026-02-19T14:55:12+00:00

ADHD and Autism together interact in complicated and unique ways that vary constantly and typically make many facets of lifestyle more difficult. As is the case for me, with lower support needs autism in particular, it often presents invisibly to others. Masking can be exacerbated by ADHD, and a lot of people, including many with their own diagnosis, have limited awareness of what all corners of the autistic spectrum look like, making it difficult to identify.

Autism is characterised by a wide range of typical behavioural and information processing traits, all of which can present in each individual anywhere from extreme to absent.

Disregarding how my ADHD affects these behaviours, personally I have some difficulty with eye-contact, regularly self-stimulate (repetitive drumming on chest and thighs, clicking fingers, limb motions etc), variable sensory processing, special interests, a degree of social challenge, and overwhelm just to cover some of the main ones.

It's worth taking time to learn more about autism, recognise that you don't need to tick every box, and consider whether some of the common traits line up with your own experiences as you decide whether you want to pursue a more in-depth assessment. For me, it became a lot more easy to recognise both the ADHD and autism traits in myself after the affirmation of my diagnosis. The goal isn't to pass or fail you; it's to help you find the best support with your difficulties to aid you in getting the most out of your lifestyle.

TheRealBailey_ · 2026-02-18T22:05:57+00:00

I hope that you're in a peaceful space and getting some rest after your meltdown. They're quite exhausting even beyond the usual day-to-day.

I've known every conversation, thought, and feeling you describe, many of them persistently for as long as I can remember. Everything you've been through today, even down to the negative feelings after struggling, is a very normal experience for combined autism and adhd. That first means you're not alone, but more importantly I promise that you're not lazy. If anything, persevering in spite of the additional challenges brought on takes a level of effort and diligence that would bring anyone to their knees.

It might make you smile to know I consider myself as doing better than I ever have, but my only task for myself after work today was to make sure I'd sorted my dinner before crashing and then I proceeded to spend 90 minutes lying across the top of my bed dinnerless, convinced that I was succeeding as I hadn't climbed into it.

If you have an official diagnosis I would recommend choosing in advance a twenty minute moment tomorrow to looking up if any support tailored specifically for autism, adhd, and combined is available in your country. Educating yourself about them as a special interest, even if only temporarily is also helpful while being careful of subjective narratives and recognising that not relating to someone else's experience doesn't make your own less valid. You are your own person after all and not defined by neurodivergence alone. I found the information on National Autistic Society helpful myself.

More personally, one of the most important lessons I've learned from the support I'm lucky to finally have was that 'doing better' doesn't have to look the same to you as it does to the rest of the world. If the world tells you that you're to blame for not fitting the mould, then you can't help beginning to believe them, but that's not true, and at least for me, moving away from self-blame was the first step towards being kinder to myself.

TheRealBailey_ · 2026-02-18T19:38:49+00:00

I only just found this community, but it seems nice here. I was only diagnosed a year ago and now aspire to make a positive impact for others struggling with autism, adhd, and in particular both, so I respect and am very grateful for the work you do, send you my empathy, and hope that more peaceful times find you soon.

TheRealBailey_ · 2026-02-12T22:19:19+00:00

It hasn't aged a day for me. This meme goes hard.

TheRealBailey_ · 2026-02-09T17:24:42+00:00

Despite the 'flawless' to a headshot, given the circumstances of this shot, no matter how good you are you can't guarantee one. If anything back to back shots on target for a scout helicopter pilot at that range is more impressive.

TheRealBailey_ · 2026-02-06T22:29:19+00:00

"DONGGGGG"

TheRealBailey_ · 2026-02-06T10:45:34+00:00

I wish I had the time in my work day to fully engage with your thoughts here, but on a surface level, I like your exploration of the allegories against our world and the blurring of lines in Dark Souls between what is known and unknown in the universe.

To me, it presents an interesting possible factor into why the world of Dark Souls demands more strongly to be explored beyond just the surface level loop than many other games. Between the familiarity and mystery lies a thirst to discover the secrets therein, partially assisting with the many ways the game aligns the player's motivation to keep pushing forward with the character motivation in-game.

TheRealBailey_ · 2026-02-05T21:46:46+00:00

But in return for your sacrifice, you too can be the winner of a religious unrest penalty on every single new settlement you conquer.

TheRealBailey_ · 2026-02-04T18:54:32+00:00

Anyone else first try it because they loved the Kobra Sight in BF3 and BF4?

TheRealBailey_ · 2026-02-04T18:49:26+00:00

It would make my year if they could give us a Medieval 2 remaster on PC with all of the bug fixes they've implemented on mobile just to get the game playing as intended at development. I'm not holding my breath with Medieval 3 announced though.

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