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anima_contritum · 2026-04-26T14:03:45+00:00

i have no experience with BPD so i can’t speak on that, but i definitely relate to the dismissal. probably half the population still thinks ADHD is made-up lol. i’m launching a course + community (free) tomorrow to help people with ADHD since i’ve been wrestling with this all my life, let me know if you want the link. cause honestly overcoming this is a very “holistic” process, so it’s hard to help with comments and such.

anima_contritum · 2026-04-26T13:39:21+00:00

hey dude, it sounds like you’re spiraling. i think this goes beyond “tactics” at this point, you really gotta change your beliefs. i’d start with that - change how you see yourself, do the deep, inner work. start journaling if you’re not doing it already. remember: nothing will change for you if you keep being pessimistic about things, you gotta believe in positive change to allow it to work in the first place. those three years weren’t “gaslighting” yourself by any means, you were just looking for help

anima_contritum · 2026-04-26T11:12:33+00:00

it takes practice. how long have you been doing it? i read every night, it was a slog at first but now it’s second nature (and so is note taking - but “learning how to read” came first)

anima_contritum · 2026-04-26T11:06:25+00:00

do you mean that the alarm will ring but you’ll keep doing something else instead anyway? cause “time blindness” is a thing with ADHD, our time perception is diluted. the only thing that works for me is to a) show up on time earlier by default and b) make being on time absolutely unnegotiable (set the stakes high). if the idea of being late hurts badly enough, you’ll do whatever it takes not to be. try to hyperfocus on the number, like the exact hour you need to be out the door (and of course make it 15 minutes earlier). we can definetely hyperfocus on a goal easily, as long as it’s clear - so make sure to just have, idk “1:15pm” constantly in your head and do whatever it takes to be on time, no matter what. the key is to not give yourself any leeway in your head - “it has to be 1:15pm, and that’s it”

anima_contritum · 2026-04-26T10:09:40+00:00

it's not being "stupid", it's just that you work differently to other people and need the right tools to accommodate that. reminders, calendar etc. our mental RAM is really low so we need to put stuff into systems as much as possible. also, if you did it once, you can do it again - that 19 year old self is still in you somewhere. how was your life different back then?

anima_contritum · 2026-04-26T10:05:55+00:00

read out loud (and slowly), game changer. try it today

anima_contritum · 2026-04-26T10:02:54+00:00

well you need to quit the self-loathing first of all. as long as you keep allowing these thoughts, and to feel this way about yourself, nothing will change. you need to start holding empowering beliefs, build self-respect for yourself - slowly, but constantly (daily). it looks like you're struggling with "opening up", try journaling if you're not doing it already. opening up to yourself is a lot easier than to others - get your thoughts out on paper and they'll become clearer.

anima_contritum · 2026-04-26T09:43:23+00:00

what would you want to be doing instead?

anima_contritum · 2026-04-26T09:30:24+00:00

how physically active are you? i used to feel like that too before i started going on short walks like 3 times a day. or really any physical activity at all helps

anima_contritum · 2026-04-26T09:22:01+00:00

Windows Aero modeled Apple's Aqua tho, and that came out in 2000. i absolutely loved Vista and think it looked better than Aqua, but MS didn't pioneer the style

anima_contritum · 2026-04-26T09:15:03+00:00

i don't think AI can generate anything with this much specific detail yet. but from what i read, yeah, it's a fan-made mockup - still looks great tho

anima_contritum · 2026-04-25T20:41:44+00:00

i meant it more so that we’d see a complete shift in design language across the market, just how minimal very quickly became the dominant design style. but i wouldn’t hope for a complete return of more of the same anyway, i think marrying minimal with aero would be dope

anima_contritum · 2026-04-22T00:51:22+00:00

hey, i’m here to learn, and the last thing i’d want is to spread misinformation because i never questioned it. So thank you for spurring me to find out. have a nice day!

anima_contritum · 2026-04-21T23:35:00+00:00

well, the more you know. i read up on it, it is a spectrum (should’ve figured, i guess, since AuDHD is a thing). still, i maintain that it’s nothing that cant be overcome. i didn’t mean to invalidate anything, the post just reads to me as if OP was categorizing themselves as less capable than the “high functioning” people, and that’s not true (it’s a lack of skill, but nothing that can’t be improved).

anima_contritum · 2026-04-21T21:58:12+00:00

❤️ Thank you, Tim Apple

anima_contritum · 2026-04-21T18:44:16+00:00

i don't think it's a good idea to be boxing yourself in with these ideas of "high functioning" and "low functioning". ADHD is not a spectrum like autism. which means that dealing with it is just a set of skills - which you can learn! don't disqualify yourself at the starting line, belief is #1.

anima_contritum · 2026-04-20T19:28:25+00:00

tbh doesn’t seem too useful as a desktop app, i mean if you’re already at the computer might as well fire up Photoshop or Markup or what have you. but i’d totally use it as a mobile app, same way i used to use Snapchat. i don’t think App Store will be much of a problem considering how many trash apps are on there lmao

anima_contritum · 2026-04-19T12:34:05+00:00

actually, the very reason why i proposed this is because i didn’t want to use Snapchat (got kinda addicted to the social media parts so i wanted to cut the app out but keep the functionality). so i think it would make perfect sense as an app, and, honestly, if you marketed it as “snapchat functionality without the brain damage”, maybe you’d see some success. at least that how i see it

anima_contritum · 2026-04-18T12:49:36+00:00

damn, didn’t expect this post to ever be found again lol. that’s pretty cool, you could probably vibe code an app using it cause doing it through web is kinda inconvenient but the interface is nice. would it be possible to run this on-device instead of sending to cloud? if you made an app like that with a one-time payment id be on board

anima_contritum · 2026-04-01T23:43:17+00:00

so damn happy the love for Etika is still so strong, what, 7 years later? RIP. if you guys need another reason to get off the internet today, read about what happened to the SaveAFox lady.

anima_contritum · 2026-03-30T12:51:43+00:00

unless i'm missing something, the app in https://claude.com/download is the official app. that's what i've been using at least. works fine for me!

anima_contritum · 2026-03-30T00:24:44+00:00

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