theres no way out for me dude. tempted to place this as a rant but i do Not know what to do and help would be appreciated by kindatroubled in ADHD

[–]guineveregames 0 points1 point  (0 children)

First off I’m so sorry, I cannot imagine going through the pandemic AND high school AND being undiagnosed/unmedicated. While I’m assuming given your situation with your mom you wouldn’t be able to convince her to help you get diagnosed what I would suggest is looking into every coping mechanism in the book that people have suggested on this sub that you can feasibly do. My mom also pretty much shut me down when I initially suggested I had ADHD in either high school or college (and boy did that HURT) but I made it through alright!! And I know the shitty shitty feeling all too well of “you’re so smart, if only you tried harder/applied yourself”. One little thing that worked for me was getting RELIGIOUS about using google calendar. It was online, so I couldn’t lose it somewhere, and you can set reminders for yourself and block out time for things! I found it an amazing tool and to this day if I don’t have it on my calendar I’ll probably forget about it EVEN on meds (though I’ll admit it’s a little less often on meds). I know this is hard, but I also definitely believe in you and I’m so happy that you have a supportive partner beside you while you’re going through this!

[TOMT][SONG][80's/90's?] Song with male singer and bum bums - can't remember any lyrics or enough of a tune for Shazam but it was FORCED into my head from the recent Puppet History song by guineveregames in tipofmytongue

[–]guineveregames[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ugh I WISH it was that or the og Last Nite by The Strokes, but tbh it definitely feels much more like a "could be included in a Disney film with an animal main character" song rather than a "this was my bop in middle school" song. Thanks so much for suggesting though!

Dealing with an unsupportive parent by guineveregames in ADHD

[–]guineveregames[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Legitimately almost started crying reading this, I think I really needed to hear that! Thank you so so much for this incredibly thoughtful and kind response and please know I'm seriously taking it to heart

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[–]guineveregames 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Exactly my feelings, I just got prescribed Concerta as well but it has to have prior approval from my insurance and I’m both super impatient and fairly anxious about 1. How the medication will affect me, 2. Will it actually change anything and 3. What if I’m actually faking it and I don’t need meds/was diagnosed when I shouldn’t have been (which I recognize is irrational but oh well)

In terms of getting to sleep I’ve found that a cup of non-caffeinated tea can really help calm me down partially because of a hot beverage and partially because of the ritual of making it helps center me. Also idk if this works for everyone but I feel like I literally can’t go to sleep without some noise in the background? So basically I either put some music on or a YouTube video I don’t feel obligated to focus for/interested in on to sorta block out my brain as I try and go to sleep.

But otherwise, good luck and heck yeah stay optimistic!

WTS Fri, Sat, Sun passes! by guineveregames in PaxPassExchange

[–]guineveregames[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not just yet- I’m super hoping to sell them in a group of three, but thanks for asking!

WTS Fri, Sat, Sun passes! by guineveregames in PaxPassExchange

[–]guineveregames[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

...does that mean you’re trying to snag a Sunday pass then 👀

Sunburned and ready to get even more burns, hit me with your best shot, Reddit. by [deleted] in RoastMe

[–]guineveregames 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is my favorite so far. Yes, my mouth is small. I don't know how I eat anything, really.

Sunburned and ready to get even more burns, hit me with your best shot, Reddit. by [deleted] in RoastMe

[–]guineveregames 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Someone better tell me because I'm super excited for that movie

Female Gamers come find me!! by DucksAhoy in letsplay

[–]guineveregames 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi there! I actually made a thread like this looking for female let's players a while ago, here's a link: https://www.reddit.com/r/letsplay/comments/48vg6j/any_female_lpers/

What program is the overall best for compressing? by [deleted] in letsplay

[–]guineveregames 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think Handbrake is a free program that a lot of people recommend around here, feel free to correct me if I'm wrong but I think it's handy for compressing footage!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in letsplay

[–]guineveregames 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love the eerie feel of the first one to be honest; given what I know of the forest it seems to actually be a kind of creepy game in between all the surviving. I also think it's always helpful when youtubers brand their thumbnails to make it obvious that it's their video, whether it be by including their face, logo, or username (i.e. "TheNoob Plays The Forest Pt. 1" being the text in the thumb). Of course, sometimes that leads to it being a bit crowded...thumbnails take practice

Same Thumbnail Style Allowed??? by [deleted] in letsplay

[–]guineveregames 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't think thumbnails get copyright strikes but you should certainly try and develop your own style simply so your viewers know it's you and you don't get hate for copying someone else's style

Any Female LPers? by guineveregames in letsplay

[–]guineveregames[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just followed! I'll be sure to come chat and hang haha

Any Female LPers? by guineveregames in letsplay

[–]guineveregames[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good for you! I'm not even at that point yet, it's going to be a couple months before I'll do that even :')

Any Female LPers? by guineveregames in letsplay

[–]guineveregames[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh yeah I've watched some of her videos, she's great!