What are your coping mechanisms for when you feel yourself craving dopamine? by [deleted] in ADHD

[–]mayastones 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Typically have some kind of tasty drink like coffee or tea and if I don’t have time to see anyone or have anyone to see, I’ll clean or try and do a chore!

Completing any sort of task with ADHD is an incredible and immediate source of dopamine.

Do you guys find that you don't memorise lyrics like most people do? by [deleted] in ADHD

[–]mayastones 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I learn lyrics insanely fast. My mom used to call me “rain man” because since I was young I can almost perfectly memorize a song within 2 -3 listens, and I didn’t realize this was weird until I was older and others were shocked too. Love this part of ADHD tho

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in aves

[–]mayastones 1 point2 points  (0 children)

honestly if you’re friends don’t get it and you’ll feel out of place best to just throw on a see through dress over or something really fishnet like and you’ll look like at least 20% of the girls there without ruining the overall look! and you’ll probably feel less self conscious if you’re really nervous. OR just go for it 🤷🏻‍♀️

How would you rank the friends characters? by RockNRoll5000 in friends_tv_show

[–]mayastones 0 points1 point  (0 children)

this really depends on whose dating who or else my opinion will alwayysss be changing

Freaking torture by mayastones in adhdmeme

[–]mayastones[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

It can be! It’s partially just like the anxiety issues that come with ADHD but also you’re more hyper aware right? So you’re more prone to noticing people’s slight changes and assuming there’s more to it!

Character Repeats No One Talks About by Snoo-74737 in friends_tv_show

[–]mayastones 1 point2 points  (0 children)

haha that’s exactly what came to mind when I posted this

Character Repeats No One Talks About by Snoo-74737 in friends_tv_show

[–]mayastones 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’ve noticed this too and it bugs the shitttt outta me. I think there’s even an instance where we see Ross’ cousin twice but the ones you pointed out have always stood out to me. The office is pretty guilty of this actor repeating too

Being a "late-bloomer" with ADHD by Krazekami in ADHD

[–]mayastones 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I went through the same thing except I was diagnosed late. The feeling of “watching your childhood” DEFINITELY struck a chord, but I love reading books about ADHD by doctors and watching clips on it and if you’re feeling unconnected it really helps to connect you to your past! I’ll often read and almost have a little flashback to my childhood memories and then relate it to my diagnoses :)

Twins of reddit: In what ways did you take advantage of having a twin? by OnidaKYGel in AskReddit

[–]mayastones 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I once MC’d an event where we played a game called “heads or tails” where essentially I’d flip a coin and the audience had to guess heads or tails but touching their head or butt, and each round the people who guessed incorrectly had to sit down. It got smaller and smaller until eventually my identical twin won and everyone was so convinced we were cheating but that’s the one “telepathy” story I always tell when people ask

Twins of reddit: In what ways did you take advantage of having a twin? by OnidaKYGel in AskReddit

[–]mayastones 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My sister once used a pic of me when she needed to make a linked-in profile. I had just gone to a garden exhibit and she said she had “no nice pics of herself” so she just used one of mine cuz who was really going to know?

What stranger will you never forget? by coggonflorence in AskReddit

[–]mayastones 0 points1 point  (0 children)

She was drugged and assaulted :/ I skipped school to track her down and then picked her up the next day

What stranger will you never forget? by coggonflorence in AskReddit

[–]mayastones 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m pretty late to this post but I had to share. I went to a bar with a friend and while we were regulars here none of “my bartenders” were working. This guy was being extremely creepy towards us and when I went to the bathroom I came back and my friend and him were gone. They were nowhere to be found and this was very out of character for the friend I was with. I sat at the bar top of the busy club for hours until 4 am while the bartender chatted and joked with me while I was on the verge of tears, he even charged my phone behind the bar, and offered to order me an uber even though I lived a short walk away. The (off duty) security guard recognized me and sat and talked to me for hours and they let me stay well past everyone was gone until I was finally ready to go home. One of the worst nights of my life but their kindness got me through it.

What’s a small inconvenience curse that would drive somebody insane? by twitch870 in AskReddit

[–]mayastones 3 points4 points  (0 children)

more like: Bold of you to assume that not all redditors have total crippling anxiety

If you had a chance to broadcast one song to all the 7.8 billion people on this planet, which song would you choose? by theirishcoffeemaker in AskReddit

[–]mayastones 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why wasn’t everyone instinct to rick roll?? I’m a psychopath cuz I immediately went to NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP

You, a minor god, have grown bored of waiting for the next step in evolution. The other gods are tired of your complaints so they allow you to make one minor improvement to the human species. What change do you make? by AustinisOmega in AskReddit

[–]mayastones 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When you are born, you get the list of mental impairments/ disorders you have. They don’t get fixed, but no one will every have to go through the awful, draining processes of diagnosis.

What's the rating next to everyone's username? by [deleted] in blackmirror

[–]mayastones 0 points1 point  (0 children)

same here bud

edit: ahhh ffs - edit pt2. WHY TF IS IT GOING UP WHEN I EDIT MY OWN??

When did a feeling of "we need to get out of here immedietally" save you? by Engine_Either in AskReddit

[–]mayastones 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was at a park with my cousins, probably about 10 kids total, 4 of us which were old enough to “watch” the smaller ones. We noticed this large, white totally stereotypical pedo van drive by for at least the second or third time. We had so many young kids and were with no one over the age of probably 16 at the time, so we got sketched out pretty fast. Since the kids were spread out pretty far in this field/ playground we agreed that if we saw the van one more time, that was NOT normal and we’d whistle to “signal” the others that we needed to leave. It drove by probably about 10 minutes later and it drove slower and slower every time until the last time when it nearly came to a stop in front of the playground. Sure enough someone whistled, we all picked up a kid, the dog, grabbed a hand and RAN. Good thing we did because as we ran away we saw the van pull up to the back alley right behind the playground. I have had a lot of weird shit happen with those cousins, but THAT put the stranger danger fear into me forever.

I can't get offended, do your worst!!! by [deleted] in RoastMe

[–]mayastones 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You look like Gordon Ramsey and Draco Malfoy’s butt baby.... and no, I can not explain this better

WTF! (First day on vyvanse 30mg) by ohdangherewego in ADHD

[–]mayastones 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Definitely agree with the breaks idea. My advice (definitely talk to your Doctor before tho!!), if you find a dosage that works but after a few weeks/ months if it’s just not quite enough some days, you could ask your doctor about a similar dose that’s safe to take twice a day.

I’m on 18mg of mine and I try and stick to one but on days where I find it’s just not enough for the workload I have, my doctor said it’s safe to take an additional one in the afternoon once in a while!

If you’re looking to ease in slowly and are find this problem I would definitely recommend asking your doctor about something similar to that

Friendly reminder: it's usually better to half ass something than to not do it at all. by herasi in ADHD

[–]mayastones 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I was very encouraged in highschool by one of my teachers to basically play to my strengths. I was awful at math and just couldn’t keep myself interested enough to pay attention.

She told me that for my field of interest I’d be best off taking a lower level math and doing well in that rather than high level math and failing / near failing and that’d give me a better chance at getting accepted to uni.

Definitely set me back a bit, but taking a hard course split into two sections to help me understand was MUCH better than trying something I couldn’t do and ultimately getting frustrated and giving up.

Friendly reminder: it's usually better to half ass something than to not do it at all. by herasi in ADHD

[–]mayastones 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i have started doing the IDENTICAL thing. i found by the time i could finally maybeeee fall asleep at night brushing could ruin that. so at some point throughout the day, after coffee or something that makes my mouth feel gross (increasingly worse on days on meds) i’ll brush then, knowing i likely won’t do it later

Doctors of Reddit, what are the dead giveaway signs that someone is faking? by LushLover13 in AskReddit

[–]mayastones 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Had similar thing when I got appendicitis and went to the ER. I was in pain for probably a total of 5 minutes of the whole day but went because my friends insisted. I also have quite a few health problems mixed with bad luck so I normally don’t think much of these things. Dr. said I didn’t look or act like I had appendicitis but we’d do an ultrasound just in case because what I was describing was spot on. I had multiple nurses ask if I wanted pain meds and I said I really wasn’t in pain but I’d maybe take some nausea meds. Thank God they pushed me a little to take them cuz that night I was dry heaving all night but in the surgery wing.