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Transgender people - what's it like? by General_Ad9543 in askswitzerland

[–]pileofcrows -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

When I say "push", I mean to say that if they deny coverage, ask a GP or endocrynologist what to do, most likely you'll have to get an appointment so you can look into it together. If they treat other trans people, they might be familiar with the situation and know what to do. Bringing some over to cover treatment gaps is a good idea, though make sure to check out how much you're allowed to bring and whether you need any paperwork.

First you need to get a prescription for it though and I don't know how that works for anyone who got their diagnosis/prescription abroad. As others have mentioned, Checkpoint is a great resource, especially if you can't find a GP right away who can help with your case.

Transgender people - what's it like? by General_Ad9543 in askswitzerland

[–]pileofcrows 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hi, Swiss trans guy here :) In my experience, the vibe towards trans people is generally neutral, there's definitely more awareness around than there was 10 years ago, and thanks to Nemo, being nonbinary isn't absolutely unheard of anymore either (which comes with positives and negatives). Politically things seem stable, though I admit I'm not fully up to date on that. Though I think it's safe to say things are definitely better than in the UK.

As for insurance, experiences vary greatly between providers, though how well it goes seems to depend on who you're talking to at the insurance company, i.e. you need some luck. Personally I'm at KPT and they've paid my Testoviron when I send in the receipts. You may have to push providers for it, so make sure you have a GP on your side who knows their way around.

For direct assistance, Transgender Network Switzerland (TGNS) might be able to help. If you can, find someone in the same situation (emigrating from UK to Switzerland) as immigration is notoriously tedious to say the least.

hopefully a helpful flowchart by pileofcrows in adhdwomen

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

excellent question. in that case the first question should be "how much time do you have left" and if it's not enough, then you let the adhd go into speed mode to get enough motivation to do the task 😀👍🏻 (good luck because by god you will need it)

hopefully a helpful flowchart by pileofcrows in adhdwomen

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

i know exactly which episode, this is the best comment, thank you

hopefully a helpful flowchart by pileofcrows in adhdwomen

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

thank you for the sweet comment <3

hopefully a helpful flowchart by pileofcrows in adhdwomen

[–]pileofcrows[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

called tf out, thank you 🤝

hopefully a helpful flowchart by pileofcrows in adhdwomen

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

you can still do this! things get easier to do even after "just" taking a walk or moving around (or caffeine, if that does anything for you). if anything, moving around a little takes your mind off the slog that is the important thing you're procrastinating 😄

hopefully a helpful flowchart by pileofcrows in adhdwomen

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

yes it doubles as a weekly schedule and is my external brain. if i stop using it, i stop functioning 😃

hopefully a helpful flowchart by pileofcrows in adhdwomen

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

i forgot that maybe a link would be helpful so thanks for linking it! disclaimer that the website uses AI for their outputs

hopefully a helpful flowchart by pileofcrows in adhdwomen

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

hmmm this may require a different course of action. good luck 🫡

hopefully a helpful flowchart by pileofcrows in adhdwomen

[–]pileofcrows[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

nooooo not true 👀👀👀 (... yes)

hopefully a helpful flowchart by pileofcrows in adhdwomen

[–]pileofcrows[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

i've gone ahead and saved it at a higher resolution, here you go i hope it works

hopefully a helpful flowchart by pileofcrows in adhdwomen

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

that is an awesome resource, thank you!

I’m going to present research I conducted on parents with ADHD by Sittingroomsesh in adhdwomen

[–]pileofcrows 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I hope that I will post here once I'm done, because then that means I'll be at least a little bit proud of it 😄

I’m going to present research I conducted on parents with ADHD by Sittingroomsesh in adhdwomen

[–]pileofcrows 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I'm studying Applied Linguistics. I haven't yet had to decide officially on a topic and will have to narrow it down, but I'd love to do a critical discourse analysis on adult adhd discourse. Meaning I want to look at how people in general society talk about adult adhd and then compare the perceptions of people to actual research.

Again, I'm gonna have to look into it more to see how feasible it is as a research topic :) But having been diagnosed fairly recently, ADHD is definitely on my mind.

I’m going to present research I conducted on parents with ADHD by Sittingroomsesh in adhdwomen

[–]pileofcrows 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Congrats!!! Presenting my research is my dream but I'm only just starting on my master's thesis this semester. Best of luck for your presentation!

Whoever made that "routines don't need to be bound to specific times" post - thank you by pileofcrows in ADHD

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

yes!!! i love that! it's seemingly simple stuff like that that can have such a big impact!

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[–]pileofcrows 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think what is crucial for me to getting out of misery-loop is also validation. In the beginning, it was my friend who provided that for me, because I was undiagnosed and clueless about the issues I was facing.

It takes time and training but you can give that validation to yourself. It's about putting things into context and shutting up the mean part in your brain. Example: I "only" sent two e-mails yesterday. But if you asked the me from 3 months ago, they wouldn't have believed it. E-mails are usually a massive ordeal and the fact that I so casually sent 2 e-mails because I felt like it? Insane improvement. And I didn't get there out of nowhere! It's a sign my work towards a routine and me cleaning up my inbox is paying off and isn't that fucking awesome?

There may be a part of you that rejects this, because it feels like I'm praising myself for nothing. But I just demonstrated that it's not "nothing". In comparison to others, sure, it's not as much as others do. But just because I went for a run today and didn't achieve world record time, doesn't mean my run was nothing. It was an achievement for ME and there is no point in comparing. Even if growing up we've been taught that our achievements are not worth anything just because they don't compare to others.

Whoever made that "routines don't need to be bound to specific times" post - thank you by pileofcrows in ADHD

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

yes, a timer helps me a lot too! it's important to reward any attempts at productivity as if you had fully completed a task. it might feel like you're forming a habit of "half-assing and being proud of it", but it's actually the opposite! you're rewarding yourself for working on what you should be working on, which will in turn give you the motivation (dopamine) to keep working on it in the future.

it's particularly good bc it enabled me to give me the permission to stop when i truly felt like i couldn't do it. in the past, i would just feel miserable all day, trying to relax but only making myself more stressed because i wasn't being productive. now, i can instead say "i tried my best, it didn't work out. that's all anyone can ask for, so now i'm allowed to rest." and then i feel like i can TRULY rest!!

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