@julie if you don't like VTT, then don't use one: would your party be OK with theater of the mind? Or can you do a digital whiteboard, or use ASCII art instead?
Just because your the DM doesn't mean you shouldn't also be having fun.
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@beardedtechguy Vivaldi has done a spectacular job just locking me into their browser. I use it for so much I don't even know where I'd begin with a different one. Another example is the Panel. As an admin of an instance, I spend a LOT of time here on Mastodon, and I'm constantly looking stuff up and taking notes. Something that I'm sure has been there forever and I never noticed is the ability to drag text from the active tab to a panel. Works AMAZINGLY for notes and translating.
Its pretty much weekly, now.
I arrive at the end of every week not remembering my own identity or why I even wake up in the morning, but just wanting to escape reality.
It's so bad this week that I literally thought yesterday was saturday.
The hostility of governments towards tourists with ADHD who just want to take their medication is a true test of the effectiveness of that medication.
Within the EU, I must fill out a form with my pharmacist for them to file for each trip beyond Sverige’s border.
For my trip to Korea, I must download 2 Word docs from a website in Korean, submit a copy of my passport, flight information, notarized English translation of my Swedish prescription, and email it all 10 days before travel.
Update: Korea told me to “leave [my] narcotics at home” or “postpone [my] trip if cannot function without” because I submitted my application less than 10 work days in advance of my trip. There are 2 Korean holiday periods coming up I did not account for not being work days.
I wanted to bake something today because the weather was cool, but I couldn't remember the recipe, so I had to look it up, but the recipe book was packed, so I had to move a bunch of boxes to get to it, but while they were out of the way I decided to put the kitchen rug down, then as long as I was at it I unpacked some dishes, then I unpacked my cookbooks then decided to put them on the tea cart, then put every else back nicely & now the kitchen looks better but I'm too tired to bake. #ADHD
@samhainnight Old Story: Man goes into kitchen gets a glass of water. Goes back to front room to watch TV.
Woman goes into kitchen to get a drink of water, sees a mess on the counter top, wipes it down, clears a few dishes from the sink to the dishwasher, feeds the cat, mops the floor… then remembers to get a drink of water. Decides to make it vodka.
@btaroli@actuallyautistic I'm not sure our society encourages that, specifically, so much as it's been propagated that hard work is how you move up the hierarchy (earn money, be competitive), while not tuning into the gratis labor that parents have to do.
Back in the day, the economic model of traditional family labelled parenting a FT job, and good jobs paid for a whole family, or so the story went. It's now an antiquated model, but you can still see it on your tax forms.
@btaroli@actuallyautistic Set your boundaries ahead of time if at all possible. There are also some really great tips and stories on r/SingleParents.
It's hard. Take care of your health, though, because this moment of life will pass more quickly than you can imagine, and one notable thing you'll have to show for it is the state of your body.
#ADHD Friends! Have you managed to lock yourself out of your house or apartment more than once this year? You need to buy one of these hanging key lockboxes. They sell for about $45 in the US. Set the code, put a spare set of keys inside, and lock it onto your doorknob. Yes, it's expensive but it's way cheaper and faster than a locksmith. I had to use it this morning and to not have that immediate sense of panic was amazing.
and apparently my #Adderall prescription is “delayed“. don’t know why, they didn’t answer the phone and I’m at work... not able to just come running. but maybe I have to. besides the #ADHD, that is the medication keeping me upright and semi-functional while #psychiatrist was eliminating the supplements and medications that make me sleep. Fml.
Me: you should probably do some stuff you need to do…
Also me: No, no, no, that can wait… what you really need to do is rebuild your keyboard again. You use it more for typing now… What about new switches? What about new keycaps? Do the research black hole… do it! 😂
The Norway #ADHD group on FB strikes me as people who are always looking for stuff. Drugs, treatment, easy ways out. They're not looking for key solutions, such as collaboration. I'm also not seeing much interest in a weekly ADHD conference call. Some of the paradox is that you're short-sighted, and thus unable to work with people on the long term.
Totally agreed. What I loved about the youtube ADHD "community" was the realistic depictions of what ADHD is actually like, and techniques for overcoming it, not mere recommendations for drugs.
It's a bummer that the community you found isn't more healthy.
I used to beat myself up over not finishing projects, until I learned that I have #adhd. My interests and motivation shift severely on a daily basis, which isn't really compatible with long term commitment.
I'm now trying to lean into it and enjoy the process of creation while putting less value in completion. Capitalistic society wants us to value the "finished product" above anything else - that doesn't mean I have to.