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Both inspo for me, and others lol

I can't get PW2 for a while for reasons, and I got a couple DLC for 1 but honestly, I wanna play the campaign again. Well.. in free play. I both don't know how to reset my progress but also best washer I could not give it up lol

I'm thinking of trying to do it without scaffolding/ladder/step stool. I already kinda did that before because I find the whack jumping pretty fun.

What else have you guys done for fun? I'm not a fan of "clean with only X nozzle" (mostly because I'm impatient lol) but that's the only two I can think of!

Those in built water challenges are no fun. The timer ones were.. more doable. Not quite enjoyable, but I got that achievement

Hey everyone, a couple weeks ago (+ 3 days to be exact) I had my first (practical) interview in six years

I felt so confident coming out of it, I thought I did the tasks really well and had rapport with all the staff I came across and even got a tour of the place and said hi to other staff, I asked questions, etc

Next day got the phone call I didn't make it to interview stage. I really really wanted that job and was honestly heartbroken, I didn't think to ask for feedback on said phone call as I just wanted to hang up asap

Now, I've never made it to a stage of application where feedback is actually an option, and due to various reasons that we'd be here all day for, I'm scared to ask for it.

Now I have a bit of confidence, have I left it way too late to ask? Would it be weird? Would they have thrown it away?

The interviews would have been only four days after the practical so I imagine they've actually hired someone by now already

Sorry for the vague question, but after being in this sub since before my diagnosis, and about two years later I'm almost ending titration (yay for finding one that works! Elvanse if you're curious) and if this sub has taught me anything, it's that meds aren't a miracle cure you gotta have other things in place to function.

Hopefully other people will benefit from this post - we got however far we all are in life with whatever coping mechanisms we made unmedicated, but none of them work anymore medicated. So, for those who either have their sht together, or have solid advice that they may or may not follow themselves lmao - what say you?

I feel like I can focus now, I'm unemployed without kids so I guess the best opportunity to try and put good habits in place? But do say advice for any life scenario in case it helps others :)

I'd love to try and work to a schedule ngl, but calculating out every day to specific tasks right away is both overwhelming, boring, and only semi useful.

For anybody who's played both, does the second one add just that much more?

I just finished achievement hunting of the first game (no DLCs yet) and thought well, sensible thought is either DLCs or get the second game because I'm absolutely hooked lmao

I looked up how long on average (HowLongtoBeat) it'd take just to get an idea of value and.. the campaign seems to be shorter? Admittedly this is a pool of 280 vs 80 people

But after playing the demo and seeing that map in the hub, I'm kinda surprised it isn't like twice the length. The description and some game text certainly indicates you go to these surrounding places so I'm a lil disappointed if it isn't longer lol

I'm skint at the minute so I'm probably gonna get a DLC or two instead anyways, but you guys here, did you notice if it felt shorter? Rn just the better ladder physics alone is worth the new game. And cat petting ability.

I won't ramble away but I have tried for PIP three times and due to private reasons, have always scored a resounding 0 points across the board and not managed to complete the reconsideration form.

Idk if it's desperation nowadays but I feel inclined to try a fourth time, and this time I will do everything (except the assessment itself as there's none face to face near me) by post. I know, I've chosen literally the worst climate to apply during but here I am

ADHD isn't even my primary reason for applying, not that that matters - but since I'm in titration I have better access to prescriber/person who diagnosed me.

Has anybody asked them to write a letter? If so, what did you say exactly and which person did you ask? I asked the PUK bot and surprisingly it recognised my message and it said yeah sure you can ask in your portal, so I'm hoping others here may have advice before I send one!

The more evidence the better, right...?

Let's just say I'm already not hopeful and I haven't even ordered the form yet

Edit: Just come to the realisation the only way to GET the form is via a phone call. Guess I'm off to buy some stamps to ask via post. Sheesh.

I'd spend so much money on this if it gets made lol

Tldr at the end

I have tried for PIP three times and all of them came back zero points, with the usual quotes of "you said you can't do this. I have decided you can"

Due to.. let's go with not understanding family, one of my major issues is my fear of phone calls. Unless it is a family member being on the phone genuinely makes me panic, my breath gets fast and I stutter a LOT. And the only way to ask for an appeal that isn't writing a whole ass letter, is a phone call. I tried once, ended up crying about two minutes in because I couldn't understand the thick Irish accent of the woman I spoke to

I have explicitly asked family for help and do the phone call for me. They either brush it off, completely ignore me, or just say suck it up. The reason I haven't tried again in two years is because I would genuinely rather be struggling than make that phone call again.

But jesus.. I really need it. My family doesn't believe me but I really need it for mobility reasons. If I go through the whole process again and get the inevitable zero points, I've heard people say citizens advice is good for- well, advice. Would they do the appeal call for me if I had in writing what I wanted to say?

Tldr: tried for PIP three times already, always got no points and never appealed because I really struggle to do the process. Would Citizens advice make the appeal phone call for me?

If the answer is more I just... guess I won't bother. I tried asking friends but they either also struggle or we're not close enough to ask that of them

To preface, I'm unemployed and got adhd so routines aren't exactly my strong suit. I'm one of those adults who says they love reading but hasn't picked up a book in far too long, but could read a book or two a month as a kid.

I've said to myself for ages that I'd read before bed, that way I get the bonus of not being on a screen either. But whenever I go to bed, it's usually 1am (like when I write this) and then I end up not reading because I know I'll read for far too long into the night and further ruin my morning wake up.

I tried manga as I own three full different series, and it kinda worked since one volume takes me like an hour to read, but it means I also finish quickly lol. Thought it'd be a way to gateway myself into reading my actual novel list but uh, yeah didn't do that

So which habit should I try first; reading before bed even if it means I don't sleep till 2 or 3, or even if I'm on my phone try and get at least INTO bed before midnight?

I know they both sound like crazy options but without going on a rant to explain, they're my options for step 1 atm

Tldr at the bottom. Sorry if the format is awful, typed it on mobile browser

I won't ramble on, but to use my scenario as an example, a week ago my boyfriend revealed a secret to me, and I wasn't sure I could accept what it was (nothing illegal or anything, it was a kink) so I told him I need a few days to decide as I do not process things at a normal pace. I said a week I would text

Five days after (so yesterday) he turned up at my house. I live with parents btw. We live over 2 hours apart. I'll keep it swift and just say after that he is now ex boyfriend.. my dad explained to some it's a really romantic gesture but my mum also helped me realise it was a sign he didn't know me as well as he thought he did.

Yesterday I told a couple friends who had been along for the rollercoaster ride lol and I was honestly blazé about it. Played a game with my friend to distract myself.

But today, my brain has been thinking about it a fair amount and it's.. well idk what these feelings are lmao. Negative ones. Anybody else?

Tldr; had a negative thing happen yesterday and only today do I seem to be giving it any thought. Do you also have a buffer between event and feeling? Positive or negative

Tagged as humour to say I'm being lighthearted! Negative things welcome too if you wanna vent :)

What made me think to ask is I've always wondered what era of music I listen to the most (on Spotify), and there's no easy way to find that out except putting... every single song I have into decades playlists.

So that's how I've spent my morning lol. Luckily I've only been an active user for 3 years so I've only accumulated approx. 1200 songs, I just hit 600! It's like a mini blessing when I hit a time when I clearly added a whole album, or when Eurovision occurs cus I can do a big lump at once!

So yeah, what have you guys done/do that make you think "NTs would give me such weird looks for this!"

I have been a bit of an idiot and despite having it written on my to do list, life stuff has kept me busy and I need to buy something for my brother-in-law's 40th this Saturday. Every gift idea I can find online "could" arrive by then, which we all know sods law means it won't!

Think I might as well try my own high street but man, I don't know his size nor have a budget higher than maybe 30 quid for a top tier gift so no clothing.

Anybody know any neat shops for gifts? He's getting into long distance running, appreciates a drink, and eats literally everything. He and I have a chunky age gap so if anybody is gonna buy a gag gift it would be me

Thought Menkind would be a decent shout but honestly, it's tat.

I've never been one to finish other's sentences, but I've realised I hate being told something I already know, especially when the other person is enjoying tell me something.

I have a friend who when they ask to "chill on discord while I play X" means "listen to me talk non stop while I play X". Usually I don't mind, my way around it is being busy so she just thinks I'm not around to join when I actually want to be getting on with something else. Call me rude but I don't really enjoy watching other people play games, at least 1-on-1

Anyway! She recently got into DBD, which my boyfriend is REALLY into. It's a really big interest of his so of course I know a lot about the game, heard his opinions on all the killers and survivors more than once, as well as know how to play the game. Not my cup of tea, I just watch him stream over discord while I do other things too

However, my friend has been asking about 5/6 times now to "chill" while she plays, which I know she just wants to rant. And show me everything. I told her my boyfriend is super into it but I'm not a fan. This evening I kinda owe her an apology for something unrelated so I finally agreed to sit on a call.

Sure enough, she is showing me everything. Explaining how to play as she goes. Who she likes to play. The animations of the killers. Some skins.

It is taking every ounce of energy I have to not just say "I KNOW ALL OF THIS ALREADY". Because I know she's just excited to share things with me, it's what she does, but oh my god. It's hard to make so many agreeing noises when I have absolutely nothing to say.

Lord give me strength lmao. Anybody else this way?

No update in the Nintendo direct today :(

I'm not looking to switch just because of that. but despite not feeling thirsty at all, dry mouth is bloody annoying symptom. There's only so many sips of water I can take!

Bored and curious

Confrontation might be the wrong word, but a brief description of my issue is when I need to set a boundary, I internally freak out and practically disappear off the face of the earth. Ghosting, really...

99% of the time I come back, but it's when that period of no reply gets longer and longer and longer, it's starts with avoidance, then I forget, then it's so much guilt it just consumes me. Then it turns into fear of me thinking they're gonna be mad at me.

It doesn't help that a lot of the internet *hates* this trait, and I get it, trust me I hate myself more than anybody could lol. So knowing people genuinely dislike this trait, doesn't help my fear of people being mad at me.

But it's ruining relationships of all kind and I need to stop. Please don't suggest therapy, I'm aware, but cannot afford it. I have some kinda session this week with a charity but they're taking ages to book me in.

When it's repeat offenses one after the other, I feel like sorry isn't gonna cut it for them. Ik I can't predict how others will react, and then I have to face the fact I have to learn to set boundaries even if other people don't like them.

For any curiosity, 99% of what 'makes me' do it, is somebody saying they want to meet up and I don't. I am so bad at saying no. Because nobody wants to hear "I don't want to see you", cus if I say "nah not X date" they'll suggest another when I actually want to say "No not for a while". (I have a lot of long distance friends, so it's not as simple as a 20min journey to town)

Tldr; I have the horrible trait of ghosting friends/potential partners when I don't want to hurt their feelings by setting a boundary, and I have no idea how to face messaging them again when a week or more passes by (especially when it's not a one off). I want to stop doing this for good

Honestly, I'm shocked I even had one, let alone two, to begin with. I can only assume I made one to save a couple old chats, but today I just used it for a query and decided to delete a couple recent ones, then realised I could just scroll and scroll and scroll

This is from someone who uses it maybe twice a month, since.. 2022/3 I think. Had a sudden "oh my god *ew*" moment and have now permanently deleted them both.

It said I can never make a new account with the same email address which honestly two things; wtf kind of rule is that, and secondly, *are you storing my emails FOREVER?* because otherwise how would it know? (Unless I'm being a bit dumb here, do explain if it's something else)

Unfortunately I hate to admit I will still return to it very rarely. I am only using it for productivity, for example a week ago I needed to paint someone's name in a very particular font from a photo. So I asked it what font was used in the reference

AI has its uses, but the further I can distance myself from it the better. Never ever do I want to become somebody who relies on it, genuinely my worst nightmare

For sake of ease Imma generalise - so I have a to do list, some items are enjoyable, some I've been avoiding for... varying lengths of time.

Have your meds made it easier to do everything on your lists or do you find yourself still avoiding the ones you were already avoiding? Like I have things as simple as replying to an email but I just ain't doing it.

Trying to figure out if this is a me issue, a med issue, or some kinda anxiety issue. I'm mid titration but not feeling anything yet so after trying the max dose next week I'll ask to switch. I want the life changing feeling the rest of you seem to be having lol

I feel like you guys will understand this. To begin, I'm also suffering in the current heatwave that seems to be far more global than I thought, yay group suffering lol

Anyway, I live with parents and our downstairs is open plan - so kitchen, eating bit, and the tv area at the end, with big windows that open to the garden. I think (almost 8pm for me) outside is now cooler than inside, but they're watching a film, very loudly.

I also didn't eat with them because when I get too hot I feel nauseous and hella bloated so y'know not hungry in the slightest. I am now hungry, but the heat really *really* gets to me, my friends says "you get hangry but the h stands for hot" lol, and she isn't wrong! So I am at absolute wits end

So I go to the stairs, and already I can hear the film. If I can hear it from a floor up, bloody hell it's gonna be too loud in the kitchen. Plus I know they used the air fryer, which I was going to use, so now part of my dinner would take twice as long to cook in the oven and honestly that's enough of a plan change for me to just think "fk this fk everything" and starve.

The last thing I want to be right now is hot, bothered, cranky, pissy, thirsty, and hungry! But here we are!!!

Ugh. Sorry I just needed to moan. Anybody else got stories of random things they've gotten mad about because the heat is so incredibly overstimulating? We could all do with the distraction

Wishing I could be in the Aussie autumn right about now

only tagged nsfw in case this triggers others! I myself don't talk about any bad experience!

I want to preface this with nobody has ever laid a hand on me, but I was out with a friend recently who will sometimes just put their hand on my shoulder or arm as people do and I always flinch. Another friend of mine is the kind who does a little slap when they laugh but it didn't take long for my body to simply flinch whenever they raised their hand near me

She said she was so surprised by it that she made an effort to stop the poor thing lol. But if I'm just stood somewhere in my house, my dad approaches and touches my shoulder endearingly and I flinch. I was laying on the floor one time (in a sore board game defeat lol) and my boyfriend went to lie on top in a form of hug and again I flinched

It really gives off the vibe that I was abused as a child or something and I swear I wasn't! (...physically. iykyk) I can only assume it's autism or adhd where my mind just kinda forgets about me but when suddenly touched I "jump" to reality???

Please say I'm not alone in this, it's such a wild trait to have