If today’s election results prove anything, it’s that name recognition often triumphs over platform. Hickenlooper won purely by the power of his name. Same with Griswold. And of course, the worst of them all, Trump’s name recognition was a game changer in both elections he won.
So how can we eliminate that from the game? How do we get people to vote solely based on platform rather than name?
I just recently got diagnosed at age 30 and put on Vyvanse, and holy hell, what a difference it has made in my life. I can actually start and finish things without anguishing about it for large chunks of time. I’m not ridiculously irritable or getting caught in negative thought loops. I’m actually hearing what my wife is saying instead of thinking about whatever else is stuck in my head. I’m not constantly raging at slow drivers in the left lane (only sometimes now lol, they’re the worst).
My friend who’s been medicated for years put it perfectly: I’ve been playing life on hard mode for 30 whole years when I didn’t need to.
And that’s what my dad (100% undiagnosed ADHD) has been doing for over 60 years. If he had been diagnosed and treated, my childhood and development probably would’ve been a lot different. Hell, he might even still be with my mom. I can play revisionist history all day, but I mostly just wish he wasn’t on hard mode all the time, because as someone who’s been there and now sees the other side, it’s soooooo much better on this side of the fence.
Hello my sexy friends! As the title says, I’m here to ask you all about how you deal with social anxiety in the lifestyle.
My wife and I hate the apps, so we’ve considered trying to move more toward the party/club/event side of things. We had tickets for a party the other week, and I was excited all week during the build up. However, as happens to me for most any social outing, the day of the event I majorly anxiety spiraled to the point where we ended up not going.
In hindsight, this bums me out. I know we would have had fun, or at a bare minimum, been perfectly fine. But when things like this are coming up, I can’t help but get into negative thought loops that just turn me off from wanting to go at all.
Has anybody here had similar experiences? How did you overcome those anxieties and take the plunge?