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Llamamoe
5y ago
Mental health medicine absolutely IS clueless. The explanations of why meds work make no sense, research on side effects is neglected, mechanisms are not understood. That said, stimulants are /something/ of an exception, in that t
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There were periods in my life when I coped better, but I have never been able to function in my life until I was lucky enough for a friend to just buy me a bilevel CPAP, at a point in life when I couldn't even go out and see a doctor a
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5y ago
I know exactly what is wrong with me. ADHD is not trauma, and my chronic fatigue is caused by airways so narrow that I cannot brestje if I straighten my neck. Even sleeping on a BiPAP, every single of my breaths is flow limited and I wake u
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5y ago
I know. I do not blame people. At least not for that. What I blame people for is shaming, infantilizing, and treating people who struggle like nutjobs worthy only of ostracization for "refusing to accept help". Acting "whiny&
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5y ago
This is valid and I don't blame you. Over the years, I've experienced both sides of that coin, and nobody could be rationally expected to put up with it. But it sure hurts to have spent a decade unable to leave my house or take ba
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5y ago
I can't speak for everyone, but as a person with unmedicated ADHD and chronic fatigue, I feel pretty hostile to sentiments like this. In my experience, people who engage in #2 aren't - as you seem to be implying - people who are i
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Llamamoe
5y ago
Translated into a human language, this means what exactly?
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5y ago
So basically it just measures mild dysautonomia like cold hands/feet caused by Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome.
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5y ago
- The concept of "recruitment". The body recruits muscles to integrate them into motions, the brain recruits networks to execute cognitive tasks, humans recruit stereotypes and concepts from shared awareness to back their words up
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5y ago
I honestly love your life story and that you're comfortable sharing that. And I admire the passion you have for both those things lol.