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Some alternatives to "I'm gonna kms" that I like/try to use:

-"I'm gonna launch myself into the sun"

-"I'm gonna shoot myself in the foot" (slightly less violent than killing urself😭)

-"I'm gonna pull a Lydia" (Inside joke between me and my friends but I think y'all can use deductive reasoning skills to understand what this means 😭😭)

-"Ugh, I'm so goofy"

-"I'm such a silly goose"

-*screaming*

This took me 20 years to find out. It may or may not work for you

1. Location:

Library or somewhere with study vibes

Near a wall or some sort of divider (helps with anxiety)

Switch it up so your brain can't sabotage the study vibes.

2. Method:

Use the pomodoro method. It works miracles.

During the 5 minute break, work on an art project. Personally, I like to sew bc its repetitive and soothing. But any art thing will do. (You can only stretch so much and the moment you touch social media you're dead. It also gives you something to look forward to while working)

3. Caffeine. Also, take your meds. Listen to music as needed. Bring food and water.

4. Do multiple sessions per day. Manage your time wisely. Also work on more than one subject per day.

I hope this helps a fellow adhder out there. I wish I figured it out sooner to save my grades lol.

"How to study with AD(H)D" articles be like

- step 1: make a planning

- step 2: study

MY BROTHER IN CHRIST WHERE IS THE PART WHERE YOU TEACH ME HOW TO STUDY

Emergency cleaning: Unfuck your whole house in the shortest time possible

So, your landlord/parents/home inspector/favorite movie star is dropping by, and your place is a disaster. You don’t have much time to clean it up. You’re in emergency mode. Let’s get started.

Don’t panic. Panic leads to fear, fear leads to procrastination, procrastination leads to the dark side. You can do this, but you have to stay calm.

Unlike maintenance cleaning, we’re not looking to completely unfuck one space at a time. Instead, we want to decrease the overall mess in stages, spread evenly across the whole area that we’re concerned about. If you think your home is at Level 10 filth, we want to bring the whole thing down to a Level 9, and then down from there. One really clean spot in an otherwise messy home is not going to be helpful here.

Get prepared. You’ll want to shut the computer down (or turn the modem off if you need your computer to play music). Trust me. Get your music going. Gather up trash bags, your vacuum and mop, some rags or paper towel, sponges, and other cleaning supplies. Use what you have on hand. Don’t get distracted running to the store and spending an hour browsing cleaning supplies. A multi-purpose cleaning concentrate or a jug of vinegar will be just fine.

Breaks are very important. Depending on your time constraints, work in 20/10s (20 minutes working, 10-minute break) or 45/15s. But take breaks because otherwise you’re marathoning, and marathon cleaning is no one’s friend. Keep hydrated, don’t forget to eat, and check in with yourself frequently to make sure you’re physically doing OK.

Make your bed. This will be your home base if you get overwhelmed or need somewhere clear to take a break.

Start with the garbage. Going from room to room, throw out anything that is obvious trash. Once you fill a bag, take it out. Repeat as many times as necessary.

Move on to dishes. Gather the dishes from all over your house and bring them to the kitchen. If you can, start them soaking in a sink of hot, soapy water or start loading the dishwasher. After the dishes are all in one place, spend one 20/10 getting started getting them under control.

Now it’s time for your flat surfaces. Countertops, tables, dresser tops, etc. Clear them off and wipe them down. Don’t get distracted in too much sorting and organizing. We’re in crisis mode here. There will be time to get in-depth once this is all done. The same applies to cabinets and closets. Unless you have reason to believe people will be opening closed doors, leave these alone for now.

Attack the floordrobe and shoe pile. Get your clothes either put away or in the hamper. Start a load of laundry if you need to, but keep in mind that laundry and dishes have three steps: wash, dry, and put it away, goddammit!

Get random stuff up off the floors. If something is trash-worthy, throw it away now rather than just move it around a bunch of times. Otherwise, put stuff where it belongs.

Take another 20/10 or 45/15 to catch up on more dishes, if needed.

Head into the bathroom. Pour some cleaner in the toilet bowl, fill the sink with hot water and cleaner, and either spray the tub and shower with cleaner, or fill the tub up with some hot water and add cleaner and let it soak. Put everything away that’s out and shouldn’t be, clean the mirror, counters, and toilet seat. Sweep or dry mop the floor. Wipe down the sink and tub/shower, and give the toilet bowl a scrub. Mop the floor.

Sweep and mop the kitchen floor.

Vacuum everything you can, and sweep everything you can’t.

Walk outside of your house (don’t lock yourself out, please). Walk back in and see what catches your eye first. Go and deal with that.

If you’re being inspected or your landlord is coming in for repairs, spend time on whatever area they’ll be focusing on.

Give the whole place one more once-over and pay attention to anything you’ve missed so far.

It’s an old trick, but if your place is a little funky-smelling, put a pan of water on the stove on low heat and add some citrus or cinnamon or vanilla. Don’t leave it unattended or forget about it.

Take a shower, put on something clean, and eat something.

You can do this. It’s overwhelming, yes, but it is not impossible. You just need to do it. You have a list. You have directions. You have a whole bunch of Internet strangers who have been there before and who are cheering you on. You can do this, but you need to get started.

Why are you still here? GO. START. NOW.

By the way, you can improve your executive function. You can literally build it like a muscle.

Yes, even if you're neurodivergent. I don't have ADHD, but it is allegedly a thing with ADHD as well. And I am autistic, and after a bunch of nerve damage (severe enough that I was basically housebound for 6 months), I had to completely rebuild my ability to get my brain to Do Things from what felt like nearly scratch.

This is specifically from ADDitude magazine, so written specifically for ADHD (and while focused in large part on kids, also definitely includes adults and adult activities):

ADDitude

How to Sharpen Executive Functions: Activities to Hone Brain Skills

Executive functioning skills range from working memory to cognitive flexibility to inhibitory control, and beyond. They power our daily func

Here's a link on this for autism (though as an editor wow did that title need an editor lol):

Kenneth Roberson, Ph.D.

Enhancing Executive Functioning Difficulties in Adults with Autism

Practical Strategies for Enhancing Executive Functioning Difficulties in Adults With Autism - Living with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) as

Resources on this aren't great because they're mainly aimed at neurotypical therapists or parents of neurdivergent children. There's worksheets you can do that help a lot too or thought work you can do to sort of build the neuro-infrastructure for tasks.

But a lot of the stuff is just like. fun. Pulling from both the first article and my own experience:

Play games or video games where you have to make a lot of decisions. Literally go make a ton of picrews or do online dress-up dolls if you like. It helped me.

Art, especially forms of art that require patience, planning ahead, or in contrast improvisation

Listening to longform storytelling without visuals, e.g. just listening regularly to audiobooks or narrative podcasts, etc.

Meditation

Martial arts

Sports in general

Board games like chess or Catan (I actually found a big list of what board games are good for building what executive functioning skills here)

Woodworking

Cooking

If you're bad at time management play games or video games with a bunch of timers

Things can be easier. You might always have a disability around this (I certainly always will), but it can be easier. You do not have to be this stuck forever.

hi friends i have a bottle of Xaggitin X L (methylphenidate hydrochloride) that expired in June 2023.

is this still safe/effective to take?

As someone who’s had a very back and forth relationship with Adderall there are a few things I wish I’d gotten a heads up about. Everyone’s experience is different but these are some things I don’t see mentioned often that you might want to consider:

- your mouth gets dry. Doesn’t seem like a big deal but it actually reeaallly impacts your dental hygiene over time. You have to accommodate that.

- you can get dehydrated really easily. Drinking water alone might not be enough. Electrolyte drinks (Gatorade, pedialyte, electrolit) are really essential.

- If you experience appetite loss, that’s something you need to pay close attention to and put real time and energy into accommodating.

- you can lose weight very quickly without realizing it. That can be very dangerous, and I mean immediate consequences AND long term consequences dangerous. In my case it was a significant factor in developing osteoporosis at the age of 21. And, I just want to be clear, I did not and do not have an eating disorder. I never intentionally lost weight, but it still got that bad because I wasn’t proactive when it started happening.

- just to give you a clear sense of what the appetite effects can feel like, the most common for me are/were “I’m too focused to eat”, “I’m not in the mood/not hungry” and “food tastes like cardboard” (this happens a lot and it sucks)

- It’s not a big deal but no one ever mentions it and I feel like it’s worth having a heads up: you shit more often, the same way you would from drinking a lot of coffee.

- you have to be on top of your medical stuff. Adderal is notoriously tedious to maintain consistent access to. You have to be communicating with your doctor and your insurance and your pharmacy. You have to be on time to your psychiatry appointments. These are all things that are easier to do when you’re on medication, so you have to be proactive. It’s a lot harder to get back on top of it if you run out.

That’s it for now, I might come back and add stuff. Just to be clear, these aren’t the most important things to know, they’re just the things you might not come across as often when doing your own research (which you should do).

* Also this is obviously for people getting a prescription. If you’re taking it without a prescription and without adhd/etc, it’s not going to affect you the same way at all. It also might fuck you up real bad, and besides there are better and safer drugs to be doing recreationally that don’t make it harder for people who actually need it to access it. But hey I’m not a cop, just do right by yourself.