snrkl

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[–] snrkl@lemmy.sdf.org 11 points 1 day ago

Got my daughter with it! W00t!!

[–] snrkl@lemmy.sdf.org 35 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] snrkl@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

I feel almost 90% aligned to your story..

Was diagnosed formally in my 40s... Described as "super high functioning" by my psychiatrist, but really just felt like I've white knuckled the years from age 8...

DM me if you want to chat...

[Edited to add]: 90% of my coping mechanism were self taught and had large similarities to what you describe.

I have burnt out completely twice and the recovery taught me to develop better coping methods.

My recent diagnosis has given me the final piece to better understand (retrospectively) how and why I've operated and grown the way I did.

Medication is actively helping me overcome the largest remaining parts as my career has become more senior and exec function failings became more pronounced.

Unsure if that is helpful to you, but I'm also happy to chat more thoroughly in a less open forum if you're interested or think it might be helpful.

It's also OK if just knowing you're not alone was what you were looking for...

[–] snrkl@lemmy.sdf.org 42 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

I only skim read, but the provided link seems to me that opting out isn't an option:

However, if you would prefer to decline them, then you will need to close your PayPal account prior to the applicable effective date, as described in the user agreement.

[–] snrkl@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 month ago

smart watch with a "make my phone go bleep!" button....

[–] snrkl@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 month ago

I have a simple rule now: "in the case, or on my face".

Sunnies on my face? Clear pair in the case. Clear pair on my face? Sunnies in the case.

Case is in my EDC bag.. And DOES NOT EVER LEAVE THAT POCKET..

The ONLY exception is when sleeping, I have a bedside nose holder my clear specs go on.

[–] snrkl@lemmy.sdf.org 8 points 1 month ago

THIS. Thankyou...

[–] snrkl@lemmy.sdf.org 16 points 1 month ago (4 children)

I've just had to explain to the 80yo grandmother that you can't yell at my 19yo son because his anxiety ticks are annoying you.

She went full send on telling him that no woman or friends would ever want to be around him unless he stopped.. She got even angrier because she yelled at him to stop, and the ticking got louder and more frequent.. (duh..)

The only way I managed to get even a glimpse of consideration out of her was to leverage her pride in being a "baby whisperer" as a grandmother, and explained that yelling at an anxious ND about their ticks is like yelling at a baby to make them stop crying...

Only then did she stop for even a moment and actually have a thought about what was happening...

She still yells at him, but at least now we have a way to puller her back a little, as this description makes her feel terrible enough about it, that she leaves him alone for a bit out of feeling guilty...

[–] snrkl@lemmy.sdf.org 50 points 1 month ago (4 children)

there are ways to make it easier; it's been gamified:

https://github.com/streetcomplete/StreetComplete

Available on FDROID.

When my partner stops to play pokemon go, I complete some Open Street Map info quests...

[–] snrkl@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 month ago (3 children)
[–] snrkl@lemmy.sdf.org 11 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

I'd love it if you could expand on this to help me understand better..

I've had meditation suggested to me many times, and I just don't get it...

It leaves me wondering "What am I missing?"!

[–] snrkl@lemmy.sdf.org 42 points 2 months ago (4 children)

English language story from Reuters (no paywall) for anyone that doesn't speak French...

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/telegram-messaging-app-ceo-pavel-durov-arrested-france-tf1-tv-says-2024-08-24/

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