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@no_dopamine I want it too. Badly. It plagues my mind. I think about it constantly, but I know that I have to rationalize it or I will hate the result. I usually end up impulsively buying something anyway. I end up hating the result 80% of the time when I do research after the fact to check and see if the deal was good. Its a double edged coping mechanism.
Short sweet is the way to go with ADHD. To the point. Write and speak like Hemingway. No wasting of words.
As far as emotions go, I have no desire to feel my emotions. They are already too present and dominating. I’ll pass and work on regulating them so I don’t hurt others and say things I shouldn’t. If I could regulate them, I would get into far fewer arguments.
Video games are my zen and even they are not that relaxing. They have to be the right pacing though or else my stress levels actually increase. I used to bike ride to calm my brain, but find I can’t do that anymore because I need a place to go and my mind is confused if there is no purpose involved. Finding purpose is another compensation trick I have picked up, i.e. rationalizing action. Reading is not relaxing as it uses up so much energy to stay focused and the constant rereading.
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