#I Am Not A Doctor

[drpoisonoaky]

i need people to know my user name is because this exact moment plus ivy having a phd

[yeetmeoutthewindowdaddy]

Rolan's lisp headcanons:

Inspired by this post [alt]

A/N: I am not a doctor. I am not claiming that Rolan's voice actor has a lisp IRL, nor am I speculating on the causes of his lisp IF he has one, this post is nothing more than me reaching for angst for one of my blorbo's. Does Rolan have a lisp in-game? It sounds like he does to me, but maybe he doesn't have a lisp and that's just how his accent sounds to my uncultured US American yee-haw ears. --- This specific post is not a lore breakdown, it is pure speculation and conjecture. Some actual lore-breakdowns are linked to provide the canon sources that led me to these headcanons. I posited the information below as though it is factual because it is true for my headcanons, not because it is actually canon.

Content: Angst, a nonmedical-professional speculating on medical things.

TW: physical trauma, brain/head injury, anxiety/stress, child abuse, species-targeted violence*, orphans, homelessness, real-world parallels to discrimination.

*A/N: I am taking a page from WotC and using the term "species" instead of "race" because of the real world connotations that "race" has. And frankly using real-world terms like "racially targeted violence" when discussing a fictional world seems disrespectful to the very real people who must contend with it in their actual lives. And such terms hit too close to home— I'm ethnically ambiguous and pale enough that I don't have to worry about racially motivated violence in my day-to-day life, but many of my family members and loved ones don't have that privilege.

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A/N: (Hard facts are in green, information bookended by green * is info that I'm fairly certain is factual— everything else is headcanon.)

● (Section 1) Possible reasons why Rolan has a lisp:

Rolan was was born with an articulation disorder:

Rolan's speech impairment was much more pronounced (pun unintended) when he was younger.

He taught himself how to speak Common despite his disability because he wanted to be a wizard, who needs to be able to properly pronounce the verbal components of a spell, and because he was severely bullied about it as a child— as it was yet another thing that othered him.

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Rolan has a forked tongue that makes it difficult for him to speak Common:

(A tiefling specific physical reason why he has trouble speaking.)

A/N: (I don't think that any of the tiefling character models in game have a forked tongue. But based on what I know about tieflings, at least some of them should have a partially or fully forked tongue.)

"The speech of subjects with bifurcated tongues, while intelligible, shows a higher proportion of perceptibly atypical fricatives and significantly greater variance than seen in the control group." Source *Translated into layman's terms: While having a spilt tongue makes it noticeably harder to clearly enunciate and correctly pronounce words, people with a forked tongue are still able to be understood when speaking.*

Keep in mind that the test subjects in the above study were adults who had already learned how to speak. They already knew where and how to position their tongue when speaking, they just needed to adapt to speaking with their newly forked tongue.

Rolan had no one to teach him how to speak common with his naturally forked tongue.

A forked tongue is required to properly speak Infernal , so his lisp serves as yet another reminder of his infernal heritage.

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It was caused by an improperly healed injury:

Unfortunately, prejudice against tieflings is very common in the realms. *Rolan grew up in* Elturel, a city that tolerated tieflings better than most (until the Decent into Avernus). *A combination of moral superiority and* strict laws enforced by the Hellriders meant that Elturel had a very low crime rate.

In a city where cursing in public could get one into legal trouble, who could ruffians take their aggression out on without penalty? Street children, specifically tiefling street children. Without any adults to look after or protect them, many orphaned/abandoned tiefling children have to resort to stealing to survive (like Mol)— which unfortunately feeds into the stereotype of tieflings being criminals.

Committing a crime against tiefling urchin would be easy to get away with. Because who is the city guard going to believe— a purportedly good and upstanding citizen who was simply defending themselves, or a gamin devil-kin thief?

Before descending into the hells overtly hateful prejudice against tieflings was kept behind closed doors and away from polite company— it would be uncouth to be openly intolerant. The holier-than-thou people of Elturel looked the other way when injustices were committed against tieflings.

After Elturel was retuned from the hells openly displaying anti-tiefling sentiments became socially acceptable and widespread amongst the non-tiefling populace of the city. *Before the tieflings were banished violence against them had dramatically increased in Elturel. (Which sadly meant that the general levels of violence tieflings faced in Elturel now matched Faerûn as a whole.)*

Rolan was abandoned by his human parents because he was born a tiefling. Even if Rolan wasn't a street urchin and had instead been taken in by an orphanage or a temple; his prospects there weren't much better, maybe even worse, than being on the streets. (Rolan was, at some point, thankfully adopted by Cal and Lia's mother.)

Rolan would have suffered because he is a tiefling— either at the hands of the orphanage's/temple's care-takers and/or from the other unwanted children (Rolan is intelligent and magically gifted, jealousy is a hell of a motivator for school-yard bullies), or from criminals/assholes who wanted an easy target, or all of the above.

All of this to say: Rolan was, likely repeatedly, subjected to species-motivated physical violence when he was a child, causing him to receive an injury that never properly healed or that permanently damaged a portion of his brain that controls speech/speaking.

"Neurological disorders, such as stroke, brain injury, or dysarthria, can affect the brain regions and neural pathways responsible for speech production. A disruption in the neurological pathways can lead to difficulties coordinating and controlling the muscles involved in speech, including those of the tongue and lips. As a result, individuals may struggle to produce specific sounds correctly, potentially manifesting as a lisp." Source "Dysarthria can be caused by conditions that make it hard to move the muscles in the mouth, face or upper respiratory system... [which] control speech. Conditions that may lead to dysarthria include... Brain injury... Head injury." Source "An injury to the tongue or teeth can also cause a lisp." Source

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Rolan developed it as an adult due to stress:

Everybody responds to stress differently, and sometimes our bodies respond in strange and unexpected ways— such as developing a lisp.

"...anxiety and stress can cause a lisp. This is more common in adults than children." … "Stress and anxiety can surprisingly trigger or exacerbate lisping..." Source 1, Source 2

Reasons Rolan has to be stressed TF out before the events of BG3:

*Abandoned by his biological parents because he was born a tiefling.*

Grew up in an abusive orphanage/temple, in the streets, or both.

He is a tiefling, a species of humanoids in Faerûn that look like devils and are heavily discriminated against because of it.

*Rolan is the oldest and most responsible sibling.*

*His adoptive mother died, either before or during Avernus— leaving Rolan in charge of caring for his younger siblings.*

*Rolan and his family grew up poor, he knew that his magical talents could pull them out of poverty* and he trained incredibly hard to hone his skills without a teacher.

*Due to his lack of proper schooling*, and because his lisp prevents him from properly pronouncing the verbal components of spells, Rolan had to make his own versions of common spells.

He feels responsible for Cal and Lia's wellbeing, and is willing to go to extreme lengths/endure extreme things if it means he can provide a better life for them.

He doesn't truly believe that they consider him their brother/family.

Elturel, his home, was pulled into Avernus for at least a tenday.

He and his siblings had to survive actual hell.

Tieflings were blamed for the city falling into the hells because they look like devils, *leading to violence against them.*

He, his family, and all the other tieflings were exiled from Elturel because they were tieflings.

*He had to leave behind almost everything he had worked so hard to acquire.*

Reasons Rolan has to be stressed TF out during the events of BG3:

He has been roughing it with the other refugees for gods knows how long.

If he takes too long to get to Baldur's Gate he risks his apprenticeship, *his one and (thus far/possibly) only chance to learn how to become a powerful enough wizard that he can support his siblings.*

The druids are threatening to kick them out of the grove.

If they are forced from the grove everyone will be slaughtered by goblins.

Some meddling adventurer convinced his siblings to stay and help protect the other refugees instead of making a break for it on their own.

Wyll is a devil now!?

They traversed through the Shadow-Cursed Lands.

Insane, murderous, cultists attacked the tiefling caravan intent on slaughtering them.

Zevlor (seemingly) betrayed them.

His siblings were captured by said insane, murderous, cultists *because he wasn't strong enough to protect them and the children at the same time.*

That asshole adventurer is back, and they save him and his siblings again.

Baldur's Gate is refusing the refugees entry into the city.

Lorroakan doesn't let Lia and Cal stay in the tower.

Lorroakan is an abusive fraud.

He has to help the Nightsong and the adventurer fight Lorroakan.

He is suddenly the master of Ramazith's Tower and owner of Sorcerous Sundries.

A Netherbrain is set to attack the Gate and take over the Sword Coast.

He promised his help in the fight against said Netherbrain.

He has to figure out how to get the tower's arcane cannons, *which Lorroakan had neglected and allowed to fall into disrepair,* up and running before the final fight.

Just to name a few.

● (Section 2) Rolan's lisp misc. headcanons:

Rolan's lisp gets worse when his is tired or stressed.

It is ironically easier for him to speak clearly when he's drunk (up to a point) because he's used to struggling to pronounce words.

His adoptive mother taught him where to position/how to move his tongue when speaking common with a forked tongue.

Part of the reason he speaks in such a haughty tone is because doing so makes his words more clearly pronounced/enunciated.

His siblings only teased him about his lisp once when they were children, Rolan was so distressed that they vowed to never tease him for his speech impairment again.

Lia got into several fights when she was younger with kids who made fun of Rolan's lisp.

He might as well be a wild magic sorcerer with how often his spells have gone awry because he mispronounced a verbal component.

He is deeply self-conscious about his lisp.

He holds the forks of his tongue together, even when his mouth is closed, which gives him persistent tension headaches.

Once he gets comfortable enough around a romantic partner he stops (actively) trying to suppress his lisp around them and his siblings in private.

● (Section 3) Rolan's lisp forked tongue NSFW headcanons:

Because he has adapted to speaking common with a split tongue he is able to independently control both sides of his tongue.

His tongue is strong because he constantly flexes it.

His tongue is long. While this makes it harder for him to speak, it also leaves his partner very satisfied.

You know you're fucking him real good when his begging words start to slur together.

His ahegao face is top tier.

The amount of time it takes him to recover his ability to speak after an orgasm is increased by how mind-blowing said orgasm was.

[a-sad-mage]

You think different species like cave trolls and humans need different means of cpr? Pronto hears thru his nose and has his heart in his butt so I assume that's def different, humans are smaller than cave trolls so do cave trolls only use one hand for adults like how humans do for human childern cause of their pure strength? The list goes on

I would think so!

Humans already need different CPR. Till age 8, you perform CPR ment for kids on children, and after 8, you perform adult CPR.

Child CPR has you delivering 5 hard open palm blows to the back, followed by a two finger chest compreshion, while they are angled downward at like 45°, you already have to use one hand on a kid.

For adults (8 and above-weird, i know, but that's what I was taught-) you do regular CPR, and if needed/available, you bust out the AED

The AED will periodically shock the system to stimulate the body and tell whether or not the heart has started again. It will guide you through the motions and even has a button to switch to child mode to give instructions on providing CPR to a child.

There is also the fact other devices, like a oxygen mask might be in play as well depending on the situation.

With that in mind, and the fact that different species have different overall biology, it would make sense that there are different protocols when giving CPR to different residents of the Caverns.

Humans are straightforward, but for a Cave Troll to give a human CPR they would have to dile back their strength, CPR already risks the braking of ribs as is. Same when it comes to Elf's, they are humanoid, and Moleinoids, and their weird ass biology.

Whoever a Cave Troll must tend to medically that isn't another Cave Troll, they would have to be very mindful of their strength. So yeah, I would agree/assume they only use one hand when dealing with someone that isn't their own kind

As for a Human, Elf or Moleinoids preforming CPR on a Cave Troll, they would have to use as much strength and they could, or find another Cave Troll.

I would bet there are different AED devices made for the different types of residents of the Caverns, the Cave Troll one delivering more of a shock than the one for Humans, Elf's and Moleinoids.

And you know what? Let's take it up a notch and include slugs. Hypothetically speaking, if a slug here to need CPR, i would think it would follow the child rules, two finger chest compreshions and a blow to the back. Probably with not as much power, since they are so small.

[dearcervus]

I’m about to start pelvic floor therapy for endometriosis and according to a lot of literature/peeps online that includes internal manipulation most likely and ngl I’m so worried that I am going to cum on my physical therapist because of how sensitive I am.

Oh dear… I wouldn’t worry too much about that darling. I’m sure it’s a bit intimidating but you can always tell them to stop or slow down if it starts feeling too weird. Actions performed in physical therapy are also a lot different than what would be done in sex and likely won’t be sexually pleasurable, but it’s completely okay if something feels weird and you need to stop 🖤

[rachelbethhines]

Things That I Use To Help Manage My ADHD and Executive Dysfunction

1. To Do Lists

I know, I know.

Making a list is boring. I lose the paper. I forget to make the to do list.

Believe me, I know.

I've been there, but trust me it does help once you get into the habit.

Here's some tips on how to get started

Try making your list in a digital app or a document file so you don't lose it

Sticky notes in a place you're sure to see them

An erasable board like a marker board or a chalkboard that you keep up in a specific place and never move. Like on the wall or the fridge.

Put "make 'to do' list" on the to do list so you don't forget to do it

Set aside a certain time to fill out or check off the list each day. Consistency is key.

Use calendars, alarms, and timers liberally to keep track of appointments and to manage your time so you don't hyper-focus on something to the determinant of more important things

But be flexible for things that don't have deadlines or appointments. Don't beat yourself up if something doesn't get done, just add it back onto the list for next time

2. Randomizers

Part of the problem with executive dysfunction is being overwhelmed by choice. So I keep a few randomizer websites booked marked that I use regularly

Wheel pickers

List randomizers

Random number generators

Like I keep my list of projects on a wheel picker app. And my chores that I don't have deadlines for on another. When making my to do list I'll spin the wheel to pick the project or chore that I'm going to work on that day.

I do the same when picking out albums to listen to or movies to watch so I don't go doom scrolling while wasting time deciding.

3. Meal Planning

Similar to the above, I take one day out of the week to draw up my meal plan for the next week.

Use this time to take stock of your pantry and fridge. What needs to get used up?

Anything special you want to fix over the week or weekend? Save the recipes to a document or leave a bookmark in your cookbook

Overwhelmed with choices or just don't know what to do with certain ingredients? Try a randomizer or an app like supercook to come up with ideas.

After you've taken inventory of your kitchen and figured out any special recipes you want to make, go ahead and fill out your grocery list

Set aside time on your to do list for shopping, meal prep, and cooking through out the week.

Pre-plan what days/times you are going to eat out or get takeout and work that into the meal plan/budget

Budget not only your money but also your time. How long will this recipe take to prep/cook? How much effort will it require of me? Is there any shortcuts I can take to make things easier, like buying my veggies already diced?

Try using an app to keep track of your meal plan, grocery list, and recipes so that they're all in one place

4. Mental Health Apps

I like Booster Buddy, but it's no longer supported for newer devices. I have also used Finch. But at the end of the day it doesn't matter which app you choose.

The point of having a program dedicated for mental health is to have a handy way to check in on yourself and see how you are feeling. Many apps will offer visual cues to allow you to break down your motivation and energy levels.

This will help give you a guideline for the day so you don't stretch yourself too thin.

A good app will also offer little suggestions and tips to help improve your mood or provide genteel reminders for small things that help with self care.

But most importantly it will help you spot patterns over time so you can better notice ongoing problems or see gradual changes as you get better.

5. Finding and Avoiding What Triggers My Dissociation

This is the hardest one.

I suffer from Maladaptive Daydreaming on top everything else which only makes my ADD and Executive Dysfunction even worse.

For others it maybe obsessive compulsion or a tendency to hyper-focus.

Things that I found that can be triggers are boredom, anxiety, isolation, health/dietary complications, and even the weather.

So here's some things I noticed that help

Set aside a certain time during the day to read/watch the news and then ignore it for the rest of the day. Yes be informed, but don't obsess.

Get your news from actual reputable news sources and not social media! Avoid algorithms feeding you negativity.

If you want to be more politically active schedule time for it, get involved with actual charities or political organizations, and then go about your regular business afterwards

Limit social media time. For me it's mornings before work for about 30mins, and then maybe an hour after work.

Curate your online experience. Block what you need to. Unfollow who you see fit. Social media should be fun not stressful.

Talk to other people! Make plans to hang out on weekends or call/text someone during the weekday. Try to make contact with another human being in some form everyday for at least a few mins, even if it's just online in a discord chat.

Have a book or notepad handy for when you get bored at work. Read, write, or draw during your downtime so you don't start staring off into space.

Keep a short list of fun things to do handy if you feel bored at home.

Set aside time to daydream/worry/plan/meditate/decompress. You need to mentally unwind at some point. The goal is to have that time per-planned so that it doesn't distract from other needed tasks. Getting into a routine with that time will also help.

Eating enough iron/vitamin C/protein ect. Food is energy and you need energy to focus. Meal planning will help with this.

TAKE YOUR MEDS!!!

Sometimes the weather will make you groggy, irritated, or anxious. There's not much you can do about this other than to accept it and just try your best.

You can however plan for bad weather ahead of time. Go to the National Weather site to find out about upcoming weather in your area and to figure what you need to be prepared for it. Try getting into the habit of doing this regularly.

[notlycan-this]

If you have a medical kink and are really into musk/smell like me, try using nitrile or latex gloves and Hibiclens antiseptic skin cleanser on you and/or your playmate. Hand sanitizer and citrus scents can also pair nicely with these two. If you're already on injectable medicine, congratulations, you've likely got dozens of alcohol cleansing wipes already in your cabinet.

Your bedroom will smell like a doctor's office. You're welcome.

[harlequinoccult]

@nekuro9 replied to your post “lapin do you like eggs”:

I used to dislike eggs in general, but one day my body decided that we need to eat a carton of eggs RIGHT NOW or we will DIE and i had to restrain myself from inhaling 6 eggs a day for like a week. what's up with that

​Sometimes your body craves something real bad, for me it usually means i haven't been getting a specific nutrient i need, which, hey, that might've meant your body needed protein or some other nutrient that eggs provide

[adiraofthetals]

Something that I am working on is a Paul Stamets seizure fic. Now this will be heavily based off of my seizures. So this will kinda be a convo about my seizures and basically slapping that onto Paul.

I would like to remind you that not everyone has the same things happen to them during a seizure. There are many different kinds of seizures. I have Grand Mal seizures which is also known as a tonic-clonic seizure. This is the most common type of seizure. My seizures are different from most people who have seizures. That will be explained down below.

This gets really long and slightly personal. This kinda turned into what seizures are and what happens to me when I have them. I know people won't have the same exact thing happen to them when having a seizure.

What causes it? It can be many different things. Mine is Sleep Deprivation.

Aura: An Aura is your brain telling you something is about to happen. It can be many things. Vision becoming weird is very common. Not everyone has this. I do not think I have an Aura. If I do I can't remember it or it was very bad at telling me that something was happening.

Fatigue: Fatigue is also common. I have an overwhelming sense to lie down before I have a seizure. Like I cannot do anything else than lie down. I have tried to fight the fatigue before and failed. I did not know I was going to have a seizure when I did this. Thank god I was sitting on the couch before I blacked out.

The seizure: During Grand Mal seizures people are unconscious. For me, that is partially true. I will black out, then wake up during the seizure, I have tried getting up or calling for someone. It didn't work. Then I will black out again and wake up after it's over.

I am not sure if my seizures are Grand Mal seizures as they are unconscious seizures and mine only fit half the bill. But that's what the doctor said and I wouldn't like to test it by having another one.

After: Now I will admit I don't really remember what happens after a seizure. It is very common for people to not remember things about their life, name, birthday, etc. It's also very common for people not to recognize their friends and family. People will usually think their loved ones will hurt them and will attack these people. It's also common to not speak correctly. Many more things such as muscle fatigue.

After a seizure, our brains need to do a full reboot. Think of it like this:

Your laptop was freezing up, you got the bluescreen of death, you wait for it to pass, then your laptop does a full reboot. It will take a few minutes for everything to load and go back to normal.

That's what our brains have to do. So I will try and recount what I remember from waking back up. Like I said before I don't really remember it either cause I blocked it out or just because my brain wasn't braining.

During my two full seizures, I never thought my family was going to hurt me. I woke up and knew who they were. I am pretty sure I knew my name and birthday. But I do know that my speech was very bad. I was slurring my words a lot. I also knew what to say but couldn't say it in a way for people to understand. I do remember feeling tired, and fatigued. This has lasted maybe a day to a week. Although I have heard of it lasting much longer. I am not sure how long mine really lasted as it's been 3 years since my last one.

I might have some trauma from having a seizure but I can tell you now my mother has more from watching me have them two times. Well, two full seizures and that half one. The two full seizures are a bit of a blur for the reasons stated above but I can fully tell you about my partial one.

Oh if you have any questions about them you can ask! I might not know everything but I will try and help!

[pwecie]

To people who take any stimulant medication for (but not limited to) ADHD, remember to have a big breakfast before you take your meds, because that shit is gonna fuck up your appetite. Oh and take a shit before you leave the house. Trust me. Most meds also double as an unwanted laxative and it’s best to go in your own house than at a public restroom, especially in America where the stall doors don’t go all the way down.

If you can’t, make friends with Poo-Pourri and line the surface of the water with toilet paper so that the sound is minimized and the bathroom doesn’t smell.

[ecrivainsolitaire]

I'm convinced at least half of the medical conditions that present "low libido in males" are just trying to scare them into going to the doctor. There's no way so many things, common things even, lower male libido; yet men continue to be such horn dogs. I'd be willing to bet the issue is not "male libido is a flickering thing that requires constant maintenance and inflexible lifestyle choices" and it's actually something closer to "when you're sick your body feels bad, and your mind feels bad, and those things in general kill the mood", but because of the patriarchal expectation that men be ready to breed on a whistle and a dovey look, nobody wants to accidentally be misconstrued as to be saying "being sick makes you less of a man".

[dixonsdarkelf]

Hii! For the OC ask game:

🧼 "Do you prefer to take a shower during the morning or evening? Do you like taking baths? What's your favorite scent of shower gel?"

⛸️ "What's your favorite kind of sport? Do you follow sports closely or don't care at all?"

🛴 "What's your preferred way of getting somewhere - own car, public transport, a bicycle, or something else? How well do you follow the traffic rules?"

🥂 "How do you celebrate you accomplishments?"

🧼 "Do you prefer to take a shower during the morning or evening? Do you like taking baths? What's your favorite scent of shower gel?"

Since I’m an ER doctor, I shower whenever I can. When I get to choose though, like on a day off, I’m an evening shower girly. Showering and then putting on clean pajamas before crawling into bed is an elite experience. I like taking baths sometimes, like when I’m on my period because it can help with the pain. I think my favorite scent of shower gel depends on the situation. Like if it’s just me showering after work, then something simple like vanilla is great. But if I’m not alone, if you catch my drift, then some of that more seductive Bath and Body Works type shit is my go-to.

⛸️ "What's your favorite kind of sport? Do you follow sports closely or don't care at all?"

I personally don’t care about sports whatsoever, but if I had to pick a favorite, I guess I’d say archery because my best friends does it and I like to watch her. She’s really good at it.

🛴 "What's your preferred way of getting somewhere - own car, public transport, a bicycle, or something else? How well do you follow the traffic rules?"

In Atlanta, we have a lot of options for public transport, and while I’d like to say I do that often, I don’t. Being a woman alone on a crowded bus can be intimidating sometimes, especially if I have to work late or into the night. I prefer my car for that reason, as well as being able to blast whatever music I want. But I’d love to be able to walk or bike places more. The sound of that after a 24 hour shift sounds awful, though.

🥂 "How do you celebrate you accomplishments?"

I like to go out with my best friend for some drinks and actually have more than one, which leads me to start throwing my ass all over the place. If we don’t go out, we’ll get a little drunk at home, and that’s just as fun. The hangover the next day is not, though. But we celebrated, and that’s what matters.

[ghostinthegallery]

space wolves all hail from montana

tragic incident where leman russ gets caught up in the missoula pride parade. thousands overcome by uncontrollable thirst.

Victims required saline solution IVs and 50ccs of firefighter calendars as they were treated. All made a full recovery but were diagnosed as 30-40% gayer after the experience.

[judgement-marshmallow]

yoooo heres some ways i make qsmp streams more accessible as someone who has overstimulation problems!

one! usually if i know theres going to be a Big Lore stream (or just any stream im really excited to watch) I'll make sure i take a nap before hand. because in my experience being tired makes everything so much worse,

two! i give myself 5 minutes breaks every hour or so. i just find a relatively chill time and go to the bathroom or fill my water bottle or something. since its just a short break, when i come back its pretty easy to figure out what has happened since i left. and if i did somehow miss something insane, i just spend about 2 seconds on twt and find someone who's already clipped it PFFFFT

three! i only wear one earbud/side of my headset. i feel like this one is pretty much what it says one the tin, less earbud/headphones = less noise :D

four! streamers that are generally less overstimulating:

Phil!!! Philza minecraft!! Both he and tallulah get overwhelmed by noise, so he'll turn the sound down or just go takes breaks himself. also when he's not around other people his streams have got the perfect mix of music and talking that is just right (at least for me).

Cellbit is also the same way with his qsmp streams! (great music taste and more chill talking) However when he's playing with other people -especially during big events- his streams are usually very loud. super fun, but very loud!

(note: this is in no way a comprehensive list, there might be other povs that are really good too! I'm just speaking from my own experiences but i'd love to hear if any other the other ccs are similar)

for me personally i love watching roier's streams, even though they are SO loud and very chaotic. I just use my break system and i still have a really great time! :D

five! make sure you've got all other senses covered. room brightness, right temp room, comfy clothes + comfy chair, etc. basically just trying to eliminate anything else that could overwhelm you!

and in closing, just remember its okay to miss out on a stream if you arent feeling well, you can always catch the important stuff later! take care of yourself, cuz you're important! <3

[dna-d2]

Oh it's go time

(Fun fact, some ADHD meds take a few days to fully kick back in if you were off them for even a little while)

[tlaquetzqui]

Tip: instead of pulling your head to the side, when you need to stretch your neck, pull the arm on the side you want to stretch, across your body. Always safer to stretch the muscles on the sides of your neck from the shoulder end not the head one.

[quill-the-tired-one]

Artemis Crock Whump Headcanons #2.3

TW: Drugging, kidnapping, torture

The third time that Artemis is kidnapped and tortured, it's Joker doing everything. It happened almost two years after Artemis joined the team. Joker had wanted to get rich from forcing the Justice League to pay a ransom for Artemis. He had done it with Robin before but he had gotten tired of it and it never worked. So, he decided to try something, or someone, new. That person ended up being Artemis. She happened to be walking around Gotham one night on her regular patrol when Joker caught her by surprise. He drugged her before she could begin fighting him off. The drug paralyzed her muscles so she couldn't move or speak, but she was still awake and fully aware. After dragging Artemis to a random warehouse miles away and tying her up, Joker began to livestream what he did to Artemis to the Justice League and the team while demanding his ransom. He began to beat Artemis with whatever he could find. Batman and Dick were trying their absolute best to trace the location of the stream so they could find Artemis. As they did that, the only thing that everyone else could do was watch. Wally prayed that Artemis would hold on, that it would only be a little bit longer until they found her. Ollie and Dinah left the room and headed for the medbay to prepare everything that they would need when they got Artemis back. They already knew that she had been drugged to some degree by how she didn't fight back or even cry out in pain. The moment that Batman and Dick got the location of the stream, Wally was out of the cave, running to the warehouse that Artemis was being kept in. He took out Joker in less than three minutes because he was running off of adrenaline and rage. He got Artemis and ran her back to the cave, where she was immediately taken into medbay for treatment. Dinah was able to partially reverse the effects so it wouldn't take as long for the effects of the drugs to wear off. Still, it took Artemis weeks to recover due to her muscles being weakened. She could barely stand without collapsing and she couldn't hold anything heavier than a glass. That put her off of missions for about two months and any archery for one month.