#and sorry i didnt see this sooner

[pops-exe]

Hey, you mentioned you got diagnosed with a sleep disorder this year and I was wondering which one and how you ended up getting diagnosed with it? Asking for me lol, I think I might have a sleep disorder

Yeah so I got diagnosed with something called idiopathic hypersomnia (IH). It was a very long process. For years I was sooo sleepy throughout school and college. Everyone says they're tired so I thought it was just normal. Plus I was diagnosed with depression so my doc and I assumed it was a leftover symptom. Switched meds several times, used caffeine pills, even put on stims for a while. I would sleep perfectly at night and would take 2+hr naps during the day. I would regularly doze off during class and work no matter how hard I tried to stay alert Like I'd think I was awake and realize I was typing gibberish on my computer.

And so last year my therapist said, go see a sleep doctor. So my primary doctor referred me to a neurologist.

The testing part is pretty complex. You have to stop mental health meds for 2 weeks before the test. The 1st part is called a polysomnogram and it's to see how you sleep at night and to rule out any possible causes for the sleepiness (sleep apnea, sleep walking, etc). You get hooked up to a bunch of electrodes to measure your brain waves and then you sleep for the night.

Then if the polysomnogram is normal (sleep apnea or not sleeping at all would make the next part inaccurate) they do the mslt, multiple sleep latency test. Basically you, or try to, nap every 2hrs. You get a certain amount of time to fall sleep, and they measure how fast you do and if you enter rem (dream sleep).

For narcolepsy type 2 (NT2) and IH you have to fall asleep on average in less than 5-10min(I can't remember the exact number). You take 4 or 5 naps depending on the results. For narcolepsy you have to enter rem during at least 2 naps. Basically, being able to fall asleep quickly after a full night's sleep every two hours isn't normal lmao.

It takes a few weeks for the results. For mine, I fell asleep in all 4 naps. I can't remember how fast but they said it met the criteria. Didn't enter rem so not enough for NT2. Although, the doc said a lot of research points to NT2 and IH being a spectrum and not really two different things. And I did have a cataplexy like attack at one point so he just says narcolepsy spectrum disorder cause it could end up being narcolepsy type 1. On paper it's just idiopathic hypersomnia. But the medications to treat it are exactly the same.

I'm currently on armodafinil and it definitely takes the edge off the sleepiness. Like instead of dozing off 3x a day at work every day, it's like once a day, every other day. I still do take long naps on the weekends or any chance I get. But my brain always feels somewhat foggy and my limbs tend to feel heavy (like a really mild sleep paralysis).

This site has a lot of information about IH and similar sleep disorders. They do a lot of advocating for research and have tons of helpful info:

https://www.hypersomniafoundation.org/ih/

I hope this helps even a little bit. Feel free to ask me anything else or message me for advice. Hope everything turns out for the best for you!

[ezgurple]

I thought it was so cool that other people were drawing there ocs with your boys so I ended up trying with my own turtles! I really love your au and your art style!

WOWOOOOOWAH WOAH WOAH WOAH HOW FREAKING KEWL AAAH.

YOUR RAPH LOOKZ AWESOME 🤬ANF YOUR DONNIE IS A ROBOT!?!!?! MY BRAIN BLEW UP. now i wanna draw more of them together. im sorry my don ripped your donni’z hed off…🤦 he can be so weird sometimes

[xxplastic-cubexx]

it doesnt need to be said but its genuinely so funny how at-the-hip charles and erik are in krakoa like they really had the green light- the OBLIGATION- to be as obnoxiously close to each other as possible and abused that right to the fullest extent

[unlikely-hybrid]

*hurries from the other room to him*

Yes, Ammit, forgive me.

*is in his room, putting on a coat*

Deacon! You nearby?

@unlikely-hybrid

[emerald-cloud23]

Been hving this theory for a few months now that this "Master Wu caused the Merge" thing is just Wu having been surprised by how soon it happened. It wasn't supposed to come this early, we've heard him say it in multiple flashbacks

Also, theory that kind of goes along with this is that Ras is responsible for it happening so early. He mentions in s2 to Jordana (possessed by Rox) that he used Dragon Icons (like that really pretty dagger/sword Lloyd got from Motion at the end of s2) to lure the Energy Source Dragon and then captured it. At the end of s1 when Lloyd goes to release said Source Dragon (with the Dragon Energy Cores!) it says that 'freeing it could cause the whole cosmos to destabilize. That destabilization could've resulted in the Merge, which then threw Wu for a loop because it wasn't supposed to happen yet but it did. Oh, also I think it's obvious that either Wu can do some astral projection stuff now or he's actually dead (I kinda figured it would be the latter after the second batch of s1 dropped in 2023 but remained silent.. He's probably dead tho)

[unganseylike]

whenever I see your Gansey Tuesday post I know it's t-shot day 🏳️‍⚧️

omg happy t-shot gansey tuesday! 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️

[angronsjewelbeetle]

Hey there! Saw you respond to @wolf-tail so I figured I'd toss my baby boy in the ring.

I love my stinky boi, Mortarion. Death guard for life!!!

I died once (got better, dw) so I live life with the reckless abandon that only being immortal or Russian can grant you. Pigeons are my favourite animal, and I'm working towards being a librarian! My life motto is "Do no harm, take no shit, ask no questions," so do with that what you will lol

Blue Topaz - supposedly allows you to channel your inner wisdom and helps to embrace your genuine self

[bizlybebo]

something something vyncent is adaptable, above all else; he's not used to this kind of hurt. He's been trying to claw his way back home ever since he ended up in Prime, and here he is, underground, standing at the grave of his father, the traitor. Dead. Something he will never be able to claw his way back to.

More than a year in Prime. More than a year spent with his father's betrayal sitting in his stomach, fermenting, a bitter taste in his mouth. An anger he's not accustomed to. He imagined coming back here and throttling his father with his bare hands, letting his own wrath take over for a few terrible, cathartic moments, or maybe just asking him: Why?

He can't do either of those things, anymore. Vyncent will always remember the man as a traitor, and yet, his father died a hero.

(Somehow, that fact only makes him hate his father more).

OUGOGUHGHGUHGUH THIS IS SO FUCKIGM,.HRK4W,MRS OUUGHGH MY GODDD MOEEE. DUDE. DUDEDDDEUDUDUEU HOLY .

ouugh. more than a year spent with his father's betrayal sitting in his stomach, fermenting, a bitter taste in his mouth. holy fucking. ouh my god. dude. DUDE. i'm losing my mind over this

SOMEHOW THAT FACT ONLY MAKES HIM HATE HIS FATHER MORE:( BRO.

oohhh ym goddd you've gotten his like. thought process down perfectly. this is something that would come from canon this is. literally his internal monologue. dudee. i dont even have words im,. dude. this. explodes it with my fucking brain lasers.

[kupofdoodles]

i remember my dad was like “plz be careful when talkint about palestine in public” and i asked “why” and he said “its bc there’s ppl with rlly rlly strong opinions out there” and i remember telling him “it shouldn’t be controversial to want people to live”

ya ppl will probably get upset if i mention it in public and i get my dad doesn’t want to get into an argument but i just want an entire nation of people to not be wiped out

[segernatural]

what is castiel's greatest regret?

link to panel is here, timestamp: 20:54, images below cut

when he was god he could've fixed the world but failed to

'he harboured his feelings for 10 years without actually sharing them, and waited until he was about to die to share his affections'

he never really patched things up with his angel brethren in heaven

he never actually felt like he belonged on earth

(likely connected to above but) he had very few friends

he had a very, very limited wardrobe

as cas looks back on his life, it's probably nothing but one giant sweep of regret

misha did book-end it with:

"Well, I think, in the big picture, Cas... the thing that I like about that character is that he always tried to do the right thing, always tried to do what he thought was good and righteous. And sometimes he made mistakes, but that was always his North Star, and I quite like that about him."

[pikkish]

YOU

YOU ARE NEAT, YOUR ART IS S I C K AND YOUR DOOM COMIC IS RAD I LOVE SEEING YOU POST THINGS

CAKE FROM MY BIRTHDAY UPON YE

OUGH THANK UOU FOR THE COMPLIMENTS AND FOR SHARING UR BIRTHDAY CAKE!!!! IM A LIL LATE BUT HAPPY BIRTHDAY FRIEND!!! I HOPE IT WAS REALLY GOOD AND U GOT LOTS OF CAKE N BIRTHDAY PRESENTS!!!

[hroohraaa]

Hello doc!!!

Howdy how m8?

Ah- How did you get in here...? Am I seeing things again?

Well. Hello, there. "Mate." I'm doing alright. Finished work, so now I'm free to return to my...hobbies. Who might you be, then?

[banesberry-anomoly]

Fuck you *Homestucks your Dealer*

[moopiter]

happy new years!

Happy new years!!!! 🥳 may this one be better than the last!!! :)

[bugsinthebayou]

I get you there re: viktor. Part of the reason I watched arcane S1 was because I heard about viktor and then saw a screenshot of him in what looked like a back brace, which. Given that I wore one for several years after my spine basically collapsed out from under me. It was surprisingly nice to see

(I'm no longer in the brace, but now I have spinal fusion rods that reduce pain & will keep my back from worsening over time. And hey I gained a couple inches of height in the process.)

nodding nodding. i get it. the portrayal of his disability is so important to me. the scene of him outrunning that boat will always make me so emotional. his cane... his leg brace.... god hes just like me fr. viktor arcane i love you so much.

im happy to hear you're doing good by the way! that sounds really rough to go through

[weaselishmcdiesel]

JADKSHFDFH HIIII MAEEEEEEEE DONT BE SO CUTE COME HERE AND GET SOME EEPIES dropping you directly on liv <3 wakes them up <3 HEHE