#op has adhd

[metalphoenix]

Tim Drake, Caffein and ADHD

Ok so, I know Tim is a coffee/energy drink addict (not sure if this is cannon or not but i don't really care). I was thinking about this a few days ago while thinking about my own ADHD relationship to stimulants/caffein.

What if Tim Drake is not addicted to caffein because he is trying to stay awake. He for sure has insomnia but what if its unrelated to the caffein?

What if he has undiagnosed and therefor untreated ADHD? His thoughts run a thousand miles a minute and he uses caffein to slow his thoughts down long enough to make sense of.

His parents were never around to see the signs. By the time he's Robin he's figured out how to self medicate with coffee. Dick (who is also hella ADHD) kicks himself for not noticing it. While Dick's ADHD presents as hyperactivity, Tim's presents in him being unable to regulate his focus. This is not in the "I can't pay attention way" that most people think of but the "I will hyper-focus on this thing to the point that I will forget to eat, sleep, drink, use the restroom etc" way.

Eventually someone figures out that he's got ADHD and he gets on the proper stimulants, (Adderall, Ritalin or Vyvance) and gets him on a good sleep med for insomnia and he slowly starts drinking less coffee because he doesn't need to anymore.

IDK just ADHD Tim Drake

[just-ray]

Guys I'm literally buzzing around rn like I LOVE POLITICS I LOVE POLITICS uyhhhhhjhhg I try and act all high n mighty sometimes like as if I'm so educated n shit NO I am NEURODIVERGENT !!!.,,

[the-fabled-void]

How about a handful of acorns? Who would receive it, who would give it?

A squirrel to a second squirrel /j

Nahh, I think this would be a joke gift given to Ink. He's tiny and dresses in brown, just like a squirrel (also his scarf looks like a long squirrel tail, and I have a headcanon they hoard small objects... Also the first drawing of Ink I ever did, they were sitting in a tree)

Obligatory ADHD joke here: bc I have it and as stereotypical as it is, if anyone were to be distracted by squirrels, it'd be them

[aydaaaguefort]

he’s soooo me

[ocularpatdowns]

i really do think macden can work once mac realizes that dennis just needs to be managed like a tamagotchi and once dennis realizes that mac just needs praise and affection in exchange for managing him like a tamagotchi

[imjustapoorwayfaringgeek]

punk idiot, rubbery idiot, emo idiot and their first mates

[allthatmay]

So, today my husband said, "Some people think Shanks is a radial leftist, but I think he's the most centrist character in the show. Dragon fills the role of the radial leftist/anarchist that people often attribute to Shanks."

And, huh, yeah. People do often talk about Shanks like he's an anarchist, but he's really not. I've always said that Shanks is a mediator, keeping a tentative peace between the pirate tribes and the government until the time comes wherein the One Piece can be claimed and the mysterious consequences can happen, but that means he is effectively playing the part of a centrist—straddling the fence, as it were. The key difference, I think, is that Shanks knows for certain that change is coming in the form of a rubber deity, and he is trying to guide it into place. All his work is done behind the scenes with very little violence if he can help it.

Now, it's easy to assume that Shanks' plans involve the complete dissolution of the government as it presently stands; that he is simply using his power & influence to mitigate harm for the many until the "real fight" can begin (and, with him having recently decided to chase the One Piece, now it has), but that might not be the case (and, even if it is the case, a lot of centrists use "mitigating harm for the many" as a reason not to take action against some truly heinous acts). The reality may be that Shanks doesn't see the need for the total collapse of the government, or perhaps he knows something about it that we don't (i.e. because he might be of Celestial Dragon blood). I don't really believe this is the case because, as far as I'm aware, Shanks hasn't ever shown any real support for the World Gov but he has shown, time and time again, that he believes in dreams, in people's personal willpower, and in the ability of anyone to become strong and change the future. But the truth is that we can't know his intentions for certain without Oda giving us more information, so my husband's assertion that Shanks is a centrist makes some sense.

In particular, Luffy is what makes this theory interesting: slap him in between Dragon and Shanks, and there's a very real dichotomy between the two "fathers" in his life. See, Luffy idolises Shanks and thinks of him similarly to a father, but he might realise as time goes on that he can't be like Shanks; he might realise that Shanks' ideals will only carry him so far. After all, what good is it to be a pacifistic when your enemy is a powerful government that is comfortable with mass murder?

(My rebuttal is that Luffy is the only one who can be like Shanks. He is effectively Shanks' dream: Shanks wants to be strong enough to do all the work himself, to suffer all the pain himself, and while he is one of the strongest men in the world, he simply can't do that; what he can do is only achievable through the support he has at his side. Meanwhile, Luffy has close support in his crew, and he has the Gum-Gum Fruit! He can literally become a godlike figure and shape the world around him! He can do everything that Shanks wants and needs and, as sure as I am that Shanks wishes he could have done it himself—I'm thinking back to his days with Roger here—he knows that it was never meant to be him.)

This is where Dragon comes in. Dragon, in direct contrast to Shanks, uses violence as a tool whenever he can. He's all about the greater good, for lack of a better term. His thinking is along the lines of, "People are suffering now and we can help, and we have no qualms in forcibly dismantling a government that uses slavery, genocide, and imprisonment to control its populace. We don't wait for the right time to act, we simply act." Do I think Shanks would approve of Dragon's goals? Yes. Do I think he would approve of Dragon's means in achieving those goals? No, but mostly because Shanks is very self-sacrificial and tries to take whatever suffering is necessary for change onto himself, relying only on his small, personal crew, whereas Dragon is happy to let other people martyr themselves for the rebel cause. He lets a small, amnesiac child join them, for crying out loud—something Shanks would never do, not even if the child proved very capable.

If anything is to come from this difference of ideals, I think it's that Luffy will learn from both of them and find his own way to the One Piece and into the world waiting beyond. Why? Well, because Luffy is all about freedom, and no one on the side of Dragon or Shanks is truly free. As for the world itself, it's hard to predict what will happen after Luffy's done with it because it's pretty dependent on Oda's philosophy. For instance, Oda seems to approve of monarchies, which is not something I would personally imagine remaining in a world without a governing body—but, hey, what do I know?

Of course, we all know that the true centrist in the show is undeniably Garp. He will let real, undeniable harm befall those he cares about in order to maintain the status quo, or to stop the government from toppling because [gasp] that would be the worst thing ever! He's a man who believes the government is essential and joins up in order to change it from the inside, only to fall short of his own expectations because he won't stand up when it matters most. Not even for the sake of his beloved grandson.

[urpersonalpublicgalaxy]

ok guys I'm finally done cooking lmao I swear it doesn't take this long to draw im just busy with cosplays

sonic stimming!! bcs why not :]

[incorrect-hs-quotes]

CALIBORN: LET ME GET ONE THING FuCKING STRAIGHT. I'M FuCKING MANIACAL. I'M ABSOLuTELY FRANTIC. I'M MAD DOG. I'M BERSERK. I'M GOING WILD FuCKING INSANE. I'M A CYCLE PATH.

CALIBORN: I WAKE uP AT 11:30 AND DRINK FLAT MOuNTAIN DEW. Y'ALL ACTuALLY CHEW YOuR SPAGHETTI? WEAK. PATHETIC. uGLY. I SWALLOW IT DOWN MY SLIPPERY GuLLET LIKE IT'S NOTHING.

CALIBORN: I GO TO KuNG Fu LESSONS ON TuESDAY AND SATuRDAY SO I CAN KICK YOUR ASS. I FLuNG MYSELF INTO A NYQuIL-INDuCED 5-HOuR NAP AT 2:00 PM AND WHEN I WOKE uP I COULDN'T SEE SO I JuST WENT BACK TO BED AND WHEN I WOKE uP IT WAS NEXT WEEK.

[wlw-venting-blog]

Adhd sapphic/autism sapphic

[mobbertx]

Re-do of tumblrina and da blorbos but 3 years later

Ah yes my blorbos, weird girl number one, weird girl number two and whatever the fuck that blond bitch from one piece has going on

[thedemon-crowley]

Coping just fine without Aziraphale around, thanks.

This evening I ate the paper on the bottom of a bao bun before I remembered that was a thing because I ate the stupid thing so quickly I didn’t notice it and Aziraphale wasn’t there to tell me to slow down.

[just-ray]

How to not have adhd tutorial

[awaitinganorphanera]

there goes my plans joining #oprarepairweek on time.

💀💀

[localdiscountgoth]

i think we should dissect the “not like other girls” mindset a little bit. from my experiences at least.

i developed this complex through my interactions with other girls my age. the most memorable experience was me not being invited to who i thought was a friends going away party because the “popular girls” didnt want me there. i was told this to my face word for word. i was the only one not invited.

i was actively excluded from birthday parties, sleepovers and such do to mob mentality of my peers deciding what i could and could not do.

if i tried to participate in a trend. clothing trends, music trends, social trends etc… i was ridiculed for it. was told i was copying them. everything i did that was a trend i was made fun of for doing.

i started drawing. i was made fun of for it because there could only be one art girl and that would be copying. didnt matter if other girls drew, i was not allowed to. and i was told this every time i drew. even notebook sketches. they decided me doing that was copying and “ew gross, stop thinking you can copy emma”

i had girls tell me to my face to shut up because they didnt want to hear me talk. i didnt talk right. i was then ridiculed and deemed a bitch for not talking enough.

i was an easy target. i was incredibly neurodivergent (autistic, dyslexic, adhd, ocd and probably something else i missed) and i came from and incredibly neurodivergent family. all undiagnosed and all untreated.

i didnt understand a lot so i got picked on and they used these against me. i got frustrated and would lash out and it only made it worse.

i was actively ridiculed for trying to be like the other girls. then shamed for not being like them.

its not that i didnt want to be like other girls. they didnt want to be like me.

so i read YA books, listened to rock music and cried myself to sleep every night begging to know what was wrong with me and why dont they like me.

that was the original “not like other girls”

being so shamed from girlhood and the expectations. whats shown on mainstream tv, media and the friendships around you. you become an outcast. not like the other girls.

[pixpirs]

ppl talk about how that "omg you people can't do anything" tweet about ADHD helped them and like, i hope those people also looked into more resources beyond that mean spirited post bc. eventually you'll be overwhelmed with something or even a lot of things and you'll think of that tweet (or any similar way of thinking) and just Agree that you can't do anything Omg and just spiral from there