#stimulant addiction

[asiancatboy]

deleted the game account n uninstalled the app. everyone say congrats hải good job hải 👍🏽

[gingermintpepper]

Extracts from The Greenhouse Floor

[raving-two]

i LOVE stimulation. i crave it like an addiction, understimulation genuinely makes me feel like garbage. only overstim, JUST OVERSTIM

merely getting notifications on my phone is enough to send a jolt of joy through me, am i insane lol?

[azureapostlesasaki]

I am, once again, back to talking about drugs. And I wonder how nobody has talked about this.

Caffeine is a drug. According to wikipedia,

"Caffeine is a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant of the methylxanthine class and is the most commonly consumed psychoactive substance globally.[9][10] It is mainly used for its eugeroic (wakefulness promoter), ergogenic (physical performance enhancing), or nootropic (cognition improving) properties.[11][12]"

Caffeine is found in teas and coffees. It's also found in dark chocolates, it contains 43 mg of caffeine per 100 grams. And we consume these on a daily basis.

And what we eat contains drugs. So if you think about it, we all have taken drugs at one point in life.

[chronic-cane]

After reading at least 20 different news articles on the Adderall shortage so far:

ADHD is framed as a child's disorder still. Adults *can* have ADHD, but are usually mentioned along with the increased demand and suspicion of drug misuse or abuse.

Other reasons why the increase in demand happened include things like increased accessibility and decreased stigma/disinformation. The FDA and DEA letter to the public, cited in most news articles, did not mention age or other possible factors in demand increase.

Adults with adhd are rarely cited for information. Parents of adhd kids are cited much more. Doctors are cited a ton as well, but many pediatricians.

Wording that stays away from child/adult stuff uses "patient" and even then there is a huge focus on "students."

Adhd symptoms are usually talked about surrounding productivity and impulsiveness. Relationships are another one, but around how the family functions with their kid. Self-esteem and emotional distress were brought up a few times.

One or two brought up other mental disorders that need the drug (narcolepsy and binge eating disorder). None have shown concern for those with addiction that may turn to less safe ways of finding it.

I have yet to see one that talks about withdrawal symptoms that people could have if they miss a dose.

"Advice" includes pill rationing, coffee, and every other adhd trick neurotypicals use but that rarely work (for me at least). Nothing really for binge eating, narcolepsy, or addiction.

I mean, it's not unexpected, but it is frustrating nonetheless.

[angelstrawbabie420]

u ever seriously wonder if ur gonna make it thru the year

[bpdcodone]

This stimulant abuse is getting a bit out of hand now haven’t slept in 4 days, relapsing hard, ED getting worse, and dysphoria at an all time high

[coachbeards]

hey so do you think beard uses a lot of sticky notes, annotations, and rereading several books since his memory hasn't fully been the best due to his addiction

[sysig]

I think I finally figured out why I like him so much

[wormsinmyearss]

it is me and my morning menthol vape hits and sugar free redbull against the world

[dangerousalpacas]

I feel like ADHD meds (specifically stimulants as that’s what I have experience with) don’t make you less ADHD, they actually make you MORE ADHD but this time with the new found ability of Focus

I’ll explain

Like I feel like they exaserbate certain neurodivergent traits; like when I’m on meds I cannot communicate for shit. My ability to form coherent sentences is wiped from my brain. I think too fast and then it’s gibberish with a complete lack of filter.

I also fidget nonstop. I have to be moving and doing things or else I will Go Insane. But whatever I’m doing, I am absolutely locked in, unless I start talking to myself, then I’m locked into an imaginary conversation with no one. For instance, I am at work right now and stopped in the middle of my sign change to make this post.

Meds eliminate my overarching air of disinterest of most tasks, allowing me to do the thing successfully, but it does not stop any of my other neurodivergent tendencies. I am just as ADHD as I am without meds, but this time it’s FASTER and I’m simultaneously a little sleepy for some reason. It’s hard to describe.

[keen-eye]

Penny

D: Mistakes? Well, let's go through some of Sammy's greatest hits. Drinking demon blood, check. Being in cahoots with Ruby. Not telling me that you lost your soul. Or how about running around with Samuel for a whole year, letting me think that you were dead while you're doing all kinds of crazy. Those aren't mistakes, Sam. Those are choices!

D: Look, man, I don't even remember what I said, but, uh –

S: But what? But you didn't mean it? Oh, please. You and I both know you didn't need that penny to say those things.

D: Come on, Sam.

S: Own up to your crap, Dean. I told you from the jump where I was coming from, why I didn't look for you. But you? You had secrets. You had Benny. And you got on your high and mighty, and you've been kicking me ever since you got back. But that's over. So move on, or I will.

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D: Your blood's supposed to be purified, isn't it? You ever, uh -- you ever done the "forgive me, father" before?

Well, I mean, I could give you suggestions if you want.

All right. Well, I'm just spit-balling here, but if I were you, uh... Ruby, killing Lilith, letting Lucifer out, losing your soul, not looking for me when I went to Purgatory, for starters. Or, hey, h-how about what you did to, uh, Penny Markle in the sixth grade? Why don't you lead with that?

S: Well, that was you.

D: Carry on.

S: You can barely do it with me. I mean, you think I screw up everything I try. You think I need a chaperone, remember?

D: Come on, man. That's not what I meant.

S: No, it's exactly what you meant. You want to know what I confessed in there? What my greatest sin was? It was how many times I let you down. I can't do that again.

D: You seriously think that? Because none of it -- none of it -- is true. Listen, man, I know we've had our disagreements, okay? Hell, I know I've said some junk that set you back on your heels. But, Sammy...come on. I killed Benny to save you. I'm willing to let this bastard and all the sons of bitches that killed mom walk because of you. Don't you dare think that there is anything, past or present, that I would put in front of you! It has never been like that, ever! I need you to see that. I'm begging you.

sam’s faults

purgatory

[zakziki]

Hhh

[crochet-y-old-woman]

having adhd is literally so annoying like why did I completely zone out after sending five emails and start scrolling again?? and five seconds later I realize I just forgot to take my meds 🙃

[kchuk]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QDEpfZ3eXA

Eric Harris drinking Pepsi during Columbine Shooting

Caffeine is an addictive, mind-altering drug that most people are born addicted to. Some people call it "The Matrix." It's a prison that you can't see, hear, or touch. A prison, for your mind.

Caffeine potentiates Morphine, Google it.

[dragonomatopoeia]

i hope evaludate listeners are accustomed to and enjoy the highly pedantic tangents because from what i remember about recording way too close to my bedtime i went on a tear about the pseudoscience of "dopamine detoxes" for a bit and i literally do not remember why