#yeah ask your doctor

[catboycumgutters]

remember how the gov't totally helped with the AIDS crisis in the 80s and didn't work really hard to ignore it (at best) and due to their action then we totally don't have AIDS now? now imagine if instead of getting it through body fluid you could get it just for being breathed on at the grocery store. and instead of being an immune-suppressing disease and is speculated to be a prion disease. and that it's not AIDS it's COVID-19.

[lofan]

"Let me help." A hundred years or so from now, I believe, a famous novelist will write a classic using that theme. He'll recommend those three words even over "I love you." - James T. Kirk, The city on the edge of forever

[bixels]

What did/do you like about Pharah?

Uh, gameplay-wise, I really love characters in shooters who rely on three-dimensional movement techs. Chaining together hover and jump to stay in the air for as long as possible and keep momentum is so satisfying, and picking enemies off from the sky made me feel like a bird of prey. I was a good Pharah main.

Story-wise, there unfortunately isn't much to canonically go off because Pharah is so underutilized and neglected. Her personality's pretty boilerplate "heroic hero" (she's literally inspired by Captain America).

But it's the crumbs/bits and pieces that I really latched onto. Pharah's a confirmed lesbian; her short story with Baptiste implies she harbors a crush on Mercy (fucking thank you.). She's biracial Egyptian/First Nations. She has major mommy issues, having grown up both admiring and resenting Ana. She's the bridge between Old Overwatch, inspired by the idealized heroes who surrounded her childhood, and New Overwatch. She's one of the only inter-generational characters in the cast; someone whose experiences span the gap, which is why I seriously believe Pharah would make a great main character.

There isn't much to go off of, though; she's a very uncomplicated character (she's a soldier for a private military corporation, lol.). But that just means she's a blank slate character, so I've seen fanfic writers run wild and create some really interesting takes on her. My favorite interpretation of her's a dense, herbo gym-bro type (a lot of her liens are about work outs, exercising, and playing sports) who's easily excitable under her seemingly self-serious, armored visage. We see how she tends to gloat and hype herself up when she's on a streak too, so Pharah definitely has a competitive and boastful side under her more professional and militant performance.

Now Mercy? Mercy is a real complex character.

[thetorturedlovergirl]

When 13 is underwhelmed she uses Yaz as a toy to get some stimulation.

She bites her, plays with her hair, hugs her really hard, starts shaking her all around, munchs her, etc. Sometimes while also working on another thing, analyzing things or just chilling on a couch.

Yaz doesn´t mind. In fact, she actually loves this because it´s helping the doctor and giving them bonding time.

[corallapis]

No, never. Missy! I will never stand with Doctor!

[deoidesign]

I’m a trans man that recently got diagnosed with hyper mobile eds, so now seeing Steve makes me extra happy, because cool disabled ftm rep. Thanks for making the radical dude bro, he’s funky.

same disability (waving hand emoji)

Always extremely fulfilling to know my work makes people happy in some small way, it means a lot. Thank you for sharing with me

[kedsandtubesocks]

after taking the smallest mini break away from my phone because talking to my old college friend got me so down with how judgmental she was about me being a reader insert fic writer and reminding myself l don’t need that type of self centered and negative energy in my life & I just wanna enjoy having fun with y’all

[anditendshowyoudexpect]

oh so that's where Liv's Tania is from

this is what i get for listening out of order

[lucrezianoin]

Well, so my third attempt this year to find out what my chronic pain is ended up in another failure

Last year I completely gave up after too many random diagnosis and no solution. I'm trying again:

- gynecologist asked me if I wanted the pill if I had pain during my period (the pain is constant it just gets more intense during my period and my period is much more heavy as well since last year), the rest of the cancer test were clear

- GP says maybe it's stomach (?? Pain is under my ribs so I guess it could be), she gives me anti acid to try. The anti acid makes me feel so sick I stop at day six.

- I go back for blood tests, all clear. The GP is like okay bye, and I'm like ?? I still have pain?? Like I am missing so many working days. So she gives me ibuprofen (now keep in mind she thought it was my stomach before, and now she's giving me something that is usually not kind on the stomach). She tells me take it for two weeks every time you have pain (which would be every day for me)

And I'm like.. okay... And then she says something like "unfortunately it's impossible to know what it is, maybe it's your depression"

Now, I'm not depressed. I've not been diagnosed with depression. I take ADHD medications. This is the third time she calls them "anti depressants" and she tells me I have depression. I don't??

So I decided to go to a private clinic for an ultrasound, on my own. I don't understand why Doctors in Germany are like this. I've lived in three different countries and this is the only one where I've seen this level of incompetence, rudeness and disregard. If you're not immediately dying then it's "depression" (even if you are not diagnosed with it and don't have it).

[not-poignant]

Hi Pia

I hope this question isn't too personal and please don't answer if it is. You have mentioned getting help for your adhd with medication. What medication has helped you or made the biggest difference?

I was diagnosed with adhd a year ago and was put on Elvanse but it hasn't helped and just makes me incredibly anxious and unable to focus.

I'm trying to research what other medication I could try but my doctor isn't being very helpful because according to them "adhd isn't a disability".

I'd love to be able to get some reprieve from this condition, it's destroying my life, so if you're willing to share info on what's helped you it would be hugely appreciated.

Thank you

Hiya anon,

(Medical chat and thoughts under the Read More and as I'm not a doctor and have no idea what I'm doing or talking about, I'm putting the rest under a thingo).

Unfortunately, while meds helped me work a bit better (although you know, I'm burnt out, and I'm writing the least I've written since I started writing, so actually I'm not sure that starting 'too many stories at the same time' is actually 'a bit better' than how it was before), mostly ADHD does run rampant over my life. I can't work conventional work hours, I forget important things, I have massive issues with executive dysfunction, and I zone in and out of conversations more often than I'd like.

I take Vyvanse, which - sounding from what you're taking - is probably the same thing. *googles quickly* Yep, it is.

ADHD meds are hard. It's definitely worth trying different ones, if you can, as well as different dosages (for example, a higher dose of Elvanse might work better for you, a lower dose might). There's also quick acting / fast release ADHD meds. And there's atypical meds like Atomoxetine (also known as Strattera) which some people find really good fortune with.

Finally, if you have no luck with any ADHD meds, it might be important to do a differential diagnosis with other conditions that might mimic ADHD symptoms (of which there are many mental illnesses that do this), because in those cases, you may find that the medication treatments for them help you WAY more.

Recently someone I know who has been on lithium all her life found out she was massively misdiagnosed, and actually had something else. Lithium doesn't suit almost any other condition, except for what she was diagnosed with, which explains why she never improved at all on it and actually got worse. She thought there was something wrong with her, the reality was that there was something wrong with her diagnosis. I'm not saying this is the case with you! BUT, when none of the meds work, and they all give you the opposite of what they're supposed to be doing, it is definitely worth chasing up other diagnoses. If you go to get an ADHD assessment, often those people don't look at the other potential culprits for the same symptoms, esp if they're ADHD specialists. (This is the same for just about any mental health or disorder - sometimes if you get a hammer than can only hit ADHD nails, it's going to miss the other nails.)

But yeah, it's very likely not the case for you anon, but after this other person's experience, I'd feel remiss if I don't point out that if - after a long time of trying / exhausting med options - you find you have no joy, sometimes it's because you're in the wrong 'family' of meds for what you have going on.

(I am not a doctor, just relating anecdotal stuff.)

I don't know if you'll have more luck asking your doc for specific meds. Unfortunately in Australia, ADHD is also not considered a disability, despite the fact that it is clearly disabling for hundreds of thousands of people here. I'm really sorry you're having to deal with those attitudes too, anon.

And finally, no ADHD med is perfect. It might help some things, and hinder others. But it definitely shouldn't be making things worse. It might be worth taking a bit of a holiday from the meds (if your doctor / therapist agrees) and mood tracking for a while before starting back on them, to see how bad of a difference it is.

There are unfortunately not a ton of meds specifically for ADHD. Most are variations of a similar kind of med (stimulants), and everyone has different experiences based off their chemical make-up and what they need. My sister gets really intense emotional blunting on Vyvanse, I get more emotional. We're related, and we still have pretty big differences with med responses on the same meds.

I wish I could be more help! My own life is a complete mess for the most part, I wouldn't say I'm someone who has this all figured out at all. I should be on a higher dose, but unfortunately I have other health stuff going on which means I can't be, so I'm just going to have to put up with a fair amount of disabling ADHD forever.

[dandelionjack]

last night i was thinking damn i really hate the fact that my parents have their friends coming over later tonight it’s going to be such a pain in the ass having to sit downstairs at the table and act amicable to these zionists. dreamt of having to cross a flooded river that burst its banks and being chased by massive spiders the size of dogs — didn’t really feel like a nightmare, more of an adventure. anyway, came downstairs this morning after waking up, first thing my mother tells me is “the [friends’ family name] called, they said they’re not coming over tonight because the water mains in their flat broke and they have to wait to get it fixed now”

screaming. Indirect Action

[l3irdl3rain]

would removing the tumor help gertrude? or is it impossible/impractical to do so?

Unfortunately it’s just impractical. Even if I found a specialty surgeon willing to do it and I could afford it I wouldn’t put a cat her age through that kind of surgery. It would be a very invasive procedure with a very rough recovery. A young cat with a good recovery prognosis would be a totally different story. But when my cats get up to these kinds of ages I’m just not comfortable putting them through super invasive procedures with potentially really ugly outcomes.

[pokimoko]

Listening to instrumentals from the silly doo-wee-ooo show is actually something that can be so painful.

[pinkestlittlebutterfly]

I have a lot of ideas but I am also very slow at writing long, coherent stories that’d fit them but I still have a lot of fun writing them down into lists. So here’s what I would do with Mahiru if I were to put him in a Human/No Powers/Mundane/Whatever else you’d call it AU. 

Mahiru as a chef, but specifically as head chef of a university canteen. He takes joy not only in providing food for a huge amount of hungry students, but also in figuring out the logistics of how to use their limited budget on creating menus to meet everyone’s needs, and keep them delicious, nutritious and affordable at the same time. His canteen has gained fame far beyond the university campus. 

Mahiru as a Respectable Adult who works a Respectable (if unspecified) office job. Among his coworkers he’s best known for staying late when no one else wants to, being the only one capable of getting “that” guy to do his job, and having won the company-wide cake contest every year he’s been working there. His compulsion to speak out against the arbitrary, unfair and intransparent decisions of upper management have gotten him into hot water more than once. 

Mahiru as a student with a side job in customer service – preparing drinks in a coffee shop or pointing people to the right aisle of a grocery store or manning the help desk to support fellow students navigating the dizzying world of university bureaucracy. His mental health is kept (barely) intact by the gratification he finds in helping others, and being stubborn enough to outlast anyone bold enough to act entitled in his presence. 

Mahiru as an instructor for classes on How To Be An Adult. He’s younger than a majority of the people attending, but he knows his stuff and no one questions his authority. He has a habit of pushing those he deems in need of them to attend. His roommate is on his third course. His best friend is on his fourth, even though he doesn’t really seem to need it. 

Mahiru as an ER nurse who’s really popular with patients but really unpopular with his superiors because he tends to not wait for a doctor disregard standard procedure when a patient is in need. However, the hospital has not been sued thus far, and no one has been able to actually prove anything yet as the doctors will always happily sign off whatever he did while they were occupied, since he is also very popular with them.

[pokemonranch]

hi um what does one do if they get his with the move poison jab from a Pokémon? as in a human getting hit with the move poison jab- just asking for a friend since they were curious-

I'd recommend you go to a hospital, a human hospital, but if somehow you got into that situation I don't think it can get much worse so...

if you ever wondered how Antidotes tasted, now is your chance

[subparcarrion]

made this bullshit for shits and giggles on my phone one day, so kindly ignore the quality. :}}

i don't know what possessed me to make this but clearly something about school ice packs and nausea does a lot :33...