[ SECRET POST #5394 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #5394 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.


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[Hello from Halo Head]


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[Naked Lunch]


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[The Musketeers, Richelieu]


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[Gangsta]


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[Babylon 5]


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[Clockwise from top left: Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous, Steven Universe, Undertale]











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Comments

Re: Late night confessions.

[(Anonymous)]

Different anon, but uhhhh, asking for a friend, do you know what sort of medication would help in those sort of situations where one would feel constantly tired but stuck in front of the PC for hours?

Re: Late night confessions.

[(Anonymous)]

Not the name of the medication off the top of my head, but the diagnoses involved depression and ADHD. Apparently the latter usually presents much differently in adult female-bodied persons than the stereotype our generation learned about as kids, so it never occurred to anyone until s/o got the help they needed, with someone who actually recognized it. (I believe the clinical term for that particular symptom is "executive dysfunction" - you know you need to do things but just can't make yourself do them, or you start doing something and can't make yourself stop.)

And it wasn't like "pop a pill and find the will to move", of course. It took months of regular medication before they felt stable enough to say "okay now that I've got something that's working, this is what's been going on, but it IS getting better..." I am incredibly proud of them and glad we're still friends at least.

Re: Late night confessions.

[(Anonymous)]

Goodness, thank you for the words of wisdom, and I'm glad that you're still friends with them. It does make me feel better and have some hope that even the way that I am that there can still be a positive outcome.

Re: Late night confessions.

[(Anonymous)]

Glad if I could be of any help, or at least comfort.

These are tough things to deal with, but indeed - they can, in many cases, be overcome with hard work and a good support network around you. Unfortunately (as noted in the other comment) the same things don't work for everyone so it really may be a Herculean task.

I hope you can find a solution, anon! No matter what your brain may tell you, you are worthy.

Re: Late night confessions.

[(Anonymous)]

These behaviors can be symptoms for any number of issues. You really can't follow someone else's treatment model and hope it works out.

Re: Late night confessions.

[(Anonymous)]

Exactly. (anon they were asking)

Just yesterday saw friends discussing their experiences with the same depression med on FB, ranging from "this actually made me want to die" to "this is the first time I've been able to get out of bed without a huge struggle in 15 years". It definitely requires someone to work with you as an individual and the willingness to try different things (and in different doses) over time to find a solution that works, and that's even if it is a chemical imbalance and not something else going on.

And then there's cases like my mother's bipolar, where she took one medication for 20 years, then it stopped working suddenly and we found her wandering downtown unable to speak and she was in and out of hospitals for the next five years while they tried to find a combination that both worked and didn't have debilitating side effects.

Psych meds definitely are not something to go into without expert professional guidance, and ideally people around you who are familiar enough to say "hey, something doesn't seem right here, are you okay?" when you may not be the best judge of your own state of mind. It is a hard road, but not impassible.