Live Stoners Live Stoner Chat - Jul-Sep '21

[Jraven]

 

[mohawk warrior]

Uhh I'm sorry. I have them fairly often still (aka last night) though I'm getting better about recognizing them and walking away before they get bad. Pup usually signals that I've got one coming on and van help me come out of it. If you start to spiral, try popping an ice cube in your mouth, you can do it as many times as you need to till you've come back down. Something about it shocks your brain back to reality. I usually dissociate pretty bad after mine so I try to avoid them whenever possible but it doesn't always work.

I will definitely try this!!!
I’ve gotten great at avoiding them myself well not avoiding but I guess recognizing it? I dunno I really wish I got the help I needed back when now that I’m older.. and there not such a negative view on autism.
Live and learn,
But some people just don’t get that simple everyday “easy” things sometimes aren’t simple? I dunno ...
For me to even pick up the phone and call is a bloody chore sometimes
And when I finally muster it up and I get the remarks I do from people I’m looking for help from..
enough of that!!

I’m glad I’m the way I am though

 

[Jraven]

 

[Jraven]

I've found that just getting older and going through it enough gives me the ability to see it coming now so I'm hoping I can avoid the downward spiral...I can't really afford it any more, nor can the family

 

[Jraven]

 

[Suki]

I will definitely try this!!!
I’ve gotten great at avoiding them myself well not avoiding but I guess recognizing it? I dunno I really wish I got the help I needed back when now that I’m older.. and there not such a negative view on autism.
Live and learn,
But some people just don’t get that simple everyday “easy” things sometimes aren’t simple? I dunno ...
For me to even pick up the phone and call is a bloody chore sometimes
And when I finally muster it up and I get the remarks I do from people I’m looking for help from..
enough of that!!

I’m glad I’m the way I am though

I totally get that. Didnt get my diagnosis till I was 28. Hell didn't even get my ADHD dx till I was 23. Its nice to actually know there's a reason for why I am the way I am though lol. Wish I could have gotten any sort of support growing up, I totally get the feeling like its too late thing. One thing that was really helpful for me was that once I got my dxs, I got my kids full neuropsych evals as well (refused to let them struggle like I did) and we started them in CBT. Just sitting in on their therapy sessions and listening to the strategies she gave the kids for dealing with things opened my eyes to a lot of stuff that also works for me. I know there's a lot of stigma around therapy, but not all of it is talk therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy is more about coping strategies and recognizing your emotions and your body's response to them so you can react accordingly in order to minimize damage. Its never to late to learn and grow, or to make your life better. May be helpful to pursue, or even to Google different strategies based on CBT. The good part about seeing someone yourself is they can recommend specific things that will help with what you specifically may struggle with. Tbh I think *everyone* should get some CBT through their lives, since the world could really use more emotionally educated people in it lol.

 

[Jraven]

 

[Fermented_Fruitz]

Thought about doing something like that but figured it may annoy people lmao

Pacific light concepts makes good Samsung strips! I used them for my 2x4 light build I did! Temps run pretty cool and they are highly efficient! They make it easy too cuz on their page with those strips it tells u which driver u need depending on # of strips u are using!

 

[Suki]

I've found that just getting older and going through it enough gives me the ability to see it coming now so I'm hoping I can avoid the downward spiral...I can't really afford it any more, nor can the family

Meds and my service pup are my saving grace tbh. The mood stabilizers really help. I have terrible reactions to antidepressants but I was missdx'ed as depressed for a decade. Every time I went on meds it was a total shit show. Turns out SSRIs cause massive manic episodes if you're bipolar lmao. Which makes sense when you look back at that decade of my life. They actually have a cheek swab test now that my psych gave me which determines which meds will work with your body chemistry and which won't do anything or will make things worse. Pretty neat stuff and saves a ton of time and money on all the trying different stuff to find something that works crap.

 

[Suki]

Pacific light concepts makes good Samsung strips! I used them for my 2x4 light build I did! Temps run pretty cool and they are highly efficient! They make it easy too cuz on their page with those strips it tells u which driver u need depending on # of strips u are using!

Lol? I meant the one word posts lmao.