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Cake day: November 13th, 2023

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  • these are influencers paying thousands of dollars to play dress up at a music festiva

    I’m still trying to wrap my head around this. I see pics of a “music festival” but there’s no mud, dirt, dust, and a complete lack of patrons that look strung out on days of drugs and a total lack of sleep. Then I hear about the premium experience you describe and I just shudder as my brain latches on to “this might look better, but it doesn’t seem right.”



  • I often wondered about this behavior. Every so often I would see someone go to their car in a parking lot, sit down in the driver’s seat and just… go nowhere. Engine is running, music is on, driver has a 1000-yard stare. It’s so far removed from my own experience - I never do this - that for the longest time, I couldn’t wrap my head around it. Somehow, the phrase ‘after a long day’ made it click. So thanks, OP.

    Apartment living also showed me that some people just hang out alone in the car instead of in the apartment. That I can understand as some units can be downright claustrophobic if you have a big family. Want privacy? Get a car payment I guess. :(








  • Do the action the way you think they would.

    Wait. Are you suggesting that I just role-play or “play pretend” my way out of distraction by just pretending I’m someone else?

    You son of a bitch, I’m in.

    You might have executive dysfunction but Hannibal Lecter sure doesn’t.

    I mean, he’s got other problems though. This idea has the right spirit but I’m not trading my cards in for that.




  • I’m the same way, except my body insists upon going to sleep at 10PM. I can push past that, but insomnia awaits me after midnight.

    I can’t explain what the underlying mechanism is, only that your brain and body just function differently in conjunction with your circadian rhythm. Provided you have a good rhythm, that is (not all neurodivergent types have that). In the worst cases, like dementia patients, this is called ‘sundowning’ and is a real shit-show. For high-functioning types, it’s where your body prepares for sleep and your brain shifts gears.

    As for what that has to do with ADHD, I’m not sure - it’s probably been studied. My best guess is that melatonin helps, and maybe the brain is more receptive to dopamine at night? You may have fewer environmental distractions at night too; I know I do.