Has anyone ever taken a stimulant for ADHD and it cured your manic mess but simultaneously erased your creative joyful childlike wonder at the world and your interest in the people you share it with?
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Am I cured or broken indefinitely to better suit “adulthood”?
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As I wade through the vibrant and manic mess that was the BEFORE STIMULANTS and I look out onto the starkly dull and muted tones of the AFTERS STIMULANTS… the pendulum swings and I violently and obediently bend with it.
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I can balance my budget now. Proficient in punctuality and productivity. Finishing work projects that used to take weeks? EASY. Calculating and efficient, I am almost unemotional as I smash through barriers that once kept me at a stand still for weeks.
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The counter balance to these super abilities is glaring:
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1. I find it difficult to produce an ounce of creativity.
2. I am colder, more calculating.
3. I find empathy over other people’s emotions a far off tingle of familiarity I reach for and only brush.
4. I find even accessing my own emotions to be difficult.
5. I find little pleasure from completing tasks just a dull and far off ✅ that reminds me of pleasure but has none of the organic material.
6. I lack spark behind my eyes.
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In conclusion, the video I filmed for today’s YOUTUBE launch felt… soulless and lacking. It felt disingenuous. I wasn’t talking to YOU, my mental health friends. I was just … talking.
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TO BE BRUTALLY HONEST: I’m unsure how to proceed with the channel, with my content… with my identity outside of MANIC PIXIE DREAM GIRL … I feel really really defeated if I’m honest. I’ve spent my entire adult life in survival mode and for the first time, on this new medication, I can see dozens of strategies to LEAVE SURVIVAL and CHASE AFTER THRIVE… but I didn’t think it would COST ME… my personality, my creativity, my identity.
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Idk but, I guess .. that’s the way with these things. Mental health, medication, stabilization…
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Mental health isn’t “pretty and punctual” so said my producer tonight. It can ALSO be “imperfect and valuable”. Nothing is a perfect science, everyone is just doing their best I guess.
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Fighting your own brain 🧠 daily, hourly, weekly, monthly, yearly is exhausting work. I’m so deeply proud of everyone out there choosing to fight another day. I hope to continue being as brave and resilient as you all are.
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It’s 12:00am. I’ve officially missed the “NEW VIDEO EVERY SUNDAY” standard I set for myself and I have to admit I’m taking it very poorly and I feel pretty defeated, but I had to come let the few who support my cross platform… that I’m sorry I couldn’t get there today.
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Returning to YouTube after being run off by a parasocial making very real threats years ago, has been a delicious dream of mine for so long.
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I just deactivated both my Instagram and Facebook as they were both just reminding me of this missed deadline, of this empty channel, of what feels like a failure. In the age of comparison and competition, TO BE A HUMAN IS NOT EASY.
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So I’ll regroup, recoup, lean into coping mechanisms, touch base with my therapist + psychiatrist… and keep trying to find a way through.
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Thank you for your interest in my content.
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I appreciate you deeply.
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I anticipate that this hopefully … won’t be the end.
if that genetically inherited blonde sarcastic hopeless at love absolute messed up teenage angst in a person boy and that solid fairylike ethereal smart detective observant beautiful boy don't talk to each other im quitting earth bye
We landed with our squad of 3 people and one other squad of 1 person) This is obvious information considering our squadmate was Valkyrie and her passive tracked them.
We begin to loot and dodge attacks, we all take our shitty attempts at shooting the enemy. Valkyrie gets downed, I revive her seconds later while me and @rudegizmo secure the elimination. Before our squadmate finished reviving, talks mad shit about us and dips. This person is in the 400s lvl area !
This poll is inspired by @hasarjunadoneanythingwrong's idea for a boyfriend poll for fgo guys. vote for your best babygirl out of only 10 choices. I am sorry for missing out on many other quality babygirls, as well not including enough muscly choices. :(