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  • kieron115@startrek.websitetocats@lemmy.worldIt is a mystery
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    8 hours ago

    Well mine were already wall mounted lol but you can just do like jaybone said and use wire to make it as far from the wall as you want. I just used some leftover speaker wire and some eyelets, but you can buy purpose made “picture hanging wire” that is good for 20-30 pounds or so if you want to be extra sure.




  • It’s also a pain in the ass if you don’t have a lot of space around your bed. My parent’s “camp” has a queen bed in basically a cubby and the only way to completely change the sheets to to hunch down on what’s basically a side sill for the bed and contort yourself over it to stretch the sheets from corner to corner without having to kneel on the bed for support. I just stopped using a fitted sheet and throw a new top sheet on it once a week or so. works fine. plus its in a cubby so nobody sees the mess.


  • Something to understand about ADHD is that it’s very much a “physical” issue. It’s a neurodevelopmental disorder that impacts the signal pathways between your pre-frontal cortex (the brain’s filter) and the amygdala (fight, flight, freeze). Some people’s brains can sort of re-wire over time and you’ll develop coping mechanisms, but I’m 39 and mine sure didn’t. The stimulant medications stimulate various neurotransmitters like dopamine and norepinephrine which helps those malformed neural pathways function more effectively. It also tends to help with anxiety which often goes hand in hand with ADHD. Do yourself a little favor and read this article from Cleveland Clinic, they’ve been recommended to me by several health providers as a reputable source. https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/4784-attention-deficithyperactivity-disorder-adhd




  • Are you in the US? And if so did your therapist offer to give you a screener? It’s a self-evaluation that you can do, then you try meds and if the meds are effective you probably have ADHD. I wasn’t given any kind of initial evaluation beyond that. And also there are three main presentations of ADHD - inattentive (lost in thought), hyperactive-impulsive (what the media focused on), and combined. Each individual’s presentation will be unique though.