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i was told the doc said i "think faster than i can talk"
Yep, which is why ADHD enjoyers can sometimes stutter, especially when "changing lanes" in conversation. Being high is interesting because I can actively notice my thinking rate slowing down with every puff, and my speech rate going down with it.
i do in fact trip over my words a lot too, and someone else mentioned they have illegible handwriting which i also relate super hard to. and journaling being impossible. if i could just, get all this shit in check after 36 fucking years...
slightly offtopic weed talk
really need to make that a more regular thing for myself. my partner and i have these super-concentrated indica gummies a friend sent away for us that we shave bits and pieces off of (500mg gummy that is pre-perf'd into four 125mg pieces, and we cut those in thirds for ~42mg) to help us sleep when his sleep schedule's busted or i'm having a particular pain that ibuprofen can't fix.
personally i'm more interested in the effects from a sativa, but i the prerolls i keep getting don't have filters so while i enjoy the effects i'm not enjoying the taste of ashes in my mouth, so i've been wanting to get a dry herb vape for that...
I was told by a psychologist that my thoughts are so fast and jumbled that if I weren't relatively smart, I'd never have been able to hold down more than a fast food asst. manager job 🙃
Ouch, what a burn from someone who is supposed to be helping you...
in context, I actually took it as a compliment. I already knew I was neuro-spicy, just not how bad exactly, and their comment confirmed both that I have significant challenges, and that I'm smart af, enough to compensate well even before therapy