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Maladaptive Daydreaming
TL;DR: Maladaptive daydreaming is a psychological phenomenon characterized by intense, elaborate daydreams that are typically more vivid and immersive than the average person’s daydreams. These daydreams can interfere with a person’s ability to function in daily life and may be a form of escapism or coping mechanism for those who experience significant stress or discomfort…
A Retrospective
TL;DR: After nearly 3 years off from this blog, I have decided to pick it back up for regular posting. In this post, I talk about a more realistic expectation of myself and how I envision the future of this blog. Annnd… we’re back. Nearly 3 years ago, I started this blog as a way…
Time Blindness
TL;DR: If you have time blindness, you might be chronically late or neglectful of your own bodily functions, or more! You’re not inconsiderate, you just can’t wrap your head around the abstract concept of time. Time isn’t real, man. First let me start by explaining why I didn’t post last week and why this blog…
Executive Dysfunction Meals
TL;DR: Sometimes mental illness can make feeding yourself an extremely daunting task. This blog post covers how you can still feed yourself well, even when your executive dysfunction rears its ugly head. Now time for a little something different… This is symptom adjacent. I’ll touch lightly on executive dysfunction (and cover more deeply later) and…
Hypersomnia
TL;DR: Mental illness is E X H A U S T I N G and as a result, you might be tired all the time, even if you got a solid 8 hours. Or more realistically (if you have a mental illness) 12, 14, 18 hours. Hypersomnia is not to be confused with fatigue. Thanks…
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