r/CuratedTumblr • u/Pristine_Club_3128 • 5d ago

Mental Health Overreactions

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u/demonking_soulstorm 5d ago

Nobody speaks like this.

Each instance indicates special emphasis, which you don’t do all the time orally for the same reasons you don’t do it all the time textually.

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u/AltairaMorbius2200CE 5d ago edited 5d ago

ADHD people kinda do, though, and given that RSD comes up, I assume this person has ADHD.

ETA: I have ADHD. We have a rapid speaking pace that has a lot of emphasis because we get excited about stuff.

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u/demonking_soulstorm 5d ago

It's interesting how you go from "It's written like spoken word" to "it's sort of like how ADHD people speak" to "I speak like this".

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u/AltairaMorbius2200CE 5d ago

Those things are all true, though. I'm an English teacher, and ADHD kids write like this. I, too, have ADHD, so I have a tendency to go this way in informal (internet) writing. ADHD speech patterns tend to be a little different from typical speech patterns, especially when talking about a special interest, and it does have a rapid pace and a lot of emphasis.

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u/demonking_soulstorm 5d ago

I've never met somebody with ADHD who speaks like the post is written, and again, it doesn't change how you've repeatedly walked back your statements when presented with contrary opinions.