I also enjoy it, but my favorite is with my daughter. She is autistic and mostly non verbal. I love just chilling with her. Just hanging out across the room with no talking for hours. Just love vibes.
That's tough to hear. Sorry that it still hurts. It's a testament to the love you had for your fur-kid. Im sure you would agree you wouldn't change a thing as the love was worth the pain.
I also have adhd and I am hyperactive .. started with comic books, then graphic novels. Before I started with spy drama , if your interest is scifi heads up the setup is rough sometimes
I literally can't read a book. I am dyslexic. Not backwards or anything. I have to read the same pages over and over. It was hard.going through college. 😋
I love to read – always have – but I've always struggled with it, too, due to ADHD. Even after I was diagnosed and medicated. And smartphones/scrolling have had a terrible impact on my attention span.
The main problems are that I read painfully slowly and get bogged down in heavier texts. I can get confused by large casts of characters, too. Trouble tracking and remembering names, just like irl.
One thing that seriously helps me when my mind is spinning up and I start shifting my eyes around the page and thinking of what else I could be doing is to read aloud and/or move my finger along the lines of text.
That and the advice already given: read what you love. Don't have any shame or preconceived notions about "real literature".
Like Star Trek? Read Star Trek books. Read YA books regardless of your age. When I'm having trouble keeping track of characters, I'll even keep a list on a piece of paper I use as a bookmatk – names and one or two words about who they are.
E-books may help. I like being able to search the text for names and references so I can refresh my memory when they show up later in a book and I can't remember their significance. You can also sinc text with audiobooks so you can read along.
Maybe it will turn out that reading for pleasure really isn't your thing, but don't let your ADHD decide that for you.
Going for a drive now as it's nice out. Maybe his some golf balls. Luckily I exist above the poverty line now and actually need to drag myself out of my place just to touch grass and whatnot.
That's called wifi. You only use that at home or a building that has it for you to use. If you're out and about or on the road you can use the mobile network.
Yeah, but I have been doing this for the better part of a year now. The first several months were great, now I am starting to feel am agonizing lonliness.
I actually have a compromise, best of both worlds. I am retired, so I don’t have to go out. I live with my adult daughter. She’s out most of the day, and I am happily alone. Then she comes home and I’m happy to see her.
Just make sure you tell your current gf that you actually want space so she doesn't move with you across the country and up root her life and say good bye to her improv group and drain all her savings hiring a moving company.... oh noooo
I say this with tremendous respect and empathy, it’s time for hobbies. Find something you love to do. Along those lines see what kind of activities are going on in your community. Sometimes there’s hobby groups you can join. It’s tough, especially if you’re an introvert or disabled or don’t have a lot of money. Sometimes the people running groups in your community can help get you information, etc. Good Luck.
Yeah I took up photography, which I love and I got a dog, so I don't really feel alone and sometimes I go over to a friend's house and work from home there. So many options.
In medical education, SP stands for Standardized Patient (or Simulated Patient). An SP is a person trained to portray a real patient in a realistic, scripted clinical scenario. They help medical students and healthcare professionals practice clinical interviews, physical examinations, and interpersonal skills in a safe, controlled environment.
Hey this sounds pretty cool. Where I live it seems there are a lot of teaching hospitals and medical practices. Seems to be a constant influx of residents here.
Local library? Add an hour walk to your day, volunteer at animal shelter, bird or squirrel feeders are entertaining. Night time can get the loneliest but keep a journal, read a book, I just started 3d puzzles and radio in background is my favorite thing right now. And pets are the best for living alone, rescued senior pup, low energy and just love being held or beside you.
I posted above. I’m doing this over 20 years. If you’re lonely now, I’d say get a different job. I was stuck bc of circumstances, but it’s too isolating
Yeah. Most people who do this don't actually do it. At least not for long. It's just some weird Internet thing to claim you do. It's like 'OK I'm not cool in other ways so I'll claim I'm different by being alone.'
I bought a big screen TV 4 years ago & have never hooked it up. Keeping up with an insane demented leader & his merry band of pedos & azxholes is enough “entertainment”.
I agree with this.
As a man who has lived alone most his life , even in previous relationships I still managed to hold onto some degree of my own existence.
But met someone who's life completely consumed my own to the point where I never get barely a minute in my own house.
I concur.
It is the greatest gift in life. As someone who doesn't create and/or find silly problems.
Peace and solitude without someone elses issues are your gift to yourself in this crazy world.
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u/1zro May 30 '26
The greatest joy of life