Erynn Brook

@ErynnBrook

Storyteller. Studies media, people, culture. Friendly feminist. ADHD. Hufflepuff. She/Her.

Ontario, Canada
Vrijeme pridruživanja: rujan 2009.

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  1. Prikvačeni tweet
    19. svi 2018.

    I'm going to write an intro thread so new followers can decide if they want to stick around. This is awkward cause I normally write when I'm angry but I'm not going to angrily introduce myself so... Be prepared for the potential awkwardness!

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  2. proslijedio/la je Tweet
    prije 8 sati

    When I hear men worshipping guns and talking about how there’s nothing that will stop them from defending their family, my mind goes to Naaman in the Bible. Do you remember Naaman? He was a great military leader, and he also had leprosy. 1/

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  3. 4. velj

    All these years... America’s been selling “freedom” and “democracy” as part of their image and this thing, this caucus thing that you say is a very important part of your elections is so elaborate and ridiculous that a garden party would be a better way to elect someone.

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  4. 4. velj

    There are not enough damp sandwiches and dry cookies in the world to make this a civil event. “Alright, you made your first choice, they lost, now, we shall bully you until you make your second choice.”

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  5. 4. velj

    I say hangry because you know most of them skipped dinner. You know it. Thing started at 7pm. That’s not enough time to get home, feed yourselves/kids and change into your aggressive-but-fun t-shirt and whitest cargo/yoga pants. What introvert is gonna go to these shenanigans?

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  6. 4. velj

    After having slept on it... ok so... an elaborate way to do ranked voting, with rounds of people being allowed to yell at you in between. Why can’t you just rank your choices in a paper ballot? Or like, online? Or any way that doesn’t involve hangry white people yelling at you?

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  7. 4. velj

    I have read the Wikipedia page and determined that this Iowa caucus thing is some white nonsense.

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  8. 4. velj

    This Canadian is confused again. I don’t know how caucuses work or what purpose they serve but the Americans appear to be conducting part of their election by rounds of Red Rover and coin tosses.

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  9. 4. velj

    Did we improve ourselves in the past year?

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  10. 2. velj

    PPS: you can always toss a coin to your Witcher if you have a coin to spare. This Witcher has one cat with diabetes and another cat with an autoimmune disorder and thus can always use extra cat-coins for her expensive cats.

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  11. 2. velj

    PS Getting a lot of “how come my doctor never told me about this?” Could be anything but it’s good to remember that even ADHD specialists spend a lot of their time trying to prove that stimulant medication is not about some secret government plot to turn children into drones.

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  12. 2. velj

    I don’t like the word “stupid”, I have a strong visceral reaction to it. But that reaction is what I associated with ADHD before I knew I had it. I don’t like using that word at all, but that’s why I used it here. Because of how ugly it is.

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  13. 2. velj

    Here, I’ll say the honest thing: before I was diagnosed I thought it meant you were stupid or lazy, or both. After diagnosis my doctor said “it’s how your brain is wired, and it’s just different. Your brain works differently. Better than average in some ways, worse in others.”

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  14. 2. velj

    I’m curious, cause I often get “wait, THAT’s ADHD?!” type-comments... What do/did you think ADHD is/was? If you had to explain it to an alien, what would you say? And how has your definition changed over time?

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  15. 2. velj

    But I have to be awake enough to do the visualization, if I’m too exhausted and just collapse into sleep, it’s never as restful. Wild huh? I have to be awake enough to fall asleep properly.

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  16. 2. velj

    This was really hard when I first started doing it. I’d find thoughts squirreled around corners or clinging to the side of the tub, my brain desperate to hang on out of fear that I would forget important thing forever.

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  17. 2. velj

    When I feel like I’ve picked up all the thoughts, I pull the plug on the tub and watch the water drain away. I’m usually asleep before it’s done. I have to tell myself not to worry, that I’ll remember the important stuff, that it’s okay. That I know it’s scary to let go.

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  18. 2. velj

    I’ll lie down, get comfy, make sure there are no annoying sounds, close my eyes and then concentrate on falling asleep. I do this visualization where I actively sort thoughts and toss them into a tub of water. If a thought comes up again, just keep tossing.

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  19. 2. velj

    I’m still working on this, but I’ve noticed that waiting til I’m exhausted is bad sleep-times for me. I sleep better if I’m a little more awake and am actively trying to fall asleep. I’m sure I have a life-long backlog anyway, I know I’ll fall asleep soon when I’m in bed.

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  20. 2. velj

    So what can you, ADHD sleep-deprived brain haver, do to improve your sleep hygiene? (Oh yes, that’s what it’s called). Well, you can talk to your doctor. You can also start to redefine your sleep process. Falling asleep is actually an active process for me.

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  21. 2. velj

    So are ADHD and delta wave sleep linked? Yep. Absolutely. And not just anecdotally, science-ly too. Not a lot of studies, but we’re getting there.

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