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QC (in Berlin 7/29-??? w/ COVID

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@QiaochuYuan

Jul 7, 2020

oh i figured this one out ages ago, if it’s stopping you from going to bed just don’t brush your teeth, you’re welcome

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@ThaumPenguin

· Jul 7, 2020

Having ADHD is living a life where the fact that you have to brush your teeth before going to bed, is something that is seriously affecting your sleep schedule.

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KTamas

@KTamas

Jul 7, 2020

this feels... overtly dismissive. may not have been the intention but sure feels like it.

QC (in Berlin 7/29-??? w/ COVID

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@QiaochuYuan

Jul 7, 2020

oh sorry, that wasn’t the intention at all. it was meant to be a reference to those threads where someone’s like “sometimes i’m too tired to make a sandwich” and their therapist is like “what if you just ate the ingredients individually” and they’re like 🤯

QC (in Berlin 7/29-??? w/ COVID

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like i actually ran into this brushing-teeth issue in grad school and realizing i could just let myself not brush my teeth at night actually did improve my sleep and i wanted to share that in a funny way. was it the “just” that felt dismissive or the “you’re welcome” or both?

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i mean both but also it feels like plain bad advice, there is a reason doctors recommend brushing your teeth twice a day

QC (in Berlin 7/29-??? w/ COVID

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@QiaochuYuan

Jul 7, 2020

yeah it probably wasn’t great for my teeth i admit but also like... it’s really hard to do anything when you’re not getting enough sleep, y’know. i don’t assume people just do what i say uncritically, i’m happy to point to the possibility at all and let people decide