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Delaying engaging with media you know you will like
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What is Neurodivergence?
It's ADHD, Autism, OCD, schizophrenia, anxiety, depression, bi-polar, aspd, etc etc etc etc
“neurologically atypical patterns of thought or behavior”
So, it’s very broad, if you feel like it describes you then it does as far as we're concerned
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2.) always assume good faith when dealing with a fellow nd comrade especially due to lack of social awareness being a common symptom of neurodivergence
2.5) right to disengage is rigidly enforced. violations will get you purged from the comm. see rule 3 for explanation on appeals
3.) no talking over nd comrades about things you haven't personally experienced as a neurotypical chapo, you will be purged. If you're ND it is absolutely fine to give your own perspective if it conflicts with another's, but do so with empathy and the intention to learn about each other, not prove who's experience is valid. Appeal process is like appealing in user union but you dm the nd comrade you talked over with your appeal (so make it a good one) and then dm the mods with screenshot proof that you resolved it. fake screenies will get you banned from the site, we will confirm with the comrade you dm'd.
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I'm in a similar situation and I have been for a long time. I used to get games at launch and tear right into them. Now, I'll still buy them, but they'll sit, wrapped, until I "get around to it" which doesn't happen a lot.
Mentally, I'm in a tough space. I'm likely ADHD, both my mom and sibling are diagnosed with it. I grew up poor and did well in school so I was never evaluated for it. As an adult, I don't know where to start if I even wanted to get help with it. I've got something else going on too. I'm a maladjusted perfectionist.
I'm still exploring the causes on my own, but I believe my reward response is messed up. I have two weird hangups, one is that if it's a series of games, I feel like I have to play the entire series from the beginning. That's often so daunting, I never start. The second is that I got bit by the "productivity grindset" bug. Even if I don't want to, I feel like gaming is just me wasting time and that if I'm playing them, I need to be streaming and creating contact around it. Again, that's daunting so I tend to avoid playing things in the first place.