Your question was a good one, but still rude. You're more likely to get a satisfying answer if you don't pose the premise that the person you're replying to must be dumb if they're not rich.
I was denied treatment for ADHD too, because I have a bachelor's! Old psych said even a high school diploma is impossible for ADHD folks. Glad I was able to switch to a new psych who diagnosed me at 27.
Ok so I have autoimmune hyperthyroidism. This, among other things, gives me low blood pressure and a high heart rate. By 'refusing to treat me' I mostly mean that doctors have immediately jumped to the conclusion that my ADHD meds are the one and only cause, refusing further tests. Saying I need to go off the meds and if the symptoms persist I should come back. Even though I know and told them that I've had these symptoms for years, and have only been on these meds for half a year. This shows up in my file. I've also had a GP refuse to renew my prescription because he, too, thought I couldnt possibly have adhd since I'm educated and employed. I've also repeatedly felt like doctors think I'm just drug seeking instead of in actual need of these meds. Like, for example, being told that it's irresponsible that I take them by a different GP.
Ooooh I thanks for clarifying!
Your personal experience does not make universal truth. Many people have highly fluctuating hormones and digestion. It's great that it works for you, but it won't work for everyone. There's a myriad of invisible diseases that can affect this. And that's not even counting that some people don't have the resources to even think of anything outside work, eat whatever is accessible, sleep, repeat.
Even if personal experience was universal: based on MY experience, nobody should be able to figure out how much to eat, even with professional help.
I desperately wanted to gain weight for over a decade. I started counting calories. The amount I was supposed to be consuming to safely gain would make me gain a few kilos over a few months and then, keeping the same amount since I wasn't at my goal yet, would make me lose them again. The rates of gaining and losing would vary wildly, too. After reaching my goal and eating for what was supposed to be maintenance, I suddenly lost 5 kg in less than a month. And I'm seeing a specialist for hormone tests once a month. Imagine how bad it would be if I couldn't.
I'm nb and my chosen name is a short form of my middle name. I wonder how he'd feel about that.
Yes, CICO works, since energy is a conserved quantity. That much is very true. What isn't true at all is that CICO is simple.
It takes time and energy to figure out how many calories you're ingesting. And that's the simple part. Knowing how many calories you're actually absorbing and how many you're actually burning takes professional help. And finally, those things are highly volatile and change a lot throughout your life, depending on a plethora of factors.
Many people don't have the resources to access that stuff, starting with enough free time.
Thank you, I genuinely appreciate that you let me know!
Guess I'm a loser for caring that doctors have refused to treat me unless I go off the ADHD meds then
Glad it works for you. No reason to shame others because different things work for them.
This is what I meant. My native language tends to have much longer sentences than English, making my sentence structure more complex than what most are used to. So this is definitely partly on me.
Literally always keeping my nails painted is the only thing that's helped. I bit my nails from toddlerhood into my late 20s, with or without meds. I didn't want to paint my nails at first because I'm not f but finally said fuck it, and I'm not looking back.
A red button. Image says: 'Would you press the button?' [results of pressing the button:] there exists a pill that makes your disability a LOT less debilitating BUT it's near-impossible to get because the non-disabled enjoy taking the pill for fun and the government doesn't want them to.
I know, not all omnis. But this is based on personal experience.
Two part meme. Part one is a crying young person who looks like they're desperate to get someone to understand something. Caption: 'Me explaining why I can walk fast and run but can't stand or walk slowly well'. Part two is a super annoyed looking, slightly older person. Caption: 'people still assuming I'm lying out of laziness'.
I regret nothing. Say what you want.
Edit: I just saw the two typos. If you find them, you're welcome to keep them.
Edit: I love this community so much, thank you all for trying to help!
Same concept as 'natural' makeup: while it's obvious that there's polish if you know what nail polish looks like, it just looks like better looking natural nails to the untrained eye. It's just base coat and matte top coat. It's become my go-to for when I'm not feeling any colour or design. Looks better than my naked nails and I get the benefit of having them protected from water, so they don't split as much.
Is this Germany? Why are they so fucking cheap?