June’s actual focus - Men’s Health

[Darkane]

Yes, whatever else they plan to call June - it’s Men’s Health Awareness first and foremost.

Speak up, my Men. What ails you?

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Dating a progressive gf lol

[civic_stylez]

Mortgage Rates....

[Darkane]

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Dating a progressive gf lol

Valid. Detriment to mental health.

[msommers]

Being pressured to start a family when I feel like we have no money and have no idea how people raise kids without bankrupting themselves.

[Buster]

Middle age malaise

Sore knees and shoulders

[e31]

Protip: If you suffer from scoliosis stop putting your wallet in the back pocket... Or spend more on strippers! It's for your health after all.

~"Prescribed by Dr. e31"~

[bjstare]

Talk about mental health (in all it's forms, not just depression which is a very common subset of this topic).

I got diagnosed with ADHD at the ripe old age of 37 this year. Recently started some meds for it, which are helping, but equally important for me was the possible explanation of some challenges I've had in the past that I basically attributed to being lazy. It's hard to tell if not treating it until now has hindered me at all from a career perspective, but I'm hopeful this will help me achieve my potential with a bit less stress and anxiety.

[Buster]

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Talk about mental health (in all it's forms, not just depression which is a very common subset of this topic).

I got diagnosed with ADHD at the ripe old age of 37 this year. Recently started some meds for it, which are helping, but equally important for me was the possible explanation of some challenges I've had in the past that I basically attributed to being lazy. It's hard to tell if not treating it until now has hindered me at all from a career perspective, but I'm hopeful this will help me achieve my potential with a bit less stress and anxiety.

I was 43.

But ADHD isn't a "thing"...it's just a highly variable quality that is present in everyone to a matter of degree. You benefit from medications because your version of this quality is higher than others. (I'm trying to avoid the use of the word spectrum...but that's precisely what it is).

Being diagnosed with ADHD is like being diagnosed with being tall or any other trait. It doesn't really make sense.

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I was 43.

But ADHD isn't a "thing"...it's just a highly variable quality that is present in everyone to a matter of degree. You benefit from medications because your version of this quality is higher than others. (I'm trying to avoid the use of the word spectrum...but that's precisely what it is).

Being diagnosed with ADHD is like being diagnosed with being tall or any other trait. It doesn't really make sense.

That's a good take.

I was discussing this with a family member last night who also referred to it as the spectrum haha. And he's WAY the fuck into the spectrum of it.

[jabjab]

Doctors are too quick these days to prescribe pharm anti depressants and anxiety medications. Diet, exercise are very important. There are plenty of natural anti depressants out there and I recommend microdosing mushrooms.

[riander5]

Yeah and I wouldnt suggest taking those meds every day. They are are amphetamines for christs sake. I was 10 when I was diagnosed. Never took any f'ing meds.

I've seen alot of 30-40 year olds with these 'aha' moments I have adhd. The questionaire is like 5 questions and if you pick 3 you have ADHD. Cmon guys

[Ekliptix]

Not trusting women (or yourself) after your ex gf (and 2x baby mama) fucked you as she continues a 7 year unemployed streak. And yet you want a positive female role model for your little kids. :focusonbreathing: :Icantcontroleverything: :dontdrink:
Oh, and enmax fixed rates. They're the worst.

[Buster]

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Yeah and I wouldnt suggest taking those meds every day. They are are amphetamines for christs sake. I was 10 when I was diagnosed. Never took any f'ing meds.

I've seen alot of 30-40 year olds with these 'aha' moments I have adhd. The questionaire is like 5 questions and if you pick 3 you have ADHD. Cmon guys

this is a bad take

[gpomp]

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Not trusting women (or yourself) after your ex gf (and 2x baby mama) fucked you as she continues a 7 year unemployed streak. And yet you want a positive female role model for your little kids. :focusonbreathing: :Icantcontroleverything: :dontdrink:
Oh, and enmax fixed rates. They're the worst.

Tradwife lifestyle?

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Not trusting women (or yourself) after your ex gf (and 2x baby mama) fucked you as she continues a 7 year unemployed streak. And yet you want a positive female role model for your little kids. :focusonbreathing: :Icantcontroleverything: :dontdrink:
Oh, and enmax fixed rates. They're the worst.

Stoicism
Stay strong bro

[pheoxs]

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Yeah and I wouldnt suggest taking those meds every day. They are are amphetamines for christs sake. I was 10 when I was diagnosed. Never took any f'ing meds.

I've seen alot of 30-40 year olds with these 'aha' moments I have adhd. The questionaire is like 5 questions and if you pick 3 you have ADHD. Cmon guys

It's not unless you go to a quack that's just prescription happy. There's also meds nowadays that aren't amphetamines though unfortunately Vyvanse seems to be the choice of med for everyone nowadays. Somedays I do wonder if Doctors here get kickbacks as I've seen a huge surge in the number of people being prescribed Vyvanse post pandemic.

That being said telling people to just not take their meds is a weird take.

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Yeah and I wouldnt suggest taking those meds every day. They are are amphetamines for christs sake. I was 10 when I was diagnosed. Never took any f'ing meds.

I've seen alot of 30-40 year olds with these 'aha' moments I have adhd. The questionaire is like 5 questions and if you pick 3 you have ADHD. Cmon guys

I have a sneaky suspicion you haven't got any experience seeing a decent Dr. for a discussion on this recently (or ever, for that matter).

[CompletelyNumb]

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Dating a progressive gf lol

It's ok to vote for Nenshi in order to keep getting laid. We all understand.

[msommers]

My wife was diagnosed with ADHD a few years ago and the meds definitely help with several things but she still has her days.

It went from every task being 40% complete to 90%. From cleaning or cooking tasks that were a struggle to complete, to remembering to close the cabinet doors because she got distracted thinking about something else - our kitchen often looked like it was ransacked but it was just my wife getting a bowl of cereal. It's like your mother making Christmas dinner trying to do everything without asking for help.

For someone that probably has some form of ADHD but very mild, it pretty obvious to observe what debilitating ADHD looks like in daily life. The 'look, squirrel' persona is straight-up truth.