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Neurotransmitters are referred to as the body’s chemical messengers. They are the molecules used by the nervous system to transmit messages between neurons, or from neurons to muscles. Optimal neurotransmitter balance is required to maintain proper health
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i really dont understand studying at all like genuinely i don't know what it is . i know about "taking notes" and "reading the textbook" and that's it . quizlet doesn't do shit for me because i don't know what to. do. with the cards. look at them ? am i supposed to just look at them . No one bothered teaching me actual skills bc i got good grades when i was 8 and now i am so hopelessly lost . why did no one think to teach me this for when stuff got harder than four plus three
#text#ive never understood flashcards . like what to do with them. how is that any more different or helpful than just like... writing a list on#paper of vocab terms or whatever#and like conceptually i know 'learning' is like. not only committing things to memory but also being able to engage with it which#is why teachers loveeeee group discussions and essays. but like. you read the text and then you go to class and Discuss but how do you#Learn what the text is saying like how do you . put it in your brain and udnerstand and remember it .#i think im missing something very simple because everyone else in the world seems to understand this fine#like where does the part where you go oh! i understand this and can explain it in my own words. Happen#how do u force it to happen if its not something ur autistic about#Like the only example i can think of rn of this is when i hyperfixated on hpa axis dysregulation + trauma a couple weeks ago#so i was learning stuff about it for Fun and not for school so no comprehension tests or notes or anything#and basically i'd just put on a webinar while i sorted seaglass or worked on sewing or whaever#and i can explain the concept fine. ur brain controls ur body so if it gets too scared ur body loses its shit basically.#but i dont remember most of the words. i still can barely define neurotransmitter#i can apply this to my own life but i confuse the hippocampus and the frontal lobe and the amygdala etc#and i couldnt point out any of them on a diagram#i dont get it . like i know a lot and simultaneously nothing at all abt it#how am i supposedto be remembering words and numbers AND understanding the concepts AND im supposed to do that between#reading the book and engaging in thoughtful conversation with my peers i dont understand
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shinou help me I'm starting the next level of my medication taper tonight
#get ready for doth to be even MORE unstable for the next 3+ weeks!!!#well it's pretty much 3wks til the test that requires me to be off my meds#but then i have to taper back up. sigh#so it'll still be tough for a while but at least things will be going in a positive direction!!#doth oversharing hour#at least im in less pain than i was yesterday#i really think it was the combination of no neurotransmitters + having to do stressful things that also changed my schedule#even if i was in mental agony at work from stress + not sleeping. my physical pain level is more bearable today#well it's still enough to make my dread my pt exercises lol but there's better than yesterday when i could only do the reclined ones#I'm gonna try and do all of them tonight...i will try my best
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honestly the best study tip i've gotten w adhd is just to try and make it fun. do smth you can get invested in somehow. change the fonts to smth goofy and add colours to it, pretend it's more important than it is or that it's for smth far cooler and more interesting, connect it to a hyperfixation somehow, etc. i rewrite out my notes by hand while studying and organize them differently w colour coding and doodles to explain key concepts and it's made it so much easier on me lol
#drugs and behaviour is kicking my ass but i feel a lot better abt it now than i did when we started this unit#and thats in no small part due to the way ive been studying!#i come up w fun section titles and analogies#the section on neurons is titled 'firing my laser' and has drawings of a bomb on it going step by step#pharmacokinetics is 'moving right along' with potion doodles#all of the neurotransmitters i have to memorize are colour coded differently#etc etc#ill actually remember drawing those and coming up w those analogies so itll be easier to recall the info for the test#levi.txt#if i was just sitting down and rereading my notes i know it wouldnt work id get distracted and hate it the entire time#and i wouldnt remember anything#but by forcing myself to participate actively and making it at least enjoyable i can actually hyperfocus on it sometimes#@ all of my teachers who got mad at me for drawing on my quizzes and worksheets in elementary school: fuck you i was right for that
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Hoping a romp of 6ft tall river otters will come into your class to eat the midterms 🙏🙏
As do I, I would back those otters up in a heartbeat
#I think I have. data analysis and international business midterms next week?#perhaps more. I really don’t remember? I just checked the syllabi but I was looking to see if any were on my birthday lol#either way they’re on the same day and that SUCKS#data analysis shouldn’t be. too bad as long as I can Read Numbers that day#and international business is either gonna be the easiest test of my college career or the roughest cause that class is BULLSHIT#and also I’ve been. listening to podcasts instead of paying attention during class#in my defense half of it is common sense and the other half is Capatalist Hell#and I Think that Thursday I have a neurochemistry quiz but she curves grades And any quiz that doesn’t boost our grade at the end#of the year gets dropped which is. SO nice but also. it’s neurochemistry. it’s not easy#we’re going over neurotransmitters made by fats rn and. even as just a List of Things im a pinch lost lol
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Do you have thoughts about dealing with your ADHD without medication? I'm in Europe where the laws are different and its haaaaard to access meds. (Immigration is very bad for consistent health care)
Yeah, I mean, caffeine. Caffeine in the mornings and propranolol if I overdo it or have too much caffeine after 1pm. Caffeine has a variable half-life depending on your genetics, so for some people they can have caffeine within about 4-5 hours of trying to sleep and for me if I have it within 9 hours of when I want to sleep I'm a little fucked. (5-9 hours is a relatively typical range for half-life.) Caffeine has active metabolites, which means that as your body processes it to break it down it creates different molecules which are still stimulants, so it's not as simple as "caffeine in, break it down, inert molecule out." You also need to be aware that your brain WILL develop tolerance, so taking drug holidays where you have a chaotic, disorganized day will help when you go back to work.
Another alternative is Strattera, generic name atomoxetine, which gets marketed as a "non-stimulant" ADHD medication. In my opinion it does still have stimulant qualities and the classification has more to do with legal status than medical reality. However, it does have a tendency to cause nausea, so I usually start people low (10mg) and ramp up to 80-100mg, which is target range for efficacy for most people. It doesn't seem as effective as the stimulants but it also doesn't have the legal implications of the stimulants.
Wellbutrin, generic name bupropion, is an antidepressant, but it's not the same as SSRIs or SNRIs--it has its own combination of effects on neurotransmitters that makes it a cousin rather than a sibling drug. It can be used (off-label) for ADHD.
In terms of other things I do to help myself cope, setting and maintaining a sleep schedule is critical. I definitely always feel like I'm being asked to wake up at the equivalent of 3am for other people. This means I need to make sure I go to bed and get up at consistent times, including days off. Bed needs to be for sleeping and intimacy and not for being activated--not for reading, not for hanging out. "Sleep hygiene" is about training your brain that when you go to bed, you go to sleep. The bedroom needs to be quiet, cool, and dark. You can Google sleep hygiene for more information on that.
Learning how to learn was critical for surviving med school. I didn't struggle that much with the material even in grad school, though I was more miserable overall in grad school. The sheer volume meant I couldn't just read everything once and figure enough would stick; I had to read, listen, watch, and eventually I figured out that I really needed to draw pictures and make myself flash cards if I wanted to actually force my brain to retain anything. Making sure I was physically comfortable, including that I was fed, hydrated, and didn't have to pee, was also part of the process. Getting there involved lots of tears and failing multiple tests.
Cleaning can't be an all or nothing proposition or nothing ever gets cleaned. When I start cleaning, I just grab whatever I'm walking by that catches my attention. Fuck doing whole tasks at a time consistently. Move those three bowls to the sink, in the kitchen realize I need to take out the recycling, take out the recycling and realize on the way back in that I have a load of laundry to start, start the laundry and realize I need to pee, while I'm in the bathroom realize I need to clean the counter, clean the counter and realize I need to take out the bathroom trash, take out the bathroom trash and realize I still didn't pee, continue until I'm too tired and then sit down and have a snack and a nap. My house is still a black hole but it's infinitely better than my apartments when I was younger.
Accepting that you can't do things the neurotypical way is a big part of it. Giving up on how things "should" be and recognizing what you can do and how you can do it is critical. I will never stop crashing into things so I've bought rounded furniture that hurts less when I crash into it. I'm slowly designing a life and a home where I'm playing to my strengths, and although it's a work in process, I'm slowly becoming happier.
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Tadashi is Here
Here is my re-written Tadashi fic! I wrote this June maybe July of 2020, and although its been edited briefly before its been two years and I've (probably) improved so I re-wrote it. Anyways!
Word Count: 700 ish
Warnings: implied death, (?) fluff that is secretly angst in disguise
"Tadashi is here."
Baymax's torso begins to light up showing a screen, Tadashi is looking into the camera, holding a small chalkboard with the words "Test #1" along with his name. A girl stands next to him, wearing his signature baseball cap and smiling.
"This is Tadashi Hamada and this is the first test of my robotics project."
With a little nudge from Tadashi, the girl spoke too. "And I'm Y/N L/N, Tadashi's assistant and girlfriend."
Hiro's eyes widen at the statement, not only did he not recognize this girl but she was Tadashi's girlfriend?
The girl -- Y/N presses a button and Baymax starts to speak.
"Hello I am Baymax--" the robot was cut off by a loud screeching noise, causing the screen to glitch, and both Tadashi and Y/N to clap their hands over their ears. Tadashi quickly shuts Baymax off, the screen showing the last frame of them for a couple seconds before starting up again.
"-is the 7th test of my robotics project."
Y/N waves from the background, wearing a pair of ridiculously fluffy earmuffs, probably an attempt to soften the screeching noises that Baymax had emitted, and Tadashi's SFIT sweatshirt. She is also holding a mug that had a silly robotics joke on it, and a teabag string hung out of the mug.
"Hello I am Baymax--" the screen glitches and suddenly the robot is attacking Tadashi.
Y/N's eyes widen and she sets the mug down, reaching out to Tadashi. Unfortunately Baymax's arm detaches from his body at that moment and she has to quickly duck down to not be hit by it.
"Oh my god." she exclaims as the arm manages to knock down the computer in the corner of the room.
"Wait! Wait! Stopstopstop!" Tadashi shouts, managing to stop Baymax. The screen freezes on the last frame a bit longer this time, showing Y/N's eyes wide at the destruction Baymax's arm caused, and Tadashi trying to dodge the arm that was still attached.
"Tadashi Hamada again. This is the 33 test of my robotics project." Tadashi said almost apathetically, dark circles under his eyes and messy hair prominent. Y/N moves into view of the camera and gently places her hand on his arm.
"Dashi we should probably get some rest." Y/N said, standing up on her tiptoes so she could give him a kiss on the cheek. Almost as if the electric system agreed with her the lights spark and go out. Tadashi switches on a flashlight and stares directly into the camera.
"I'm not giving up on you, you don't understand this yet, but people need you." Y/N gives him a fond smile "Now back to work." She rolls her eyes and Tadashi presses the off button.
"My name is Tadashi Hamada and this is the 84th test." The other videos were dark, but this one is flooded with light, quite clearly the late morning. The chalkboard has 82 and 83 crossed off of it and Y/N is leaning on him half asleep. Once she realizes that the video is going she straightens up, stretching her arms above her head. Tadashi smiles at her, kissing the top of her head and then turns to face Baymax.
"What do you say big guy?" he presses a button and the robot begins to speak.
"Hello, I am Baymax, your personal healthcare companion." It takes a few seconds for Tadashi to realize that nothing bad has happened and when it does he becomes ecstatic.
"It works!" he yells "This is amazing! you-you work!" He pulls Y/N closer to him and cups her face, kissing her impulsively. "I knew it! I knew it, I knew knew it! I can't believe it!"
Although Y/N's reaction is definitely more subdued than Tadashi's she is very clearly excited, bouncing on the balls of her feet slightly.
"Okay okay big moment." Tadashi says, glancing at his girlfriend. "Scan me."
"Your neurotransmitter levels are elevated, this indicates that you are happy."
"I am. I really am. Oh man wait until my brother sees you. You're going to help so many people buddy. So many."
(Y/N) wraps her arms around her boyfriend. "And then I get to meet him and your aunt right?"
"Of course. I am satisfied with my care."
The screen freezes on Tadashi leaning in to kiss Y/N again.
"Baymax?" Hiro asks "Do you know where Y/N is?"
continuation!
#tadashi hamada#hiro hamada#big hero 6#big hero six#tadashi x reader#bh6 tadashi#Tadashi imagine#baymax#san fransokyo#big hero 6 x reader#tadashi hamada x reader
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Pit Madness? No, it's science!
My take on effects that the lazarus pit had on Jason, because I don't really like the concept of pit madness.
So I was on that lecture about neurology of aggression and empathy, and they talked about one experiment, when they took a group of prisoners with agressive tendencies, mostly about physical attacks, and a control group of normies and made a test of hormones and neurotransmitters and while normies had GABA and seratonis on the same level as dopamine and noradrenaline, with prisoners there was a big non-equilibrium between them, with dopamine and NA on higher levels. So, people with dopamine and NA on higher levels are more likely to be agressive and temperamental.
And it got me thinking.
Lazarus pit is damn weird, right? What if it was messing with biology of a person? Bc we all love hc of Jason with glowing eyes.
And I don't really like pit madness trope, or I like it as just in moments of real anger it can activate or whatever. But Jason was a sweet child. Sure, he was agressive sometimes, but that's normal. So I think, that Jason's anger is righteous, and all the trauma absolutely destabilitised him mentally, but Lazarus Pit also could mess with his brain chemistry, and it's so interesting to me.
It's also not like the pit madness in fanon. He has free will, he's just more worked up biologically, and more likely to get agressive and physical.
I think it could be fun to explore, bc without it he maybe would do the same, or maybe not, and it's not that big of a change, but it would make it a little bit sadder thinking about him as a Robin and him as Red Hood.
Maybe part of that agression was written into him with the healing waters of the Lazarus Pit.
He can heal from trauma, but it would be something that's always there, another thing that changed in him when he was dead.
Maybe it doesn't make sense, and maybe it's just me, but it kinda make Jason more tragic - and he's tragic enough, but who doesn't like projecting onto fictional characters and make them hurt.
#jason todd#fanfic#headcanon#dc comics#red hood#science#neurology#batman#batfam#lazarus pit#pit madness#why should i learn science if i can't apply it to fiction#dcu#dc
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Hi! I'm not the original anon, but I have a follow up question if that's okay. Sometimes I struggle with my concerns about (what I now understand is called) hypnoamory and the fact that I think there's enough stigma around kink that romantic relationships stemming from kink are viewed as inauthentic or suspicious. How do you handle those two ideas if at all? They seem contradictory to me
Hi new anon! Thank you for the follow up question!
So- my point of view is that no emotion we experience is inauthentic. The reasoning behind an emotion may be flawed (ex. "I'm scared because the pope is spying on me"), it might be masking another emotion (feeling angry instead of sad), it might be temporary and fleeting, but what you feel is always "real". If you say you're angry, I can't run a blood test on you and determine you're not, you know? The only test we HAVE for emotions is that we feel them internally and subjectively. If you say you're in love, then who am I to say that isn't true?
We could say that hypnoamory is artificially created love because of the neurotransmitters and behavioral cues - but then ALL love tends to involve neurotransmitters and behavioral cues. Who we ARE is a big ole pile of neurotransmitters and behavioral cues (and gut bacteria) (and ancient, wonky survival systems). Even in situations where love feelings go away quickly after someone stops hypnoplay (@sweettist wrote a great reply to my initial post with a story like this), I personally* couldn't say those love feelings were fake, just that they were ephemeral.
If I'm viewing hypnoamory (or frenzy or infatuation or nre or any of these related ideas) cautiously, it's not because I think that what people are experiencing isn't "real". It's because I know people in those states are a little bit altered and may have a harder time setting good boundaries for themselves. It's kind of like seeing a friend move in with a romantic partner who they've known for a month. The move could work out great for them! But, I'm aware that often it won't- that my friend probably feels love but doesn't know yet about deeper compatability with their new partner/roommate. If I were giving my friend advice, I wouldn't say to break up with their partner because I'm concerned, but I might caution them to wait a few more months before moving in.
As far as how I personally balance feeling and caution:
If I'm playing with an inexperienced bottom, for example, I may be very slow and deliberate about negotiation (because I'm extra mindful not to cross boundaries). My own boundaries might be stronger- for example, I may not want to do intense play with them for a while. If they tell me I'm the best hypnotist in the world, I'll thank them but also take that compliment with a grain of salt. If they seem extra devoted, I might talk to them about it and possibly slow things down. I won't make long term plans for us yet based on how they're feeling right now because I'm aware that those feelings might change. (Or they may not! But in time we'll know better and be able to plan better).
If I realize hypnoamory or nre is happening to me (and it does!), I'll double check my own boundaries and try to think critically about my own impulses. I may consciously slow play or communication down for a bit so I feel like I'm making good choices. I might check in with others about my partner's reputation because I know I can't see their blind spots right now as well as I might want to.
That being said, I have long-lasting love for some people in my life that seems to have started with hypnoamory. I'm really glad I didn't give up on those relationships just because of strong feelings! I also have relationships that started this way and just petered out- or ones that were always one sided crushes. That's how love goes- especially when that love is early and intense. And all of that is fine! Those are things that happen in all sorts of relationships, kinky or not.
So, all of that being said- I don't see the contradiction, anon. This isn't an either/or, it's a both/and. Hypnoamory can be great and it can cause issues. Relationships stemming from kink can be healthy and they can be dangerous. Frenzy can exhaust you and it can give you a lot of cool new experiences. Infatuation can burn out quick and it can lead to lasting, healthy love. It's all in the nuances.
*@sweettist might have a different point of view on that, though! I think it comes down to how people would define "real" or "inauthentic" here.
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Biology test tomorrow about the central nervous system and all I can remember is neurotransmitters = demoted status in Cruelty Squad. Laugh emoji.
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Abstract
POTS (Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome) is a multisystem disorder characterized by the abnormal autonomic response to an upright posture, causing orthostatic intolerance and excessive tachycardia without hypotension. Recent reports suggest that a significant percentage of COVID-19 survivors develop POTS within 6 to 8 months of infection. Prominent symptoms of POTS include fatigue, orthostatic intolerance, tachycardia, and cognitive impairment. The exact mechanisms of post-COVID-19 POTS are unclear. Still, different hypotheses have been given, including autoantibody production against autonomic nerve fibers, direct toxic effects of SARS-CoV-2, or sympathetic nervous system stimulation secondary to infection. Physicians should have a high suspicion of POTS in COVID-19 survival when presented with symptoms of autonomic dysfunction and should conduct diagnostic tests like the Tilt table and others to confirm it. The management of COVID-19-related POTS requires a comprehensive approach. Most patients respond to initial non-pharmacological options, but when the symptoms become more severe and they do not respond to the non-pharmacological approach, pharmacological options are considered. We have limited understanding and knowledge of post-COVID-19 POTS, and further research is warranted to improve our understanding and formulate a better management plan.
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Possible mechanisms of post-COVID-19 POTS
The exact mechanism causing post-COVID-19 POTS is still not clear, but several mechanisms have been suggested.
Autoimmunity is one of the most likely mechanisms by which a coronavirus triggers the production of autoantibodies against autonomic nerve fiber, adrenergic, acetylcholine, and angiotensin II receptors. There is another mechanism, which is the direct toxic action of the COVID-19 virus, resulting in tissue injuries. A spike protein of the COVID-19 virus attached to ACE2 receptors enters the cell and causes multisystem damage, resulting in dysregulation of the RAAS system. The spike proteins of the COVID-19 virus also exhibit neurotoxic effects and can produce POTS symptoms.
The neuroinvasive capabilities of the COVID-19 virus are well known. The COVID-19 virus can directly invade the CNS and ANS via the olfactory nerve and the ACE2 receptor in the brainstem or indirectly through the enteric nervous system via GI tract infection. The brainstem has a major role in the regulation of the cardiovascular system, autonomic nervous system, and neurotransmitter systems. Damage to the brainstem results in dysregulation of these systems, resulting in POTS symptoms. Furthermore, COVID-19 infection can cause hypovolemia, decreased cardiac output, and sympathetic nervous system activation secondary to the fever, night sweats, nausea, and vomiting was usually seen in patients with COVID-19 infection. Cytokine hyperactivation, which is seen in patients with COVID infection, also results in sympathetic nervous system stimulation, resulting in POTS symptoms.
#pots syndrome#mask up#covid#covid 19#covid isn't over#pandemic#covid conscious#long covid#covid is airborne#wear a mask#coronavirus
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Hey Hen!! I have a whumpy idea if you'd like...(involves paralysis and toxins and medical stuff, if you're not in the mood for that, just lmk!)
Okay, so. Curare. A deadly mix of toxins. It paralyzes a victim completely -- and I mean COMPLETELY -- but, because it doesn't cross the blood-brain barrier, the victim is completely conscious and aware, just unable to do so much as signal that they're awake.
The toxins work by preventing neurotransmitters that control muscle movement from getting from the brain to the rest of the nervous system. The brain itself is fine; the body is locked.
Curare kills, now, but if you keep a victim on a respirator (or whatever medical thingy is used to keep people's hearts and lungs working), you can keep them alive until the poison wears off and they're fine again. This is the only treatment. The US Army, naturally, tested this, and army subjects (upon being able to move again) reported that yup, it was as freaky as you'd imagine.
So imagine a whumper using this on a victim and keeping their heart/lungs working artificially. As a little treat to freak them out for a day or so. As one does.
(Interestingly enough, curare only does that damage if it gets in your bloodstream! Hypothetically, straight up eating it won't kill you unless you have open sores in your mouth. But I'm not a doctor, so maybe don't try that.)
I thought, no way. That's wild. I have to google this.
"In the 1940s, it was used on a few occasions during surgery as it was mistakenly thought to be an analgesic or anesthetic. The patients reported feeling the full intensity of the pain though they were not able to do anything about it since they were essentially paralyzed." X
UMMMMM????? That's utterly horrifying thank you so much.
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Let's say the reader is a big dumb idiot who fucked up their antidepressants and is out of commission for a day or two (weak and tired, foggy headed, ANXIOUS AS HELL, etc). How would the BTAS dork squad take care of them in their time of need?
"Messed up Medications" BTAS Dork Squad X reader
Well first of all I would tell this reader personally that things happen and sometimes we mess up our meds. I hope by the time you read this, you're feeling better!!
TW: mental health talk, depression, mind control, hospital abuse
Scarecrow
He's the one who understands the most- not only psychologically but chemically as well. He'll be looking up all of your medications and ensuring another dose isn't missed. Best to get you back on track, after all.
Expect him to ask a lot of questions about your mental state. One, he wants to know where you're at and two, he will always take the chance to dig inside your mind a little further. A habit of his, you could say.
"Does it make you scared to know it's so simple as missing a pill?" He won't use it against you, mind you. But it's something he feels a compulsion to know.
Do you know what you need? Something baked. Something comforting for the upcoming days. Being a chemist as he makes fear toxin, he's figured out baking isn't too far off from that. He can make a mean pie if you wanted.
He'll set you up in front of the TV or some other low-focus activity you enjoy and bake you whatever you'd like. He doesn't have much of a body for cuddling, but he'll make do with his "old" bones, dear.
Riddler
Ah, shouldn't you have a system for this already? It's not scolding, more a blunt question. If you don't, he'll simply have to design one for you. Expect it to be just a little eccentric and very suited to his tastes. HOWEVER, it will get the job done and you'll likely never miss another dose.
He understands the science of it, but explain to him your symptoms and what will help. He would rather learn from you directly than his personal experiences of Arkham doctors shoving various anti-depressants and god knows what else down his throat hoping one would work and then suffering the ill effects of withdrawals.
He's not very good at mind-numbing or relaxing mentally, so he's not the best with this. Do you want a puzzle box? Some sort of toy you have to unlink? Or a video game...
Frighteningly quickly, he's made you a small video game that is very simplistic but entertaining. There's a lot of love involved, you can tell from the way the NPCs interact with you, the player. They say your name and tell you what a wonderful person you are.
If you say anything to him about it being sweet, he turns beet red.
Mad Hatter
Poor dear! Nothing to fear- he can fix this, he's sure. He understands the compounds of your medication and how it effects the neurotransmitters of your brain- would it help if he tried explaining that? As "silly" as he is, he knows straight logic can make a situation feel better.
No, no, he understands. Why don't you just relax and he'll read to you? Truly, he does the best voices for Alice and Wonderland. But you knew that already. Something intimate and soft where you can rest your head on his shoulder or in his lap.
So much reassurance. You could ask him every hour on the hour if he still loves you/if he's mad at you and never seems bothered. He wants you to feel safe and loved when you're not feeling well.
If it's truly too much, he'd be glad to have you "under" for a while until it all passes. Test out some light modifications he's made to the mind control devices he's worked on. It'll be like you're asleep!
Yes, he will dress you up and the like if you agree, it's definitely a win-win in his mind. He'll bring you up every once in a while to see how you're feeling. You can be in Wonderland as long as you like.
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Nicotine has been shown to have effects on anxiety and depression in both human and animal studies. These studies suggest that nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) can modulate the function of pathways involved in stress response, anxiety and depression in the normal brain, and that smoking can result in alterations of anxiety level and mood. The effects of nicotine are complex however, and nicotine treatment can be either anxiolytic or anxiogenic depending on the anxiety model tested, the route of nicotine administration and the time course of administration. The paradoxical effects of nicotine on emotionality are likely due to the broad expression of nAChRs throughout the brain, the large number of nAChR subtypes that have been identified and the ability of nicotine treatment to both activate and desensitize nAChRs. Activation of nAChRs has been shown to modulate many systems associated with stress response including stress hormone pathways, monoaminergic transmission and release of classical neurotransmitters throughout the brain. Local administration studies in animals have identified brain areas that may be involved in the anxiogenic and anxiolytic actions of nicotine including the lateral septum, the dorsal raphe nuclei, the mesolimbic dopamine system and the hippocampus. The ensemble of studies to date suggest that under certain conditions nicotine can act as an anxiolytic and an antidepressant, but that following chronic use, adaptations to nicotine can occur resulting in increased anxiety and depression following withdrawal.
HMM
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storieswritteninthesand
Fwiw, you’ve mentioned those calming mental effects a couple times now, and they sound a lot like the impact anxiety meds had for me - releasing some of the anxiety mental load to make life more approachable. (Sorry if we’re still pretending that part of the diagnosis doesn’t exist!)
Well, not so much pretending it doesn’t exist, although I know I push back on it pretty hard. Part of it is that I still have no documentation regarding it -- last I heard the doctor who was meant to do the writeup said “I’ll have it for you this evening” and then nothing. I replied to her a few days later stating I’d still very much like it and nothing since, either. I’m trying to determine now if I should bother emailing again, if I should get insurance involved, or if I should just let it go. For what it’s worth, the psychiatrist gave me an anxiety screening that I actually scored quite low on, but of course he didn’t spend three hours in a room with me.
So a few more thoughts behind the cut...
I did spend a lot of time thinking about it after I realized the Adderall was calming me, because there is a shift in mood and an accompanying physical reaction. I think...the problem may be that we use the word anxiety in two different ways in terms of actual mental health (instead of like, “I’m passingly anxious about this date” or whatnot).
There’s Generalized Anxiety Disorder, which is very specific and has a list of DSM criteria that you have to fit. Every time I go back to that criteria, I go “No, this isn’t me.” I simply don’t have enough symptoms. That’s me saying it myself, but I feel pretty confident about it, and the change when the medication kicks in doesn’t cause the kind of shift you’d see if those symptoms were alleviated.
While ADHD medication can affect anxiety, I think it’s also important to note that I’m taking a stimulant, and anti-anxiety/depressant medications are not generally stimulants but SSRI/SNRIs and benzodiazepines. From my reading, granting I’m not a doctor, what I’m getting with the medication is dopamine, not serotonin. Dopamine and serotonin are both neurotransmitters but they’re transmitting different things, and if my dopamine balancing is what’s making me feel calmer, then it’s likely that Anxiety in the clinical sense is not what I was dealing with.
But there’s a second usage of the word anxiety, a more casual one, that seems to encompass a lot of shit we really don’t have a good name for. Our vocabulary when it comes to negative emotion is limited, at least in English, and I suspect we don’t seek the nuanced language to discuss it because it’s scary and upsetting. So “anxiety” is possibly getting applied to a lot of stuff that I am in fact feeling but that I didn’t identify as anxiety, that is clinically not identified as GAD, and I was objecting because I hadn’t encountered that form of definition for it before.
It’s unclear how I signaled anxiety to the evaluator, or what the word encompasses in my case. Could be stress from carrying an extra cognitive load, depression linked to exhaustion, lower-case-a anxiety because I couldn’t put my thoughts in order and so they felt overwhelming. Maybe even just worry I couldn’t get everything done because time blindness meant I could never tell if I had enough time to accomplish all my tasks. Being able to order my thoughts and execute tasks with more ease would indeed alleviate all of that.
And also, you know...this sounds terrible to say but they gave me an IQ test and while they didn’t give me a number they did tell me I scored extremely high. That doesn’t signify much in the real world, but outlier scores like mine can mean we don’t react in expected ways to testing. It’s possible I just fucked the evaluation because I’m a weirdo. It’s one likely reason, my psychiatrist said, that I wasn’t diagnosed before now: my high cognitive scores were pulling my extremely low executive function scores up into normal range.
So...I still push back on the idea of a GAD diagnosis, but I’m willing to entertain the idea that whatever is going on in my brain is something that people might realistically refer to as anxiety. And in that sense the Adderall is helping, so I suppose overall it’s a net positive :D
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Sleepy Dialogue! Going to bed at night number 8: "You're allowed to cuddle me like a teddy bear." for symbiot3. I leave the choice of who is allowed to cuddle the other like a teddy bear up to you <3
I am definitely not replying to this prompt over a month after it was asked, from the sleepy dialogue list. (:
For now, I'll just keep this one on Tumblr since I did manage to keep it pretty short. I kind of cheated and wrote it as a sort of... future-ish part of Dust to Dust because that's the only timeline I've created where I felt the dialogue would be funniest for this prompt. Not to like, semi-spoil my own fic but I've been doing that since 2018 so what else is new.
Title: Say Yes to Cuddling
Words: 729
Rating: Teen (for some vague-ish references to the nature of their relationship)
Characters/Relationship: Eddie Brock/Flash Thompson/Venom Symbiote
Summary: As part of an unorthodox treatment plan aimed at rectifying the damage done to the Venom Symbiote by a prior host, Eddie and Flash find themselves in bed with each other every night. But there are lots of ways to get the neurotransmitters the symbiote needs, and Flash thinks they should try all of them.
“You don’t have to sleep way over there.”
Eddie stiffened. Maybe he could just feign being asleep, and that he hadn’t heard Flash’s quiet words. They hadn’t done anything tonight, just crashed into bed at roughly the same time. Which was fine, their current regimen was working, according to Dr. Steven’s tests. But you could only sleep with someone so many times before they started getting bolder with their commentary.
“Looking at you,” his other helpfully informed him. “Waiting for an answer.”
I’m sleeping.
“Knows you are not.”
With an only slightly-exaggerated sigh, Eddie rolled over to see Flash’s face inches away on the other pillow. “I would be sleeping, if you let me.”
“Uh-huh.” Flash smiled a little in the dark. “Usually you breathe a lot less when you’re actually asleep. Once a minute, at most. And if you really were asleep, symbiote wouldn’t let me wake you up.”
“What do you want.”
He propped his face up a little using his arm. “Look, I’m just trying to be thoughtful here, Eddie. You clutch the bedding subconsciously. You kind of… cradle the pillow. And, you know, the symbiote,” Flash shrugged, a little awkwardly, “obviously.”
“And the point of these observations is…”
“You’re allowed to cuddle me like a teddy bear.”
Eddie frowned at the description.
“If you want. I’m just saying, I’m not going to like, elbow you in the gut if you do.”
He rubbed his face with a hand tiredly. “Go to sleep, Thomps… Flash.” Still had to remind himself occasionally that they had agreed on first names from here on out. At least while in the apartment. At least while this arrangement was in place.
Flash, ever-persistent, reached out and drummed his fingers on Eddie’s shoulder. Cool, a little callused. He couldn’t stop the symbiote from reaching tendrils out to meet its former host’s hand. “I’m a pret-ty good cuddler, just saying.”
“He is.” Fortunately, this time, it didn’t accompany the thought with any foreign memories from its time with him.
Stop.
“Would be nice, Eddie…”
Why are you trying to encourage this? he asked it, though he didn’t need to. The symbiote was quite familiar with all his memories and habits and every relationship he’d ever been in, however few that number was. But that was them, and this was Flash, and those were not the same thing.
“I’m perfectly fine giving you space,” Eddie finally said aloud.
“And I’m pretty sure there are about thirty medical studies out there about the benefits of human contact.”
“We’re not getting enough of that three times a week?”
Flash rolled his eyes. “Listen, try it once. If you like it, if my pal likes it, great. If you hate it, then you can continue sleeping on the edge of the bed and practically fall off of it every night like you normally do.”
“This is ridiculous.”
“Oh, like it’s more ridiculous than our current situation? Come on.”
The only further protest Eddie could manage was a small grunt as Flash turned himself on his side. Flash then scooted himself up against Eddie’s torso, certainly not small by any definition but a kind of strangely comfortable fit. Then Flash reached around, grabbed Eddie’s arm, and draped it over him.
“I get to be the little spoon tonight, since you’re being an asshole.”
“Please don’t ever use that description again.”
“What, a spoo-oo-oo-oon?” he teased, looking over his shoulder to grin broadly at Eddie.
It was annoying, he was annoying, but something about the silly delight on his face had Eddie both looking away and glad it was dark in the bedroom. He focused instead on getting comfortable, if Flash was going to insist on this. He positioned his other arm so it wouldn’t fall asleep under the other man’s weight, and settled in with Flash’s back flush against him. After just a couple minutes, he felt Flash’s breathing slow. Even the symbiote had expelled a kind of pleased warmth all through Eddie’s body. What wasn’t still within him, carefully draped over Flash, too, in strands and various amorphous shapes.
It was… nice.
His other caught the stray thought before he could lock it away. It seemed a little bit smug, in response, but mostly endearing. “Knew you would enjoy it.”
It’s tolerable.
Tolerable, right.
Like some small part of Eddie didn’t think he could get used to this.
#my writing#symbiot3#flash thompson#eddie brock#venom symbiote#sleeping#venom fic#eddie really is like: i am going to cover up the fact that i have been totally starved for human contact for years by being a complete ass#flash meanwhile: i will chisel away at this man. and then if that fails i'll get a sledgehammer#the symbiote just wants to cuddle 😂#prompt fill
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