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Just was ‘diagnosed’ with anxiety today after talking to a psychiatrist for five minutes (I’m using quotes because it seems a bit too preliminary to me to diagnose whoever with whatever after about 5 minutes of general talk).
Came asking for #ADHD and #autism evaluation. Was totally ignored on that regard) Of course, didn’t have courage to ask again.

Was it so obvious? Was I just a walking stereotype: middle-aged woman from a war-thorn country living alone who voluntarily came to a psychiatrist(doesn’t matter what else she has, she can’t NOT be anxious)?
Or is it just a general experience of most of #AuDHD female-passing folks: to be seen as anxious, to have most of their symptoms attributed to #anxiety (not like I was asked about any symptoms, but maybe have demonstrated some?)?

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[–] cy@fedicy.us.to 0 points 3 months ago (6 children)

Opium, morphine, heroin, codeine, fentanyl and kratom all have about the same effect, I've heard, acting on the same receptors. Heroin and fentanyl are more powerful, but an opium fiend with very high opiate tolerance might switch to those, not because of any different effect, but because they need more of the drug to get the same effect.

That's uh... the primary reason for heroin use I'd wager. Doctors prescribe codeine, then withdrawal sets in even with the drug, so people switch to something harder. I haven't asked any heroin users their feelings on that though, only heard that they started on pain pills.

I agree an opiate addiction is manageable. Sucks royally though, and easy to fuck up. But opium is one of the oldest drugs known to mankind, and our society hasn't once collapsed around our ears because of it. (Though the Silk Road came close.)

[–] Uair@autistics.life 0 points 3 months ago (4 children)

@cy

Oh, and--I've never injected anything and really haven't spent much time in the hard drug world, but I used to bring street level addicts home for the company.

[–] cy@fedicy.us.to 0 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Thanks for sharing your experiences! I definitely agree that a high powered opiate would be quite lethal used as a weapon. I see several informative articles about the Moscow Opera House Siege, from prestigious sources such as the BBC, CNN, The New York Times, and Encyclopedia Britannica.

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So you shouldn't tell people to look it up without providing a link, because there are a lot of wealthy, institutional tools trying to spin some sort of story about it.

[–] Uair@autistics.life 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

@cy

Funny. I only use wikipedia.

What narrative are they trying to push?

The relevant part of that situation, to our conversation, is that putin used carfentanil to render everyone in the opera house unconscious, but didn't tell the paramedics the plan so they didn't have enough opioid reversal shots. Lots of people died unnecessarily.

[–] cy@fedicy.us.to 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

What narrative aren't they trying to push? It's fine if there's no shenanigans going on, but you have to be sure those organizations aren't trying to spin the story (even Wikipedia) before telling people to just ask Google about it. I want to hear your understanding of the situation. Really it's always a good idea to provide links yourself, if you can.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow_theater_hostage_crisis

[–] Uair@autistics.life 0 points 3 months ago

@cy

truth is in fiction any more.

https://invidious.drgns.space/watch?v=g7gPegf76Mw

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