cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/27006450
6 years π²That's some seriously good lotion!
this post was submitted on 18 Mar 2025
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This reminds me of something, though it might not be an adhd thing. Sometimes I get really into some snack or food item. So next time I get groceries I make sure I get more, extra, even. I insist on it even if I donβt eat any of it for months.
It puts the lotion on the hands or it gets the hose again
Instructions unclear, slathered hose with lotion.
It's so much more effective slathered on hoes though
Same with exercise. Doing 10 push-ups is easy. I'll do it every day.
Why did you have to remind me so late?
Oh man, Iβve got my nighttime routine down pat. I eat a couple pieces of fruit, floss, smoke a j with my husband, brush my teeth, wash my face, turn the heat off, and then put on face lotion, lip balm, foot lotion, and hand lotion before getting into bed. Every single night.
Do I ever remember to eat breakfast, wash my face, and brush my teeth in the morning? Maybe once a month.
You should a be careful with eating acidic fruit before cleaning teeth because the acid can slightly soften the teeth and make them vulnerable to damage through
Between brushing and fruit is about an hour. I swear Iβve got my nighttime routine down.
please start brushing your teeth in the morning dude
honestly cant believe the amount of gross fucks who dont brush their teeth downvoting me LOL
Oh shit, I just gotta start doing it??? I canβt believe you fixed adhd just like that.
Hi, I too forget to brush my teeth but I downvoted you because you're being patronising as fuck. Have a nice day.
whats patronizing by saying please brush your teeth?
What are you trying to do when you say that, like a parent trying to make their child brush their teeth? Do you HONESTLY think anyone here isn't aware that dental hygiene is important and hasn't tried a billion ways (including begging and pleading with themselves) to get themselves to do this normal thing that normal people do with ease? Don't you think the problem MIGHT lie elsewhere, in this community about a neurodivergence? Do you need to read up on what ADHD is?
i dont need to read up on what ADHD is, i fucking have it
just speaking from experience, getting called out on stank ass morning breath made brushing my teeth every morning a surefire routine I almost never miss, just trying to help you from what i already went through
Good job, this worked for you. It doesn't work for others.
still no excuse to be rude and patronizing to someone trying to help
What you said boils down to "just do it". You recognise why that's a bad thing to say, yeah?
no it doesnt and no i dont, youll have to be clearer than that. why is it bad to say? i think its worse going around with shit breath than to tell someone to remember to brush their teeth in the morning
"Just do it" is what neurotypicals say when they want to give advice. "Just exercise more", "just do yoga", "just make a list", "just take out the trash everyday", "just put it away after you use it", "just fix your sleep", "just make an effort", "just be normal". It's not advice, it's unhelpful and talking down to a child.
Honestly weird that you say you haven't encountered it.
i never said just do it so why does this apply to me?
and i also never said i never encountered it
honestly its weird you make so many assumptions on me all because i brush my teeth in the morning
"Please brush your teeth in the morning" is "just do it". Honestly, even adding "the people around you can smell your bad breath" would've been an improvement of sorts.
You said you didn't know why "just do it" is a bad thing to say which implies nobody's ever said it to you.
i figured it was obvious that people around you can smell it, why else would i tell someone to brush their teeth in the morning?
It is also obvious to adults that you should brush your teeth everyday, so why tell them?
because they keep forgetting. so obviously a reminder helps
Yes, that's the reason, clearly. Maybe they also forget that people can smell their bad breath?
Also, to reiterate, this is ADHD. You're going to have to go better than one (1) reminder.
i can send messages daily if that would help you
Good lord. Not the fucking point. Have a nice day.
i will have a nice day thank you
also word of advice, dont mansplain what adhd is to someone who has it π
Even things I do regularly im only sorta, kinda, able to keep it going. I have some supplements I take twice a day and that sometimes happens but I almost take them at least once a day. I highly encourage shooting high to get closer to a minimal level of compliance. Oh and this only really works for really easy things.
I have all of my medicine bottles in a bright red makeup bag. I would be hopeless otherwise. Makeup bags are nice because they are very wide and deep. The growing pile of pill bottles fit nicely. I am talking about the more boxy shaped ones without anything inside them. Mine is around 8cm wide, 13cm high, and 20cm long. Really rough measurements.
I got the pill sorter things where I can prepare it every week. But since I average once a day I fille every other weekish.
I have a daily pill sorter and a daily reminder on my phone. I often see the reminder and forget about it 13 seconds later, so having them already dispensed makes it easy for me to see the reminder and just go do it. It helps that if I don't take my medicine then I know I'll feel sick, so if I ever make it to the afternoon without taking my meds it sort of makes me panic so that I go do it right away. It's good I WFH, otherwise I'd never remember to take my meds before leaving for the day.
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Try this.
Put your toothbrush, tooth paste, floss, and the moisturizer in one box. If you go to brush your teeth you'll also see the moisturizer.
Oh you want me to NEVER brush my teeth instead of every 1-2 days.
No but seriously, this is an issue. I usually at least use the toilet (because obvious bodily signal) before going to bed which, due to the layout of the bathroom, means I have no choice but to look at the spot where my toothbrush is. I also do have the decency to remember to wash my hands which means even more time spent looking in that direction. I STILL manage to not see the toothbrush and forget to brush. Anything not moving and/or yelling merges with the background noise. *confused T-rex noises*
Tape your toothbrush to your mirror. Or, more seriously, put a post it note on your mirror or your soap (if itβs a liquid soap container).
How is that going to prevent it from merging with the background? As I said, I already look at it and don't see it.
I see what you mean.
Boxes defeat me. It must be in a constantly visible clump.
One trick is to tag it on to the end of an existing routine you do reglarly, ~~like brushing your teeth~~ like after taking your shoes off after coming back from outdoors (that's when I brush my teeth for ex.)
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