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Do any of y'all play video games like a normal person? (reddthat.com)

submitted 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) by pleasestopasking@reddthat.com to c/adhd@lemmy.world

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My ~~ND~~ NT husband will just like, play a game every once in a while when he feels like it. He'll just pick it up every so often, maybe play a few days in a week, and then leave it be again for a while to come back to later.

Meanwhile I will get into a game and spend every waking hour playing it. My sleep, diet, work, hygiene, all suffer to varying degrees. I give myself wrist pain and thumb calluses. I will not rest until I 100% it. And if I can't, I'll stop and most likely never pick it up again.

Anyway, anyone else playing Silksong?

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[–] Nemo@slrpnk.net 19 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I can't speak for everyone, but I absolutely do not play videogames like a normal person. I play videogames like a squirrel hoarding nuts for winter. I play videogames like the red-string-and-photos corkboard meme. I play videogames like I was assembling a sand mandala in the middle of a crowded lobby. I play videogames like the movie Memento. I play videogames like I was juggling ventriloquist dummies while chugging a liter of sparkling water and reciting Modern Major General at speed.

I can't speak for everyone, but I absolutely do not play videogames like a normal person.

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 days ago

I feel so seen