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[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 hours ago

Nonsense. That never happens. Now pass me the... transparent liquid... that's good for hydration...

[–] SkyezOpen 6 points 5 hours ago

Luckily my friends get it. I just say a bunch of similar words or things related to the vibe of the word I'm searching for and they get it.

[–] LovableSidekick 12 points 11 hours ago
[–] [email protected] 7 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Some people here should take a look at the sticky post in this community...

[–] Stamets 5 points 10 hours ago

A painful amount.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 15 hours ago

Ah, but watch out for the surprise single player edition where I get annoyed with my dialogue partner having the audacity trying to guess what I wanted to say.

[–] RememberTheApollo_ 4 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

And you have a crystal clear mental image of your intent, but there is absolutely no other way to describe but “you know, the thing that does the somewhat tangential word that still isn’t right… the thing!! Y u no understand!?!”

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 hours ago

And the extra side game of; "I found a word thst kind of does the job, and I've explained what I needed to, but it wasn't that word and I will be unsatisfied until I figure out what that word is!"

[–] [email protected] 2 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

So, I always thought this was more a autism thing

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 hours ago

Autism and ADHD have a large overlap in symptoms, but have enough to be distinct experiences.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 hours ago

It’s a human thing.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (1 children)

It's like I always forget what I'm going to say when I walk through... Uh... Those things you have to move aside if you want to enter a room? Fuck! What are they called?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 13 hours ago

Bellhops.

They can get lost in their thoughts sometimes, but usually they are very helpful.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

And they don’t get it right but want to move on with the conversation. Now you don’t hear anything they say, just trying to remember the word. You try to force yourself to listen but you can’t stop your brain from going through every word you know.

Two hours later you yell out “effervescent”. You’re overcome with relief only to realize the other person is one and now you’re in a work meeting.

[–] devfuuu 2 points 14 hours ago

Every fucking day multiple words and concepts a day. Sometimes only days later the word comes back and then "fuck that's what I wanted to say" and keep repeating the word for hours in hopes of not forgetting again.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 9 hours ago

It can be kind of fun...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

This happens to me a lot, I didn’t know it was a symptom of adhd.

I’ve always had this where I “know” what I want to say but the right words aren’t there, or I’ll be thinking multiple words to articulate the thought and mash them together. Is that the same thing?

I also change topics a lot and then jump back, which my brother hates, but it’s how I naturally follow trains of thought.

[–] Nounka 1 points 14 hours ago

I seems to have that to. Also not knowing it was adhd.. sounds possible

[–] [email protected] 1 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

My wife wants to play this stupid-ass game all the time, I hate it. It would not be too bad if the gesticulation and words trying to hint at it made sense...but It's just her waving her arms like she's having a seizure while mumbling nonsensically, and her getting annoyed at me becauae she doesn't make any fucking sense.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 hours ago

She wants to play it? Man, I hate this game.

[–] NocturnalMorning 2 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

Maybe you just aren't good at the game. Have you thought about taking a remedial adhd charades class to get better at it?

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