Alex Wo

So, since I’m a very annoying nerd that loves languages, I wanted to yap about why I personally think it’s great that they speak English and not French.

[I was inspired by some tweets I’ve seen, including this one highlighting the very cool costuming choices for the next episode, shoutout 🫶]

THE VAMPIRE LESTAT 03.01 | "Detroit"

Here’s James Dolan on the TVL black carpet:

And here he is a handful of days later:

And here’s what he’s been up to for the last while:

Wanting something requires dopamine signaling, but liking something doesn’t.

If you have a mental illness/disorder that affects dopamine, you might feel that you don’t want to do the things that you like. You do still like them. You will appreciate having done them.

Let your likes guide you.

(If you want to read more, here’s one experimental paper about it. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5171207/ This theory called the incentive-sensitization theory was originally created to explain behaviors in addiction but can be applied elsewhere as well)

Black text on a white background. It reads:

"Focus on your likes, not your wants.

You may not want to exercise, but you like how it makes you feel.

You may not want to write, but you like the feeling of accomplishment.

You may not want to wake up early, but you like the calm beauty of morning.

Wanting is the desire you feel before doing something. Liking is the satisfaction you feel after doing something. Let your likes guide you.

Surprise surprise but with adhd a main symptom is the lack of focus!

„Wanting something requires dopamine signaling, but liking something doesn’t.“ Yaaah, true. I know what I like…that still doesn’t get me enough dopamine to motivate me in order to get things done. Especially not things I don’t “want” to do, but have to.

The only things changing my brain chemistry (for a while) are a high level of pressure/stress, hyperfixation/enormous interest (on things I really liked) and/or adhd medication. (and that’s also not working when pms kicks in…). With ADHD, you operate in extremes. Just „liking“ something isn't enough (in most cases).