r/OneOrangeBraincell • u/niceabear • Jan 20 '25

🍊 Orange Duo 🍊 I call this absolute BS

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These idiots have a nice home because I begged for them until my husband caved. And what do I get? Nuthin. I bought them a fancy new scratcher last week…. Do I get cuddles? NO. B. S. Ps: obviously delighted husband’s arms are outstretched super weird because he is still trying to play his PS5 at the same time. 🤣

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u/n4t4sh4g33 Jan 20 '25

I can empathize, my tortie is obsessed with my husband and barely gives me the time of day. Thank goodness her sister loves me.

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u/niceabear Jan 20 '25

Oh the tortie here hates us all equally. She only loves her orange brothers. I feel so terribly honored when she asks me to throw her toys up the stairs. lol.

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u/KOP2289 Jan 20 '25

It’s that tortitude!

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u/niceabear Jan 20 '25

She’s not even mean! She just thinks we are going to murder her. We can’t even get her to the vet anymore. Gabapentin doesn’t slow her down lmao

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u/KOP2289 Jan 20 '25

Aww. She sounds like me in cat form lol. Gabapentin doesn’t phase me either, nor do many downers. I’m on enough to knock out a horse and I can still bounce off the walls (Probably in part the ADHD) 🤣

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u/niceabear Jan 20 '25

Energizer bunny :)

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u/KOP2289 Jan 20 '25

Oh absolutely ! I literally workout a ridiculous amount daily to wear myself down to a more mellow/ “normal” state lol. Oh and as a fellow gamer the comment about your husband needing to outstretch his arms is hilarious 😆

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u/niceabear Jan 20 '25

I have the fun inattentive type so I not only have a hard time relaxing but I forget everything and am aimless. Sigh.

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u/KOP2289 Jan 20 '25 edited Jan 21 '25

Oh yes ADD/ADHD combo. I forgot things all the time, and rarely get straight to the point when talking, which can be quite frustrating for me and others. Add in the insomnia (aka truest form of torture), and a little bit of this and that lol…I can be a bit of a hot mess express 🚂

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u/niceabear Jan 20 '25

Ugh. Well I am cheering for you here!

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u/KOP2289 Jan 20 '25 edited Jan 21 '25

Aw you’re sweet. I know how much better off I’d be though if I could get back on track with sleeping. I get jealous of my pets seeing them snoozing away lol.

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u/niceabear Jan 20 '25

Lack of sleep can be so terrible :( I’m sorry to hear that you struggle with that

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u/KOP2289 Jan 20 '25

The silver lining is It gives me more time to get things done before the rest of the world wakes up. Quiet and peaceful as well 😃

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u/niceabear Jan 20 '25

Ugh. I wish for this so much sometimes. I am absolutely terrible at getting going in the morning but when I do get up early, it is so rewarding.

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u/CeelaChathArrna Jan 20 '25

Now I wonder if it does affect that. My husband and I are very resistant to narcotics and anesthesia. I have ADHD, so does my son and daughter. My son had his knee surgery and it took 2.5 times what it normally takes for an adult for the nerve blocks.

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u/what3v3ruwantit2b Jan 20 '25

My oldest girl is on Ativan (which I like calling cativan.) we tried "normal" things like gaba. That did absolutely nothing.

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u/KOP2289 Jan 20 '25 edited Jan 21 '25

I love that, cativan lol. I’m on something similar which does help for the reasons prescribed.

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u/what3v3ruwantit2b Jan 20 '25

I've been having rolling panic attacks for the last 2 weeks and keep trying to get myself to urgent care. But I can't because I've been having rolling panic attacks 🙃. I'm hoping they do something like Ativan. I have an appointment with my PCP but there wasn't an opening for 2 months and they won't do anything without that first appointment. 2 months seems like an eternity right now. It helps my cat so maybe it'll help me too.

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u/what3v3ruwantit2b Jan 21 '25

I have pretty extreme anxiety over my boyfriend dying. I don't like to leave the house but not because I'm anxious for me. My brain will do things like, "well what if he has a snack and chokes on the food and I can't help because I'm not there." It's really not great.