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Ah You're right, the window design is also straight cross the bottom rather than curved. My new guess is a Honda Acty, which is only 6.3ft. Ill update the comments

And to be fair I upvoted your comment as I agreed it looked more like a 4.5ft bed. But then I looked it up.

I don't really understand the comment about the Silvarado. Are you saying a silvarado has a bed longer than 6.5ft?

Edit: revised guess Judging by the design of the driver door, I'm guessing this is a 92/94's Honda Acty, which has a bed length of 6.3ft

https://davidsclassiccars.com/honda/498957-03994-honda-kei-mini-truck-rare-color-rust-free-5-speed-no-reserve-auction.html

According to wikipedia, that length is normal: "They generally have 1.8 m (6 ft) pickup beds with fold-down sides; dump and scissor-lift beds are also available, as are van bodies. The length limitation forces all of these models into a cab-forward design."

• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kei_truck (First paragraph under the "Uses" section)

Judging by the design of the driver door, I'm guessing this is a 90's Sambar, which indeed does have a bed length of 6.5ft and a width of 4.5ft.

Also, this is normal: "They generally have 1.8 m (6 ft) pickup beds with fold-down sides; dump and scissor-lift beds are also available, as are van bodies. The length limitation forces all of these models into a cab-forward design."

• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kei_truck (First paragraph under the "Uses" section)

They're saying lots of insurance plans don't cover mom and pop shops unfortunately

Really surprised nobody mentioned plants

That's a good point, I edited my comment since it was too broad. Thanks for the input!

Should I start allowing myself to be disagreeable?

Only if you're defending a system that works well for you.

Should I seek treatment?

Yes

Maybe call bs what it is and not dance around it so much?

Challenge them

• E.g. "that word doesn't mean what you think it means"
• Look up a list of famous people/leaders who have ADHD, then ask them "so would you say X person has ADHD?" talk about that accomplished persons' struggles
• Ask them about the symptoms, like if hyperfocus is a symptoms, or if someone can have ADHD while also having low energy

Once you make your point that that they actually have no idea what the clinical meaning is, immediately follow it up with "you wouldn't tell someone in a wheel chair 'just come upstairs, its easy, you're just not trying hard enough', so why do you do it for people with mental disabilities?"

Should I keep quiet and bite down on the rag?

Actually sometimes, unfortunately, yes. There's going to be a lot of people that don't understand or appreciate it, and trying to explain it to everyone can just make things harder. Family/friends, even some teachers are worth it, but at a first time interview with an employer it's just not going to work. There will be lots of cases where you have to double down on your strengths to find a way that works. And yeah it sucks, you will often have to do twice or even 10x as much work for the same passing grade. The good news is lots of times doing 2x the work has other benefits, so not all is lost.

Best example I've seen is ranking things by difficultly.

People with ADHD can put stuff like brushing teeth, getting a refund, or responding to emails higher on the list than homework assignments, running a marathon, or doing physical labor all day.

When you tell someone you'd fix their car and built a shed for them if they'd just do your laundry and fill out some paper work, they can't say you're lazy or "not applying yourself". They have to wrestle with the fact that it must be truly difficult for you to do those things. I think that's usually when they start appreciating that something is going on that's beyond their base level understanding.

In the US you can at a primary care or a psychologist/psychiatrist. You can do it online as well, so don't limit yourself to just what's nearby. Schedule and appointment, ask about getting diagnosed, mention what teachers/others have said when they ask "why do you want to be diagnosed".

Make a checklist of really small actions because the whole process can be a real slog with a lot of steps and paper work. Explore multiple options at the same time because sometimes you get a councilor that just isn't helpful.

Even if your symptoms are obvious your primary care doc may be luke warm about it; don't let that slow you down. Find someone that'll take the concern seriously. Sometimes you have to be a bit of a bully; if you have uncertainty, even if you don't have a well, -formed question, don't let them walk out or end the call.

Other tips:

• don't start with stimulants
• meds are a wheelchair not a silver bullet
• friends and family will take time (years/decades) to respect the diagnosis, and some will just never appreciate it

Quick note about trying meds: Try non-stimulants first. There's a handful of different ones, and sometimes doc's don't even tell you they're an option. They're not scary at all, the worst thing that could happen is they don't work for you. You won't risk addiction and generally they're more mild in all effects. You can always start with low dosages. Once you setup a routine with stimulants though it's very hard to go back.

I would like the link! I probably wont build it myself but I might look at it and build a similar system in the future.

On a similar note, I find NewPipe and Lemmy help a lot because they let you "bottom out".

Like, once you watch the recent videos from your subscribed channels on NewPipe... that's it. The feed just yells "hey, yeah, there's nothing interesting left in the feed cause you watched it all! Go do something!" Compared to the twitter/youtube/tiktok being like "yeah here's your timer/sleep-reminder or whatever... BTW 😏, did you see the title of this crazy irrelevant interesting event that everyone is talking about"

Lemmy has been kinda the same way as NewPipe. I can sort by recent on my subscribed communities and actually go through ALL the new posts.

I never expected it, but theres also a kind of satisfaction in knowing I've seen all of it; similar to clearing out an email inbox. I think really helps for getting my brain to not doomscroll. Still happens but feels managable instead of depressing.

• I made this countdown website You know that meme of "The event starts at 2pm, and its 10:30am--which is practially 11am--which is practically noon, and its an hour drive so i basically need to leave now!" Well this website solves that problem for me. On desktop it turns the top of the browser tab into a countdown (it can work on mobile too but its rough atm since I only made it for me). Type "Mon,Wed,Fri 10:00am Class" into the text box and it'll count down the seconds. Type "8:00am thing" and it'll assume it happens everyday. Type 12/25/2020 8:00am and it'll know its a one time event. The text will stick around even if you refresh the page, so you can bookmark it and enter everything once. One card can have multiple times, just make a new line and put another time on it. I usually have something like 8:40am leave, 9:00am class starts, 10:00am end of class all in one card. Then I have a separate card for the next event.
• Using a sunlight alarm clock and a space heater to kickstart (and HEAVILY enforce) a morning routine
  • (Use a timer socket with the space heater to have it auto turn on)
  • It is incredible how effective this the combination is. You can go to bed at 1am and get up at 5a and still wake up in a decent mood, never pressing snoose, never dealing with a noise-maker. When it's hot and bright, your whole body just tries to be awake instead of trying to keep you asleep.
  • Do the exact opposite at night to break hyperfocus (use the thermostat clock to make it cold and have lights auto-turn off using timer sockets) it's difficult to keep working when it's really cold.
  • If you really need to be awake, add a gradually-increasing-volume music alarm
• For subscriptions, use Privacy.com to create virtual credit cards. I have 1 card for each subscription. If I'm doing a free trial, I limit the card to $1 so if I forget it's not a big deal. When I want to stop a normal subscription, I don't even bother with the website. I just one-click cancel the card.
• An Alarm hack; to set an alarm that goes off in 5 days (without downloading a better app) use the weekly-repeat feature and just select the only one day of the week. Then cancel the repeat when it goes off (or be like me and sooze it for 3 weeks then delete it). Everything on my calendar becomes an alarm once it gets close enough.
• Have a "gradient" of food. E.g. some food you really like, some that's okay, and some that you won't eat unless you have to. During finals/crunch-time when you forget to go to the grocery store, there will still be food available when you really need it.
• I've used many different task systems. I agree you've gotta have one, but its gotta work for you. My tip is; be ready to evolve it, and dont be afraid to be simple. I had a conplex auto sorting spreadsheet that was perfect for 3 years, but, at a separate time, I had a little black notebook that was awesome. One day the spreadsheet just stopped being useful, same with the notebook. Life changes, and it doesnt mean your system is a failure, or that you are "falling off". If anything it can mean you're growing. So always be looking at other people's systems to see if you can imagine adapting it to your own life. Also, be wary of the glamorous well-marketed overly-high-tech solution.

Finally, there's a general thing I call "their L, your W"

• There are weird things, like keeping your shoes on, that can keep you in a working mood (different for each person). The tip is, even if others say "tracking mud all over the house is unnecessary and a definite L", don't merely ignore them; make it clear you're intentionally taking their L--you'll will deal with the dirty floor later. Then enjoy/relish your win of staying in a working mood. DONT think "well taking my shoes off _shouldn't_™ matter". If it matters to your brain, it matters for you. If people complain "that doesn't make any sense", well the placebo effect doesn't make sense either, but its real. We're not being petty or lazy, we are being pratical.
• A funny one of these that works for me is having 1 plate, 1 bowl, 1 fork, 1 knife, and 1 spoon in the kitchen (extras are in the attic and intentionally hard to get). My sink is never full of dirty dishes, and I never put off cleaning them.
• A really extreme example is; I got rid of my car. Best decision of my life. I never "try" to work out, I don't need to; I bike everywhere. I get benefits of working out for free (no mental cost). I get so much more done after being active, and when I'm late I can actually just try harder and get there on time. Takes a lot of planning, picking living location, etc to be able to, but it's worth it.

Good disclaimer, maybe I should've had one

Fill up their water bowl with engine coolant and they'll never eat a plant again 👌

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Two things

1. If you're able to encrypt; then done case closed. You can even add a "destruct" login where logging in to a secondary account deletes the primary account under the event that the gov forces you to login.
2. If you're not able to encrypt (e.g. shared system or cameras watching you type, or written documents) then then slang can actually be effective and easier than a whole language. It can be dynamic/fluid, and gives the author the defense of metaphors and misunderandings. It's basically the only way to have hidden communication with others "in plain sight".

Finally, governments are practical. If something looks interesting, like a thing labeled "journal" with mysterious words inside, they're going to spend resources on it. Your best protection can be boringness. Write a novel, like LOTR, have the language be part of the novel, and when characters speak, replace their dialog with your journal entry. Put it on the shelf with other novels, and it becomes something that's not worth looking into.

I looked at some other posts by OP and they're pretty clearly not a flat-earther

I feel like this question didn't deserve it's downvotes. I was hoping to see a bunch of hilarious answers

To be fair, I actually didn't downvote. I just thought it would be a funny answer.

I post on other communities, but haven't thought of any questions worth putting on asklemmy yet.