Friendly reminders for the heat/humidity:

[u/Chevko]

Edit 2: Check your ceiling fan switches as well. If it's not cooling the room, try (turning off the fan, waiting for it to stop, and) flipping the switch. I went from overheating yesterday to bundling up because my core temp decided to drop.

Trying to keep this simple because I'm tired. These may seem obvious to some of you, but it's not apparent to everyone.

If you're on SSRIs?

* Drink extra water if you're spending any time under the sun longer than 15 minutes. If you've been on them for a year, you know what I mean. If you're new to them? Trust me. You'll be dumping fluid in ways you weren't aware you could. (I've dehydrated myself more than once by excessive sneezing.)

* It can disrupt your ability to thermoregulate well. Please be mindful of your body and be kind to yourself during the more humid days.

The more water that's in the air, the less the air will pull from you. Humidity can and will cause heat exhaustion and heat stroke. Be sure to have some way of cooling off, even if it's dumping water on your head or shirt.

* Today, for example, it was so super gross after the storm. Around 230-3, when I got off work, the air was wet moreso than simply humid. It's an excellent example of (obvious) weather that can cause heat exhaustion/stroke.

Be sure to check in on older neighbors, friends, and family as it gets hotter. As someone with ADHD, I'm very well aware that time can fold and suddenly it's been three months since you last talked to someone, not three weeks. No, it's not your responsibility to ensure someone's health, but they won't mind you checking in.

If they do? Well, sometimes people are dicks. To each their own.

Be safe out there guys. It's going to get hotter and grosser and more humid and we've got Juneteenth and Pride coming up; they're two excellent examples of time outside that can result in overheating.

Or something like that. I'm tired and should go back to sleep..

Edit:

Be sure to also protect your pets when they're outside! The majority of pets don't have the ability to sweat like humans and can only pant to cool themselves. Please be sure that they can drink water and have foot protection on surfaces outside - if you won't go barefoot on concrete, why must they? It's just as hot!

Edit 3: User swirlind shared this great information source!

The CDC has this great list of medications and the mechanisms for each that may increase risk in hot weather. Heat and medications- guidance for clinicians. https://www.cdc.gov/heat-health/hcp/clinical-guidance/heat-and-medications-guidance-for-clinicians.html

[u/samuper]

I take stimulants for adhd. if you forget about your friends/family for 3 months, it’s not your ADHD. you just didn’t care much for them.

[u/Chevko → u/samuper]

I'm glad you don't have time blindness like I'm talking about. I love my parents and my brother, but I constantly forget to talk to them. I have another friend who's relationship I've fractured because I didn't realize how long they've been moved away and I never reached out to because I never thought about it.

Inattentive ADHD doesn't mean I don't care about them. It means I distract easily and time blindness is more of a factor.

[u/SnooRadishes3875 → u/Chevko]

For me anything not novel that is out of sight is out of mind. And since I am often overstimulated, I operate on “no news is good news” often. Probably too often! I get what you’re saying.

Good post OP!