DankOfAmerica
@DankOfAmerica@reddthat.com
- Comment on Good evening it's going to be really cold this week. 3 hours ago:
That’s so hot! Please stay hydrated
- Comment on Good evening it's going to be really cold this week. 19 hours ago:
hell yeah! I got my fleece wizard robe out and ready. I also hit up the grocery store just in case I get snowed in and picked up some more milk, chocolate chips, and jet-puffed bad boys. Now is the winter of my content!!
- Comment on Do sunrise and sunset objectively look different or do they just feel different? 19 hours ago:
This is it!! What I consider sunrise is the blue hour when the light starts showing up and I know it’s a new day. I can start seeing the surroundings and hear the sounds of everything waking up. What I consider sunset is the golden hour when I know I have just a few minutes left in the day. I hear things winding down and know that I wont be able to see much anymore. That’s why I perceive them as differently. The cue I used to notice them is their initial impact, so that’s what I associated with it. I knew I wasn’t crazy! Thank you very much :)
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- Comment on Anon checks in on their bully 1 day ago:
Exactly. I knew people that pretended to have a great life on social media and in person. I looked up to them. But when I spent enough time around them, I realized it was an act. They were actually miserable, hated each other, hated their jobs, had no real friends, were dependent on substances, and focused their efforts on what others thought about them. It was all a show.
In my experience, people that have awesome lives don’t spend their time showing it off on social media. They’re relatively quiet there because they’re busy living their awesome lives and don’t have time to spend on making sure others know it. People that are showy and care too much what others think also don’t tend to have awesome lives because they waste their efforts on useless matters rather than building an awesome life. It’s a self-sustaining trap.
- Comment on crazy to think about 1 day ago:
I feel like I might be missing something. Is the joke that they are wrong and nothing else?
- Comment on crazy to think about 1 day ago:
🤯
- Comment on Good evening it's going to be really cold this week. 1 day ago:
It’s going to hit -12°F (-24.4°C) tomorrow here. I have 4 extra blankets and 6 hot chocolate packs ready.
- Comment on Anon picks up some food for his family 2 days ago:
I’m thin, but I have only once cared how much food another person orders or eats. If someone eats 4 times what I would, I would be impressed. The one time I was surprised by someone’s overeating was a morbidly obese woman that was easy over 500 lbs. She was stuck living at home and people would care for her. She took up a 3-person couch to eat lunch. She had a mountain of fried chicken wings, and she was going at them like something I had never seen before. It wasn’t enjoyment. She ate them desperately and would cry. She had a bucket next to her in which she vomited several times throughout the meal. The poor woman wasn’t not eating just because it tasted good. She was meeting a deep personal need that had gotten terribly out of control. Even then, I didn’t think to judge and shame her like she was bad. I felt confused but bad for her. She was obviously unwell. Still, I doubt you’re eating like that.
I think that if someone is judging you for your intake amount, that’s their problem. I have my own things that others like to judge and shame. If someone does, then I know they’re an asshole and I stay away from them. I am not going to concern myself with the opinions of someone whose values I dislike. I’m going to concern myself with me and people I like. Here’s a quote from Game of Thrones that I embrace:
Tyrion: Let me give you some advice bastard. Never forget what you are. The rest of the world will not. Wear it like armor, and it can never be used to hurt you.
- Comment on Demver 2 days ago:
🎶Demver, the last painted whore, she real long and alive no more🎶
- Comment on How do I realistically get out of the US? 3 days ago:
Being and entrepreneur in a new country with a different culture and set of laws
- Comment on Dunkin' added achievements to their mobile app 4 days ago:
You’re the one that installed the app.
- Comment on The Top 3 Apps in my Country (Venezuela) are all VPNs... 5 days ago:
Hi! I used to live in a US city with lots of recent Venezuelan immigrants. They would tell me about how difficult things were in Venezuela, but that they missed it a lot. Their faces would light up when I would ask them about things they liked about home. They also seemed to have hope that things in Venezuela would improve and they could move back. It must be really difficult to leave one’s country to another for economic and political reasons. They didn’t truly want to leave, so they miss home, never really acculturate, and feel alienated. I don’t know if it makes any difference what I tell you, but wanted you to know that the recent Venezuelan immigrants I’ve met in the US still have their heart in Venezuela.
- Comment on The Top 3 Apps in my Country (Venezuela) are all VPNs... 5 days ago:
A colonial powers in the Americas were real douchebags. They genocided the natives, then went to another continent to enslave people and bring them over. All this was for sugar and tobacco. Millions of deaths and enslaved so some people in Europe could smoke cigarettes while they have sweets. It couldn’t get much worse than that.
- Comment on The Top 3 Apps in my Country (Venezuela) are all VPNs... 5 days ago:
Maybe pay for the service?
- Comment on Are Asian Americans in the US more likely or less likely to get harassed by law enforcement compared to other racial groups? 1 week ago:
Maybe there were looking for someone that looks like you with long hair.
- Comment on How to wake up during nightmares? 1 week ago:
I’ll give it a shot. Thank you!
- Comment on How to wake up during nightmares? 1 week ago:
The thing is that in the dream I think that my real-awake body is in physical danger, so I need to wake up to protect myself from the real danger, but I can’t wake up. It’s like I’m paralyzed and can’t do anything to protect myself from the impending doom that feels very real in the dream. If it was just normal nightmares, I would generally be fine with them except for the poor sleep. These new ones are something else because they feel so real since they involve my real-awake body.
- Comment on How to wake up during nightmares? 1 week ago:
I had a friend stay the night. They kept pushing me to lay on my side when I would snore. I didn’t have any vivid intense nightmares that I remember, and I awoke feeling much better than usual. I think it could be a combination of a lot of things, but that seemed to help. I tend to be near people I trust when I’m scared. It’s how I feel safer. I have a thing where I overlook a lot of factors, so having someone nearby that can cover those areas intuitively helps with safety. Having them around may have helped with the fear in the dreams. They also pushed me onto my side whenever I would snore, so maybe that prevented me from having as much difficulty breathing. I want to order one of those long maternity pillows that keeps women on their side to see if that helps. If it’s only sleep apnea, then that would be a nice remedy. But I’m certain there are some psychological and situational factors influencing this as well.
- Comment on What advice would you give to your younger self? 1 week ago:
When you run away, never look back. Don’t visit, don’t call, don’t keep numbers, don’t give out your number. Just disappear and start a fresh new life. Find someone that you admire and start figuring out how to be like them.
- Comment on How to wake up during nightmares? 1 week ago:
Between another comment and yours, I think what my dreams are representing are how little control I feel I have over anything in my life. I just have to prepare for the worst. That’s what I’m feeling.
- Comment on How to wake up during nightmares? 1 week ago:
I like this idea. It will help me realize if I woke up or I’m still in a dream and need to prepare for the upcoming doom. I already have a book on my nightstand. I’ll start the habit of reading it every time I wake up. Thank you!
- Comment on How to wake up during nightmares? 1 week ago:
I’m starting these wake checks today! Hopefully, I can get them to happen in a dream before it goes into nightmare mode. Once in nightmare mode, I can’t tell if I’m in a dream or not because they seem so real and I’m overwhelmed with fear which makes thinking difficult. Appreciate the response and hopefully you’re doing better with your sleep!
- Comment on How to wake up during nightmares? 1 week ago:
Yep, I’m going to look into learning about lucid dreaming. Thank you!
- Comment on How to wake up during nightmares? 1 week ago:
Yep! It’s that scary doom feeling that no matter what you do, you can’t avoid the fear. It’s exhausting.
So id caution against resorting to extreme measures, especially if you are unsure of what is reality. That can have very permanent consequences.
Exactly! I think this is why I only employ them when the outcome is the same, so I choose a favorable method in which I am in control…ooh, maybe there’s something related to control that I need to think about. Thank you!
- Comment on How to wake up during nightmares? 1 week ago:
This is a great suggestion. I have had repeating nightmares in the past that resolved by confronting the fear in my dreams. The doom did not realize and the dreams eventually stopped afterward. Let’s see if I can remember to try it in the dreams and how it turns out. I’ll let you know if I’m able to do it. Thank you!
- Comment on How to wake up during nightmares? 1 week ago:
I’ll look into the lucid dreaming. I don’t really think my current situation allows for the peaceful pre-sleep period, but it should change within a few weeks. Now that you mention it, I’ve been quite stressed lately, so that may be causing the dreams. We’ll see if they go away when things change. Thank you!
- Comment on How to wake up during nightmares? 1 week ago:
I can’t really do cannabis, but jumping and spinning sound like they might work. Thank you!
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- Comment on It insists upon itself 2 weeks ago:
Since this comment section turned into an arena discussing how to rule, here’s an interesting relevant CGP Grey video title The Rules for Rulers.
How to wake up during nightmares?