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- Comment on Can I push your stool in? 5 days ago:
Cursed comment
- Comment on [deleted] 1 week ago:
I am worried about it. But there’s nothing I can do, really. It’s scary. That’s ok. People telling you to not be concerned with death or that they are glad they will return to the earth or some bullshit can continue to eat their false hope. I’m not interested.
It’s a valid fear and worry.
Everyone should fear death. It’s what keeps us doing smart things like looking both ways before crossing the street or drinking random containers of suspicious liquid. It’s healthy to fear death to a degree.
The question is that is this impacting your life in a significantly negative way? Is it causing daily intense distress? Is it causing you to become a shut in and not leave your home? Then it’s worth addressing.
If it’s not significantly negatively impacting your quality of life, then there’s nothing that needs to be changed about your viewpoint.
I started fearing death more than ever a few months ago. I chose to do maybe what the opposite of what my fear told me and I learned to ride a motorcycle. So I’m still out here living life.
- Comment on How often is normal to masturbate? 1 week ago:
Only on very very very rare occasions. Typically from watching sex scenes on TV and in movies. And I only very rarely watch shows with sex scenes anyway (not because I’m trying to avoid them…just because they don’t tend to show up in most media I consume). Tried porn but it doesn’t do it for me. When I’ve tried to do something about the feeling to see where it takes me, it unfortunately has just never led anywhere. I don’t generally view people that way outsode of TV/film. I guess my brain doesn’t spontaneously come up with themes like that outside of TV and film. I’ve always been curious to see how MDMA might affect someone like me.
- Comment on How often is normal to masturbate? 1 week ago:
If you just randomly wanted to know everyone, I’m also an outlier from the opposite pole of the spectrum lol.
For my it’s maybe several times a year when I get curious enough to try. Never has worked out tho. I always compare it to that to me it probably feels like what touching your elbow is like. It just feels like my body and nothing “good” or interesting happens when I try. It’s like someone forgot to hook up my wiring or something. Always been this way.
- Comment on [deleted] 1 week ago:
I will say that I tried an SSRI once before (but not Prozac), and honestly I don’t know that I would have done it again if I knew the withdrawal gets that frustrating. I even went off the way my provider told me (and even a tad slower), so it wasn’t like I went cold turkey or anything. Luckily on my worst day it was a weekend so I had off of work but goddamn.
I don’t understand why Prozac seems to have fallen out of favor. Significantly reduced withdrawal symptoms seems fantastic.
- Comment on [deleted] 1 week ago:
I agree with the other person… medication isn’t one size fits all. I’m taking a medication for reasons that seem to be “off-label” usage after trying several different ones. If you feel like your medications aren’t helping to tackle the main issue, then it’s best to talk to your provider(s) about it.
That being said, mental health medications aren’t magic. And there’s never going to be something out there that solves everything. The right kind of therapy modalities with the right type of therapist(s) can take you further in particular areas that you’re struggling with.
Like with anxiety, for example. It’s such a broad as fuck category. You can try throwing meds at it, sure. And they may help to a degree. But do said person’s anxieties typical revolve around particular themes? In that case, targeting these themes with therapy is going to be helpful and is not necessarily treated the way as someone with other types of anxieties.
Someone with trauma based anxieties/reactions may respond to different types of medications and treatments versus someone with performance based anxieties for example.
- Comment on How does death with a mechanical/artificial heart work? 1 week ago:
This isn’t what you asked exactly, but I know they can externally disable a pacemaker once the patient is determined to be deceased so it will stop trying to shock the heart back. Otherwise it will continue to try to save the person.
- Comment on Why is Nickleback so hated? I think they made the perfect song for America after 9/11 with Hero. 2 weeks ago:
People love to hate on things that get popular. Tale as old as time. It’s “cool” to hate something that is trendy.
- Comment on The land before time 2 weeks ago:
It still does in my area. Not every grocery store, but the big grocery chain around here definitely does. Sometimes they even offer to take my groceries to the car for me which has surprised me.
- Comment on (grandma dab) 2 weeks ago:
My grandma is cool.
…Cool because she’s 6 feet under and the ground temperature is lower there. 😔
- Comment on 2 weeks ago:
All I see online anymore seems to be bitter takes. Yours is a refreshing view and I’m finding myself wishing I could find a lot more of it.
- Comment on 2 weeks ago:
I think you’re missing my point. People love to give random “corrections” of things that may or may not be correct themselves. It seems like people just love to mindlessly parrot things.
- Comment on 2 weeks ago:
I’m pretty sure everyone just makes this shit up
- Comment on The end of civilization costs $5 3 weeks ago:
What I’m getting at is these large plastic jugs of water are not just purchased routinely by the majority of the population when grocery shopping.
- Comment on A tragedy in one part 3 weeks ago:
I don’t think I buy the diet thing at all.
In the US, it’s commonplace for people to “get a tan” and people in general are not as protective over sun with the use of sunscreen or long sleeves/pants.
In many Asian countries, whiter skin is more desirable. People are a lot more diligent in wearing long sleeves and pants when spending time in the sun and etc.
The sun will age you a LOT.
- Comment on The end of civilization costs $5 3 weeks ago:
Have you never heard of such a concept? Some people do it because they are going camping or in case the water goes out in a storm or rarely if the water from the tap is of dubious quality.
- Comment on Butter 3 weeks ago:
Is the infuriating part supposed to be that someone got to the butter before you? Or is it that you don’t like how it was scooped? What is the “correct” way if this is “incorrect”? Genuinely curious.
- Comment on When will the all white home with grey floors trend be over? 3 weeks ago:
I definitely feel the same. For years I had watched hone renovation shows with my mom and they looked nice but at the end they started to feel all soulless. Stumbled into this one home reno show several years back that was totally different. I was practically in awe…colors, wood tones, reasonably priced remodels! Idk if the show is still like that or not, but it really felt like a breath of fresh air.
I’m a Millennial, so I get that this stuff has been trending with people my age for the past decade or so, but I’ve just not been into it either.
Needed to buy a car several years ago and I went out of my way to try to find a car with a COLOR. It was a bit more of a hassle, but I’m glad I did.
- Comment on Innovation 2 months ago:
I do think it looks pretty cool…but what about washing your hands? That’s the main issue with it I’d think.
- Comment on How do I drink more water? 2 months ago:
OP, are you sure you are actually dehydrated? Are you getting kidney stones?
Most people don’t need to actively concentrate on drinking liquids. Your body will tell you when you’re thirsty. It’s a weird internet fad where people try to drink like a gallon of water a day. It’s not necessarily. Your body tells you when it’s hungry and it tells you when you need to drink liquids. You’re not going to die from failure of the body signaling you to eat or drink.
Now, if you’ve had kidney stones, your doctor may tell you that you need to be drinking water.
Beyond that, excessive water drinking is just the latest fad right now. It’s not necessary.
- Comment on It does look cooler than a cross 3 months ago:
The image does not really follow the caption.
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- Comment on I hate what the Internet has done to us 3 months ago:
Ah yeah that is what is happening in the OP. But I don’t understand the Stewie Griffin one.
- Comment on I hate what the Internet has done to us 3 months ago:
I don’t get this one
- Comment on And no paper towels to use on the handle 3 months ago:
Those worked for you? They have always been comically small such that they are barely usable, if at all.
- Comment on send thoughts and peer review 4 months ago:
I have a crack in my windshield and I feel this energy right now
- Comment on [deleted] 4 months ago:
I’m really sorry, dude. I really wish corporations weren’t so soulless. :(
- Comment on Clankers 🔪🔪🔪 4 months ago:
…yes, and? I don’t get what your comment is trying to get at. I’m sorry that I’m not an uber paranoid luddite. I use modern tech. The name is in jest.
- Comment on Clankers 🔪🔪🔪 4 months ago:
I got one of those automatic litter robots recently and this is what I named it
- Comment on Waffle House: Pull up then. 😐 4 months ago:
Interesting. I didn’t hear this part. Do you have more on this backstory? I watched a video from chair girl, but she didn’t mention instigating anything. I mean I definitely wouldn’t blame her for not wanting to admit it lol.
- Comment on Waffle House: Pull up then. 😐 4 months ago:
She got fired for this video, unfortunately. :(
