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- Comment on Is there a self-help way to deal with fear of germs/"contamination"? 5 days ago:
Have you looked up “contamination OCD”? That’s basically what you’re describing! I wouldn’t say it’s overly common among the general population, but it is an incredibly well known phenomenon and something that providers are definitely able to treat! If you’re not able to see someone due to various reasons like cost (totally understandable!), you might try looking up the methodologies that specifically address and treat contamination OCD.
- Comment on New Year's broadcasts behind paywalls 5 days ago:
So a caveat to this is that digital signal is absolutely shit compared to analog. Back when we had rabbit ears, even if the picture was a bit fuzz/suboptimal, you could watch the show just fine. Nowadays? If you’re not getting 100% full strength signal, it is literally unwatchable. The audio and picture freeze every two seconds. Either I get a crystal clear picture and audio or I get an unwatchable mess. There is no in between anymore with digital signal.
Plus, I only seem to get this crystal clear signal from the top floor in my home and near a window. If you have a lower floor or have the antenna a bit too far away from the window, it also just does not work hardly at all. This was never an issue with analog signal for me.
Idk if it’s just me or not. There are a ton more channels overall with the digital signals compared to analog, but it’s frustrating that I only seem to be able to watch them if the signal is absolutely perfect.
- Comment on The void can be loud sometimes 6 days ago:
Whoa where did you get this drawing of me?
Actually kind of relevant because I seek out issues from mental health providers that are very intermittent so it’s hard to get them to understand what the problem is and how to help me with it. Like they diagnosed me with “depression” because I presented as AAAA but have tried to explain to them that it’s intermittent and not the classic incessant low mood and energy.
Anyway…cue the “sir, this is a Wendy’s” response to this comment lol!!
- Comment on Do I have extreme anxiety? 6 days ago:
Ok I know you are trying to help at all and chronic headaches can occasionally point to something bad about this.
But there is a funny sort of humor that comes from telling an incredibly anxious person that they might have a brain tumor lol.
I really mean no disrespect!
- Comment on Belief 6 days ago:
Wow your love went up so dramatically. Mine is the opposite in a way.
- Comment on The labeling on OTC pain relievers, etc. This is why I just pop 3 and hope for the best. 1 week ago:
Idk…I struggle with this too like the OP said. Yes, the directions are there. But notice how that paragraph was hidden within walls and walls of text.
If they put it at the top or at the very least bolded it or made it in a different color or literally anything, it would be way better for everyone and even more idiot proof.
- Comment on When you KNOW the facts you are more likely to stay safe 2 weeks ago:
I briefly shadowed at a medical examiner’s office. “Choking” was a scarily common cause to see up on the board. So I have a hard time believing only one person has ever died eating a donut.
Note that I am pretty sure a lot of those choking deaths are in older people because your swallowing can become impaired.
- Comment on Trying to find a messenger bag at Amazon 3 weeks ago:
I mean, AliExpress is great, but for many things I’m really just not interested in waiting 2 weeks for my item.
- Comment on Trying to find a messenger bag at Amazon 3 weeks ago:
I don’t get why multiple people in this post are recommending AliExpress over Amazon. Like yeah it’s cheaper and more from the direct source…but not everyone wants to wait 3-4 weeks for the item they want to buy. I’ve seen some items on AliExpress advertise that they now have “faster shipping”, but it’s still very very slow in comparison.
There is a reason why Amazon got big over other online retailers. Even the online shops for many brick and mortar stores end up making you pay more for the item, make you pay a sizeable fee for the shipping, and make you wait 1-2 weeks all on top of that.
I get Amazon is evil and all but there’s a reason why they are the most used shopping platform. If no one else comes even remotely close to what they do, they aren’t going to gain much of a foothold.
- Comment on Trying to find a messenger bag at Amazon 3 weeks ago:
I always love the nonsensical order of letters that these companies use.
- Comment on Popcorn Ceiling Removal 4 weeks ago:
It’s so fucking ugly. My place has it and I hate it so much. But a ton of places seem to where I live.
- Comment on It would be cool if after you died you could see the top 5 times you almost died 4 weeks ago:
For those in car-centric countries, I’d bet that potential vehicle accidents are likely a majority of those.
- Comment on It's always about dat math 1 month ago:
Seems to be unpopular to admit in this post, but I use food delivery apps. Yes, the fees are ridiculous, but I can afford it. I don’t do it every day, but I do at least once a week.
I hate cooking and I hate dishes. It’s never pleasant. No, I can’t personally make something at home “better than most takeouts”. If you can, good for you. It’s not for me and I’m lucky that I am able to get takeout.
Honestly, I don’t know how in the world one human is able to keep up with working 40 hours a week, laundry, cook, clean, etc. It’s all too much for me. Hell, the state of my laundry has been insane the last several weeks.
- Comment on My impression of americas (i have never been to most of these places) 1 month ago:
What?
- Comment on Never buying milk from Walmart again 2 months ago:
Damn both of y’all getting really hardcore in the comments over some milk.
- Comment on On new installations, Android rebinds the power button to open up Google Assistant 2 months ago:
On Samsung phones, you can turn off your phone via the notification bar drop down.
That being said, I still prefer to have my power button bound to…well…power options lol.
- Comment on On new installations, Android rebinds the power button to open up Google Assistant 2 months ago:
Well luckily you can change this on Samsung phones. I’m assuming phones with the default bound to Google Assistant will be similar. Annoying and stupid, for sure, but at least you’re not locked in. I’m sure a lot of the general population won’t have the basic know-how to change it though, unfortunately.
- Comment on public freakout video 2 months ago:
I have never heard the phrase “apocalyptically gay” before. I need to figure out how to use this in my life lol.
- Comment on What’s wrong, babe? You barely touched your Spaghetacos 2 months ago:
You guys have the best flag tho
- Comment on Have it! 2 months ago:
Me as an ace
- Comment on We interrupt your happiness to bring you this special message from our sponsors 2 months ago:
God…whenever I use the device of a relative and see that there are no ad blockers on their yt, it is literally unwatchable. 90 second ads every 90 seconds, I swear, interrupting what’s going on in the video mid sentence. I have absolutely zero clue how people tolerate that.
- Comment on Got my pumpkin today. All ready for Halloween 2 months ago:
Great detail on having the hole finally the way through to really highlight it.
- Comment on My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined 3 months ago:
Lol what is this a reference to
- Comment on geography is neat 3 months ago:
Florida has always been the most penis-shaped state tho imo. America’s wang, if you will.
- Comment on My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined 3 months ago:
Always mesmerizing when a human goes full on thumb form.
- Comment on It's really not 3 months ago:
My older brother lives with 2 other people. One is his boyfriend and then there is another adult. All 3 have full time jobs. My brother has a very good job and the others don’t make nearly as much but have stable employment. They have pets, but no children.
Somehow they are literally always in massive debt and never have any money. I just don’t understand what in the world they spend money on to get to that point.
My younger brother has a job that is better than my older brother, but he’s still not making anywhere near a doctor’s salary or anything. My younger brother supports a stay at home wife and two children. And they manage to NOT be in crazy debt like that.
My older brother’s financial situation has just always baffled me.
- Comment on Do all American stores have greeters? 3 months ago:
Lmao so I worked at a Dollar Tree for a few months before. Shit was wild. You were expected to check out customers, stock shelves, and put away “go backs” (items that customers didn’t want) on the shelves all concurrently. Because there was never anyone working in the store bahaha
- Comment on Do all American stores have greeters? 3 months ago:
I honestly did not realize Walmart ever had greeters. They’ve always had someone at the entrance/exit. But they just check my receipt to make sure I didn’t shoplift. I didn’t realize anyone acted as greeters there. Is it the same people checking your receipt for shoplifting or no?
Also, in case OP wants to know…most stores do NOT have receipt-checkers at the exit, either. It’s just that Walmart does because it’s a store that is prone to shoplifting.
- Comment on What even is money at this point 3 months ago:
It’s one banana, Michael! What could it possibly cost? $10???
Yes.
- Comment on Shh 3 months ago:
I mean, I’ve worked at a number of hospitals in the US and never seen a recycling receptacle for our waste. Our waste either goes in a biohazard bag to be incinerated, sharps containers to be disposed of (altho not sure in what way), or a regular trash can to presumably in a landfill.
Not sure if other countries are different, but I can’t imagine they sort through our biohazard waste bags for plastic materials.