What's Bothering You?

[.: Meri :.]

I haven't gotten an uninterrupted night's sleep in over two weeks now I think?? I have no idea why either, nothing is waking me up, but I keep waking up anyway, and it takes me ages to actually get to sleep even when I go to bed tired. I've tried using a sleep mask, switching what side of the bed I sleep on, etc. and nothing is helping. I am So Tired and So Sleepy rn

 

[Seastar]

I've woken up 3 mornings in a row just worried about everything. I just don't feel safe and I can't easily get that off my mind. It doesn't help I read about the bird flu outbreak while everything is the way it currently is.

 

[C:Sphere]

Vent about the state of many of my fellow believers.

Spoiler: (Topic: Cultural Christianity / Political)

What an absolute shame to see people wearing this shirt, "Jesus is my savior, Trump is my president"!
Praise God that they believe in Jesus! But if they sincerely do believe, and not just because it's their personal culture, they should be careful to keep themselves from idols. That means not only the orange man whose "fruits" (Luke 6:43-45) betray his true nature still in the present day, but also this country.
In true comedic fashion, the "Trump" part of that shirt/bumper sticker that these people have chosen to sport is bigger and bolder than the part about Jesus. What a perfect example of the nature of this mentality.

Do I wish my fellow believers had instead thrown their support behind the opposing party? No, I'd have rather seen them come to the conclusion that the two-party political system they're so invested in is actually a snare and a joke at the expense of everyone. They should review 1 John 5:19 and cool it with the ideology regarding this country! They're so caught up in the emotions of the moment, (easy to do; I've been guilty of it many times) that they're closing their eyes to parts of the scripture they profess to believe in. Per their own beliefs, they might just find themselves having been deceived by a certain figure if they aren't careful.

 

[. Rarity .]

Spoiler: .

last year I had to deal with alot of medical drama for many different reasons. But also just over the past few years. So the start of this year my mom tells me that she has this bump on her head, that she told the doctor about but told me it was a form of cancer. So she had to get it removed today. Which she did. She says that it wont cause anything more, but I was so worried

she told me it was just an inflamed pimple/freckle, now ive been paranoid and litterly getting worried about any bump on me. My mom says im fine, but if Im worried to go talk to my doctor. So now I am.

My mom was in the hospital last year, and I couldnt even function properly myself. Now Ive got my own pimple/freckles to worry about? I mean I checked and their fine. But thats just another underlying thing to worry about.

I dont want to deal with any serious medical stuff this year. Please spare me.
My cousin even died from cancer not too long ago, like two years? A year ago idk. But that was hard enough. I hope I dont loose anyone this year. I hope thats the only thing to happen, and nothing else will happen. It'll be too much if any more happens. Just too much.

 

[Chris]

My Uber driver this evening was my former classmate. It was awkward. I don't think he recognised me, but he was discriminatory towards me in uni and six years ago I got a job where we were the only two candidates to interview. Thankfully he showed no signs that he recognised me.

 

[daringred_]

Spoiler: final update on the cat fiasco

the vet said they couldn't take him since we knew the owners and suggested we either ask the owners to surrender him to us or call the rspca for a welfare check. so, we went and knocked and told them we had the cat and that we were willing to keep him if that's what they wanted, and they seemed happy to get rid of him and actually asked us if we could take the mom, too. (unfortunately, we can't. with the new little guy, we have six cats.) the woman who lives there came and knocked about an hour ago to discuss it with us, just to clear the air and explain the situation from her point of view. apparently the mom cat was a pregnant stray that her kids started feeding, but she's allergic to cats and couldn't keep having her in the house. she was able to give away most of the litter except the little guy we just took, but that's why neither him nor the (pregnant again) mom cat are allowed in the house. she thanked us for taking him in, and i told her that if she can get the pregnant mom in her house again and let me know, i would bring my cat carrier over and take her to the local vet to (hopefully) surrender her as a stray. if nothing else, she at least needs neutering. i think my dad has already warmed up to the little guy since he's really fussy, so it looks like we're keeping him, and fingers crossed i'll be able to help the mom cat get the help/care she needs.

 

[Tude]

Spoiler: final update on the cat fiasco

the vet said they couldn't take him since we knew the owners and suggested we either ask the owners to surrender him to us or call the rspca for a welfare check. so, we went and knocked and told them we had the cat and that we were willing to keep him if that's what they wanted, and they seemed happy to get rid of him and actually asked us if we could take the mom, too. (unfortunately, we can't. with the new little guy, we have six cats.) the woman who lives there came and knocked about an hour ago to discuss it with us, just to clear the air and explain the situation from her point of view. apparently the mom cat was a pregnant stray that her kids started feeding, but she's allergic to cats and couldn't keep having her in the house. she was able to give away most of the litter except the little guy we just took, but that's why neither him nor the (pregnant again) mom cat are allowed in the house. she thanked us for taking him in, and i told her that if she can get the pregnant mom in her house again and let me know, i would bring my cat carrier over and take her to the local vet to (hopefully) surrender her as a stray. if nothing else, she at least needs neutering. i think my dad has already warmed up to the little guy since he's really fussy, so it looks like we're keeping him, and fingers crossed i'll be able to help the mom cat get the help/care she needs.

This is amazing.

 

[daringred_]

This is amazing.

less amazing now because the woman just brought the pregnant cat to our house at 9PM (despite saying she wouldn't bring her at night) and now my parents are mad as hell and telling me to let her back out. got no clue what to do, because i can't surrender her to the vet until the morning. (assuming they take her.)

 

[Chris]

less amazing now because the woman just brought the pregnant cat to our house at 9PM (despite saying she wouldn't bring her at night) and now my parents are mad as hell and telling me to let her back out. got no clue what to do, because i can't surrender her to the vet until the morning. (assuming they take her.)

I'd ask the RSPCA to take her. They can find her a new home.

 

[daringred_]

I'd ask the RSPCA to take her. They can find her a new home.

the rspca are the ones who told us to take this morning's cat to the vet, who then called the rspca anyway, so i think the same would just happen again if we call them about this cat. can't call them at this hour regardless, but in the morning it might just be quicker to take her to a local vet and say the rspca told us to. fortunately, my sister was at least able to convince our parents to let her stay in the bathroom tonight after all.

 

[chocovelvetcake]

Everytime I get a notification about a user quoting or replying my posts on threads (even leaving messages on my profile), part of me is kinda hesitant to see them because I'm afraid I must've said something in a thread that made them upset or angry, and that's the last thing I wanna do here on this forum. I've always been afraid of what people would think of me, especially when it comes to social media and the internet.

 

[-Apples-]

Everytime I get a notification about a user quoting my posts on threads, part of me is kinda hesitant to see them because I'm afraid I must've said something in a thread that must've made them upset or angry, and that's the last thing I wanna do here on this forum.

I sometimes get scared of notifications too, because it’s possible that the staff have deleted my posts or because I received a warning if I get notified.

 

[Devicho]

A long-distance friend of mine (assuming they see me as a friend and not merely a Twitter mutual) is expecting their first child soon, and I feel bad that I can't manage to be genuinely excited for them deep down. Some of it is because of my own hangups (I really don't want children of my own and don't really feel the same affection towards babies and small children that seems to be the default), but also this friend has posted about 99% how rough the pregnancy has been (it hurts to be awake, hurts to try to sleep, they're having breathing problems and heart palpitations, they haven't stopped throwing up, they've had to stop taking their mental health medication...), 1% anything vaguely resembling excitement for the baby.

I obviously want my friend to be happy, even if our life paths diverge, it just doesn't even seem like they're especially happy, at least from the outside looking in (I obviously can't read their mind or peer into their life anymore than what they choose to show). I just hope that everything goes as smoothly as possible for them once the baby is here and that they have all the support they need, and that this is ultimately what they want for their life since it's a big decision that can't be undone.

 

[Croconaw]

I have to pick up a copy of W-2 from my old job eventually and I’m not sure I want to go in there. I have memories from that place I’d rather forget that weren’t just myself leaving. They’d normally send my W-2 to the address on file, but of course, I moved since then.

 

[CoolJhon]

I feel kinda stupid for saying this, but I feel like AI art looks so much better than my own art. I mean, sure it's artificial, but at least AI art looks highly detailed and rendered but you can still tell that it's made using AI, tho. I go onto AI art websites to look at random AI art pieces and go "Damn, this AI robot can generate better art pieces than I ever could."

Sometimes, I just wanna throw all my crappy art pieces into an AI art generator and let it do the art for me. And before you reply to this, yes, I'm fully aware of the whole "AI art steals from real artists" thing. I just feel like my art doesn't light a candle to AI art.

Imo, no matter what, AI slop is ALWAYS worse than art that took actual human effort and will

 

[seliph]

I need my boss to fire this guy who just creates more work for everyone else already. Dude is completely useless and arrogant to top it all off, I'm done babysitting him.

As a teenager with really bad acne, I was told time and time again "don't worry, you will outgrow it".

I am coming up on my 47th birthday soon, and still wondering at what age do I grow out of bad skin? I have tried everything including a medication that is bad for people with severe depression (that wasn't a known side effect at the time)

I just want clear skin like most people

I worked in skincare, acne isn't really something that people just "outgrow"! It obviously is at its worst when puberty is happening, but acne has more to do with genetics, hormones, and diet than anything.

That being said: Are you washing and moisturizing your face every day? Do you know if your skin is dry or oily, or both?

 

[CoolJhon]

Comments left by 8 year olds in YouTube comment sections saying stuff like "bro stop hating" to valid criticism videos.

 

[ShawnFuzz]

I worked in skincare, acne isn't really something that people just "outgrow"! It obviously is at its worst when puberty is happening, but acne has more to do with genetics, hormones, and diet than anything.

That being said: Are you washing and moisturizing your face every day? Do you know if your skin is dry or oily, or both

I do wash my face a couple of times a day! I also have oily skin.

Over the years I have tried medications as well from the dermatologist. I have tried everything, but...

I think the main culprit would be my tourettes syndrome... meaning, along with all of the other fun uncontrollable facial and body movements, I also touch my face and head constantly without realizing it. And since I have always had blue collar jobs getting my hands dirty, I am pretty sure I am just putting dirt on my face all day.

This is actually the first time I have really mentioned having tourettes, so go easy on the questions. I'm not sure how I feel about putting that out there. It's been a source of embarrassment since I was a kid.

 

[-Raven-]

I think I’m just going to quit therapy because I’m at a point where I want to find myself, I want to move on from my current therapist, and I don’t want to open up to a new one or spend time with new people.

 

[Metal Scorpion]

I don't know why I open my mouth sometimes...I always end up making things worse.