What's Bothering You?

[Giddy]

As much research I've done for that article thing I have to wrote, I still haven't written it and it feels like such a chore to actually do it now.
I know I just need to push myself but even that is hard. I planned to do it today but the sun has already set.

 

[Cetoddle769]

For some reason my phone is really laggy. It takes longer than usual to load. I tried closing a few tabs but that only slightly improved the load time. WiFi is fine. My phone is only a little over 2 years old. I hate this lag. So annoying.

 

[Chris]

As much research I've done for that article thing I have to wrote, I still haven't written it and it feels like such a chore to actually do it now.
I know I just need to push myself but even that is hard. I planned to do it today but the sun has already set.

How I get through most projects is telling myself I need to work on it for X minutes. Pick a time that is short enough to not feel too intimidating, but long enough to make progress (eg half an hour to an hour). Breaking projects down into smaller chunks can help a lot. Especially if during that time you put your phone on do not disturb, sign out of apps that ping you (eg Discord) etc.

Incentives can work well too. E.g. if you can work X amount of time or hit Y milestone, you can get that dessert you want or spend a half hour doing something you enjoy.

I got through my undergrad research project by alternating X minutes of work with X/2 minutes of Dynasty Warriors 8. E.g. if I worked for 2hrs I got to play an hour of my game. Then repeated it.

 

[nightglow]

I'm just really tired__
There are other things, but maybe its just unnecessary to type out.

 

[oak]

I've been barely talking to anyone irl or online. I gotta start making more of an effort to talk to people first. I've just been spending all my time taking care of my mom so she's all I seem to talk about now which makes me kind of a bummer to be around. I gotta at least try though, for the bros

 

[SkyKnight03]

I failed my driving test 4 times because something always goes wrong when I back into the space. I reversed in cleanly today but I got just a bit nervous and my back wheel hit a cone. Another time I got into the space and ran over the time limit.

I feel like such a disappointment.

I know I'll get it eventually. Today has just been very hard.

 

[Dunquixote]

My medicine is taking long to kick in; I’m feeling a bit depressed. Depression and anxiety both suck so much

 

[ZeldaCrossing64]

I have two appointments next Tuesday (one in the morning and one in the afternoon), and of course I have work on that day. I'm a bit annoyed because this isn't the first time this has happened. -_- I'll have to let my manager know, and maybe ask if I can have a day off or switch one of my day offs. I'm not sure if I can since one of my coworkers quit and we're short-staffed... Again.

I wish I booked a different appointment at the clinic, because I could've seen a doctor sooner about my medication, even if it wasn't my doctor. I nearly threw up earlier because I was so nauseous, and I'm still shaking. Again, I can't afford to not take these meds because I'll be more depressed in turn. ****.

 

[rrenaa]

I’m such an idiot that doesn’t think. I forgot to put my work shoes on before I left for work so all I had on were my slippers… of course I don’t realize until I’m sitting in the work parking lot. Luckily, I found an old pair of work shoes in the car but I feel so stupid! I can’t afford to make any mistakes when I don’t have enough PTO to cover any lateness. I gotta do better at remembering things

 

[Croconaw]

I encountered an ******* customer at work. I was able to keep my emotions in check, at least. I just don’t like that it happened. It feels like when you have to bite your tongue at work, you’re basically letting the other person verbally abuse you and it’s not right.

 

[.: Meri :.]

Spoiler: sexism/medical stuff

love /s the misogyny and infantilization of being told I'm too young to get sterilization surgery because I "might regret it"... I am twenty-six. I have been a legal adult for eight years. I'm freely allowed to do a whole range of things I "might regret"—I could do something as minor as getting permanent body mods, or as serious and potentially life-threatening as signing up for the military—but when it comes to not wanting to get pregnant ever, even if I'm been completely firm in this feeling for over a literal decade, I'm suddenly not allowed to make decisions for myself because "noooo you need to wait until you're older!! what if you change your mind later "

jokes on my OBGYN though bc she might have refused to help me, but we've already found multiple doctors in my area who expressly will and I will be scheduling a consultation soon!
I will probably look for a new OBGYN after this tbh, to say I'm disappointed in her is an understatement. However! I can be deeply petty and part of me really wants to stay with her until I can update my patient profile to say I've had the procedure lmao

 

[skarmoury]

Spoiler: about some voice actors

it is quite... insane to me how some people are complaining that they are tired of the characters being voiceless when the voice actors are out here on strike primarily because they want their rights protected against AI use. VAs are fighting for their rights and putting their jobs on the line and somehow the inconvenience of characters being voiceless is enough for some people to say "well, you deserve your job being taken away from you because we're tired of quiet dialogue."

idk. i wish more people would be considerate. you're tired of your favorite characters being voiceless, the voice actors are tired of having to fight for basic considerations in their job. i do not think they are the same gravity.

 

[jiny]

anxiety is soooo frustrating lol wdym i’m just trying to fall asleep then my heart starts racing so fast and i feel like im gonna pass out

 

[Kamex]

Spoiler: Me venting about moving

Gosh, you people who never had to move once in your lives are so lucky. I've had to move four times within the course of two years and it is FREAKING stressful! Like when I first moved to California with my family back in 2017, we stayed at my aunt's house for a few months until we found a place to rent a year later. The house was really spacious, but it got infested by mice during the winter. Nobody even complained about the mice to the homeowner until the day we moved out, so he was very apologetic when we told him about it. After that, we stayed at my grandma's apartment for like six months. The worst part was that I was forced to sleep on her cheap plastic couch in the living room at night, which gave me backpain and it was utterly miserable. After that, we finally found a townhouse close to my aunt's house which I've been living in for the past five years. The house is fine, but I'm forced to share a room with my mom, and the other room is occupied by my sibling. My other sibling moved out to a dorm for uni, though she's coming back soon since she's graduating this year. We plan on moving back to the original state soon cuz it's cheaper, though I hate that I have to drop out of university and switch to another one. I haven't even graduated yet, meaning the credits I got here cannot be transferred. I've only been here for two semesters, and transferring to another college will take me even longer to get my BA. This sucks.

 

[Reginald Fairfield]

Shenanigans are still afoot with a buddy's account elsewhere.

 

[Chris]

I've hit the gagging cough and mucus factory stage of being sick woo. And have a fever. What a day to be in a hot microbiology lab. Guess I'll be warning the instructor I may need to take frequent breaks - there is a room connected to the lab thankfully so I won't need to go far. Biggest pain will be getting in and out of PPE.

 

[skarmoury]

snip

Spoiler: this is positive i promise!! 💖

i just wanna say that I fully support your decision, and I am also in a similar boat! I've always been verbal about not wanting to be pregnant, I've seen it all and it's just not something I'd personally want to go through. right now I don't have enough funds for surgery, and i genuinely dont know if my familly would support me through such (and like you said, im scared of being turned away because im "too young" when im also in my mid-twenties), but i've told my boyfriend time and time again and im happy he respects my decisions at the very least.

wishing the best for you and your surgery, and im glad you found a better medical support system!

 

[Giddy]

I bought new batteries for my Pokemon Pokewalker and its still not working :/

Ignore, ima silly and didn't remove the sticker, they both work
Lil sunkern, how long have you been stuck in this pokewakler?

 

[ZeldaCrossing64]

I just looked at my work schedule for the next two weeks, and I'm going to be working late shifts for every single work day, including on weekends with one of my coworkers who treats me like crap. I'm not going to complain every time I get a late shift, but it sucks to be working in that department for two weeks straight. Normally I'd tell myself to suck it up, but I'm pretty livid this time around. Oh well.

 

[Suguri]

i think i'm going insane