This past weekend, I made it through one of the big bosses in act 3 of Baulder’s Gate. I wept like a child over Karlach’s monologue about how she still feels empty after killing the guy who sold her to devils, and it didn’t change the fact that she was going to die. What’s the point of it all?
Next to last time was when I read an article about this video at work. Last time was when I got home and watched the video
Well, my mom died two weeks ago and my girlfriend of eight years left me this week, I suspect once the shock wears off the flood gates will open.
been there. when my dad died my girlfriend of 6 years left me for being ‘too depressed and no fun to be around’. i was going to ask her to marry me before he got really sick.
she was an awful human being.
Should be happy you dodged a bullet there man. Imagine how miserable your life would be spending it with a fair-weather only life partner ✌️
HUG
My input is meaningless, but thought it might be worth sharing from experience that everyone processes grief differently, and in their own time.
A support network helps, whether that be friends, family, or even a professional. Doesn’t need to be right away, but having someone to talk to or confide in when the time is right can help with managing grief in a healthy way before the proverbial levee breaks.
Trump survived another possible assassination attempt
One of my kids said thank you for some work I did to help them.
It’s hard being a parent. Even a little gratitude can go a long way.
Breakup after a 9 year relationship.
HUG
Found my depressed little brother going to his garden finding a bit of joy. It was so nice to see him better.
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Worrying that my ADHD 8 yr old won’t have any friends that aren’t relatives because he is so weird with other kids and they lose patience with him.
It’s a lonely life.
❤️ autistic, ADHD adult. I cried watching the movie “I swear” last night about a boy through to man with Tourettes syndrome. It’s too relatable just how hard life can be why you’re different. I liked the message of the movie though which was that the disability isn’t the problem, it’s the lack of education for society that puts up the barriers. A lot of truth in that.
I hope your son finds people who he connects with without having to change who he is.
Autistic and adhd here.
I do t have friends at 55 but found a wife who is the best person on the planet. It’s enough to just get one good one.
There are two things.
My first girlfriend tricked me into getting her pregnant. My sister adopted our progeny. He turned eighteen a few months ago. He’d be well within his rights to hate me, but recently he’s been reaching out to me. I’ve been reaching out to him, too, and he’s responded. Every time we talk I want to cry from relief. I’m so happy he doesn’t hate me.
The other is the only dog I’ve ever had whom I chose to put down. She was the best dog I’d ever met but her pancreas had failed. She wasn’t eating and she was peeing blood, but what right did I have to decide her life was over? I hope I spared her some suffering.
Recently my nephew talked to me about my ex-dog. My goodness were there some emotions that night.
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I’ve rewatched Andor a few times now. Quite a few scenes still hit me hard, even after knowing they’re coming.
I could say the same for LotR also.
Telling my therapist that my birthday is coming up and I just wish there was one person besides my dad who would wish me a happy birthday or want to go hiking or something with me on my birthday but I don’t have any friends or anyone in my life who would even know I have a birthday.
It shouldn’t be too hard to find people to go on a hike. Maybe look around for local hiking communities?
Friends aren’t magic, they don’t appear out of thin air, you have to find them and make them yourself. Go out, find a group, and let things happen
I’ve been working on making connections and trying to spend time with people. I definitely don’t sit around at home and hide away. Friendships also don’t just happen out of thin air, and I don’t have any yet.
Yet!
Happy early birthday! You’ll find your people one day, don’t give up :)
What are you doing to make new friends? If the answer is nothing, stop doing that and try something else.
Six hours ago, I did my first round of IPL hair removal. It hurt so badly, I wept. The attendant who did the procedure was so amazingly kind and supportive emotionally that it made me cry even more. Sorry it wasn’t a cry with deeper meaning. 🤣 For me it was deep, because it was my first step towards doing something - anything - for my body, of my own volition. 🩵
Watching The Pitt, season 1 hit me in the gut
I went to apply for a US Passport…
Then I remembered that a lot of immigrants from Fujian are undocumented…
And like… I have been in highschool with these kids whose parents are from Fujian…
And I kinda just felt sad…
Cuz I’m also from China, but I got lucky and got citizenship… and they didn’t…
So I just cried… :/
Cuz I can imagine what it’s like with the uncertaintly
I mean… I kinda feel the same in some ways… I mean with current political atmosphere… who even knows anymore… I could get denaturalized and end up the same as them anyways…
I’m sorry that my country is such a piece of shit to good people.
I wish there were more people like you in it.
my country
OUR Country*
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my cat died due to pericardial effusion. he was only 9.
the animal ER offered to save him, but it would have cost me $50,000.
Just getting him diagnosed and being in the ER half a day cost me $5,000.
before that probably 6 years ago when we had to put my mom in eldercare due to accelerated dementia. when she died it was a huge relief, because she was a huge burden and absolutely refused to participate in any self-care or treatment to make her life better, but that was who she was and so was my dad. both refused to ever take responsibility for their own physical and mental well-being.
