u/AlfhildsShieldmaiden

I think my least-favorite symptom is general malcontentedness. Just being angrily meh and having little patience for people, especially when they’re being thoughtless of others.

I went out the door grumpy as hell yesterday, but for no real reason. Today, I’m even more irritated by other people’s less-than-thoughtful behavior. There was a woman watching a video loudly on her phone while I was watching a show on TV, and despite turning around repeatedly, she exhibited zero situational awareness. I was going to say something, even turned and opened my mouth to say, hey… but she wouldn’t acknowledge me.

A bit later, we crossed paths again; in a common space, past quiet hours, she still watching stuff on speaker. I penned a note saying that headphones exist and that it’s a plainly rude thing to do in common spaces, and tossed it at her as I left. I later overheard her complaining about this and me, and while it’s not something I would normally do, I’m not sorry — my complaint was legit and while my method was questionable, someone needs to call out badly-behaving asshats and explain what they’re doing wrong.

I feel a bit unhinged, I won’t lie. 😅

It started out as an odd thing — being grossed out by pork being too “pork-y”. I’ve always been an enthusiastic meat-eater and I’d had not an iota of an issue seeing/handling raw meat, smelling it cooked, eating it off the bone, etc.

It started with a sudden ick about bones in chicken, for no reason. Same with suddenly being hyper aware of “porky-y” and “chicken-y” smells, which now often turn my stomach. :(

It was sporadic at first, but has gotten increasingly worse over the past 5-10 years; I am due to hit menopause soon, so who knows if I’ll wind up being vegetarian because I can’t stand the smell of meat anymore. 😅

It’s clearly a thing, and I just wanted to discuss and vent about it. The most recent thread I could find was here, but it’s archived/locked to further posts:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Perimenopause/s/DXyHWTY5nP

I’m job hunting for afternoon / afterschool work; usually I teach kids afterschool (and summer) enrichment subjects. Currently working at CYC as a STEAM Specialist for their summer program, and am looking for what comes next.

It’s been a while since I was in the nanny game — what sites are parents using these days? Nannies — which services pay best?

Thanks so much! 🥂

Recently discovered this unused gift card Id completely forgotten about. I have no need for it at the moment and could use the funds instead. Thanks! 😊

Ciao a tutti!

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I was made to attend therapy as a part of continuing education at a bougie private school. I was an abused kid and had all kinds of issues, but what’s messed up is that this requirement came about because I was being constantly bullied and got in trouble whenever I’d react to the abuse.

I was 8 or 9, highly suspicious and resentful that I was being made to speak to a therapist. In resistance, I intentionally talked about things that weren’t that big of a deal just to get through the session ‘unscathed’ in my eyes. I gave up nothing, I was proud about it.

I remember being given an IQ test, which I scored quite highly on… something my mom bragged about. She wasn’t supposed to tell me my score, but she openly bragged about it to all who would listen.

My kryptonite, however, was that the therapist had a dollhouse. I LOVED dollhouses, spent hours playing with mine, and I just couldn’t resist. So, I remember trying to steer things toward playing with the dollhouse, with the therapist there by my side. Zero memory of what I talked about or how I played, but I figure it must have been telling to a professional.

I wound up undiagnosed with ADHD for most of my life, as well as a myriad of mental health diagnoses thanks to my fucked-up parents.

I’ve always been curious as to the therapist’s experience — could anyone tell me what (likely) the process was like for the therapist, what they looked for, what they saw, and maybe did they notice I had ADHD? It would be on-brand for my mom to ignore the diagnosis in favor of me being “gifted”. Thank you 🫶

Hi all! I’m in between places, trying to get re-established in my home town. I currently earn money via gig driving, while I wait for more stable employment.

I start an in-person teaching gig (1xweekly) next Monday and am relying on gig driving for money in the meantime. I had to reschedule a Lyft rental until tomorrow, but the $150 refund hasn’t hit my account and I have nowhere to go, no vehicle.

There’s a cool/safe hostel I can stay at for $50/night, but I only have $5 available in funds.

Would anyone be able to spare $50 so I have a place to sleep tonight, pretty please and so many thanks?

ETA: I had an interview a couple of days ago for a 32 hours M-F job and got the offer letter today, woohoo! So things will be much more stable once I get those first paychecks!

Hi all! I’m in between places, trying to get re-established in my home town. I currently earn money via gig driving, while I wait for more stable employment.

I start an in-person teaching gig (1xweekly) next Monday and am relying on gig driving for money in the meantime. I had to reschedule a Lyft rental until tomorrow, but the $150 refund hasn’t hit my account and I have nowhere to go, no vehicle.

There’s a cool/safe hostel I can stay at for $50/night, but I only have $5 available in funds.

Would anyone be able to spare $50 so I have a place to sleep tonight, pretty please and so many thanks?

ETA: I had an interview a couple of days ago for a 32 hours M-F job and got the offer letter today, woohoo! So things will be much more stable once I get those first paychecks!