u/Multiverse_Queen

Should I be worried about this and return them? I heard some squishies were producing toxic chemicals, but that seems to be knockoffs. They reek like gorilla glue, so I imagine it’s probably the adhesive. I’ve stored them in a cabinet for now but man, they reek. They also feel weird to touch, so maybe I should wash them? Almost dusty.

I really just wanted something to squeeze and the smell has me super worried.

What will drive out english ivy? We have a ton of it and we’re looking for plants to put in our yard. I’ve heard of virginia creeper but I want to know some more commonly found natives (easier to get at a garden center)

I do plan on doing studies, but I want to be able to *think* when I do this and understand it. I’m going off an art tip, where shadows are wherever the light “cannot see” but this doesn’t help me with shading metal/glass or providing backlight. Nor does it fully help me with orienting/identifying fully the light source in an image.

What has helped you? I’ll attach a recent picture I’ve drawn (has some rendering) and maybe you can point out my weakpoints?

In the coming month I plan to talk to a psychiatrist. I’m not gonna dance around it, I’ve got a ton of issues. Used to be really suicidal, went through trauma and I am 99% sure I have OCD. I am just scared of bringing up the latter because what if they turn it down on the principle that I “googled my symptoms” despite having my (previous) therapist and family also heavily suspecting it.

How do you bring up your experiences and what you suspect? I’m ngl I kind of want them to prescribe me OCD meds (after a diagnosis of course) so I can get my mind to shut up, but I fear bringing that up might get me called a drug seeker or something??

Other things I struggle with:

-Constantly dissociating/daydreaming

-i barely feel anything beyond extreme emotions and struggle with crying. Most of what I feel is anger and anxiety. Happiness is more subtle.

-I act like a frightened animal in conversations and am easily startled. Likely due to OCD/autism/self esteem issues

-Easily burnt out by socializing

-I used to be ridiculously suicidal and lash out a lot. I fear mentioning that, even though I don’t have suicidal thoughts unless I get in real deep shit (hasn’t happened in a while and the most it’s gone is “man I wish I was dead—wait don’t think that I wanna live”) because what if they force me into a psych hospital? I don’t need a psych hospital or want to go. I have shit I wanna do.

-I feel more like an artist/creator than a person. I don’t see the interest in myself beyond what I make. I struggle with my own identity? Sometimes I feel like a different person each day, but I heavily doubt DID, more just a byproduct of standard dissociation? Sometimes when I get panicky I manifest a “rational version of myself” and have a dialogue with it. Sometimes I imagine it?

There’s probably more. How do I bring this up with a psych properly? I haven’t even mentioned the OCD symptoms. I am diagnosed autistic. Not looking for a diagnosis but if pointing out a possible one may help me explain to them, then feel free.

Yes, it turns out some people are in isolated towns that don't have art or book clubs or anything pertaining to their interests! Yes, it turns out some people are socially anxious and shut down and self-isolate, and yelling at them in the comments, insisting that they're 'secretly unpleasant' is definitelllyyyy the right call and won't make their social anxiety worse! Some people have to share cars with family, some people can't move out to bigger towns (and why the hell would you think someone who's anxious as all hell with barely a support system back home would be able to do that out of the gate?) due to cost of living and the fact they're working minimum wage!

Nooo, let's insist on forcing therapy down their throat. You don't want it? Well you must be a stubborn piece of shit! Screw your 'consent,' I love forcing things on people! Let's not listen to what someone's saying and let's just badger them when they're upset at you not listening!

I'm frustrated. I just wanted advice and I couldn't take it, and when it didn't apply to me, people turned immediately to shaming me. No, you dipshit, I don't want to volunteer just to hit someone up and be their friend. I'm a FULL TIME COLLEGE STUDENT WITH A PART TIME JOB. DO YOU WANT ME TO HAVE THE URGE TO BLOW MY HEAD OFF WITH A SHOTGUN? BECAUSE I SWEAR I'D LOSE MY SHIT.

I’m 21 fucking years old and I don’t have a single in person friend. All I have is people online and even then I find myself shying away. Is it because I barely speak? Because I’m closed off? Am I obnoxious or creepy? Do I smell… Somehow? (Even though I shower daily? But then my family would have the same problem, right?) I don’t know of any clubs or cool places to join. Nobody ever seems to seek me out.

I even was friendly with someone and we knew each other tangentially for years and when I suggested exchanging phone numbers to talk and stuff, they said we would just see each other around. The last two times I managed to get someone’s number, the first got too busy to talk and never followed up with me and the second just never talked to me again after getting fired from our job.

I can’t be terribly boring, I write, I draw, I keep fish. I can do a few interesting things. I’ve barely got a backbone as is and don’t want to trample people’s feelings or opinions (to my detriment, even) so I can’t be… Too rude to people or something. Is it just because I’m autistic? What the hell? Why doesn’t anyone care about me? I just want someone I can talk to, someone who’ll tell me something stupid they saw or someone who I can go on a trip with.

This is so pathetic. I hate it.

Hi, have a persistent cough for the past week. Used to have a clogged nose. I drink water with orange juice in it. I want to stop coughing. Can I do this?