u/codename_anomaly

Hi everybody!

So, I am Argentinian and I have been teaching Spanish and English (99% of my lessons have been Spanish ones) since February. I have had moderate success, and these have been my stats in the last 30 days (I also updated my description):

https://preview.redd.it/1avkaz6lt5jh1.png?width=912&format=png&auto=webp&s=2406732ea265bb931ec2d93ced4dca4b2293edcf

The thing is that my video, while correct, has a lot of things that could be improved, especially when taking into account that it used to have lower views compared to other teachers. So, I started considering re-recording it, especially because I have changed my approach to teaching, but I am not sure if this would backfire. Would it do more harm than good?

Thanks in advance!

¡Saludos a todos!

Bueno, les comento, soy argentino y básicamente me enamoré del catalán. No solo porque es un idioma hermoso y porque amo su pronunciación (en especial la del catalán oriental), sino porque conocer a muchos catalanes me hizo despertar una afinidad que roza lo inexplicable. Asimismo, la catalanofobia me saca de quicio sin siquiera ser yo catalán, por lo que decidí que lo mejor que podía hacer era aprender el idioma yo mismo.

Mi situación, actualmente, es esta:

• Entiendo cerca del 98% de lo que escucho y veo.
• Si alguien habla catalán, le pido que me hable en catalán exclusivamente en vez de cambiar a español.
• Pongo mucha atención a la pronunciación, ya que quiero sonar bien y esta me ha sido elogiada.
• Puedo ver series y películas en catalán, y disfrutarlas.

El problema que tengo es que casi todo mi conocimiento es pasivo. No sé cómo interiorizarlo todo. No sé en qué orden aprender las cosas. Siento que tengo una ventaja que no sé capitalizar, porque en comprensión prácticamente no tengo dificultades, pero realmente no sé cuál es la mejor manera de incorporarlo al habla.

Todo consejo que me puedan ofrecer es utilísimo. Voy en serio con el idioma y no voy a parar hasta dominarlo.

PD: si escriben en catalán les voy a estar sumamente agradecido.

Hi people.

I know this might seem stupid, and I know it somehow is. In fact, that is what bothers me the most about it. But I need to fight back. I feel like I'm losing the plot.

I hate football. I wish it meant that I don't care about it, but no.... unfortunately, I do care. But the damage it is causing me has made me despise it completely. I am from Argentina, and yesterday we got to the semifinals.

Now, let me be honest with you guys: the last World Cup was utterly excruciating for me (quite a thing, considering that we won), and due to the awful experience it turned out to be back then, I am not having a good time right now. Today, I woke up with that awful tightness feeling in my chest.

Feeling tense over a match is normal. Not ideal, but normal. The problem I have is that tension and anxiety never go away, and the suffering it causes is immense. I also feel threatened, mostly by what I see in social media. It is kind of hard not to feel personally offended by the things I see. I decided to uninstall X and block football content, but it does little to help me.

Also, I cannot help but feel that, if we lose the final (should we get there) the pain will be tremendous, mockery will be even worse, and I will feel like that is my own failure. I am on someone else's hands, and I simply hate it.

I should also mention these key aspects:

• I have autism and ADHD.
• I have been under treatment for anxiety since 2013.
• Losing on the final is worse for me than losing on the semifinal.
• I want to apply stoicism but I don't know how to do it.

How do I fight back? This is a pain! I'm sick of living like this!