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I could use some encouragement today ❤️

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Y'all... I know everybody's tired, but I'm gonna be a little vulnerable for a second

I'm working on my confidence, and I'm trying, especially while dealing with depression

I've had my biggest hater be my own mom. Growing up hearing you're ugly, too dark, too fat... even when you know those things aren't true, it still leaves scars when it's coming from your own blood

Then recently, a guy I dated who I thought was respectful turned racist the second things didn't go his way. He told me I was a "fat, worn out Black woman" and that nobody would ever want me

Logically, I know that's not true. Hurt people say cruel things to hurt you. But I'd be lying if I said those words didn't stick in my head

I'm okay today, so don't worry about me. I just think I could use some kind words to drown out the ugly ones for a bit 🤍

u/igetyourbrand — 11 hours ago

I NEED TO STUDY THE PEOPLE WHO VOTED FOR THIS

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NAH

F THE ISLANDERS

F THE PRODUCERS

IT'S Y'ALL AMERICAN VOTERS. COME TO THE FRONT

WHO GAVE Y'ALL THE REMOTE???

WHO KEEP LETTING Y'ALL VOTE???

I NEED EVERY LAST ONE OF Y'ALL ON A 72 HOUR VOTING BAN

NO PHONE

NO WIFI

NO LOVE ISLAND

GO SIT IN SILENCE AND REFLECT

BECAUSE WHAT THE F WAS THAT???

I DON'T EVEN LIKE CORBIN BUT HOW THE HELL IS HE THE ONE GOING HOME???

THE ONLY MAN WHO ACTUALLY TOLD MEL, "I CAN'T TELL YOU WHAT TO DO."

THE ONLY MAN WHO DIDN'T KISS SINCERE'S ASS

AND Y'ALL SAID...

"YEAH HE CAN GO."

?????????????

I'M CONVINCED HALF OF Y'ALL WATCH THIS SHOW WITH THE TV OFF

SINCERE REALLY HIT Y'ALL WITH A 36-HOUR APOLOGY TOUR AND Y'ALL SAID...

"HE'S GROWN."

GROWN WHERE???

HE WAS A WHOLE NEW MAN BEFORE THE LAUNDRY EVEN FINISHED DRYING

THAT MAN REBRANDED FASTER THAN A YOUTUBER AFTER GETTING CANCELLED

I'M ACTUALLY IMPRESSED

THAT'S ELITE MANIPULATION

I OWE HIM AN APOLOGY

I DIDN'T KNOW THE PERFORMANCE WAS GONNA FOOL THE ENTIRE COUNTRY

AND DON'T EVER...

EVER...

COMPARE KENZIE TO SINCERE AGAIN

Y'ALL WERE TALKING ABOUT "SHE'S THE FEMALE SINCERE."

ARE Y'ALL HIGH???

SHE LIED

SHE GOT CLOCKED

SHE FELT GUILTY

SHE SAT THERE LOOKING LIKE SHE WANTED THE EARTH TO OPEN UP

SINCERE???

THAT MAN IS DOING A PRESS TOUR ABOUT HOW HE'S CHANGED AFTER 47 HOURS

FORTY SEVEN

HOURS

I'M SCRATCHING MY SKIN

MY EYE IS TWITCHING

WHO IS TEACHING MEDIA LITERACY OVER THERE???

BECAUSE CLEARLY THE FUNDING GOT CUT

AND PLEASE MISS ME WITH THAT "THEY JUST WANTED MEL TO STAY."

YEAH...

AND Y'ALL THOUGHT THE BEST WAY TO DO THAT WAS REWARD THE MAN WHO CAUSED HALF THE DRAMA???

MAKE IT MAKE SENSE

ZACH GETTING HUMBLED WAS CUTE

I DON'T CARE

I'M STILL STUCK ON THE FACT THAT SINCERE PULLED OFF THE FASTEST IMAGE REHAB I'VE EVER SEEN

HE DESERVES AN OSCAR

Y'ALL DESERVE COMMUNITY SERVICE

u/igetyourbrand — 12 hours ago

WHAT'S SOMETHING THAT PISS YOU OFF BUT YOU KNOW THE INTERNET GONNA DRAG YOU FOR SAYING IT??

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I'LL START

- K-pop ,I'M SORRY Every comeback look like a group project that got an A+ and I still don't hear what y'all hearing

- Grown adults in full kawaii fits Sometimes I be like... are we going to the mall or kindergarten pickup???

- Interracial Couple YouTube channels where the ENTIRE personality is "I'm Black, he's white 😱😱😱" or "Guess where we're from!!" BABY... Y'ALL ARE JUST DATING 😭 It be acting like the relationship was approved by Congress

Go argue about what y'all eating for dinner like the rest of us

- Anybody who willingly orders Arby's... I'M SORRY BUT I AUTOMATICALLY THINK YOU STINK. DON'T ASK ME FOR EVIDENCE. I DON'T HAVE ANY MY SPIRIT JUST TOLD ME

- Blue wigs. Pink wigs. Lime green wigs. Every time I see one I think, "Damn... Sonic the Hedgehog got another victim."

- Reddit accounts where the ENTIRE post history is selfies. Every subreddit. Every week. Friend... ARE YOU HERE TO DISCUSS THE TOPIC OR ARE WE HOLDING A PHOTOSHOOT???

YOUR TURN

LET ME SEE THE OPINIONS Y'ALL KEEP IN THE DRAFTS

u/igetyourbrand — 1 day ago

They could've emailed us this episode

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I'm actually mad I wasted an hour and a half on this

The whole episode was basically Jaiden, while everyone else was getting dumped. They really could've sent us a group email saying, "Yeah, they're leaving," and called it a day

And Mel... yeah babe... that's all I got

Corbin congratulations you made the first non ai brain cell thought ever today , thank you for choosing sincere to dump we had the fake 23 second satisfaction of seeing sincere dumped from the vila

But Corbin your Persian cat was jealous x salty for choosing Kenzie

Now USA, let's focus because this is serious

DON'T let KC's apology fool y'all. Stay focused. They still gotta GO

Also, if Sincere and Mel are really planning to get married after this... please let them have the wedding outside the villa

Mel, I wish you a happy marriage, love 😘💕

u/igetyourbrand — 2 days ago

I Could Really Use Some Hope Today

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Hey y'all. Sorry if this comes off a little heavy

I've been battling depression lately, and if I'm being real, I've been losing hope in freelancing. It feels like everyone else has figured it out except me

I'd really love to hear some success stories. What do you do? Did you start from zero? How long did it take before things started clicking? If you're comfortable sharing, how much are you making now, and what do you think made the biggest difference?

No pressure at all if you'd rather keep it private. I appreciate anyone who's willing to share. I think I just need a reminder that it can work

Thank you

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u/igetyourbrand — 3 days ago
▲ 14 r/TheChi

Blame the writer not the actor lol , they just in it for the pay 😂

Seriously like tiff character is just x y z bs 😭, what bakari did bruh ?

Also bakari why don't you just leave man ? 😐

Keisha .......

Trig????????

It feels like TikTok scenes combined with Chicago scenes in between. 😂

u/igetyourbrand — 3 days ago

Anyone else realize they're only the problem because they react?

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I swear if money wasn't an issue, I'd be gone and no contact

I'm 28, and this family dynamic is exhausting

At this point it's pretty obvious: my mom enables everything, my dad goes along with it, my older sister gets away with anything, and my older brother is right there with them. They all have their own little circle, and somehow I'm always the problem. Doesn't matter if I react calmly or lose my temper the outcome is always the same. I'm the "bad" one

Today we went to a café. My dad was literally just asking if I wanted anything, and my sister kept giving me these weird, aggressive stares from the second we got there. I don't have anger issues. People who know me know I'm usually pretty calm. But with her, after years of this, I snapped. I told her to stop staring at me

She kept doing it

Of course, I'm the one who "caused a scene" because I embarrassed everyone in public

My mom immediately jumped in with, "She didn't do anything," and started comforting my sister like she's the victim

Then they all said we were going home... except they dropped me off and decided to stay out together

That honestly hurt more than the argument

The frustrating part is this isn't even close to the worst thing that's happened. She's done way worse over the years, but she's always forgiven, defended, or everyone acts like it never happened. Meanwhile I'm the difficult child, the disrespectful one, the one who has to apologize

I wish I had a friend or even a cousin I could stay with, but I don't. We don't really have shelters where I live, so moving out isn't something I can do overnight

Right now I'm focusing on picking up small jobs, saving as much as I can, and leaving quietly. No big announcement. Just disappear and finally have some peace

It is what it is

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u/igetyourbrand — 3 days ago

Anyone else realize they're only the problem because they react?

I swear if money wasn't an issue, I'd be gone and no contact

I'm 28, and this family dynamic is exhausting

At this point it's pretty obvious: my mom enables everything, my dad goes along with it, my older sister gets away with anything, and my older brother is right there with them. They all have their own little circle, and somehow I'm always the problem. Doesn't matter if I react calmly or lose my temper the outcome is always the same. I'm the "bad" one

Today we went to a café. My dad was literally just asking if I wanted anything, and my sister kept giving me these weird, aggressive stares from the second we got there. I don't have anger issues. People who know me know I'm usually pretty calm. But with her, after years of this, I snapped. I told her to stop staring at me

She kept doing it

Of course, I'm the one who "caused a scene" because I embarrassed everyone in public

My mom immediately jumped in with, "She didn't do anything," and started comforting my sister like she's the victim

Then they all said we were going home... except they dropped me off and decided to stay out together

That honestly hurt more than the argument

The frustrating part is this isn't even close to the worst thing that's happened. She's done way worse over the years, but she's always forgiven, defended, or everyone acts like it never happened. Meanwhile I'm the difficult child, the disrespectful one, the one who has to apologize

I wish I had a friend or even a cousin I could stay with, but I don't. We don't really have shelters where I live, so moving out isn't something I can do overnight

Right now I'm focusing on picking up small jobs, saving as much as I can, and leaving quietly. No big announcement. Just disappear and finally have some peace

It is what it is

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u/igetyourbrand — 3 days ago
▲ 1.3k r/LoveIslandUSA_Blkout+1 crossposts

LOCK THE PRODUCERS UP IMMEDIATELY , I HAVE NEVER HATED A PRODUCTION TEAM THIS MUCH

I think I got beef with the producers because WHY do the voting rules change every damn episode???

Y'all made America vote twice just to turn around and let the boys decide the recoupling??? WHO signed off on that???

This whole episode was basically a KC redemption tour. That grown man knew exactly what he said. The only reason he felt "bad" was because he got exposed. Miss me with that

And giving Sincere power??? Producers KNOW these islanders make the dumbest decisions every single time

Aniyah... baby... why were YOU apologizing first?? TWICE?? 😭 I got the biggest ick. You were the one done dirty!!

We should've brought Corie back. That was literally the perfect chance to split up Sincere and Mel while she finally had some sense

And why are they comparing Kenzie to the men??? Did Kenzie say racist or misogynistic shit?? No. She explored, owned it, felt bad, and stayed quiet. Those men were saying straight up disgusting stuff. That's not the same conversation

The producers are pissing me off so bad. This has to be the worst season. The men keep getting bailed out over and over

Bryce... shut up. Why are you in Mel's ear talking about "Sincere is trying"?? Trying WHAT exactly???

At this point vote EVERYBODY out. Men, women, the furniture, the cameraman. I'm tired

I'm not even excited for the next episode anymore. I might just wait until all this nonsense is over

u/MundaneDeer1341 — 3 days ago

Can we skip to the finale already?

HAVE Y'ALL SEEN THE FIRST LOOK FOR TONIGHT'S EPISODE??? 😭😭

This season is pmo SO BAD

Can we just skip to the finale already? We done wasted reactions, tweets, crash outs... for THIS???

Melanie really finna go back to Sincere, ain't she? She talking about "grow up" like sis... you still got hope?? 😭 At this point even Sincere know he ain't shit

Aniya... why are you talking to KC again??? Girl???

...Girl.

GWORL.

STAND UP PLEASE. 😭✋🏾

And can we stop doing think pieces defending everybody? If the victim herself back giggling with him, they gon hug it out by the finale anyway

KC... you lucky as hell. 😭 Bro knew he messed up with USA and now he doing damage control so he can leave with a couple brand deals. I see the vision

WAIT...

KENIZE THE NEW VILLAIN??? LMFAOOOOOOO 😭😭😭

God forbid a woman be the player. The internet started malfunctioning immediately 😂😂

Kayda really Mel 2.0. She clocked that One Direction stick figure been getting away with WAY too much

I can't believe Zach annoying me more than his own brother now. That's actually impressive

u/igetyourbrand — 4 days ago

Depression binge watch recommendations?

Edit : hi guys tysm for your kind suggestions I appreciate it so much, I'm definitely adding each to my list ❤️

Bed rotting because depression has officially won this week

I've already watched most of the big, popular shows, so I'm desperate for recommendations

I'm looking for shows that are actually entertaining something that'll make me laugh, maybe make me cry a little, has some drama, and leaves you feeling hopeful. No documentaries or reality TV

Preferably anything released after 2010 & non fiction or non fantasy

Thank you

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u/igetyourbrand — 4 days ago
▲ 9 r/lonely

I have nobody like 0, nobody to call not even a mother lol

Phone be dryyyyy just the sms company sending texts

I talk to myself all the time and to my room walls

Y'all I'm not a victim mindset , ofc I tried and still do to talk to my family , try to have friends etc

It's that you know the type of people your existence bother them ?

Yeah once I feel that I'm bothering someone I remove myself

It's worse when you get told the fact in your face , my lovely mother and siblings keeps telling me during argument

" Why anyone would wanna talk to me " , " I'm no use " & that " who tf I have "

They flex that they each other for no reason , I'm like okay ???? Tf I did ? Exists ?

People who absued me in the past family friends and ex partners they all had back bones they have PEOPLE

B I got nobody , you know when it's too painful you cannot even sleep yeah

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u/igetyourbrand — 4 days ago

Tbh I want Aniya to win the $100K just to piss KC off 😭

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I would be happy too if Trinity won either, but Aniya has been through hell half of the season

Let that girl leave the villa with the money and her freedom

u/igetyourbrand — 5 days ago

People defending KC are the biggest red flag this season

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I'm convinced the people defending KC are the problem themselves

How do y'all watch the same episodes, ignore every bit of logic, every piece of proof, and still somehow end up on his side? It's actually baffling.

The mental gymnastics deserve an Olympic medal

One thing reality TV keeps proving is how much men can get away with. The standards are in hell. If half these guys were women, they'd be public enemy #1 by the next episode

That said... I gotta give this season credit. Compared to Huda Island's trauma session of a season

u/igetyourbrand — 5 days ago
▲ 0 r/Bumble

Is anyone here who has actually managed to reach Bumble support?

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I'm trying to report someone, but every time I contact support it just sends me back to the AI bot or replies by email with the same automated messages. This is a serious safety issue

Long story short:

About a year ago, a guy found my Bumble profile. Somehow he also found my private Instagram, even though my Instagram username was never on my Bumble profile. I believe he searched my photos or somehow tracked me down because there is no other connection between us. He insisted for months that Instagram just "suggested" my account, but I don't believe that. My account is small, private, and I had never had random people from my city find me like that before

Later I realized he was the same guy from Bumble

On my Bumble profile and in person, I made it very clear that I was only looking for a serious relationship. I'm a Black woman, and in my culture sex before marriage is uncommon, so this was something I took seriously

He repeatedly told me he wanted a relationship. Looking back, I feel like he manipulated me into believing that. We ended up having sex, and afterward he admitted he never wanted a relationship at all. I felt lied to and used

I blocked him

Months later, he somehow found my LinkedIn and contacted me there, apologizing and begging for another chance. I eventually gave him one, but I didn't sleep with him

After I blocked him again, he contacted me yet again months later while I was going through a difficult time mentally. We met to talk, and I made it clear I didn't want sex. Somehow he talked me into going to his house. We ended up having sex again, but at one point I told him I needed space and wanted him to stop. He grabbed my shoulders and kept holding me until he finally realized how uncomfortable I was

Afterward we argued. I told him he had been pushy and should be more respectful with women in the future

His response was to call me a "fat, worn out Black woman that nobody would want" and say that no tall, handsome man would ever want me. He repeated racist insults and body shamed me multiple times. I have screenshots of those messages

I'm not posting this because my feelings were hurt. I'm posting because I'm genuinely worried about other black women. If he was willing to repeatedly track me down across different platforms and behave like this with me, I wonder if he's done it to others

Has anyone successfully gotten through to a real person at Bumble? Is there another way to report someone when the AI support system keeps blocking you?

Please, I'm not looking for judgment about my past decisions. I already know I made mistakes. I'm only looking for advice on how to report this properly because I think it's important

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u/igetyourbrand — 5 days ago

Not everyone gets the luxury of being chosen and loved

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Shit, it's not like if I keep blaming my parents or my siblings they'll magically change and start caring about my existence.

I'm at the point where there's no point in even venting anymore

Nobody will ever truly hear me, understand me, or actually love me

Everyone I've met has had someone supporting them. You know those people who mess up, struggle, or deal with depression, but they still have people in their corner? They're still human, and they still have support

I've had kind strangers listen to me, but it never reached the point where they truly considered me part of their life. I'm talking about dating, relationships, real connection. I can't expect anything back because that's not charity

People leave. No matter what. Everything in my life has been temporary

I've mostly stayed quiet, to be honest. But I need more than talking to my bedroom walls or to myself

I have to make at least one thing go right in my career. I really hope I can be of service to others and help people who need it

It doesn't matter anymore if I never get that kind of love Maybe love just isn't for me

I know I'm only human, but nothing is going to change

At least I hope my empathy and the good I do can be useful to someone else

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u/igetyourbrand — 5 days ago

Y'ALL I'M NOT DONE YET 😭, I'M CATCHING UP AND I GOT NOTES

I'm catching up on the two episodes before movie night because I skipped around 😭

First of all...

I'm sorry not sorry

KC don't even deserve a paragraph

NEXT...............

Corbin...

Brother...

You need the baddest woman alive to come humble you just a little because WHY your confidence at level 1000???

Now Megan Thee Stallion...

MAMA

Every single time you show up on Love Island you got me questioning my sexuality

That challenge???

LORD HAVE MERCY 🍑

If you ever decide you wanna explore... respectfully... my applications open. 🫡

Now I'ma be real...

I do NOT care about the white people drama

Every time they start arguing I be fast forwarding like "wrap it up."

Except Jen

😭

Jen might actually be the funniest white woman in this villa

Kenzie...

Girl

PLEASE keep Gallery

That fine vanilla man crying over YOU???

LOCK IT IN

Enough city girl Olympics

It's Miley Cyrus era now

Now Corbin's cat girl...

I ain't forget

You was cheesing when Aniya was crying at Casa

Now YOU talking about people moving too fast???

MA'AM...

Didn't you announce y'all was closed off after about three business days???

Corbin didn't even get a chance to send the group memo 😭

Girl...

Don't start with my sister Aniya

I'm already on probation after movie night

And I'm sorry...

That baby voice...

It was cute for about six minutes......

Now I'm looking around my room

Lastly...

WHERE IS CALEB???

😭😭😭

Is he actually in the villa???

Production got this man on witness protection

Movie night stressed me out so bad I had to rewind and finish these episodes first 🥇

u/igetyourbrand — 5 days ago
▲ 94 r/LoveIslandUSA_Blkout+1 crossposts

USE YOUR TOUGH LOVE COMMENTS STAND ME UPPPP ITS TIME

Y'ALL 😭

I ended it today

Now before y'all drag me... I already know

I don't have family support , I don't really have friends either

So loneliness has had me making choices that don't even align with who I am

Anyway

This Arab guy (I'm Muslim too)

We've known each other for about a year but we literally never dated. Maybe 2 days if we're being generous

First time, he disappeared because he was trying to marry another girl. She rejected him ( I didn't know about her )

Second time we talked again and slept together

Third time he admitted he lied about wanting a relationship because he just wanted to get me into bed

Blocked for like 3 months

Then this man found my LinkedIn 😭 apologizing, saying losing me was the biggest mistake of his life and begging for another chance

Y'all... that comeback lasted like 3 days before he basically admitted we'd never work in a relationship

Blocked again

Five months later... I unblocked him because I was going THROUGH IT with my family and I literally had nobody to vent to

Worst decision

We talked. We had sex one more time (I've only slept with him twice total)

Then he told me straight up he only wanted friends with benefits. If one of us caught feelings, we'd leave

That sentence alone told me everything

He never saw me as someone he'd actually date

Then TODAY...

This man sends me a whole emotional essay about wanting to find the love of his life, how all his friends are getting engaged, how he dreams about his future wife...

Y'ALLLLLLLLLLL 😭😭😭

THE AUDACITY

I know DAMN well he wasn't talking about me

My brain immediately went...

Was I fetishized because I'm Black?

Was I just convenient?

Or am I giving this man too much credit and he would've treated any woman like this?

Either way...

I sent him a message ending it for good

Because I'm realizing something about myself

I'm not a casual girl

Nothing wrong with people who are

It's just not me

And... I feel bad for myself

I've never really had someone choose me

Black men & non Black men

It's always felt like I'm the placeholder until they find the woman they actually want

The wild part?

The sex wasn't even good 😭

Imagine all this character development for mediocre sex

I'm 28 if anyone wondering, Please don't judge me too hard

We've all made choices we look back at and think..."girl..."

For now I'm staying single

I need to make money

Move out

Heal

Build a life where loneliness isn't making decisions for me anymore

Do y'all think I was fetishized?

u/igetyourbrand — 5 days ago