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my family invalidates my fear of bugs

i have a very very intense (sometimes maybe irrational) fear of bugs. i live with my parents and lately our home has been facing an infestation of several bugs, ranging from ants, roaches, spiders.

my parents and 2 other sisters dislike them, sure, but they don’t have as big of an issue with them as I do. What makes things worse too is that my room has the worst issue with them. I’m generally a clean person so we do know that they must be coming from cracks, outside, and i also sleep right next to the garage where we’ve always seen very many roaches.

I see at least 2 or 3 roaches inside or near my bedroom a day, dead or alive. i’ve occasionally had spider bites on my body when i wake up. it’s become impossible for me to feel comfortable in my bedroom. it feels like i can always sense one before i see it. sometimes ill look on my floor to make sure im not crazy, and sure enough theres one there. or sometimes ill be doing my makeup and in the corner of my eye, theres a huge roach crawling on my wall.

it makes me panic every single time and even though im 18 years old i still have to ask my dad to come kill it for me lol. i often cry if i think too much about it and i wont go into my room for several days after i see one that’s alive and crawling which ill then do a deep clean of my room. i can also hear them if i turn off my fans and stay very still, you can hear one or two shuffling around and its the most terrifying sound and feeling ive ever had.

they’ve called pest people but the problem in my room still doesn’t go away and personally, i dont know how to handle a big issue and my fear of them makes it too hard to actually get to the places they may be coming from and facing my fears.

my parents and sisters make fun of me when i cry or panic, or sometimes scream. they make me feel as though im crazy or as though it should be reasonable that im comfortable in my room when i see a different bug at least once a day. i don’t know what to do anymore because it doesn’t seem like they want to look into all the ways to get rid of them and that makes me really frustrated because i don’t think they’re taking it as seriously as they should. however; when there’s bug in other parts of the house that’s when they do decide to take it seriously. my parents are also very clean people so i dont understand why it’s not so grotesque and worrisome to them as it is to me.

i guess im looking for some reassurance that im not insane lol and maybe some advice on how to manage this issue on my own or with my parents.

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u/urdivineangel — 12 days ago

songs about the self/growth/healing

I want songs that focus on yourself, it could be happy or sad/melancholic but also with a hopeful tone/sound to it.

i struggle with mental illness and i want a song that i can relate to that isn’t about love or another person but rather acknowledging your pain but also healing through it.

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u/urdivineangel — 2 months ago

do you only get exposure through external social media?

so i’ve just started an onlyfans this week & right now i’m trying to learn about it as much as i can before actually starting to post and stuff. i’m not really comfortable selling nude content & my career aspirations are going to prevent me from showing my face as well but i’m sexual by nature and i love good side hustle lol, im also in school at the moment so i decided that my content is going to be foot fetish focused with lots included in that (not just feet pics). i’ve also considered adding some different things like audios & rates. but obviously my main concern with this niche is gaining an audience & exposure to my page.

i’m still trying to figure out if i want to do a free or paid page but the main thing i could really use some advice or knowledge on is how to gain an audience for this niche. I’m comfortable with & planning on posting to reddit subs & X regularly because i figured those are probably the main 2 social media sites where i can promote foot fetish content without getting banned and stuff.

so if anyone has advice on how to promote this specific niche on those 2 platforms, or if you even think/know it’s possible, that would be super appreciated! but secondly, as i’ve been browsing through different of pages for this niche and just doing my research in general, im still a bit confused on how your page/content reaches users. from what i’ve gathered, a majority of it is on social media and external promotion. my feed are popular creators & obviously the only way ive been able to find other foot fetish creators is through OF finders.

as a creator who won’t be posting nudity or face, is it not worth it for this niche if most of gaining an audience is through social media? i know it’s possible as i’ve seen various foot fetish/faceless creators have some success so if you have any tips, it would be great! :)

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u/urdivineangel — 2 months ago

ally bank?

so i’ve pretty much looked all over reddit & google for suggestions on banking for of and it hasn’t been too helpful so i decided to just come on here and ask myself. I’m planning on setting up my account soon but i want to get everything sorted out first and right now im trying to figure out what the best ideas are as far as a bank account.

i’ve seen that a lot of creators create separate account(s) & then transfer into their main account. my current bank is SSFCU, and i’m thinking about starting an account using Ally as i’ve seen a lot of people recommend it. i’ve never heard of it before so im wondering what anyone’s personal experiences have been using it, if you’d recommend it, and the best way to use it with OF.

also if anyone would link a thread that this has been discussed in and is generally helpful, it would be super appreciated!! :)

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u/urdivineangel — 2 months ago