u/xaniae

Hello. I'm currently in my luteal phase and, as always, I've been suffering from suicidal thoughts. I've been having them since I was 12, and this continuous on-and-off cycle, where I'm fine for a while and then truly want to end my life the next, is exhausting me. I'm so tired of dealing with these thoughts, and it has been getting harder and harder to manage them. I'm extremely tired and I'm afraid of something bad happening in the future. I'm aware now that these thoughts go away once I get my period, so I just try to tolerate them and I do not have any intention right now. But since it keeps getting worse every year, I'm just a bit afraid of my own state of mind during these times.

I don't take any medication, and I don't have the money to see a psychiatrist who could prescribe me antidepressants. Is there anyone here who is in the same situation and can give me some advice? How do you generally cope with this every month?

Hello! I'd really love to get into GL, and I've already searched for some suggestions in various subs. I tried 23.5 since everyone was recommending it and I was in the mood for something light. However, I couldn't finish it because I found it way too childish for my taste. I don't have a strict preference when it comes to the "heaviness" or "lightness" of a story, that usually just depends on my mood. What I did realize, though, is that I always end up loving stories where the romance isn't the only central focus. For example, a thriller with a mystery to solve that keeps me hooked, but with some romance woven into it.

It doesn't necessarily have to be a thriller. I just want something that isn't just "X and Y meet and fall in love" with the entire plot revolving around that. Don't get me wrong, I do enjoy pure romance sometimes, but it just doesn't compare to other genres for me.

Do you have any GL recommendations that fit this description?

Buongiorno a tutti e tutte,

sono un'educatrice domiciliare assunta da pochissimo presso una cooperativa sociale (con il contratto CCNL Cooperative Sociali). Essendo all'inizio, ho svolto alcune ore di compresenza/affiancamento con una collega per conoscere il caso e avviare il servizio. La segreteria della cooperativa mi ha comunicato con un'email che queste ore non vengono pagate, e quindi di eliminarle dal sistema di gestione turni e iniziare ad inserirle solo quando avrò il turno da sola.

È minimamente legale una richiesta del genere? Mi sembra un po' assurda, ho prestato perciò servizio per loro a gratis? Non so se esistono eccezioni per casi particolari. Come mi consigliate di muovermi? Ho paura di subire ritorsioni (ad esempio non essere più chiamata per i turni da sola) essendo l'inizio del rapporto di lavoro.

I'm from Italy and I'd love to interact with the Italian a-spec community, but I don't know any space. I'm not necessarily looking for IRL groups, online ones are fine too. Is there any Italian here who knows if they exist somewhere?