r/brussels

A friend of mine had a botched spine surgery that went wrong after a severe discal hernia, and now lives with permanent debilitating back pain. She was studying to become a researcher. That's in the gutter now.

Doctors are giving up one after the other and they all say its permanent.

She can't take transports and walking has become very difficult. She requires specific medication, sometimes not covered by the system, and has lost any source of income. She has no family whatsoever that would take her in (they all basically said "that sucks, good luck tho").

So I went around and asked, and all she can ask for is a measly 1300€ a month to survive, that's if her file is accepted. That's a sum that is under the poverty line.

How is she supposed to live ? What the actual fuck ?

I have been looking for an ADHD specialist in Brussels for the last couple of months, everyone is booked until at least the next 6 months. Even my psychologist cannot recommend me someone.

Would anyone here know a specialist which accepts new adult patients with ADHD?

Thanks, take care everyone.

I go to a fancy gym. Think heated swimming pool. Techno gym equipment everywhere. Smiling receptionists, great and friendly staff. But they cannot enforce sauna etiquette. Oh I've tried asking them several times. But then again, I see the same thing everyday.

People sitting on the wood with their sweaty underwear. They bring a towel and keep it to the side. Pouring water on their head while still being on the wood and making a mess. AND TALKING. SO MUCH TALKING.

I come from Berlin where the users police the etiquette inside saunas as a collective, so outliers do end up becoming quiet, bringing proper towels to use, and eventually conforming to the culture/standard. I tried to say once or twice to people to bring towels and stay quiet, but then I'm the only asshole who keeps making a fuss. Towels are just preventing a health hazard at more than anything but nobody seems to care.

I have to time my sauna visits during off peak hours just to enjoy some quiet time. It gets annoying after a certain point.

Anybody else with me on this?

On the north-south connection the beggars always pass twice, first to lay a card with some text about something and then a second time to collect them back along with the money some people give them. Why do they do it like this? Is there a reason why they can't just ask for it directly like they do in other places?

Asking as I’ve heard it’s hectic these days - Friday 8 PM flight intra EU Zaventem

Hey! I wanted to find a job for this summer in Brussels: for june, july and even for the year after. In job or Horeca or whatever (it’s most alimentary job) but the things is I’m not student so it’s more complicated. And I don’t know how is the job market in Brussels, do you have some advice / recommendations for find summer job? Thanks a lot for helping me :) ps: I speak french and english

Unfortunately I couldn’t find any suitable subreddits, so I thought I’d try my luck in a more general one :)
I’m looking for people from the fetish scene in Brussels or tips on what possibilities and communities exist here. Maybe a privately dominant lady will also see this post and get curious :)
Thanks in advance!

Belgian TV program Pano just aired a pretty shocking investigation into social housing allocation in Brussels (Anderlecht).

The report suggests that political influence and informal interventions may have played a role in who gets access to social housing despite more than 60,000 households currently being on waiting lists in Brussels.

The people named in the report are members of the Belgian socialist parties PS and Vooruit, and several of them are still politically active today.

A lot of people here already believe that “knowing the right people” helps you move up the list faster. That perception alone is already damaging for public trust.

Did anyone else here watch the report? Curious to hear what people think about it. And if you haven’t seen it yet, I’d really recommend watching it.

I’m looking for places in Brussels where people go to socialise, especially alone. I’m new in a city in curious if anyone goes out alone especially in the city centre. I’m a woman in mid 20s if that matters

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There is an event being build/set-up in parc cinquantenaire, what is it for? I asked two people but they didn't know. When looking on the Internet I cannot find anything, this is also something that is lacking in Brussels. When there are events, I always see them on the moment itself if I pass by, I am never aware in advance.

I'm looking for a therapist and it seems that most of the ones on psybru are fully booked. Is there another network that can offer reimbursable sessions? What is the best mutuelle for therapy?

Is it just me or is it a bit crazy that therapy is not reimbursable as other medical services here (eg kinetoterapie, etc). Thanks!!!!

I would like to produce some home-made liquors. In my home country, I can easily find pure alcohol at supermarkets, but not here. Any suggestions on where to go?

Hi everyone. We visited Brussels two weeks ago, and on our way back my son accidentally left his Bluetooth earbuds at the hotel. The hotel is keeping them for us, but unfortunately we don’t know anyone who could bring them back to Turkey. Is there anyone who might be coming from Brussels and could help us bring them back?

Herkese selam. İki hafta önce Brüksel’i gezmeye gittik ve dönüşte oğlum bluetooth kulaklığını otelde unuttu. Otel bizim için saklıyor ama maalesef Türkiye’ye getirebilecek tanıdığımız yok. Brüksel’den gelecek ve yardımcı olabilecek biri var mı acaba?

Hi everyone,

As the title says. I got pickpocketed during pride and lost my wallet and phone. Unfortunately, phone I have no hope for but the wallet I would like to hope returns. It had my German ID, other (non-EU) nationality ID, Driver’s license, Mobib Card… literally everything. I am devastated and I want to know if anyone been through the same thing.

I did block all my bank cards already. There was no money at all inside the wallet except 5 x 20 cent coins.

I am scared my identity will be stolen. I did make a police report already and went to my embassy to report the ID as lost. I don’t know what else to do.