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Just have to deal. It hasn’t gotten better but I’ve learned how to navigate thru life with it.

I like it better than Reddit. I don’t feel as over-monitored and as censored if I say something in support of progressive ideals. That’s what got me kicked off Reddit in the first place - having the audacity to say that I feel like the younger generation is more liberal and open minded. After posting that i got a permanent ban from Reddit. (And yes that literally is all that I posted, word for word).

I still encounter a lot of people on Lemmy calling me an idiot for daring to have an opinion that’s new to them or different from their own. I think that’s just base human behavior at its worst. When I disagree with someone, I try to simply say, “I disagree and here’s why.” But inevitably they come back with name calling.

So I just try to remember that often times I’m dealing with immature people on here. And they don’t have a lot of worldly experience in some cases. But for the most part it’s been a nice change and a much better platform that Reddit in almost every way.

Sometimes I just get out and walk. I find that is an activity that helps “reset” my mind and gets my creative thoughts flowing. Also I think I’m a late ADHD bloomer, I have more interests now than I have time for in a single day. So I’m not usually bored, but often overwhelmed with choices about what to do.

Getting out from the house and getting some fresh air really helps me sort things out when I’m like that.

It’s really not easy especially with finding good steady remote jobs. I got my degree decades ago, graduated at the top of my class, elected to several honor societies, and went back and got an MS degree - and even with all that, and proof of my abilities to stick with something, I COULD NOT FIND A JOB.

Not to even mention a remote job. Finally I found a good paying job in a sector that has nothing to do with my educational background: healthcare. And of course its an on the ground, in person job (couldn’t be done remotely). So maybe try looking at jobs in areas you never considered. You may have to start a position with a regular in -office type job first.

Good luck with it!!

When I had hepatitis (and I’m still not sure how I got it) I’d feel hungry, but when I actually had food in front of me, no desire at all to eat it. But I still forced it down as much as I could.

Have you tried some of the other brands of electrolyte drinks? I had to pick one to mix with that powder they give you for colonoscopy prep about four years ago - and it wasn’t gatorade, i think it was Power something or other. And it was quite good without being oversweet.

Anyway best of luck, I’ve had GI issues for most of my life so i know what a horror show it is.

Well that sounds pretty miserable all right. I went through something similar when i had hepatitis and wondered why i craved food but didn’t actually want to eat it once I went through the trouble of making it, but if that’s what you have they would have detected it much earlier than this.

At least you’re getting nutrition from your nutritional drinks and Gatorade. For people with gastric conditions that’s usually the route that is prescribed. It’s a rotten thing to have to go through but I wish you the best going forward with this.

Well the thing is I really only watch Youtube videos on my android TV. On the PC, no way because they’re just too slow on this old PC of mine. No way to block the ads but at least you can skip parts of them, sometimes.

I’ve felt this way for years now. Especially now that you can’t watch a Youtube video without first watching some ad for Jardiance or something. And then being interrupted every 60 seconds to watch more ads.

To be honest, I’ve never felt compelled to buy anything or switch to any other brand just because of an ad. I’m not about to go out and buy a Ford Bronco because I just saw an ad where a guy is tooling over the sanddunes and rocky cliffs in one.

I wish there was an option for clepping out of ads once you’ve already viewed them once. But there would just another million more behind it.

That is actually true, we are the number one state for cosmetic surgery and for ice cream - and also for those fizzy drink places where you can mix your own super-sugary drink from several choices.

We’re also number one on the list of states for teen suicide and depression. But of course the new bills passed by the legislature to forbid diversity in schools and prevent LGBTQ and trans teens from receiving any medical or psychological aid, will CERTAINLY help.

I heard the knob moving, but didn’t see it. It was not a door that would open on its own without some pressure, even when it wasn’t totally closed. That was the weird part to me - because I know I did shut it firmly as I hated the space in there.

Well I personally see it as a situation thing, in some cases where you know the person well and you know they are OK with you interrupting, that’s fine. But in most situations I see it as very rude to interrupt people while they are talking.

I’m an introvert and most of the time I just sit and listen. I often find when I talk that people will just start talking over me or interrupt. I guess I don’t have a very forceful voice, but I’m always put off by it and so I tend to withdraw and then kind of resent it.

I personally prefer to finish my thought and THEN have someone ask me a clarifying question or a comment about it.

I’d take the lotto ticket. I know my chances are a snowball’s chance in hell of winning, but I like the idea of it being a gamble. I wish we could have a lottery in Utah - apparently it’s against “god’s law” to have gambling, for some reason - they say because it causes addiction. Well you should see how addicted to food and sugary drinks people in Utah are. Give me a game to play so I won’t have to see that all around me.

I am skeptical also and not really a believer in supernatural stuff, but I do think are things in this universe maybe we humans really can’t control or understand, or even are meant to come up against. What a weird feeling to know someone killed themselves in your garage, though - that would be creepy!!

The most unexplainable thing was, in the house I grew up in there was closet in the basement that had a bad vibe about it. It was cramped and sort of angled strangely, and it felt weird in there - cold and unpleasant somehow. I had bad dreams about it.

But it was where my mom kept putting our old clothes and toys. One day after school I went downstairs to get one of my toys from the closet, quickly because I didn’t like being in there.

I grabbed the thing and shut the door tightly. Well as I was walking upstairs I heard a “click.” I looked into the room, the closet door was opening by itself only very slowly and deliberately, not like it was swinging open. There was no way it could have unlocked but, it did, and it was opening.

Just was a very weird feeling, I dropped my toy and I think I broke it as I ran up the stairs!

Italian would be nice but chinese might be more practical. I had to take five quarters of a foreign language in college, and someone suggested Farsi (Persian) saying it would be easy because it’s just learning a new alphabet. HA. It was hard as hell, the grammar rules never made sense to me, but I stuck it out for five quarters but barely remember any of it.

Well it was the lady who owned the B & B who made it, it was almost 10 years ago I doubt she’d remember but I have found a few recipes for it online. I’m just working up the courage to try it because I’m hard on myself when my cooking isn’t as good as other people’s.

Country ham and scrambled eggs. Makes a great omelet!

Congrats on all counts. Best of luck to you!

Yes it’s normal to feel lost - and you’ll go through it often. We change a lot over the course of our lives and that feeling of unsure-edness is one of the hallmarks of being alive.

Sounds like you’re making progress on important milestones so you can feel good about those things. It may take some distance to see exactly how much you’ve really accomplished and to appreciate how you did it even while feeling kind of lost or at sea.

Only thing I’d advise is, lay off the heavy drinking if you can. Being wasted isn’t a cure for the anxiety of living. And it takes more from you than it gives you, including screwing with your “feel good” chemicals over time. I wish you luck with it all!

Yes it’s normal to feel lost - and you’ll go through it often. We change a lot over the course of our lives and that feeling of unsure-edness is one of the hallmarks of being alive.

Sounds like you’re making progress on important milestones so you can feel good about those things. It may take some distance to see exactly how much you’ve really accomplished and to appreciate how you did it even while feeling kind of lost or at sea.

Only thing I’d advise is, lay off the heavy drinking if you can. Being wasted isn’t a cure for the anxiety of living. And it takes more from you than it gives you, including screwing with your “feel good” chemicals over time. I wish you luck with it all!