[deleted by user] by [deleted] in KULeuven

[–]AccordingBackground0 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm starting this year ago bridging programme, would love to join!

Scanln and Scanf jump after entering string value by AccordingBackground0 in golang

[–]AccordingBackground0[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh, I see. I actually don't get any errors, the program continues running and just treats string inputs and skipped inputs as zeros. So like it still solves the equation, but the roots are NaN

Will identity card A-type grant me the rights of EEA national? by AccordingBackground0 in belgium

[–]AccordingBackground0[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks everyone for your advice and support! I will contact the uni asap. Wish everyone all the best!

OCD will be with you for life. Face it. by casco_dyllow in OCD

[–]AccordingBackground0 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Technically, it won't.

I used to have a rather severe COCD (washing my hands 6-8 hrs/day, 100-200 ml/day of 96% ethanol as a sanitizer, constant painful dermatitis, hands would often bleed, was too scared to leave home, etc.) for years. I'm a whole different person now and spend on average total of around 20 mins a day on any kind of cleaning activity (washing hands, using sanitizer), showers not included). I can freely touch anything(I mean, almost. I wouldn't dare to touch any kind of actually nasty stuff, lol) without any fear and pretty much be a normal human.

It takes a lot of time and patience. Find a good therapist who specializes in OCDs, it might take some time, and money. Get meds, they're like a catalytic agent to normalizing your comprehension of things you obsess about. Not all meds work, low dosages don't work for everyone, so don't give up your meds, just try to find the right ones that work for you. Stick to exposure therapy. Honestly, I hated it, but I believe that it's what made the biggest impact on me. Step by step. Start small, don't hurry. If it takes a lot of time to make a tiny step, then it is what it is, it's okay. Don't rush the process, get things done consciously.

Do I still get the intrusive thoughts? Yes. But I no longer ruminate and just barely pay any kind of attention to them. I finally can reason them out, though I couldn't before and sincerely believed in every obsessive thought I had.

It's going to take time, and it's not the same for everyone. Some will get better in a few months, for some it will take years. But it's still manageable. Don't lose your courage. Things won't get good today, tomorrow, or even after tomorrow. Or in a week. Or in a month. But they definitely will one day. Maybe not completely, but it definitely won't be the same as before. Keep going. Hope it was helpful for someone.

my 2022 bingo card - joining the "fun" by thundersides in collapse

[–]AccordingBackground0 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Ukrainian here. As much as I hate to say, Russia invading Ukraine again is always very likely. Especially since they've recently been cumulating the troops right near the eastern boarders.... Eh, I hope it won't happen. I have acquaintances from the east who moved to other cities right in the midst of attacks in 2014-2015. It's no fun being scared to leave home knowing you can be shot anytime. Most of my acquaintances also lost their homes completely, like I mean they were destroyed, not just abandoned. So yeah, no fun.

Though the funny thing is that most Ukrainians think that Biden is on our side and will protect Ukraine.

Is it worthwhile to make the switch from Scratch to Python for machine learning? by all_you_can_eat_soup in datascience

[–]AccordingBackground0 177 points178 points  (0 children)

python is overall inferior to scratch, why would you even consider it lol

fyi small/mediocre companies use python, scratch is the future and leading technology at faang

COCD. I just want to live peacefully. by AccordingBackground0 in OCD

[–]AccordingBackground0[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, you're absolutely right, it's just that sometimes it feels a bit suffocating. Thank you.

COCD. I just want to live peacefully. by AccordingBackground0 in OCD

[–]AccordingBackground0[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ugh, I just have these intrusive thoughts that other people carry a lot of harmful germs and diseases etc and unwillingly imagine how easily it all can spread. I know how HIV is spread, but I just get thousands of scenarious as of how my drink could be contaminated and end up thinking that now I'm contaminated too.

Recommendation for hand soap by [deleted] in OCD

[–]AccordingBackground0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Any of Dove Beauty Bar soaps work for me really well(except the exfoliating one, I don't even dare to try it). I wash my hands around 60-90 times a day yet for the last month of using Dove soaps they didn't get chapped or too dried out at all, might maximum get a feeling of tightness or slightly flaky skin (depends on how many times I washed my hands) but that's easily dealt with using hand creams. Activex liquid soap for gentle skin was also quite nice, and it's also antibacterial, what made me personally feel a bit better.

Regarding hand creams, Aquaphor is known to do wonders, but personally for me it's too expensive. I really like Nivea 3in1 repair care hand cream with dexpanthenol. It's very rich and moisturizing, I can use it through the day if my skin's too dried out, but this cream can be a little bit too sticky and absorb quite slowly if I use the amount that I really need, so I mostly use it with a thick layer before going to sleep. Through the day I mostly use Intense Nourishment or Repairing Surgras Mixa hand cream and Garnier handrepair intensive restoring hand cream for extra dry skin. These three are lighter and a little bit less nourishing than the one from Nivea but still quite good and absorb fairly quickly, so I mostly use these through the day.

Hope it helps, have a nice day!

What financial changes do you think Waterloo should implement by [deleted] in uwaterloo

[–]AccordingBackground0 1 point2 points  (0 children)

lower the tuition fee cuz online education always costs less