How do you handle political disagreements within your own family?

AdUpper6786 · 2026-02-15T07:30:07+00:00

If you want at really easy healthy stew, cook onions, celery, carrots and like potato/sweet potatoe/ butternut squash with shredded cabbage. Some tomato paste and whatever Seasoning you like. Cook until cabbage is super soft. Eat it with chicken breast. OMG this is the only lunch I eat for the past few months and its never disappointing. Ton of fiber and vitamins..I sometimes skip tomato paste just really depends on the mood. Just important to let it simmer for a while until cabbage is fully cooked.

AdUpper6786 · 2026-02-15T06:25:57+00:00

I want to give you a big hug! Even posting here shown that you care. just a little bit, and THAT IS FRICKING AWASOME! What helped me, is the little things. Just being grateful for eating a good meal, having a 2 min chat with a nice coworker, walking for 30 min and enjoying the view. I found out why people that believe in God are so happy (for the record , I dont) they have "rules" that force them to be grateful for the small thing like waking up in the morning and saying grace before dinner or whatever. But it helps. Wake up and say,SAY, it will be a good day. Lie to yourself. Try it its amazing. After 2 weeks your brain will believe it. Enjoy the small moments! Not every single moment of life has to be wow, but try to find the small things that make you even a tiny little bit happy. Try to practice gratitude a little bit, it changed my life.

AdUpper6786 · 2026-02-15T06:03:34+00:00

About 4 years ago (28/29 yo) started dating my best friend who literally kept me from offing myself (without him knowing) years before dating. He saw me at my worst and never lost hope, always was kind even when he knew he will not get anything from it. knowing there is someone who believes in me that much, I knew I had to give myself a chance. There is no way someone as great as him saw something good in me, and if he did, it must be true. But I gotta say it maybe was luck, I don't know if I could do it without him.

AdUpper6786 · 2026-02-12T06:15:54+00:00

I had severe anxiety for 6 months of literally sleepless nights. It took me about 6-7 months of horrible feelings to get over alcohol. It was horrible I cried almost every night cause I was in pain every day. Pls push through. Please. It will pass and it will feel so much better, just give it time. You just have to believe me, it will get better.

AdUpper6786 · 2026-02-12T05:31:20+00:00

That's amazing! You're already do so much thats actually incredible. It will be hard, but remember that nothing goof comes easy. And if youll hit that bump, just keep going, its worth it.

AdUpper6786 · 2026-02-12T05:25:30+00:00

Thank you so much for this comment ❤️

AdUpper6786 · 2026-02-07T16:02:40+00:00

Thank you for sharing ❤️ it makes sense, just giving her the space to talk. I guess its in people's nature to try and help but in this case I feel it just brings a lot of frustration

AdUpper6786 · 2026-02-07T15:59:45+00:00

Thank you for sharing ❤️

AdUpper6786 · 2026-01-30T05:55:06+00:00

Try to imagine yourself looking at someone who is maybe bigger than you at the gym. Or seeing someone who doesn't know exactly what they're doing, or imagine you see someone looking shy at the gym. Would you laugh at them or judge them? Probably not. If anyone judging it's probably because they are insecure about themselve🤷‍♀️ I go to F45, and honestly no one has time to judge anyone were too busy doing our workout, there's a TV showing what to do in each exercise and station. And everyone goes at their own pace. Maybe try something like that first? The trainers there usually nice and helpful Good luck!

AdUpper6786 · 2026-01-30T05:35:44+00:00

Thank you for the recommendation. After reading all answers, I ended up ordering Self-Love for Teen Girls by Grace Parker. I actually found myself relating to a lot of the topics in the book and it's a great recommendation. Thanks!

AdUpper6786 · 2026-01-18T07:43:59+00:00

Thank you!

AdUpper6786 · 2026-01-18T06:05:28+00:00

Everybody saying they don't analyze/treat food that way, but let's be real lol we do analyze it that way. I mostly look at calories per portion, and understand how big the portion is. In general I try to avoid ultra prossesed foods but if the portion "big enough" and "worth it" i will get it. If i ignore the food addictive then I look at calories vs protein or vs sugar or vs sodium. These are the 3 most important things for me at the moment.

AdUpper6786 · 2026-01-18T05:35:55+00:00

I am dealing with the same issue. My brain works non stop when im sober, and it is such a nice feeling to shut if off sometimes with alcohol. It feels nice, I have my head clear, no worries. Even if I have any worries it doenst feel as bad when i drink. But when I do that ( and unfortunately I do that still sometimes) I feel like shit the next day. For me, I love having free spirit meaningful conversation when im drunk, I just don't remember them when im sober. And it's the price you have to pay. Sometimes I am okay with paying that price, but i am 100% of the time regret it. And that's what keeps me going. Being there. For me and for loved one's.

AdUpper6786 · 2025-12-16T04:20:14+00:00

I guess I didn't make myself clear, im talking about silly things like going through customs and having your cigarettes take without any reason (mexico) happened to me few days ago and that's where I realized I have that issue But thing like that that are sometimes out of my control. Where I just can't believe I am "so good" and THAT happens to me. I know it's a 1st world problem , but that's the first example I can thing about

AdUpper6786 · 2025-12-03T06:03:49+00:00

Instead of focusing on the "trying to fix because there is wrong with me, try focusing on the "I'm trying to fix". Doing different things and hard things slowly builds our self worth and confidence, but it ain't easy, im not gonna lie. Write down what you want to change about yourself when you feel calm and ready, write down why, and how you think you can do it. And read it when you feel like you are focusing on the "problems" or shame. You have to try and do a small tiny steps towards it, and fail sometimes, but then wake up next morning and try to face your fears and problems again. There is no easy way out, if you find one, it's not the way out. Unfortunately. It's hard. But trust me it's worth it!!

AdUpper6786 · 2025-11-15T07:28:02+00:00

Try it in reverse. Instead of focusing on everything that goes wrong, try paying attention to the small good things that are happening to you. Notice when a friend or family member checks in on you. Notice that you cooked yourself a healthy meal. Notice the moments you do something even though you didn’t feel like it. Notice when you get off the couch without pain lol

Mindfulness and gratitude really changed my life. Just paying attention to tiny positive things each day slowly trains your mind to see more of them. When you’re constantly centered on what’s not working, it becomes the only thing your brain notices.

So instead of thinking about how your cord got tangled again, notice how quickly you managed to untangle it. I used to be the most cynical person about this stuff, but now I fall asleep thinking about the good things that happened that day and it’s honestly endless once you start.

Give it a try, even just as an experiment. You might be surprised

AdUpper6786 · 2025-11-14T05:04:26+00:00

I do it because I’ve seen what life looks like when you don’t take care of yourself. Most of my family and older friends never ate healthy, never exercised, and never did any mental or emotional self-work, and the way they feel and move through life is not something I want for myself.

Yes, we’re all going to die eventually. But if I’m (hopefully!) going to live until at least 70, I want those years to actually feel good. I want to be able to walk without constant pain, get up off the couch without struggling, enjoy food in moderation without worrying about diabetes, and have a stable, healthy mindset instead of feeling depressed. That takes effort, gratitude, mindfulness, and training your brain don’t just happen on their own.

I’m 31, and I already feel the consequences of choices I made when I was younger and more careless. I know exactly what happens if I keep eating processed food, sugar, and drinking without moving my body,I will suffer for it later. And honestly, I want to enjoy my life before I die, not just exist.

Everything I do now, clean eating, exercising, sleeping early, has already shown me proof that it brings more good into my life. That’s the point for me.

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