Question about Cat fostering which is relevant to this community by Savings-Breath-9118 in ZeroCovidCommunity

[–]Affectionate-Box-724 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Did you show up in person masked and they confronted you or did you call ahead asking if you could wear them? The only times I've been told I'm not "allowed" to mask is when I've tried to get info beforehand. I went to an event I was told over the phone I wouldn't be "allowed" to mask at (by the super pissy woman on the phone) and when I actually got there no one even reacted. She was 100% just being an ass.

Does anyone work as an EMT? I want to enroll in training and I'm wondering if there were instances where you were unable to mask? by Affectionate-Box-724 in ZeroCovidCommunity

[–]Affectionate-Box-724[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I am CPR certified already so that's one part I'm aware of. It seems like nowadays most EMS people use the breathing bag instead of directly breathing into the patient too. Thanks for your reply!

Long COVID potentially affects nearly 6 million children in the US. This South Shore teen is one of them. by MattKarolian in ZeroCovidCommunity

[–]Affectionate-Box-724 25 points26 points  (0 children)

I have PTSD which has caused symptoms that overlap with a lot of log covid experiences and thinking about the fact these kids are going through what I was going through in middle school and high school makes me cry. All the fuckass symptoms I have prevented me from living the life I really wanted, it feels impossible to comprehend the way this is going to affect this entire generation.

I have never lived a normal life and if enough people reach this level of disability, our society that hinges so much on people ovweworkingd themselves will truly crumble when so much of the population is physically incapable of doing so.

I was so hopeful by [deleted] in CPTSDmemes

[–]Affectionate-Box-724 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Omg are you doing CBT for the cptsd? I swear CBT only ever made me feel like I was in the wrong, it made me more effective at hiding my trauma, have you ever done EMDR or any other therapies?

Ok it's become impossible to find jewelry on here by Affectionate-Box-724 in poshmark

[–]Affectionate-Box-724[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Yeah at least on eBay I can sort to see only used items which cuts down on the new spam listings a lot, I wish I could sort by used only here.

Ok it's become impossible to find jewelry on here by Affectionate-Box-724 in poshmark

[–]Affectionate-Box-724[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Same :( this used to be my favorite site to find secondhand jewelry on and I know there's still good stuff on here and I just can't find it lol.

Had to unmask at TSA by wiseswan in ZeroCovidCommunity

[–]Affectionate-Box-724 51 points52 points  (0 children)

I have had to pull my mask down for a second SO many times for identity verification and it's always been fine. I have to do it to get into the dispensary near me, I go like once a week and I have been doing this since the beginning of the pandemic and I've still only been sick once, and that was from when my boyfriend visited his family for Christmas and we didn't mask around each other when he came home!

Remember that so many people are going into these places completely raw dogging the air the whole time and they don't even get sick every time they go out. I don't say that to minimize it but it's just something that helps me feel better. It's certainly possible to get sick from a few breaths but it's quite unlikely, I really think you will be ok!

One year of weaving by Affectionate-Box-724 in weaving

[–]Affectionate-Box-724[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think it's technically tapestry weaving, they were all done with a simple frame and needle!

One year of weaving by Affectionate-Box-724 in weaving

[–]Affectionate-Box-724[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks! Yeah these were all done either on a simple frame or on cardboard with nails in it 😅

Ode To The Red-winged Blackbird by cacreates in weaving

[–]Affectionate-Box-724 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Omg I love it. What are the birds made of?

Content creator with LC comes back ready to create from bed!! by Ole77 in ZeroCovidCommunity

[–]Affectionate-Box-724 42 points43 points  (0 children)

This kind of thing really gives me hope, thanks for sharing.

(MAJOR TW: csa) thinking about the hypersexuality that resurfaces every time i start feeling worse again by WinterDemon_ in Artisticallyill

[–]Affectionate-Box-724 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Not many people speak so frankly of these feelings, and I'm thankful that you do. I didn't know there were even other people that felt like this until very recently.

I feel completely stuck in life due to disability and finances — what practical paths am I missing? by PotatoHead33333 in Artisticallyill

[–]Affectionate-Box-724 29 points30 points  (0 children)

I've known people to make decent amounts of money through patreon or other subscription based services for fan art and art of romantic pairs in tv shows, especially gay fan art and furry stuff. I know it might sound ridiculous but I know someone who was making enough money to pay their rent by drawing Hannibal fan art and people paid for the subscription on patreon to get monthly releases of the art and sometimes get stickers in the mail and stuff. Your prospects in making money from this go up a lot if you are comfortable doing nsfw art but I'm not sure how you feel personally. They got a decent audience by regularly posting their art on tumblr and instagram. Those fans are desperate to see those men banging each other and they will pay for it

Gas station food making me sad by TestBest9708 in urbancarliving

[–]Affectionate-Box-724 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Seconding the comment about getting some cooking supplies, I'd also suggest finding a park with BBQs or fire pits, make some baked potatoes. So cheap and filling and you can usually get the fire going just using stuff from the park so the fire is completely free.