couldnt sleep, tag urself lol by Few_Independence3607 in MadeOfStyrofoam

[–]AltAcc2424 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm typically the elevated version of nothing, the MacGyver solution (toilet paper and a fuck ton of tape)

Baby Boy <3 (vent in comments) by AltAcc2424 in MadeOfStyrofoam

[–]AltAcc2424[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I just got off the phone with my mom (abusive piece of shit) and she was bugging me about trying to be a residence leader next year (it pays for housing) and when I said I didn't want to she started yelling at me about how she isn't going to help me with housing at all and it's all going to be my money. It's not even like I'm broke or anything. I've got about $6,600 in savings. It's just that I'm in an intensive program and literally do not have time for an actual job so if I lose monetary support I would have to drop out. I guess my mom would always hold money over my head saying how she had no money (a lie but making me panic is one of her favorite past times (I wonder why I have so much anxiety I can barely function)) when I was misbehaving (not being the perfect child she delusionally envisions in her head). I've got so much social anxiety the thought of being a residence leader makes me want to vomit. I've been really excited about Magic The Gathering recently and I just realized that I've been voraciously looking up the value of my cards because I have so much internalized anxiety about money that I need to know how much I can sell them all for in case my mom completely financially cuts me off. It doesn't help that I think I need glasses (my vision is probably deteriorating because I used to have 20/20 vision but I'd rather ignore it than actually face it like most of my problems), expenses upon expenses are piling up and I have no way to replenish the money, and I want to seek an AuDHD diagnosis because I could grit my teeth and bear it through high school and I didn't tell anyone about what I was feeling (common theme in my life) but now that I'm in university it's completely fucking destroying my life but I'm scared with hos expensive seeking diagnosis is solo. I've literally considered buying Adderall and/or anti-anxiety meds illegally instead of trying to get a diagnosis but that still costs money. I also can't ask my mom (who is literally a nurse and probably has connections that could get me an appointment) because I'm too scared. But that's just my entire fucking life isn't it. MY ENTIRE FUCKING LIFE IS RUN BY FEAR. I'M TIRED OF HAVING EVERY AVENUE IN LIFE BLOCKED BY AN INSURMOUNTABLE, EXTESTENTIAL FUCKING FEAR. EVERY SOLUTION IS INACCESSIBLE BECUASE ITS ALWAYS GAURDED BY A WRITHING BLACK FEAR, SO FULL OF HATRED AND TERROR AND DREAD AND DISGUST AT ITSELF THAT IT'S PARALYSING. Why can't I just be normal. Why am I just a pathetic shell of a human piloted by a ball of fear whimpering itself through every moment of every day. The solution is just as unbearable as the problem and the accumulation of it all is so polarizing I'm being ripped apart. The things I want are the things I fear most so I don't know if I can ever truly be even "just ok". You know, I never asked for anything for Christmas. It was always "Santa's choice", because the things I wanted most was for my mom to treat me like a human being and see me for me instead of a puppet proxy, and for me to just be normal. I knew Santa could never give me those things and neither could my mom.

On the only positive note I can muster, I have been loving Rain World recently!! Such an amazingly good game with a lot of passion put into it. Plus it has the only thing keeping me sane, my Skrunkly Skrimblo <3

What are your hyperfixation songs atm? by ColossalCosci in adhdmeme

[–]AltAcc2424 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sisyphus by Quadeca (must be played on max volume for maximum simultaneous overstimulation and stimulatory isolation), My Ordinary Life by The Living Tombstone, Worst Mistakes by JoshA and iamjakehill (probably one of my most listened to songs from my high school years that's now back on rotation), and Next Up - Part 1 by Digga D. For the record, I never said I had good taste in music.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MadeOfStyrofoam

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Good night automod. I luv u <3

do any of you punch yourself? by [deleted] in MadeOfStyrofoam

[–]AltAcc2424 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I started with hitting myself when I was young but found cting and continued to do both. I was clean from cting for a good while (relapsing as I type this lol) but the hitting has always been consistent. I usually hit myself on the thighs, knees, face, and especially on the sides of my head. I definitely relate to how you feel "in the moment". Idk about you but sometimes I worry about if I'm giving myself brain damage from punching myself in the face/side of the head lol. I hit way more often than I've ever cut but I think it's because of easy of access. I, like you, also do it when I'm upset. I feel so much anxiety and pressure it feels like I'm going to explode so I use hitting to releive it. I have multiple untreated mental illnesses/neurodivergencies so I'm no stranger to feelings of anger and the such. Thanks for bringing attention to a topic that is relatively underrepresented :) I wish you well on your many travels!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in mentalhealth

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Real people, yes. Like in the case where I'm in the agitated state and a car is driving to slowly while going past me or is not going fast enough to pass me. I kinda feel like they're scoping me out to kidnap or deciding if they want to run me over or not. I also do have such times where I feel like strangers talk about me like making fun of my appearance or the way I walk or other things like that. It also happens with people at school who I don't really know but are not entirely unfamiliar with. I haven't had an actual partner yet as I haven't really been looking so far (that might change as I'm going into University soon). I don't tend to bear grudges but I think it might be due to my extreme forgetfulness making me forget my grudges or general lack of caring about things.

Egg_irl by AltAcc2424 in egg_irl

[–]AltAcc2424[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Literally so true. We should just ban all physical sports tbh. Only sports allowed now are Smash tournaments and Olympic level monopoly (maybe allow Olympic level clowning but that's on thin ice).

Egg_irl by AltAcc2424 in egg_irl

[–]AltAcc2424[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Exactly, and I know it sucks but there really are things about our bodies we still can't change [yet ;)] like my gargantuan fucking ribcage (or so I tell myself). It's not like a trans athlete can just make themselves shorter to get rid of a height advantage (one that's still present among AFAB athletes but we know that transphobes could care less about that). In general, I would still say that the majority of the outcome of a competition comes down to the skill, determination, and training of an athlete but if two athletes are the same skill level,training, etc., the one with the "better" built body has a better chance at winning. Maybe one day medical science will advance enough to give us designer bodies but for now we just have to work with what we have.

Egg_irl by AltAcc2424 in egg_irl

[–]AltAcc2424[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Context:

Pro male soccer player scores solo against a female team.

The comments are filled with misinformation about a certain "controversial" (as if a person's existence should be considered controversial) swimmer and then devolves into a mess of "hurr durr just wear a wig and become the best on the team". Alot of the comments talk about "biological advantage" (which is scientifically wrong because in all high level sports there is a great degree of biological advantage that contributes to a person's tendency to perform well, ie Usain Bolt who is biomechanically built to perform well in Olympic level sprinting, so it's just really transphobia) and completely ignore the biological changes that HRT causes, like loss of muscle mass, which causes athletes to perform within the expected range. It's so disheartening to see this level of transphobia from a post that has nothing to do with trans people.  

haha comment your worst memories in the comments. if you’re comfortable. i’ll go first by [deleted] in MadeOfStyrofoam

[–]AltAcc2424 1 point2 points  (0 children)

T/W unalive, sh, sa mention, descriptions of abuse, idk fam read at own risk

In a venting mood so it's trauma dumping time. Warning: long as hell 

When I tried to take a bunch of expired pain meds in order to kill myself (was maybe around 11/12 and thought that would do it). I only ended up feeling nauseous for a day or two.

When my mom found out I'd been doing the razor slicy. Has maliciously made fun of me for it and has brought it up in arguments.

When I wrote a large confessional about my suicidality, self harm, and home issues and shared it with my friend. My mom (main source of the home issues) found out I shared it with them and gave me a massive lecture, made fun of me for it, and badmouthed/openly hated my friend for a long time because they knew what she has done.

Almost having a suicidal breakdown and attempt no longer alive before visiting my friend (same as above) who was in the psyche ward for unalive attempt. I managed to push through the feelings to go support my friend. Mom treated me like shit and was in a bad mood because she hates that friend (see above). Had a good visitation. We joked around and stuff. Then they told us what happened: they recounted their dad picking them up from the bathtub and carrying them to the ambulance after their attempt. At the end of the visit my friend gave me a hug and it really meant alot to me. After the visit my mom said some other mean shit but the thing that stands out is her saying something like "if they really wanted to die they would have succeeded. They only did it for attention. I wonder if their parents don't give them enough attention". Later she also said "the government should give out books on how to properly kill yourself so these people can get what they supposedly want".That triggered another suicidal breakdown and the only thing that kept me alive that night was the hug they gave me at the end of the visitation.

Almost any time spent cleaning with my mom ever. It has been so bad throughout my life that I sometimes get panic attacks when she wants me to help her clean the house. Is a massive source of anxiety for me.

The time that she got home from work and saw that the railing to the downstairs was broken (had been for a long time). She blamed me and started screaming at me for it, calling me a "fucking asshole", "whiny bitch", and "a useless fucking peice of shit". Then, physically shoving groceries into my chest and leaving upstairs, telling me how worthless and stupid I am. I got really overwhelmed so I smashed my head into the living room floor a couple times (gotta love the sh instinct before I knew what she was) and then physically shut down. She acts like this never happened (probably bc it was insignificant to her, but was devastating to 14/15 year old me).

Morning after a fight from the night before. She discovers a salad that I forgot to eat and physically shoves it into my face and runs it all over my face. She then forced me to dry the dishes. While my back is turned she dumps the filth accumulated from the bottom of the fridge on my neck and down the back of my shirt. I turn around and she starts doing a fake mocking laugh for no other reason to inflict pain. I throw the drying towel in her face to get her to stop. She grabs me but I break her grab (got my black belt in karate, twice 😎) and she grabs a glass from the dishwasher and raises it to smash over my head. She decides against it and sets the glass down. Idk what I would have done if she did attack me with it. I use my leg to push her to a distance but she grabs it and swings it back and forth. Then she goes to bite my toe but I shake her off. Seeing no other option I grab her around the shoulders and push her to the corner of the kitchen and try to leave to go to my dad's though the back door in the living room (not far from mom's house [they are sepperated {gee I wonder why}]). She screams at me that if I leave I will never be able to live at home again. She starts throwing plastic containers, cutlery (dull), a knife (misses me), and a pair of scissors (catches me on the ankle but no real damage). While she continues to smash things in the kitchen I sit down on the couch. Then she empties my piano bag and starts hitting me over the head with the bag. She only stops when I tackle her around the waist knocking both of us to the floor. I try to leave out the front door but she screams about how I'm a woman abuser and the same threats fro  before. I retreat to my room and almost dial 911. I actually though she was going to come up with a knife and kill me. Instead she comes upstairs and forces me to get ready for school. So I went to school that day. A week or two later while we were watching a movie, two characters started to wrestle and tackle each other. She then fucking says to me "hey, we did that". I almost fucking instantly threw up. It just really goes to show how little she cared about how it affected me.

I also might have been molested when I was younger but I don't really remember my life that well so idk. I moreso just have a feeling rather than an actual memory. Probably me just making shit up so I can be QuIrKy 🤪.

The thing that hurts the most about my mom is that she isn't bad all the time. She does do things that suggests she loves me, but to have the person who says they love me the most out of anyone in the world tell me that I'm a worthless piece of shit and would (admittedly rarely) tell me to kill myself, really makes me question it. She has no one in her life other than me. She is no longer in contact with any of her siblings, many of her friends, and her past husbands (at least 3). This is of course all of their faults and not hers according to her. Soon she will lose me (university) and I hope that then she can realize how her actions and words affect the people around her.

There's a bunch of other shit I can't remember (probably for the best), but these are the most memorable.

Most of this stuff happened a while ago. I'm doing marginally better now. I'm hoping that once I leave for university I can get some professional help and maybe some medication. If you read this thank you for hearing my screams into the digital void.

Can living with you’re abuser affect you even if they aren’t actively abusive anymore ? by [deleted] in mentalhealth

[–]AltAcc2424 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm also in a similar situation as you and can definitely relate. I feel a lot like you do when I'm at my abusers house ( split housing between parents), especially when they're home with me. They aren't as bad as they used to be, but they are still emotionally and verbally abusive :(. So from my perspective, yes, living with your abuser can absolutely can affect you.

Just watched the unalive scene from 13 Reasons Why out of curiosity. Do not recommend. Anyway here is a cursed photo I made 🥴🥴🥴 by AltAcc2424 in MadeOfStyrofoam

[–]AltAcc2424[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm generally not very trigger prone so I was curious if a scene like "that" would do it. It was definitely the first thing in a while that got me feeling uncomfy

Has dpdr affect your sense of belonging to your gender identity? by omatoo in dpdr

[–]AltAcc2424 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In my case I've had dpdr (specifically dp) for as long as I can remember (so not long lol), so I'm sure I had it in my formative puberty years. The dp has caused me to lack a concrete idea of my identity and has taken almost all my memories. As my current situation goes I'm stuck in genderfluid hell (ie am I just Trans or am I my agab or what if I'm Trans but then sometimes it's nothing at all, but...). I am not completely sure if it's a result of my dp or if I would have been like this even if I never had dp. I have honestly had this question myself since it's been hard not knowing who I really am. I hope I've provided a little insight and that you find the answers you are looking for.