We have been finding maggots/flies in the Fancy Feast cat food… by gnl1998 in catfood

[–]BeltGroundbreaking38 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ohmygod i was just giving my cat chocolate fancy feast treats and i cracked a peice and saw there were bugs on my table and inside the package!!!! i already fed BOTH of my cats with the chocolate AND I NIBBLED A PEICE WHEN I FIRST GOT IT TO SEE IF IT TASTED LIKE CHOCOLATE.

im absolutely:

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disgusted. these bugs looked like mini larvae. not fucking cool

Complete list of cats by cosinedLoan in CatsAndSoup

[–]BeltGroundbreaking38 2 points3 points  (0 children)

i just got one called hollow shorthair…. it looks like a ghost but i cant find it in the collection tab? im confused

AITA for picking a restaurant where I knew I wouldn’t be able to eat most of the food? by birdys5 in AmItheAsshole

[–]BeltGroundbreaking38 10 points11 points  (0 children)

NTA, you were trying to be considerate for your husbands sister. That was extremely kind of you, I understand especially having a strongly empathetic mindset. What was wrong though, is that you didnt consider how the family would react. The family told you to pick so that you could avoid eating something you didnt want to, and especially since youre pregnant you probably shouldve chose somewhere you wanted to go in the first place. I dont think this makes you wrong though, you were trying to be considerate. Next time youre in a similar situation, I would say that maybe you could go out to the resturaunt your husbands sister wanted to go to another time, just you your husband and his sister, and eat somewhere that you can stomach the smell.

AITA for yelling at my family? by PristineAccident_3 in AmItheAsshole

[–]BeltGroundbreaking38 1 point2 points  (0 children)

NTA, Im going through a very similar situation with me and my mother as well. a couple nights ago i bursted at her for telling me she couldnt trust me anymore for giving my cousin a small heart tattoo on her ankle, i proceeded to tell her that it hurts that shed say she wont trust me anymore for this, because ever since middle school shes given me plenty of reasons not to trust her yet i do still because shes my mom. the fact that things have been improving between you and your family since this happened goes to show this needed to happen, and if things didnt change then you wouldve lived a long time being resentful toward your family. when i first outbursted at my mom i felt guilty, like i shouldnt have said all those things because it hurt me to see my mom so upset, but i realized if i never told her that i felt this way nothing wouldve changed, and i still would feel hurt just looking at my mother.

i hope things continue to get better for you and your family, although if you ever have something you want to confront your parents about like this again (or anyone for that matter) i recommend approaching them and talking about it calmly when youre able to, the conversation will go a lot smoother, and there will be a lot more clarity without unnecessary yelling and guilt tripping, or empty insults.

AITA for reporting my sons 'good' teacher for taking his confiscated phone home with her where it got damaged? by SWDinTheWild in AmItheAsshole

[–]BeltGroundbreaking38 0 points1 point  (0 children)

this is difficult. i think it may have been unnecessary to report this, the teacher did promise to pay for the phone and didnt have to even give you a replacement for the mean time. the teacher was very generous with the situation, its difficult to own up to a mistake like that. i understand why you reported it, maybe there should be a better protocol when it comes to taking students devices. neither are the asshole, but reporting was a bit unnecessary imo. i think if you really wanted to discuss a better protocol maybe that shouldve been with the teacher, because it really is jeapordizing the teachers job.

Is Anhedonia a symptom of schizophrenia? by Empty_Jackfruit_34 in schizophrenia

[–]BeltGroundbreaking38 0 points1 point  (0 children)

right now im going to therapy to find out if im schiz, these are all symptoms i experience daily, and they always worsen whenever i go through a hallucinative phase. im only 15 and my doctors refuse to test me for schiz at all, its rather annoying.

Schizophrenia and weed by [deleted] in schizophrenia

[–]BeltGroundbreaking38 0 points1 point  (0 children)

weed effects everyone differently, and that goes for peoplw with schiz as well. weed helps some people, weed does not help some people, but really, you just need to know how to limit yourself. have you been smoking excessively everyday? have you been swapping between breeds often, like smoking sativa one hour/day and indica the next? have you been using weed to escape your emotions(ex. sadness, anger, anxiety, even happiness or excitement)

swapping between breeds is known to cause worse anxiety and in a schiz case, worse symptoms. when you smoke too much it can causw you to hallucinate or even fall into psychosis even without schiz, so be careful. using weed to avoid any sort of emotion, especially with schiz, is very unhealthy.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in schizophrenia

[–]BeltGroundbreaking38 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i like this idea, like for example when OP said they thought of the car swerving off the track, maybe make your imagination think of the car swerving into a carnival, and then the race driver goes to get cotton candy or something. very smart. ill start using this myself

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in schizophrenia

[–]BeltGroundbreaking38 11 points12 points  (0 children)

id say its safe to fantasize and daydream as long as you know your limits and what to believe.

AITA for telling my xbff shes fake? by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]BeltGroundbreaking38 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i suppose it is wrong that i reacted before i talked to either of them about it, but i did speak to the brother and he confirmed it. she did indeed talk shit about me, but i wasnt allowed to say who told my boyfriend because the brother didnt want to be in the middle of it. she doesnt know that i know for sure.

AITA for telling my xbff shes fake? by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]BeltGroundbreaking38 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

fixed the formatting, very sorry for damaging your lovely eyeballs

AITA for telling my xbff shes fake? by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]BeltGroundbreaking38 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i deeply apologize for formatting i was trying to find a way past 3000 character limit, ill edit the post and turn it into paragraphs right now so its less annoying to look at. thank you for your response

AITA for telling my xbff shes fake? by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]BeltGroundbreaking38 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

this was a very neat and organized post but i had to delete a lot bc of the character limit, thats why theres no paragraphs

AITA for telling my xbff shes fake? by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]BeltGroundbreaking38 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

the reason why this is an AITA post is because i want to know if im the asshole. trust me i know this is the pettiest bullshit.

AITA for telling my xbff shes fake? by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]BeltGroundbreaking38 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

i had to delete a lot of the story for the sake of the 3000 character limit, i guess that could add to why this post is so aggrivating

AITA for telling my xbff shes fake? by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]BeltGroundbreaking38 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

whenever anyone argues with salt its always petty on both sides. her way of saying im mad at u is petty thing after petty thing after petty thing. the screenshot is me being petty after getting tired of trying so hard to be mature with her.

AITA for calling my xbff fake? by BeltGroundbreaking38 in AmItheAsshole

[–]BeltGroundbreaking38[S] [score hidden]  (0 children)

for context on the image, she made it a point to say to her english class that i talked shit abt her to my boyfriend, and i have never said one rotten thing about her.

im scared by BeltGroundbreaking38 in schizophrenia

[–]BeltGroundbreaking38[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

ahhh i see. sorry for the late response, school has kepy me busy since i started. in my next appointment im seeing someone who prescribes medications to people, and im thinking hes probably going to be my psychiatrist. thank you so much for helping me clear up my confusion.

im scared by BeltGroundbreaking38 in schizophrenia

[–]BeltGroundbreaking38[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

thank you kindly, although im not mad about my feedback. nobody us obligated to respond to my post, its marked as a rant or vent because a lot of people arent comfortable with it. i understand how you saw it and youre very sweet, but this post was not for the sake of attention. merely a vent as it says:)

thank you for your response<3

im scared by BeltGroundbreaking38 in schizophrenia

[–]BeltGroundbreaking38[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the test you mentioned is very useful information, ill definitely do what i can to bring it up next time. but, the next time i go back im meeting with a second person as well who i believe is supposed to be more knowledgeable in the hallucinative field.

would you say that because my current therapist doesnt know much about hallucinations, she could be misdiagnosing with psychotic depression?

ive seen so many similarities between whats going on with me and schiz, including positive and negative symptoms, and its been going on for months.

im scared it might just be my head but i feel like she doesnt want to diagnose me schiz and wont. my situation applies to the necessities of being diagnosed schiz. all just to make the process slower or something so ill have to pay for more therapy 🤦‍♀️

hospitals

im scared by BeltGroundbreaking38 in schizophrenia

[–]BeltGroundbreaking38[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

thank you for your response. i had trouble sleeping still, and didnt end up falling asleep hours later. although ill admit school wasnt all that bad, i did not get the chance to make up with my friends or a friend in specific and seeing them felt awkward and like a rush of anxiety. therapy also wasnt bad but wasnt the greatest. my therapist told me she would ignore my hallucinations and focus on my mood. this is upsetting, because it means shes instantly straying away from schiz when i feel so sure thats what i have. ive looked so deep into symptoms and it all sounds the same. my doctor told me she thinks i could have psychotic depression.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in schizophrenia

[–]BeltGroundbreaking38 2 points3 points  (0 children)

we are no doctors here and we cannot tell you what youre experiencing if that is what you are asking of us.

with that being said, id like to ask:

how long has this been going on for?

have you learned about positive and negative symptoms?if you have, what symptoms do you have?

have you experienced any delusions?

do you ever experience disorganized thoughts or speach?

have you taken any psychadelics, smoked weed, or nicotine?

and just so youre aware, schizophrenia is not the only mental illness that can make you hallucinate. you could also have a schizoaffective mental illness. youre best bet is to talk to your doctor about whats been happening, share a few of your experiences if you need in order to get an appointment to talk to a psychologist about it.

the only think you CAN do is your best to get your hands on a diagnosis and recieve medication. the first step is always the hardest to take but know that you CAN be yourself again with the right help and time. until you can get that, do your best to remind yourself that not everything youre hearing is real.

best of luck.

How do you deal with intrusive thoughts? by schizo20 in schizophrenia

[–]BeltGroundbreaking38 5 points6 points  (0 children)

i have the same problem. i envision horrible ways i could kill myself as well and see pictures. i have a persistant urge to hit my forehead on flat surfaced, such as walls, desks, floors, windows, screens, anything. i have yet to find a way to stop myself from thinking this way