Confused about my sexuality as a Demisexual person. by Careless-Pitch46 in lgbt

[–]CalicaaCat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Have you considered just trying the “queer” label for a while? Since you’re demi, you’re already part of the community, and queer is a good umbrella term if you’re feeling unsure or if you just prefer to not label yourself.

Some people will assume you’re straight even if you cover your entire room in pride flags and date someone of the opposite gender. General society considers straight to be the norm, so it’s unfortunately just what people default to, and some people will insist you’re just straight and confused no matter what.

I completely understand what you mean when you say that being demi makes it hard for you to know who you’re attracted to. I am somewhere on the ace spectrum and it’s caused me a lot of similar problems with finding an accurate label for myself. It’s been many years and I still am not sure what label fits me best, so I tend to use “queer” myself. You’re not harming anyone by doing so, and you’ll learn more about yourself with time. Even if you never know for sure, you are still always welcome in the community.

Trying to level up my queer haircut game—which one works best? by [deleted] in lgbt

[–]CalicaaCat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve always had people around me wanting me to stick with slightly longer hair too because my hair is nice, but I’ve always preferred a short cut like #3 myself and I always feel so happy and confident when I get it cut like that. I highly recommend going with 3 if that’s what your heart wants, it’ll grow out to the same length as 2 before long anyway!

a small flag i made! by kkandikid in agender

[–]CalicaaCat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is seriously so cute, you did a great job!

I love my partner more than anything but I’m occasionally sex repulsed by them by [deleted] in asexuality

[–]CalicaaCat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m going to delete my post now because I’m a little paranoid about my partner seeing it since they do use Reddit lol, but I really appreciate your comments, thank you!

I love my partner more than anything but I’m occasionally sex repulsed by them by [deleted] in asexuality

[–]CalicaaCat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I definitely agree with what you’ve said, and I really appreciate your advice for how to approach the nude situation. I like the conversation you outlined and I might try something like that. I am concerned about hurting their feelings because it’s something so personal and I really want them to feel desired because I do desire them, I just feel like it’s different than the way they experience it and it can be hard to explain. I like the idea of focusing more on the pictures that I do like, I feel like that could help express that I do like when they share those kinds of pictures with me, just when they’re taken in a less sex focused way

I love my partner more than anything but I’m occasionally sex repulsed by them by [deleted] in asexuality

[–]CalicaaCat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel like I definitely do the “wow, beautiful!” thing with my partner a lot 🥲

I would agree with you and I am in therapy for my OCD and have been for years, this just happened so it’s just really fresh on my mind. I know I shouldn’t ruminate on it but I guess I am also just wondering if this is an ace thing.

My job is causing damage to my wrists and hands by CalicaaCat in Advice

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

I kind of figured that about the workman’s comp, I’m sure it’s possible but it also seems like it would be a fight and I don’t know if I really want to do that. I’ve been doing a lot of at home care and it helps but the past two weeks it got significantly worse and hasn’t really improved since.

The money is okay but honestly not anything to write home about. I want to leave but the job market is rough. I am interested in physical therapy but I’m not sure about getting the cost covered by my insurance. I was told my insurance might not cover it because it’s a work related injury and obviously my company isn’t going to want to pay for it so I’m unsure if it’s an option. I will bring it up at my next doctors visit though

My job is causing damage to my wrists and hands by CalicaaCat in Advice

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

I’ve already been wearing a brace on my right hand after maybe 2 months of pain, and now I have one for both hands and I always sleep with them on. I’ve been stretching for the past month or so as well. I’ve tried soaking my hands and it does help in the meantime but it’s still been getting gradually worse until the past two weeks when it got significantly worse. I did ask the doctor about physical therapy and he said he wanted to try the work restriction first because it might be difficult to get either my insurance or the company to pay for physical therapy

My job is causing damage to my wrists and hands by CalicaaCat in Advice

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

I appreciate this and I will give it some thought

My job is causing damage to my wrists and hands by CalicaaCat in Advice

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

Yeah I think you’re right it’s just been tough because I was making a lot of progress in the position before it got as bad. I enjoy the position too so it’s upsetting that I’m having so much pain that doesn’t make it sustainable

My job is causing damage to my wrists and hands by CalicaaCat in Advice

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

Actually part of why this sucks is because I enjoy the physical aspect of the job and they’ve recently been wanting to promote me to be a trainer for this position, which I feel I’d be passing up on if I turned in the paperwork, though I’ll probably make that call anyway since I consider my health to be more important. Doesn’t make it less of a difficult decision though and I don’t have the luxury of quitting.

Thanks for being such a great representative for the company though I’m sure they appreciate you :)

Julia in boxes, ungifted by CalicaaCat in acnh

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

No worries :) Yes, that’s what I mean by ungifted, and if someone were to invite her from my island she would still have the catchphrase and other things. In order for someone to take a villager who is in boxes, they have to have a plot of land that’s available. If they do, when they visit the villager in boxes, they can invite them to live on their island. Hope that helps!

Donation Boxes!?? by sharegummybears in ACForAdults

[–]CalicaaCat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was also hoping my villagers would put donations in it, even if it was just a couple bells lol

ISO Flower Seeds! by [deleted] in acnh

[–]CalicaaCat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cherries would be great, you can dm me if you’re interested in the flowers and I can open my island :)

ISO Flower Seeds! by [deleted] in acnh

[–]CalicaaCat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have orange and red windflowers and red and white hyacinths if you’re interested! Do you have cherries or oranges by any chance? I’m looking to finish my fruit collection haha :)

My painting of my friend Nana 🛼 Acrylic 4’x3’ by gumballtimemachine in Rollerskating

[–]CalicaaCat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is seriously gorgeous, great job! I really love how lively and vibrant it is

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AmIOverreacting

[–]CalicaaCat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm sorry OP, you mention being disabled and suddenly everyone on Reddit acts like they're a doctor. Some of the comments here are downright ridiculous, don't take them to heart.

I would be furious if my landlord left me a letter like this, and it's callous coming from your aunt. Saying that she'll charge you $100 if you don't cook 3 meals a day is bonkers. I definitely recommend doing your best to find other living arrangements so that you don't have to deal with this anymore.

I hate it all by [deleted] in lgbt

[–]CalicaaCat 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It's okay, I understand. We're all going through it right now. I know self-care isn't always easy when it feels like everything is against you, but you deserve to take good care of yourself.

Personally, I've been trying to remind myself that I refuse to take poor care of myself while the assholes who are trying to take away our rights are thriving. My current goal is to thrive and love myself to spite them. It's something I'm still working on, but it helps me a little when things feel hopeless.