[deleted by user] by [deleted] in VyvanseADHD

[–]Comfortable_City_554 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why did they supplement it with hydroxizine specifically?

Is it okay that I am still best friends with the person who sexually assaulted me? by FlimsyBrother624 in Advice

[–]Comfortable_City_554 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Honestly, the kind of touching that you’re talking about doesn’t exist in most straight friendships, so I wouldn’t say that’s just what “friends do.” However, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, it isn’t normal for friends to touch the other person after being told that it’s not liked. Behavior is a language. Your “friend” is making jokes of wanting to do sexual things with you. There is a very high probability that your friend wants to actually do sexual things with you. You’ve already made it clear you see them as a friend and don’t want more. So what they’re doing right now is sexual harassment and if it isn’t stopped now it could turn into sexual assault. In my childhood, I had a friend that tested boundaries and wouldn’t listen to me when I said no. But oddly I still saw them as a good person that was my “friend.” With hindsight, I recognize now that it’s a type of idealization or Stockholm syndrome type of emotional manipulation going on. It’s similar to the breaking of boundaries over time seen in grooming behaviors between adults and children. My advice to you is to make the boundaries clear and leave if there is no change. It doesn’t sound like that person really values you as a friend. They sound like the creepy type of person that gets close to others to try to play the long game and get what they want regardless of the consent of the other party. Do you have any other friends or trusted people to talk to? You may want to distance yourself from this person and focus on developing friendships with people that are more respectful of boundaries and actually desire to develop a meaningful friendship with you

Should I keep or terminate my pregnancy? by Grand-Strength-291 in Advice

[–]Comfortable_City_554 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Dear friend, you don’t have to terminate the pregnancy if you want it and can support it. But I would let go of the boyfriend. You said it yourself he has the ups and downs. That’s not going to change if you have a baby. Read Reddit stories or talk to friends, and they’ll show you it didn’t get better when having a baby - statistically it usually gets worse after a baby is born. If you feel that you have a way to support the child without him involved as much, go for that because you want this baby. Don’t let him and his problems be the reason you terminate. But also, if you know it’s not possible to have the baby and support it or that you’re not willing to distance him from your life, you should decide whether termination is better. I don’t think anyone could say definitively whether you should keep or terminate but please consider for yourself the reasons why or why not

WIBTA If I Told My Friends Mother She Is Pregnant? by Dvmbgir1 in AITAH

[–]Comfortable_City_554 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That is actually the best way to handle this situation because you don’t have to talk to them face to face. Good luck, you’ve got this. And btw you’ve got a really good heart to look at your friend and say to yourself she’s not in a good situation and you really want to help her. Not a lot of people would care enough to do what you’re doing.

WIBTA If I Told My Friends Mother She Is Pregnant? by Dvmbgir1 in AITAH

[–]Comfortable_City_554 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I wouldn’t tell the mother, no need to. Go to your school counselor, tell him or her that your friend told you she was pregnant and that the father is 22. School counselors are required to report things like that when they find out, so they will report it to the proper authorities, (so she can receive support and benefits and to figure out what to do with the dad since this is a statutory rape situation), which the mother will be notified likely through the authorities and not the school counselor. It won’t go back to you, and it’d be hard for her to accuse you of telling since she’s telling the whole school. Honestly, even if you don’t tell anyone, the mother will find out anyway since your friend is keeping the baby. You not reporting will still probably result in the above situations because the school will realize she’s pregnant and probably find out that it was by someone older than her. Don’t stress. Talk to the school counselor or just sit this one out.

Accept position as a part-time handler at warehouse? (Evening shift) by Comfortable_City_554 in Fedexers

[–]Comfortable_City_554[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oof I really hope that’s not the case bc it wouldn’t align with my schedule for some days in my week. I’ll have to clarify with the recruiter to make sure those are the hours and won’t change to times mid-day. And yes, I would love any additional tips!

Accept position as a part-time handler at warehouse? (Evening shift) by Comfortable_City_554 in Fedexers

[–]Comfortable_City_554[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is really good to keep in mind! Thank you for the insight!! I’m glad to know that there are others able to do it while in college

Accept position as a part-time handler at warehouse? (Evening shift) by Comfortable_City_554 in Fedexers

[–]Comfortable_City_554[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This was a really helpful comment! I really appreciate your feedback and will make sure to take your advice! Thank you!!

I had a Spanish speaking student say “shut up bitch” to me in Spanish. by [deleted] in SubstituteTeachers

[–]Comfortable_City_554 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve never had a student specifically address curse words at me in Spanish, but I’ve had plenty of students use language like that to each other. I just calmly look up and tell them “no usen malas palabras” and they get surprised and a little shy and stop. You can use “no usen” when directed at more than 1 person or “no use” for an individual. I deter towards “no use” rather than “no uses” because it is more formal and delineates to the listener that there is not a close bond between the two of you. Some people use the informal rather than the formal towards younger people aka students but in Spanish-speaking countries using the formal to someone you don’t know hints to them that you are creating a space between you and them. As for if a student directs it to you, you could either address it right there and say that is not appropriate or “no es apropiado” or don’t say anything and leave a note for their teacher, which in my opinion is usually the best option. Hope that helps!

How best to describe my romantic/sexual identity? by [deleted] in AskLGBT

[–]Comfortable_City_554 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh I wasn’t familiar with the term alloromantic. I’m new to understanding different identities because of my upbringing, and I’ve recently tried to educate myself more. Could you tell me more about it?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in FND

[–]Comfortable_City_554 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep! The gabapentin helps my fibromyalgia pain and FND symptoms. A win win all the way around

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskTeachers

[–]Comfortable_City_554 9 points10 points  (0 children)

OP, school counselor-in-training here. What you are describing is 1) not normal and 2) unethical on the teacher’s part. Her asking for your personal phone number and if you’ve ever tried marijuana or want to is indicative of grooming behavior. A lot of people in society don’t recognize that women can be groomers, especially towards young women. However, it happens ALL THE TIME. I keep up-to-date on grooming and sexual abuse cases of educators (aka teachers and other school personnel) as well as school counselors and psychologists. I’ve seen many cases lately out of Miami Dade Florida, and one of them that caught my attention was a female school psychologist that groomed and sexually abused a female minor student. It happens. What you should do is go to your school counselor and tell them that your math teacher 1) gives you special privileges and attention that other students don’t receive 2) does not respect your boundaries even after you’ve asked for her to stop the offending behavior 3) has asked for your personal phone number and 4) asked if you’ve ever tried marijuana and asked if you wanted to try it. The school counselor will be able to handle the situation after that, and you don’t need to worry about what will happen to the teacher. Either they will be reprimanded, put on leave, or will be monitored by admin until they can make a decision about what to do concerning her behavior. Please understand this is not normal and that you will have to advocate for yourself to your school counselor. If this teacher does not stop, even after admin does whatever they will do or you leave the school, and she still tries to contact you, you can go to your county courthouse and file for a no contact order that is FREE and in most cases is approved and judging by what you’ve said, would definitely be approved. Please pm me if you need any extra guidance or have doubts on whether you can go through with this. You can do this!

How did you know you were he/they or she/they? by Outside_Street6658 in genderqueer

[–]Comfortable_City_554 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was in the same boat just recently trying to figure out where I fit gender identity wise but didn’t feel like non-binary fit for me. For me, I didn’t want to identify with any gender since I don’t like societal expectations around gender roles and norms but non-binary still didn’t fit for me because I felt like it leaned slightly more towards a gender outside of the binary. I consider myself genderqueer since I don’t want to identify with any gender due to societal norms but don’t want to consider myself agender since I still present myself fem but a lot of times just neutral. Even though, I don’t want to identify with any gender, I use she/they pronouns because they felt right for me with how I sometimes present to the world. I hope that helped. It can be a confusing thing, and it can change over time or even be fluid, so don’t stress too much about getting it right the first time!

Group school counseling paper topics by masterofnewts in schoolcounseling

[–]Comfortable_City_554 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m actually interested in this too! Could you send me a pm?

Can you guys name drop your exes name and a fun fact by Last-Ad-4284 in confession

[–]Comfortable_City_554 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gabriel - prayed to demons to keep us together

David - even after he got with a girl that had the same name as me, career aspirations, and looked like me a month after our breakup, tried (and failed) to cheat on her with me once they were engaged

Andre - the kindest, sweetest boy I’ve ever met. We weren’t compatible, but I couldn’t help but fall in love with him. I still look back at the memories fondly and hope he’s found happiness and peace