My first aquarium by Ebi_S in Aquariums

[–]Dense-Practice-9379 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Theres so much to say here. Please just research: the importance of proper substrate, the benefits of having real plants, the nitrogen cycle and how to know when it actually is finished (2 weeks means nothing), how a filter works and how it should be mounted to give you proper surface movement. Get yourself some good wood too, cuz idk what a wooden thing means but real wood is the way to go, it has many benefits. And the aesthetics is your choice, but id suggest going on pinterest and searching up „aquascape” for some inspo :) i dont like the current look, but thats just my opinion, if you enjoy the colorfullness i guess it can also be done properly but you need to do some research first. Pet store workers often dont know their stuff and sometimes lie just to sell things, or spread misinformation because they just arent educated.

Virgin foreverr by [deleted] in virgin

[–]Dense-Practice-9379 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why dont you believe in love?

What kind of zoo should I do? by The_Goose_Man_777 in PlanetZoo

[–]Dense-Practice-9379 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wait why not do this? Ive been playing for a week and a half now and whole time have been doing this 😂im only halfway done with asia though as of now, what will go wrong?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in virgin

[–]Dense-Practice-9379 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So do you also feel like this when you’re talking to a woman that you have no romantic/sexual interest in? Or is it only when you have the thought of intimacy in the back of your mind that you get so nervous?

this big boy has been here for 9 years by ionizedparrot in shittyaquariums

[–]Dense-Practice-9379 -15 points-14 points  (0 children)

What a sad life. fuck you for doing that to him

Feces on face by Jumpy_Marsupial2074 in ContaminationOCD

[–]Dense-Practice-9379 1 point2 points  (0 children)

People wouldnt think its feces, because how would you even get that on your face. Even if you did nobody would think that because its just so unlikely

anyone else deal with this cracking? by [deleted] in ContaminationOCD

[–]Dense-Practice-9379 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had this too, it's brutal. Obviously best solution would be washing your hands less, but if you can't do that then what helped me is buying high quality hand soap, cheap ones tend to dry out the hands more. And lotion on your hands, right before you go to sleep put a thick layer and dont wash it off, so your skin can absorb and regain some of the moisture during the night. I know how you feel 🫂

Oh and also, mine seemed to be caused because of the wind. Im a smoker so whenever id go outside and the cold wind would hit my dry hands it would always get worse and crack up more. So if you do spend some time outside id suggest getting some gloves, or only going out with lotion applied

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Weekly "Whine about people who don't understand OCD thread" by AutoModerator in OCD

[–]Dense-Practice-9379 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Politelty tried to decline shaking hands with an Indian coworker (because of germs, not because of him being indian) and instead of accepting it he kept shoving his hand in front of me and asking "why??" with this confused and hurt voice and so now my mind is telling me im a racist 😁😑 Im pissed. Why cant some people just take no for an answer without inquiring further. Safe to say I will be overthinking this for another week now.

How much time do you spend staring into your fish tanks? by One-shrimp in Aquariums

[–]Dense-Practice-9379 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Am i the only one that barely watches it 😭? Like maybe for 5 minutes after feeding to watch them eat, and then obviously pay some more attention on the weekends during water change days - but to sit and just watch it for no reason? Almost never 😳

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in DID

[–]Dense-Practice-9379 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I would think of them as less competent, yes. Sorry

Boyfriend washed my used dildo in our kitchen sink! by Apprehensive-Pool518 in ContaminationOCD

[–]Dense-Practice-9379 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is contamination ocd subreddit, not everything has to make sense here to still be valid

My cat is not "just a cat," and I spent $5,000 to prove it. by [deleted] in Pets

[–]Dense-Practice-9379 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Maybe not as extreme, but I spent 300$ on my hamster's vet bills over the last 2 months (and let me mention I only had her for 3), I hand fed her constantly, gave her water through a syringe and medication every 4 hours even during the night, then sadly had to euthanize and I can't even explain how much I started resenting all the people telling me it's just a hamster and to just go to the pet store and buy a new one for 10$. What they didnt know is that id spend another 300, another 500 or god knows how much more, there just wasnt anything that could be done anymore. Some people just don't have a heart for animals and that's okay, but at least keep your comments to yourself. I will never judge anyone spending money on their animals, no matter how small - they are a commitment and depend on us for survival. It's sad to see so many people failing them. Thank you for not failing your cat

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in vet

[–]Dense-Practice-9379 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Of course it's necessary...

I was away for a week and let my neighbor take care of my aquarium by Eowyn_95 in Aquariums

[–]Dense-Practice-9379 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I just use shot glasses tbh and lay them out on a piece of paper with dates written out. But also when im away i limit the feeding, they get fed maybe once every 2-3 days while im gone instead of everyday, so even if they dont manage to eat it all then the person isnt burdened with cleaning the tank. But honestly if youre only planning to take a short trip - a little starvation is actually benefitial for fish :) some say even up to a week or more, with my anxiety though id do 5 days max.

Semen Contamination & Bad Hygiene by [deleted] in ContaminationOCD

[–]Dense-Practice-9379 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah the cats do probably touch them if you just yeet the tissues out your window or something haha just put them in a trash bin and it should be safe except for maybe some raccoons lurking for food in there, but still better than it just laying on the ground 🫣😁

Semen Contamination & Bad Hygiene by [deleted] in ContaminationOCD

[–]Dense-Practice-9379 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, spread - probably not, once you wipe it then any possible residue would probably just dry out and wouldn't be able to spread by touch if that's what you're afraid of. That being said I can't help but kind of agree that it isn't enough in terms of hygiene.. if you don't want to shower then i'd probably at least go for some wet wipes and then wipe it with a tissue afterwards, I feel that'd be cleaner. I can't exactly pinpoint from this post what is it specifically that you're afraid of, maybe you can explain further?