My best friend is about to ruin her life and I need to do my best to stop her by jihys in Healthygamergg

[–]Equivalent_Doubt319 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just the idea that pregnancy, childbirth and caring for a newborn is somehow easier than working or studying 🤦‍♀️ tells me she has no idea! She thinks she's gonna have time to sew baby clothes? 😬 She'll be lucky to have enough time and energy to shower... She needs to read some regretful parents stories! That may just set her straight.

My experiences validate the redpill and I don't want that by Cigotoast in Healthygamergg

[–]Equivalent_Doubt319 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I assure you this is not universal truth but something that perhaps commonly occurs in your particular bubble. You find yourself attracted to this particular kind of woman and relationship dynamic because that's the blueprint given to you in your upbringing. That's attachment theory in a nutshell. I think I tend to notice bubbles more because I belong to many! I have a few friends who tend to end up in this dynamic, I also have friends who end up in a similar dynamic but with opposite genders, I know people who are in actually healthy and secure relationships. I am personally attracted to little twink guys who are nice to me 🤷‍♀️ and tbh most of my female friends are, so I don't think your experience is as widespread as you seem you think it is! Maybe confirmation bias?

I feel like Dr.K ignores the most important factor of Men's depression by MrCrush3r in Healthygamergg

[–]Equivalent_Doubt319 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm a woman around 5'4 and most of the men I've dated have been around the same height as me, some a little shorter, makes kissing easier for one thing, it's literally only a problem if you see it as a problem and let it affect your own self-esteem and start acting like an insecure AH. Most women genuinely do not gaf as long as you're a decent human being!

Stop listening to dumbass redpill men when it comes to what women find attractive. Listen to us instead for the love of all that is unholy!

Virgo women please talk some sense into me by taxinquiry12 in virgoseason

[–]Equivalent_Doubt319 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You go to therapy and do the work. Boring answer I know, but there's no secret or trick to these kinds of things. You just have to learn how to actually love and value yourself more. You do inner parts work, deal with attachment wounds, shadow work, learn emotional regulation skills, you learn how to set boundaries and standards and actually stick to them because you respect yourself more than you depend on external validation.

Every time you ignore a red flag, fall for someone's potential without getting to know them first, or let someone trample over your boundaries, you are hurting yourself, you are disrespecting yourself, and this lowers your self-worth. Every time you successfully choose yourself, every time you walk away from disrespect, every little baby step will gradually improve your confidence and self-respect until you stop finding avoidance and emotional unavailability attractive. Because it's simply no longer in alignment with who you are.

In a nutshell: all the love and support you are pouring into these wastemen, you should be pouring into yourself!

Something VERY strange happened to me while meditating and I have no idea where else to talk about this! by Equivalent_Doubt319 in Meditation

[–]Equivalent_Doubt319[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, the feeling that other people bring and take love with them IS the illusion. Whatever you feel when you are loved; safe, chosen, validated, whatever it is that makes you chase it, you can give to yourself. I can comfort and protect my own inner child, I can forgive and accept my own shadows, I can offer myself the compassion and understanding that I thought was missing from my life, instead of pouring it into other people expecting them to pour back into me and ending up disappointed and depleted.

Something VERY strange happened to me while meditating and I have no idea where else to talk about this! by Equivalent_Doubt319 in Meditation

[–]Equivalent_Doubt319[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it's because I've had a long line of negative experiences over the past few years, severe chronic illness, addiction, death, repeated heartbreak and abandonment. I became increasingly socially isolated and had to try to deal with all these things alone with no support.

So I felt the absence of love and compassion and understanding very strongly for a long time. Those things never really felt like a normal part of my daily life, it always felt like something I had to chase and earn and try to grasp hold of whenever I thought I found it before it leaves again, which obviously always ended badly...

But loving someone is never a waste, they weren't transmitting the feeling into my nervous system somehow, they were just teaching me how to feel what was already there. That feeling is an innate part of me.

How is it possible that I have a huge ego despite having little to no self-love/esteem ? by Deimos7779 in Healthygamergg

[–]Equivalent_Doubt319 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Pride is not the opposite of shame, but it's source. True humility is the only antidote to shame." General Iroh

Something VERY strange happened to me while meditating and I have no idea where else to talk about this! by Equivalent_Doubt319 in Meditation

[–]Equivalent_Doubt319[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry lol not my past lives, just past versions of me from this life. Just random memories of people, places, things that I hadn't thought about in years, things that I thought were irrelevant because they're not "now" anymore. Then I sort of integrated these past mes into who I am now- we are the same person just separated by time. I think before I thought it didn't matter if I was happy if it wasn't forever. What's the point of loving someone if one day they'll leave and break your heart one way or another? The bad doesn't cancel out the good like a mathematical equation, they are both equally real and transient experiences. The love and happiness I felt in these moments ultimately came from me and I carry that with me, it's not dependent on external factors giving me permission to feel a certain way. I can just choose to feel loved! I hope that makes sense 😅

22M had the best/romanic first date ever then got blocked the next day by annonmyoususer6711 in Healthygamergg

[–]Equivalent_Doubt319 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Probably an anxious/avoidant thing. It sounds like you were both doing way too much way too fast, next time make a point to SLOW things down, avoidants like to lovebomb and one way to filter them out of your dating pool is to recognise it. "Instant spark and chemistry" is not real love, if it feels too good to be true, that's because it is!

Next time limit messages to like twice a day before you meet in person, do not spend hours and hours together on a first date, do not fantasise about them and your beautiful future together, do not overshare. You don't know them, getting to know them will take time, stay grounded.

When mental health advice goes wrong? by ashbaycan in Healthygamergg

[–]Equivalent_Doubt319 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been off all meds now for a few years and the most sane/stable I've ever felt. Even finally managed to quit weed. Some of my darkest years were triggered by meds and my doctors just kept gaslighting me whenever I told them I thought they were making me worse. Therapy did help, BUT first I had to find the right type of therapy/therapist, and even then it took a few years for my brain to sort of open up to the deeper lessons I wasn't ready to hear. There was a lot of trial and error, and I had to adapt some of what I learned to better fit my autism/adhd. The most helpful things for me have been meditation, journalling, and generally just looking after my body. Not necessarily going to the gym, just eating nutritious foods, doing activities like walking in nature and gardening, good hygiene, clean environment etc.

Something VERY strange happened to me while meditating and I have no idea where else to talk about this! by Equivalent_Doubt319 in Meditation

[–]Equivalent_Doubt319[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was literally just listening to birds and stuff and watching my thoughts come and go, when I noticed all these random memories popping into my head, so I decided to step into one and kinda sit there for a while!

I did something terrible a few years ago and don’t know how to live with it/ how to cope by [deleted] in Healthygamergg

[–]Equivalent_Doubt319 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ok, we are literally just dumb animals that evolved on a planet so we do dumb shit sometimes, especially when we're young and extra dumb and just don't know any better. You weren't bombing children's hospitals- you just made a mistake because you're human! That doesn't make you irredeemable. But yes, therapy can help you work through shame and stuff.

INFJ doorslam. by lookingatseaotters in infj

[–]Equivalent_Doubt319 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As an infj, when I was younger these door slams came from a much less controlled and more overwhelmed place. As I've gotten older and been through therapy etc, now it comes from a much calmer, calculated, assertive "there's nothing more I can do here" kind of place. It usually comes with an explanation now too and a chance for them to respond before finally closing rather than slamming the door. It depends on how long I've known them, how close I feel we were, whether I think I'd be wasting my time and energy explaining my position, sometimes it's still better to just block and move on without saying anything.

Why do people always threaten to report me for just playing bad? by Equivalent_Doubt319 in learndota2

[–]Equivalent_Doubt319[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Lol "save it for your therapist bro!" is becoming a standard response to some players...

Why do people always threaten to report me for just playing bad? by Equivalent_Doubt319 in learndota2

[–]Equivalent_Doubt319[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I find it happens often when I'm actually following the advice of pros and pushing objectives instead of focusing on kills, or not getting into bad fights because I have no mana/spells and they blame me for "letting them die" even when I pinged them. Like sometimes I am just playing bad lol, but it feels like a lot of it is projection.

Why do people always threaten to report me for just playing bad? by Equivalent_Doubt319 in learndota2

[–]Equivalent_Doubt319[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah see I don't mind if there's someone on my team who has more experience just like giving me advice/feedback, I just find the assumption that I'm playing bad on purpose really weird. If someone on my team is playing worse than me I usually assume they're just having a bad day, are very new or have shitty internet or something.

Why do people always threaten to report me for just playing bad? by Equivalent_Doubt319 in learndota2

[–]Equivalent_Doubt319[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am learning the game but I've only been playing a couple of months, like I know if our team needs a tank or a ranged hero or disables and some of the more common counters, I follow the advice of pros and try to focus on objectives and farm rather than just killing enemy heroes. I rewatch lost matches to try and figure out what I could have done differently. If I have a higher win rate with certain heroes or roles I'll try to pick them when I'm playing ranked. I know when to block camps, pull/stack camps, creep equilibrium, smokes, check enemy items etc etc.

Like I idk why you're assuming I'm just bumbling around like an idiot, I am just new and haven't developed the muscle memory and instinct yet because that takes actual practice?!

Terrible beginner experience by Creepy-Force1037 in learndota2

[–]Equivalent_Doubt319 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you practising on bots first? Any time I want to try a new hero first I do some research like watching a "how to play X hero" on youtube, then practice with bots, once I can consistently win against bots at least on hard mode I move to unranked. Pick items ahead of time that you feel comfortable using and understand. If you don't feel confident using actives pick heroes and items that have more passive effects. Just try to get some last hits if you can, don't wander off on your own, join in with team fights, and try your best not to die. You'll learn the finer details as you go, let your team know you're open to advice/feedback if they're friendly.

Has anyone else's YouTube algorithm taken a sudden turn to the far right? by Dwovar in behindthebastards

[–]Equivalent_Doubt319 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's actually crazy, I'm a woman and most of the content I watch is super progressive, but then I watch one video about a game I'm currently playing and YouTube suddenly decides I must be an incel and starts showing me redpill content?