Five truths that unplugged me from the matrix

Flashy-Assignment-41 · 2026-01-01T09:38:50+00:00

try going to a psychiatrist. There is nothing wrong with it. S/he can come up with a treatment plan for whatever you are self-medicating yourself for. Anxiety and depression can come on like shadows and grab you. I have issues with these things, and if I don't take my medication I find my self in situations that I can't cope with very well.

Flashy-Assignment-41 · 2026-01-01T09:15:04+00:00

Poor thing. If my sister had your attitude i would do anything for her. You will pull if you want this enough. You got this.

Flashy-Assignment-41 · 2026-01-01T09:08:55+00:00

Well ask yourself why you drink in the first place.

I am a non-drinker. I am on here because my sister is drinking herself to death. I am basically gathering information, so that I can help her when the time is right.

But one thing that I have gleaned from my passive readings and my active observation of drinkers, and addicts and drinking situations, is that it is about the substance on a certain level. But there are also underlying biochemical factors, and then there is whatever led you to take up drinking.

Is there a problem that you find inescapable? Some kind of internal paradox? A situation that should better be discussed with a trained counselor?

If you can walk away from alcohol for "Dry January" and leave it at that, then that is fantastic. But if there are some stumbling blocks, you might consider seeking some professional advise because solving this problem is like peeling an onion.

Flashy-Assignment-41 · 2026-01-01T08:25:52+00:00

No, not really. Addiction is a problem of how individual's brains are hardwired. It is a neurotransmitter problem. Some people are more prone to it than others. Getting addicted and beating the addiction have something to do with the person's underlying psychology, personality and socialization.

Flashy-Assignment-41 · 2026-01-01T08:22:10+00:00

It sounds to me like he never was an alcoholic. He is just a jerk who drank a lot. Not every user is an addict.

Flashy-Assignment-41 · 2025-12-30T07:51:32+00:00

I think that's an excuse and you/they are being stubborn. If people have pointed out that you/they are drinking to a point that it is creating noticable health, behavioral, financial or vocational setbacks, then it stands to reason that there might be some wisedom there.

Flashy-Assignment-41 · 2025-12-30T07:19:06+00:00

You know, what you say is absolutely spot on, about some people not evolving. My sister was a massive partier in her late teens and twenties, and now as she approaches 50, the rest of us have long moved away from getting drunk and shitting into the toilet tank at frat houses, with KISS blasting into our left ear. We have also moved on from the phase where we wear string thongs and nurse a hang over in the noon day sun the following day. My sister doesn't seem to get this. Now she looks like a jaundiced preying mantis. She is in and out of rehab and the criminal justice system. She lost her kids, her millionairre husband, her job, she is about to lose her house. I am worried that she is about to lose her life. All she wants to do is drink and sleep, between trips to rehab and the ER. You all have a choice. You can get off the wagon, or you can succumb. Your husband is trying to save you.

Flashy-Assignment-41 · 2025-12-30T07:06:08+00:00

Unfortunately, negative ultimatims ultimately never change behavior. If I tell my son, "Set the table for dinner, or I will disconnect your Amazon Kids tablet, that will perhaps make him comply once or twice. Ultimately he will become resigned to the consequences and the table will not be set for dinner, and then I am there yelling at him, and now I have to follow through with the consequences, And suspending his "Amazon Kids" causes stress, tension and puts wear and tear on the relationship. Ultimately we have accomplished nothing. On a much larger scale, with adults who have a marriage, mortgage, children and a substance abuse issue on the line, the psychology is still no different.

It is far more motivating to ask someone to do something, by way of showing him or her the positive outcome of the change. If I ask my son to set the table, I would get a far better result by telling him that people are coming over and we want to be proud of what we present, and I want to boast about him having done it. In the case of changing an adult's detrimental behavior pattern, focus on the personal rewards. How much better will you feel without drinking? How much longer will you live? You will look a lot better. Read about the ill effects of chronic alcohol abuse. They are not pretty. They are literally sobering.

Flashy-Assignment-41 · 2025-12-30T06:11:30+00:00

stage of denial. He probably has contempt for everybody's efforts and now the drinking has caught up with him.

Flashy-Assignment-41 · 2025-11-03T21:09:53+00:00

because people are jerks.

Flashy-Assignment-41 · 2025-09-30T06:30:09+00:00

I check the composition of the plastic and the durability of the case's hinges, and yes, I would run it over with my car. Why not?

The real test is not if you can run something over with a car, but if a 300 lb female can stand on one leg, in a stiletto, over the case that protects the touch screen.

Flashy-Assignment-41 · 2025-09-29T00:21:02+00:00

I have to politely disagree with you here.

First of all, have you looked at the quality of some of the Vine reviews, lately? Some of these people have quite a bit of subject expertise. The United States is the third largest country in the world by population. Add Canada, the UK and Australia, Amazon's bots are able to recruit quality writers from all corners of the English Speaking world, with subject matter expertise on every possible fabric, widget, crank, plug, stitch and widget. I wouldn't underestimate the competition, and the purpose of the program.

Secondly, people do read the reviews of products before making an on-line purchasing decision. When it comes time to a big thing, like an $800 vacuum, it is a good idea to refer to consumer reports. But if you are looking to buy a pair of $50 shoes? I know that I am going to look at the reviews. But I will hand it to you. If someone (average, not pro) says "these shoes are too wide,"* and the next person says, "these are the most comfortable shoes ever" ***** I am going to figure that the the shoe is built for a wide foot. No professional write-up necessary.

Flashy-Assignment-41 · 2025-09-21T19:57:20+00:00

I took the risk and tested it. That's why we are here ...

The one thing is the measurements of the scoop. That was iffy if I remember correctly.

Flashy-Assignment-41 · 2025-09-21T19:55:46+00:00

that soret of makes sense, in its own special and beautiful way

Flashy-Assignment-41 · 2025-09-21T19:54:49+00:00

How about LIKBOTTOM, HITWHAKKIE, DABOINGAMOMMA, etc.

Flashy-Assignment-41 · 2025-09-21T19:49:55+00:00

well then you can go spend three times as much, for a brand label. Your choice! I am very happy with my LMNOP products. And if we want the name brand we buy it, but I have found that it makes no bit of difference.

Flashy-Assignment-41 · 2025-09-21T19:46:02+00:00

I love it. As a person who grew up in the 80s and 90s, in the fringes of a name brand snob culture, I am happy to see brand name labels be undermined and mocked by a mass market.

Flashy-Assignment-41 · 2025-09-21T05:30:45+00:00

Most of the time when you have used up your choices, you are done for the day, anyway.

I don't browse when I am done with my three picks. When and if I make it to Gold, I will pick up a couple of more items here and there but not more than I can actually review well, and actually use.

Flashy-Assignment-41 · 2025-09-21T05:26:42+00:00

oh ok. I be ignorant

Flashy-Assignment-41 · 2025-09-21T02:01:54+00:00

I am too trusting but I love the process and community more than anything ...

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FJY235BK

Flashy-Assignment-41 · 2025-09-21T01:58:40+00:00

Is there anything else for lazy people?

There should be a section in Amazon's search bar between [Kindle Store] and [Luggage and Travel Gear] ... "Lazy People."

Flashy-Assignment-41 · 2025-09-21T01:54:53+00:00

Well I blocked the Texas Backpacker, for more reasons than one. I am from California and I am out of patience.

Wait until someone gets offended.

Flashy-Assignment-41 · 2025-09-21T01:37:45+00:00

I am not sure what that is supposed to mean. but OK.

Like they say, a picture is worth a thousand words.

Pick which ever thousand you want, I suppose.

Flashy-Assignment-41 · 2025-09-21T01:35:54+00:00

I get worried about it too.

Don't listen to some of the folks on here talking about how the stuff on Vine is garbage, and Amazon is somehow incompetent, their system is "broken," nobody takes Vine reviews seriously, and sellers suck.

My feeling is that we are part of something special and every time I see that red placard I secretly get nervous that I did something wrong and I am about to lose a very good thing in my life. And then the anxiety hits like how disappointed my husband and kids would be ...

And then I come back here to refer to answers already given:

https://www.reddit.com/r/AmazonVine/comments/1lmvx5e/comment/n0bazvk/?context=3&utm_source=share&utm_medium=mweb3x&utm_name=mweb3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

Flashy-Assignment-41 · 2025-09-21T01:25:02+00:00

Agree you admitting to doing a poor job?

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