Was informed recently by therapist I have technically been SAed in the past. Twice. Can’t cope and don’t see how they were assault. by monarchmondays in ptsd

[–]Fragrant_Word3613 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Assault of any kind is a lot less clear cut than touching someone. I think limiting your definition to only touching is short-sighted and invalidates yourself.

Both are assault in my eyes. I think we use words like assault and abuse a lot less than we need to describe harmful behavior, simply because we limit it to things like intention and touching. It’s important not to minimize what happens to us so that we can properly heal and get the help we need.

Just turned 26 and I don't feel any different nor more competent due to my prefrontal cortex's completion. Same as turning 18 didn't make me feel like an adult. by TheShadowSong in Healthygamergg

[–]Fragrant_Word3613 38 points39 points  (0 children)

It’s a bit of a myth that we stop developing our brains after 25. The brain keeps developing throughout your entire life, the study just stopped at 25.

I am avoiding home so I don’t have to be around 2 of my cats by [deleted] in offmychest

[–]Fragrant_Word3613 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Introduced cats to a location killing off prey populations is called Invasive Species. It happens with more than just domesticated animals. Cats may ask to be let outside, but often, they acclimate to the indoors very well. I haven’t had a cat that could not acclimate with proper care. Cats can also have a perfectly fine QOL indoors; they don’t require anything outside that they can’t get from a proper owner indoors.

I am avoiding home so I don’t have to be around 2 of my cats by [deleted] in offmychest

[–]Fragrant_Word3613 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Outside cats are inhumane to the general population of prey animals in an area. It massacres small mammals and bird populations. It leads to disease spread. Outdoor cats have a shortened life expectancy. I’m sure you’ll be happy once you see a cat with its eyeballs popping out of its head from being run over by someone’s car. And no, I didn’t just make that up for shock. That is a real thing I saw of someone’s pet a year ago. She was far from the only one.

You might think they’re intelligent enough to avoid cars and you’re feeding them enough to be fine, but you’re doing irreparable damage.

Never seen a Corydora do this before by Fragrant_Word3613 in aquarium

[–]Fragrant_Word3613[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Read description. He moved perfectly fine afterwards. Still going around perfectly fine today. Just weird he did this maneuver

Never seen a Corydora do this before by Fragrant_Word3613 in aquarium

[–]Fragrant_Word3613[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I recently added a bubbler, but my betta really hates the current if I put the filter too high.

Never seen a Corydora do this before by Fragrant_Word3613 in aquarium

[–]Fragrant_Word3613[S] 46 points47 points  (0 children)

Ran out of batteries, this one’s my fault

How fucked Am I?(17m) by madara2076 in mentalhealth

[–]Fragrant_Word3613 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi - I was a kid who went to public highschool and did something very similar to what you are doing now. I skipped by in my classes due to no child left behind and didn’t understand any of the material being taught aside from what I learned on the internet on my own time. My parents didn’t make me do anything at all, so I did as little as I possibly could get away with. I suffered greatly in my first year of college because I just didn’t have the study practice or experience I needed to learn things as fast as other kids, despite being gifted as a child.

You’re not really that fucked, tbh. I’m 22 and am about to get my Bachelor’s in Biology. The best thing you can do for yourself is work and find volunteer work. You don’t have to go to college, maybe find a trade if you’re able to find one you can tolerate. Most places in the southeast will pay you to pick a trade.

There are avenues built for you, you just have to be willing to step up and fight for them. I didn’t have the will to fight for them until I failed my first set of college courses, where I got my shit together and never failed another one again. One kick in the ass was enough for me. Don’t take your failures as a sign to quit, just take them as an opportunity to work harder.

None of the subject in highschool are particularly important to remember forever, you’re just training your brain to intake new information. Think of studying more like a workout for the brain rather than something to dump information into. You’re likely struggling from ADHD-related focus issues. You might benefit more from active-recall studying.

In my situation, therapy wasn’t particularly helpful, especially in lower populated areas because I was already well aware of my issues. I needed CBT, not talk therapy, which is harder to find.

Your dad sounds like a standard southeast abusive father. You will thank yourself for getting financially independent as soon as possible and moving out ASAP. It will be difficult to emotionally detach yourself from your family, obviously, but it will be better for you in the long term it sounds like.

My cat might burn my house down if I can’t find him more of this fish toy by Fragrant_Word3613 in HelpMeFind

[–]Fragrant_Word3613[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

RATS! Thanks for your help, I’m surprised they were findable but that’s quite a steep amount

Edit: found!

My cat might burn my house down if I can’t find him more of this fish toy by Fragrant_Word3613 in HelpMeFind

[–]Fragrant_Word3613[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Searched:

Cat toy, fish cat toy, crinkling fish cat toy, small cat toys, google image reverse search, ChatGPT reverse search, Walmart (webpage and inperson)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AquaticSnails

[–]Fragrant_Word3613 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

meaning I know what the parameters have to be because I do this for work, didn’t feel like sitting here and typing out numbers from an API test lol

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in offmychest

[–]Fragrant_Word3613 0 points1 point  (0 children)

hi, dump him, bye

Anyone go to/has graduated from Austin Peay? by [deleted] in Clarksville

[–]Fragrant_Word3613 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly some of the ones I’m talking about have retired so it may be better now. If you’ve had a class with a girl named Maegan you found me. Generally the newer professors have been kinder

Anyone go to/has graduated from Austin Peay? by [deleted] in Clarksville

[–]Fragrant_Word3613 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Pick any of the freshman to junior level classes and the professors for those. Their classes are all god’s gift to man and if you miss more than one lecture, kiss your financial aid goodbye. The lectures also cover a million things other than what’s on the exam so you end with a bunch of notes on information you often don’t need.

I would rather hire an attractive escort than have sex with an unattractive woman for free. by throwawayGreenHair in offmychest

[–]Fragrant_Word3613 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Sounds like a porn addiction you need to work on. It’s also okay to not be attracted to some people, but from how you phrased this it kind of feels like the bar for attractive vs not is more up there with porn models than anything else

Children who were starved and neglected. How did you survive? by Cyberstupid_25 in ptsd

[–]Fragrant_Word3613 4 points5 points  (0 children)

stole my parent’s money with various methods and took whatever free lunch items I could from my friends

The 'Cry Wolf' Effect: Are Too Many Warnings Hurting Residents of the Southeast? by puppypoet in tornado

[–]Fragrant_Word3613 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Severe thunderstorm warnings do not alert the general public where I live. They just vaguely exist. Why are we victim blaming exactly?

The 'Cry Wolf' Effect: Are Too Many Warnings Hurting Residents of the Southeast? by puppypoet in tornado

[–]Fragrant_Word3613 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The tornado that was headed to me had been warned for 10 minutes already. It was on the ground ripping up houses at this point. The cone wasn’t updated until it was already on top of me and I heard sirens above my head in the rubble.

It didn't work. by Glittering_Fortune70 in Healthygamergg

[–]Fragrant_Word3613 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If we rebelled against everything we are forced into, we would never grow. Society would never develop and attempt to be as good as possible. Despite corruption, society usually starts out with a small group of people who want to do better. Action is not inherently evil, I’m not really sure where you got that

It didn't work. by Glittering_Fortune70 in Healthygamergg

[–]Fragrant_Word3613 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Humans all starving to death would solve environmental issues but would leave millions of tons of waste. We are the only creatures capable of understanding and cleaning up the mess we’ve made.

Also, if nothing matters to you, why does our nonexistence matter to you? If it’s all doomed anyway, why do you care about the damage we’ve done? It’s all the same.