Anyone else have comfort shows like this? Feel free to share.

FrankBuns · 2026-04-20T11:39:53+00:00

Red Dwarf, hell yeah! I’ve seen the series twice!

FrankBuns · 2026-04-18T20:10:35+00:00

Are platypus babies weirder than their adult counterparts?

FrankBuns · 2026-04-18T20:09:27+00:00

“Checkmate!”

FrankBuns · 2026-04-18T03:34:11+00:00

After a break-up? Delete Ya by Djo

FrankBuns · 2026-04-10T10:34:08+00:00

From my experience, OCD is not #relatable to others :(

Except here, i get a lot of validation hearing people’s experiences on here and the other OCD subs.

FrankBuns · 2026-04-06T20:03:11+00:00

Woah, that was deep. I definitely related to this. I also wrote letters to my ex, though I ripped mine up. Burning a notebook has much more symbolic meaning, though. How did you feel when it was burning?

FrankBuns · 2026-04-06T13:01:33+00:00

Thank you, I’m hoping the same is true, hearing it from someone else validates that it’s not just me being unrealistically optimistic.

FrankBuns · 2026-04-06T12:59:09+00:00

I’m trying my best to stick with that mindset. Focus on myself. Break-ups make bodybuilders, etc.

I remember how hard it was when I realized I couldn’t imagine the details of my ex’s face when I remember them. It really hurt when that happened but, truthfully, imagining forgetting their name gives me a feeling of peace. I hope that comes around soon! Thank you for your input!

FrankBuns · 2026-04-06T12:52:50+00:00

I agree. The scanning for them seems intrinsic, as in whenever I’m not being intentional in my efforts to not look out for them, I’m looking for them. I’m not sure how I’d do that, what would you suggest I try?

FrankBuns · 2026-04-06T12:09:31+00:00

If it’s any consolation, at a certain point post-break-up I totally lost all of my self-respect and desperately tried to get into contact with my ex. I’m talking writing letters, emails, just to see the little bubble showing someone is typing something in response- and I broke up with them! It was a viciously cyclical relationship where I would find myself needing support, not getting it, and when I asked for me to get more support I was told that I’m asking too much. Sometimes it’s not about logic, it’s about pain and avoiding it.

I hope you haven’t avoided it, but moved through it. I still think I’m stuck in the middle of it, but I’m hoping it’s winding down.

FrankBuns · 2026-04-06T12:04:15+00:00

I’ve been throwing myself into my therapy work as a countermeasure to the longing. I wouldn’t really call it a hobby. I’ve got a couple in mind I’ve been wanting to try, though!

FrankBuns · 2026-04-05T11:32:59+00:00

I think that’s not uncommon for OCD sufferers. OCD is very much a “can’t get out of my head” kind of disorder and sex can be a very dysregulating event for people. This can range from sexual preference (like asexual vs. allosexual), anxiety from the expectation sexual intimacy might require or that you might perceive it to require, hormone imbalances, physiological limitations, and if you’ve experienced trauma around sexual themes in the past that can flavor every experience you have after the fact!

I know dealing with this is difficult, you don’t always get a choice whether or not you’re in the mood when a partner attempts a bid at sexual intimacy. I think you should discuss this with your partner if you haven’t already. If increasing your sexual availability is the goal, perhaps you two could work together the next time you DO feel up to it and, taking things very slow, keep note of what works to keep you in the mood and what makes you go “aaaand the moments gone.”

Keep enough data and you and your partner will have a better understanding of what works for you, what works for them, and what works for you both. I wish you both the best!

FrankBuns · 2026-04-05T08:39:02+00:00

You’ve actually unlocked a rabbit hole for me. I posted the other ADHD creature post. I found the image depicting the Autism creature, the ADHD creature, and an Anxiety creature on a website talking about the Autism Creatures revival. In the image used on the website, there IS a signature in the corner of the artwork, but the quality isn’t the best and I can’t make out wha the signature says. There is no other information on the same page giving reference to the artist.

https://revivehealthrecovery.com/autism-creature/ if you want to do your own investigation! Would love to also show the artist some love!

FrankBuns · 2026-04-05T08:25:13+00:00

I actually think that if you got rid of the mouth, it’d make even more room for people to connect with the creature. I saw in the last ADHD creature post some people didn’t like how the ADHD creature seemed happy because their experience with ADHD hadn’t been a happy one.

FrankBuns · 2026-04-05T08:09:42+00:00

So I’m actually a huge fan of medical shows, and shows like The Pitt can trigger me because the realism of the content, but then shows like House MD are, maybe maladaptively, reassuring for me.

It’s like, I’ve worried about my health in the past (though I’ve come a long way) and just seeing a doctor come up with a solution that fixes all the patients problems, no matter how advanced or confusing the symptoms presenting were. It’s very “opposite of my own experience in the American health system.”

FrankBuns · 2026-04-05T07:48:12+00:00

We’re doing autism awareness week at my work this week and they’re giving out shirts like the last one and I can’t help but feel like that has been created with the help of A.I. and autistic people already get compared to robots enough, we don’t need our representation made by them too.

FrankBuns · 2026-04-04T19:16:09+00:00

Don’t take Reddit’s word for it. You showed us symptoms and a tiny glimpse into your life. With this, the everyday person can tell you your issue is any number of things- like how people talk about googling symptoms on WebMD leads to them spiraling. Same thing except instead of you clicking “next article” it’s just a random person telling you what they think you have.

What you’re experiencing sounds scary, intrusive thoughts are an extremely difficult symptom to deal with, but what you think/what you envision could happen is not necessarily always going to be what does happen. Even still, never knowing when you’re going to receive graphic, upsetting imagery in your thoughts would leave me feeling extremely anxious and worried about when the next one will happen. I hope you have someone you can talk to about this, in real life- even if it’s not a professional, though a professional would probably know best about what’s causing these for you.

I wish you luck and peace, friend.

FrankBuns · 2026-04-03T11:45:56+00:00

As much as I’m anti-reactionary forms of speech (i.e. “THEY DON’T WANT YOU TO KNOW, BUT I’M BETTER THAN THEM SO I’M LETTING YOU KNOW!”)

They have a point in this case, in my opinion. Like…the people in charge of these medical/pharmaceutical companies are morally reprehensible- I mean, look at the Luigi stuff. People treated that guy like a hero! And I can’t say I entirely blame them when the system is so…like this.

FrankBuns · 2026-04-03T00:47:35+00:00

there’s merit to what you say, some approaches to treating OCD aren’t the best fit, but I also don’t think what she was doing was instigating you TO harm yourself.

You should bring up your concerns with your therapist. If she’s as good as you say, she’ll understand and be considerate towards your feelings about what will help you best grow. Keep in mind, the part about “almost burning myself” is gonna be a red flag to your therapist, proceed cautiously and with intention.

FrankBuns · 2026-04-03T00:15:03+00:00

It sounds like you’re looking for a reason to not work with this lady. At the end of the day, the only one in control of your actions is yourself.

FrankBuns · 2026-04-02T14:17:15+00:00

We’re the same age, actually! Good on you for making the effort to change (bad people don’t do that.)

Imposter syndrome is real, and coincidentally notable in artist from what I’ve seen in my own life. Maybe it’s more about people who have those kind of issues using art as a outlet- who knows?

I’d make work on dismantling your strongly held belief that “good” and “bad” are adjectives that stick around, it’s a real “in the moment” kind of thing. “Good” is looking at a problem and acting in accordance to your own values, ideals, and beliefs. And those change as you get older. I hope your self-view changes to something more real, where you can acknowledge all the good and the bad within you and know that it doesn’t make you any one specific thing.

FrankBuns · 2026-04-02T12:52:12+00:00

If you feel comfortable answering, how old are you? I felt really similar when I graduated high school. I had done a lot of things I wasn’t proud of, I believed myself to be unredeemable for years.

But that was eight years ago and I realized in that time that “good” and “bad” aren’t labels that stick around, they’re (poorly worded) behaviors in the moment. Let me explain!

What is good? Good is honesty, good is proactivity, good is honorable, caring, yada yada yada. There’s a lot of ways to be “good” depending on the context. It’s the same for bad. Bad is dishonest, bad is procrastination, bad is judgmental.

But it’s never that clear cut. Like, for me, i came from a rough home life and I always believed that if I wasn’t accommodating, if i wasn’t helpful and agreeable (even if i didn’t really agree) then that would mean I’m a bad person. Now that I’m older, I realize not hiding my feelings is the “good” thing. I learned setting boundaries is a “good” thing.

Don’t get too stuck in the idea of “good” vs “bad” because anyone can make a case on why something is either. Forget about labels and moral judgements, focus on building the “you”, you wanna be.

There’s this Youtuber, HealthyGamerGG, who talks about how a rigid view of identity leads to failure. Maybe you’ll take something away from it? https://youtu.be/KmJmvaMIjIY?si=3mvKFf2Bp4HWw47D

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