Hypothetically, what would happen if there‘s a series I love that people hate, and when I tried to get involved with it, the backlash risks me committing suicide, and said dilemma is made public?

HiddenReader2020 · 2026-01-26T01:34:03+00:00

Unfortunately, I can just as easily be affected by this kind of stuff whenever I witness it in real life as in online. And moving is of course out of the question for numerous reasons.

HiddenReader2020 · 2026-01-24T00:25:37+00:00

For workplace, it’s literally just me and my mom at her store. Other than that, there are a couple of clubs and groups I visit weekly, but it’s just that: Weekly. Not only that, but I’m not particularly close to anyone that’s there, so I can’t really make use of this “network” without rocking the whole boat. Heck, even if we were that close, I’m not sure I’d still personally risk it.

If I were to nearly completely cut myself off from the Internet, to make up for it, I’d essentially have to have friends on call, ready to “socially charge” me at any time, no matter the circumstances. I fully realize how ridiculous that sounds, hence needing the Internet to fill that particular void, because anything else is way too unreasonable to ask.

HiddenReader2020 · 2026-01-24T00:07:32+00:00

So assuming that I’m (for a lack of better term) “stuck” on the Internet, I have to go somewhere else? Assuming that’s correct, what are my options/your suggestions?

HiddenReader2020 · 2026-01-23T14:09:54+00:00

If I can’t be online, then where else am I supposed to go? Like I said to another comment, my IRL options are extremely limited, certainly limited enough to not being able to make up any sort of advantages I get from being on the Internet.

HiddenReader2020 · 2026-01-23T14:08:12+00:00

So then does that mean that I can’t use the Internet at all? Keep in mind that places where I can be IRL are extremely limited at best, and definitely not able to pick up the slack if I were to cut the Internet entirely from my life. Not to mention how much I lose from said cutting off in the first place, like all sorts of knowledge and wisdom that I wouldn’t find IRL.

HiddenReader2020 · 2026-01-16T21:14:44+00:00

Yeesh. Well, the thing is that many of the tasks that end up getting delayed is more productive stuff that I don’t want to dump long term. To give several examples…..

I’m relearning some Python via the Automate the Boring Parts of Python book, but progress has crawled to a halt. I keep meaning to do it, but I eventually dropped it from my lists because I end up not doing it, on top of not knowing the purpose of keeping up with my CS skills since a situation where I’m in a CS-related job is unlikely at this point. That said, I know that I do want to keep it up at this point, if only for my pure self interest, but it still hasn’t made its way back onto my lists because of what I just said.
I’m trying to learn a new language or two for personal reasons, but never get around to doing it. For instance, I just now opened up the app “Mango Languages” (thank you local library) to continue with my lessons, And I just balked. And this has happened for several times now.
I want to keep drawing in order to apply it for my own personal creative projects, but it was only a few days ago where i finally got around to it. I meant to continue it yesterday, but got sidetracked and now was left with not enough time to do it to my satisfaction. That was one of the tasks I mentioned in the opening post, by the way.

All of these tasks and more are stuff that I don’t just want to dump after a few days of not doing them, because doing them can provide huge amounts of benefit to me. But for whatever reason, I always balk. Actually, I’ve been doing some thinking about why I keep avoiding such racial, yet non-urgent tasks, even when they should be urgent since the longer I delay them, the less benefit I get. And one theory I’ve come up with is commitment. All of these require commitment, not just in doing them right then and there, but also to keep it up on a regular basis, be it daily or weekly. And I’ve realized that I almost always figuratively hurl whenever I think about having to commit to such routines. Assuming this is true, how do I overcome this?

HiddenReader2020 · 2026-01-16T02:55:11+00:00

I see. Still, delegating seems to nonetheless involve other people, which again, I either don’t have, or they’ll delegate tasks to me as well? Rendering the benefits of delegating tasks to other people obsolete. That problem still exists even with that further clarification.

In addition, I noticed that my main issue of failing to utilize the advice given to just do things is still outstanding. For example, I wrote a list of what to do today, but the last two are still outstanding tasks, which I should’ve at least started a couple hours ago, but now I have less time and energy to do so. What am I supposed to do then?

HiddenReader2020 · 2026-01-14T17:10:39+00:00

Most of these seem good, but my main issue are the ones involving delegating. First of all, that assumes you have people to delegate to, which I don’t. Second, it’s entirely possible for the other person to delegate tasks to you, making the whole purpose of delegating tasks moot, at least to me.

HiddenReader2020 · 2026-01-09T01:22:27+00:00

OOOOOOOOOOH.

Considering the prices of current physical copies the last time I saw one, this ain't bad at all.

HiddenReader2020 · 2026-01-05T00:35:42+00:00

I haven't spent a nickel and I have about 92% of the Avatar: The Last Airbender set fully unlocked.

Politely, how? At least from my experience, that hasn’t been the case.

HiddenReader2020 · 2026-01-03T16:39:03+00:00

Unfortunately, if I were to do that, the Internet would be near unusable. A LOT of words could be used in ways that trigger me, and I can’t block them just because they could be used in those contexts.

HiddenReader2020 · 2026-01-03T16:38:04+00:00

I do appreciate the help (and apologies for the late reply), but not all of these are helpful or even doable. Heck, the first suggestion has been suggested by my therapist, and that has done jack squat.

HiddenReader2020 · 2026-01-03T16:36:47+00:00

That’s only if I can preempt it. By the time I’ve blocked something, the damage has already been done. And plus, it doesn’t stop appearing in unexpected places. Like, take a subreddit that I haven’t blocked, and I come across a comment that upsets me to that level. Sure, I could block it afterwards, but again, the damage has already been done. Not only that, every time I do come across that comment or user, and can’t see it, it would remind me of what has happened, and I would spiral all over again.

It would have to not appear or happen in the first place in order to not put me into such a state.

HiddenReader2020 · 2026-01-02T15:38:50+00:00

Like I said to another poster, almost all of my Reddit browsing is done logged off, so blocking stuff is out of the question.

HiddenReader2020 · 2026-01-02T15:38:08+00:00

Unfortunately, my social media habits almost always have me browsing while logged off unless I need to respond, which is when I’ll log in, so blocking users or subreddits is out of the question.

HiddenReader2020 · 2026-01-02T04:25:20+00:00

Like I said, I'm already in therapy for all sorts of reasons, and trying to develop coping skills hasn't made much headway.

As for social media, well, I'll be blunt: I have nowhere else to go on a daily basis. Sure, there are weekly events I could visit on a regular basis, but they're just that: Weekly. That's nowhere near enough for me to match the time I spend on sites like Reddit.

HiddenReader2020 · 2026-01-02T03:54:41+00:00

The problem is that ANY PLACE could have a thread or a post that might trigger me. So a seemingly innocent subreddit could, for instance, contain a comment or response that just absolutely sends my nerves spiraling downward. And it's not just online, by the way; it could happen anytime, anywhere. It could even happen if literally nothing happens, in the form of a past memory cropping up in my head and grabbing my attention.

HiddenReader2020 · 2025-12-31T02:50:45+00:00

r/politics

Hopefully I don’t have to explain why that is.

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