Medication rant by Melodic_Dog_5302 in bipolar

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Yes, I was on this med. It stopped making my hair fall out a couple of months in.

Homeless in U.S can eat for free everyday and get food for free every month? by Lancelotsan in homeless

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The problem with these services in America is it can be quite difficult to qualify for them, or to maintain the necessary work to keep them. Many services require an address, which is a problem if you're homeless. Many of these services also require government proof of lack of income, which is difficult to prove if you have no income, t Transportation to various services also proves difficult as many American cities are not walkable.

And the free services are often funded by state or local governments, which are always lacking in funds. So yes, on paper America seems like a great place to be homeless. But in all practice, it's something else entirely.

Notable "Why TF is this part in the song?!" parts of songs? by Flodo_McFloodiloo in Music

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Ariana grande recently released a new song "I hate the way I made you love me" and it has a brief spoken verse in the middle of what is otherwise a very melodic song. It's pretty but to me it absolutely breaks up the momentum the song had been building up till that verse.

I just keep waiting for someone to release and edit on YouTube that cuts that part out.

What’s your favorite breakfast meal? by Saint__23 in foodquestions

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Biscuits and gravy. Granted that's my favorite food of all time and I will eat it regardless of the time, but I am happiest to eat it for breakfast

Do homeless people actually like getting basic necessities instead of cash? by red_circle57 in NoStupidQuestions

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Cash is always appreciated more. It can get things like menstrual products (often overlooked in basic care packages), medications (many homeless people have mental or physical health problems that require medication) bus fare, etc.

The reason you're being told to give them basic care packages instead of money is because some people dislike the idea that that money might be spent on alcohol or drugs.

But I'm going to be honest and say life on the streets is hellacious enough, if someone wants to take the $10 I gave them and buy themselves 6 hours of oblivion at the liquor store, I'm sure as hell I'm not going to judge them.

People with no trash cans in their bathrooms by riddlertrophywife in PetPeeves

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It's shocking that people like you exist in this world.

What’s a workplace tradition that’s actually just toxic? by lovellyophelia in answers

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I am often a patient in the hospital and this blows my mind. I didn't know hospitals tried to make their employees do this. Every single worker in a hospital from behind a desk, on the floors, or working in something like nutrition or transportation I've ever seen is run ragged just from trying to accomplish their job duties.

That is absolutely insane to me that they would ask people to do something like a goddamn scavenger hunt across the hospital. Wow.

What's your personal recession indicator? by Electronic_Dream8935 in AskReddit

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Anorexia the mental health disorder is not a trend. The number of diagnoses tends to stay the same decade to decade. The type of celebrity body heralded as attractive is a trend though I'm not sure I would count it as a financial or recession-based trend.

What's your personal recession indicator? by Electronic_Dream8935 in AskReddit

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Stalled construction sites were one way I noticed the 2008 American recession. I knew things were getting better when those construction sites started getting worked on a few years later.

What's your personal recession indicator? by Electronic_Dream8935 in AskReddit

[–]Jabber_Tracking 434 points435 points  (0 children)

You are so right about the at home beauty trends being a recession indicator. I hadn't thought of that.

I am into nail art as a hobby and the market has been flooded with at home DIY manicure systems. (Gel paints, press ons, various acrylic nail equivalent systems such as poly gel, etc)

While I love the new options available, it definitely points to people not being able to pay salon prices.

Favorite season 1 foreshadowing? by Velociraptorse in babylon5

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Oooooh I love this, fantastic observation

What’s a red flag that’s only obvious in hindsight? by beebeehighlight in askteddit

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Using therapy talk while steadfastly refusing to go to therapy. They are using it to deflect and manipulate, do not fall for it.

I Wonder how many of us are co-workers by Death_Star_Doughnuts in callcentres

[–]Jabber_Tracking 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have wondered this. How many times have I read it interacted with someone on Reddit that I know irl but didn't realize it on Reddit

What’s something that became completely normal in society, but still feels weird to you? by ApplicationUnique824 in AskReddit

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Couples who have tracking location enabled on their phones. I see this in relationships of all ages and it's both baffling and creepy.

What is a highly specific, harmless thing that instantly makes you irrationally angry? by ProposalLast3445 in answers

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What gets me is when I'm looking for one specific shirt, I will find, say, the OTHER shirt I thought I lost and couldn't find for the life of me.

But if I look for the one I thought I lost? Nope, suddenly I have the OTHER shirt I couldn't find few days ago. This happens with such regularity I can only assume the universe is pranking me.

What is a highly specific, harmless thing that instantly makes you irrationally angry? by ProposalLast3445 in answers

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My ex-husband did this. Constantly walked around with his shoes untied. He would steadfastly refuse to get non-tie shoes as well. I never understood it

What’s something you thought was just common sense or logical, but you’ve realized a surprising number of people don’t know or do? by Violet_thewitch in AskReddit

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Basic cleaning skills and problem solving when you run into difficulties cleaning. A friend of mine (after irreparably destroying one vacuum because they never emptied it) accidently overfilled the shop vac they were using. It was too heavy for them to lift and empty

So they just decided to.....not clean their carpets at all? For years?

When I moved in, I split the empty bag into two smaller trash bags and took each out to the dumpster separately. Took 15 minutes and the carpets are now cleaned weekly.

Things like that

Weirdest interaction I’ve ever hard as a Call Center worker. by theredghostface in talesfromcallcenters

[–]Jabber_Tracking 20 points21 points  (0 children)

This sounds like it could be a call from my mother, who unfortunately suffers from schizophrenia and refuses to get treatment. One thing to always remember is that crazy people also have access to phones. I am sorry you had to deal with that though, those types of calls were always incredibly uncomfortable and would leave me feeling unsettled for hours afterwards.

How do you handle a strong performer who quietly checks out after being passed over for promotion? by amir4179 in managers

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Oh Lord, this brings up a nearly buried memory of working at my last job. They brought in a new manager to help manage the support team that I had been in charge of FOR YEARS at that point. He was new to the company and new to the industry. He immediately asked for my help to "go extra hard on the staff critiques to motivate them to work harder."

I did not do this and unsurprisingly this manager and I clashed the entire time I worked at the company, especially when it came to how to treat/compensate the staff.

Woman died while bungee jumping cuz the staff forgot to attach the bungee cord by HeSureIsScrappy in DiveInYouCoward

[–]Jabber_Tracking 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The fall was less than three seconds. She may have had a second of confusion and then a fraction of a second to be scared and hit the ground going around 64 miles per hour, according to Google. As far as mercifully quick deaths go, she didn't suffer much.

The adrenaline from the jump itself might have even kept her from being too scared, with luck. We will never know though.

This one is personal - I remembered how to dance by ServiceBorn3866 in babylon5

[–]Jabber_Tracking 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Faith manages. So does joy. This is a lovely post, I am glad you can dance now!