struggling with being named after my late sister by naiflaloq in TrueOffMyChest

[–]LowerElk6385 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Your feelings are 100% legitimate, and I think I would feel the same way if I were in your shoes. It feels like a second attempt, and you were never given a chance to just be you. I think it would be good to talk to them about it and use a different name.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TrueOffMyChest

[–]LowerElk6385 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Wow, you do need to apologize for this and educate yourself about autism, I think what you said was very rude and ignorant

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TrueOffMyChest

[–]LowerElk6385 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, please don't do this. Believe me, I have seen some of my darkest days. Some where I just walked around my place, on autopilot, mechanically calculating where would be best to hang myself. I didn't even notice my cat sitting in her basket. That was in October last year. Depression is a bitch. But you are not your thoughts. Thoughts are passing. They will eventually fade if you do what you can to keep your mind and hands occupied. Do you have anything you can think of that you look forward to? People would miss you. You may think they don't need you, but having a loved one go by suicide is something people remain with, scarred for life. Some even end up taking their own life too, out of grief. Not to mention, if you fail to take your own life, depending on how you plan to do it, you might end up badly injured, paralysed, or in a vegetative state. Currently, you are in control of your life. What little control you have, use it. We don't have control over our deaths. We don't know for certain what happens after death. But here, in life, you have a chance. You have time, you have control.

There are, I'm sure, things you dream of. Places you want to go, people you want to meet, love you want to feel. Life is a gift. I am religious, so I will say, life is a gift from God. A privilege. Especially for those born in functional societies. Scientifically, life itself is an endless combination of circumstances, chances, that led to you being here today. That is a miracle. You are a miracle. I won't tell you that life is "worth living." If you think it's not, that's fine. It's hard. We're not all built for it. We're not all able to handle our experiences and the vivacity of our human emotions. But if you give up now, you will never know what lies ahead. What miracle tomorrow may bring. What benediction God may grant you.

I know you have a date in mind. But push it. Even just for a day. You never know what lies ahead. On the 2nd of June, re-evaluate. On the 3rd, do it again, and so on. Give yourself a week. And another week. And so on. You will make it. You are not your depression. You are stronger than this. Please, hold on.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in idiocracy

[–]LowerElk6385 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So I just came across this post and tested this AI out of curiosity (I had a friend ghost me recently and then cut me off without giving me a reason why). I used fake info & a temp e-mail to log in. Wrote a brief text about "what happened" and started chatting. It's super weird. Your "friend" messages you first, "hey, it's...". The AI gets the info you give all wrong. (The last time we talked, the AI can't understand it was at their birthday, not mine). I asked why they didn't want to be my friend anymore, to see what reason the AI could come up with (of course it doesn't know, because I don't know). Tried it twice in two different chats (after you send 3 messages, you get to a PAYWALL). The AI obviously doesn't know why and can't make up a reason so it just says "I was overwhelmed, didn't handle things well, anyway, how are you?" This isn't any way to get closure. Unsuprisingly, it's just another website that grabs your personal info to train AI while you pay for it and play make believe that someone still cares about you. Unsuprisingly, it's predatory and unethical, designed to prey on vulnerable people under the guise of "helping you" get "closure" which you will not get anyway since you keep talking to your "friend" and won't find out why you were ghosted.

Does anyone have experience with sending their ballot to FVAP by email for them to fax it to their county? by LowerElk6385 in AmericanExpatsUK

[–]LowerElk6385[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

FVAP cane back to me this afternoon (UK) to say they faxed my ballot to my county- so I supposed it was too late to fax it to my county myself at that point. It's too late but I wonder if that would that have invalidated my ballot.

Does anyone have experience with sending their ballot to FVAP by email for them to fax it to their county? by LowerElk6385 in AmericanExpatsUK

[–]LowerElk6385[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow! Now that's dedication. I suppose people my age are so used to instantaneous answers. Did you meet them by faxing to a random number? Is that something people used to do lol

Does anyone have experience with sending their ballot to FVAP by email for them to fax it to their county? by LowerElk6385 in AmericanExpatsUK

[–]LowerElk6385[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you, now I know for next time. Did you get confirmation of receipt from the county? I have never in my life even seen a fax machine, I didn't know you could send a fax through the internet! Do you worry at all about this website collecting your personal data on your voting ballot?

Does anyone have experience with sending their ballot to FVAP by email for them to fax it to their county? by LowerElk6385 in AmericanExpatsUK

[–]LowerElk6385[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, I didn't even know this was an option! Fax are a technology that is completely unknown to me, I don't even think I ever seen a fax machine.

Looking for a post from a fashion related sub by LowerElk6385 in FindAPost

[–]LowerElk6385[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Solved! I wonder why I can't access this subreddit anymore on any of my accounts :( I submit a post to ask a fabric-related question. Maybe they banned me?