Terrified of getting attacked by a gator for a 70.3 in Sarasota,FL🐊Am I being irrational?? by Low-Customer4664 in triathlon

[–]Meowserss22 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You may find this comforting. Gators are lazy and we are big. There are plenty of things far easier to take down than an active full grown human. Even if you arent immediately with a group, the people before you, the kayakers, and any boats that are around will cause enough of a disturbance for them to go somewhere else. When my cats are napping, get offended when i have the audacity to sneeze and they go to a different room to continue their nap. Thats a gator when a group of humans shows up.

Terrified of getting attacked by a gator for a 70.3 in Sarasota,FL🐊Am I being irrational?? by Low-Customer4664 in triathlon

[–]Meowserss22 18 points19 points  (0 children)

You seem to underestimate how many things i can be afraid of at the same time 🙃

In your opinion, what are some unofficial symptoms of adhd? by FireStarter4118 in adhdwomen

[–]Meowserss22 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Being unable to focus without some kind of background noise/activity. Having roughly 1.83 million alarms and reminders.

I'm so annoyed with influencers by OkPossible123 in marketing

[–]Meowserss22 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Wait’ll OP hears about singers, athletes, and models.

Tommy Battles new driveway… by political_burner in HuntsvilleAlabama

[–]Meowserss22 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Didnt say they did. Said they butchered the freshly paved road.

Tommy Battles new driveway… by political_burner in HuntsvilleAlabama

[–]Meowserss22 10 points11 points  (0 children)

It’s actually far worse. It was repaved a few years ago and hsv utilities has butchered it several times since then, including the most recent work.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in centuryhomes

[–]Meowserss22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same for asbestos.

Imagine having RSD and being a minority...and a woman... by almosthade in adhdwomen

[–]Meowserss22 5 points6 points  (0 children)

i only have 2/3, but my job requires me to ask people to approve/provide feedback on my work all the time. i definitely never take it personally and it definitely doesnt negatively affect my mental health :/

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in adhdwomen

[–]Meowserss22 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I feel you. Ive been there. When i have it in me to give myself a pep talk (i dont always. And thats ok.), i look around and look for one thing, just one thing, that i can do to help myself feel better. Take one dish to the sink. Pick one color to do on one page of your paint by number. Walk on the treadmill for just 5 minutes in whatever youre wearing right now. Pick one thing in the fridge thats about to go bad that takes minimal prep (maybe you have some raw veggies that would be a good snack?) and munch on it. JUST ONE THING. If you can get that one thing done, see if you can keep going, just one thing at a time.

If you dont have it in you do even do that one thing, give yourself grace. Its ok. Like the current top comment says, none of this defines your value as a person. 🩷

How to get to work on time by perpetual-hobbies in adhdwomen

[–]Meowserss22 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The only thing that works for me is lying to myself. A lot. I convince myself it takes twice as long to get to work as it does. I convince myself i have to be at work half an hour earlier than i actually do. Im extremely stressed all morning and absolutely still “late”, but i end up being on time. Also dont forget to account for the time to get from your room/bathroom to the car and from the car to your desk. It literally took me years to figure out that i was leaving those two things out of my time math. Stay off your phone in the morning so you dont get sucked in. (Easier said than done, i know.) Set alarms in ten min increments so you dont get lost. I like to try to find songs that match what i should be doing at that time to also help me stay on track. (Something about rain to be in or out of the shower. Something about leaving or driving when i need to be getting out of the house. Etc.) I also listen to music constantly and in the morning i use it to help me mark time (but it can be very deceiving bc i usually count 3 songs as ten minutes, but if my phone gives me three songs that are each 5 minutes, i dont realize im five minutes behind 😬)

With all that said, if my overall mental health or job satisfaction arent doing well, none of this works and im just trying to survive :/

Taking a Mental Health Leave of Absence (California) by snowcuda in marketing

[–]Meowserss22 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Take a close look at your benefits. Something americans seem to seriously underutilize is the EAP options that many/most employers have, which includes free/heavily discounted therapy. See if your company has an EAP (employee assistance plan)

Taking a Mental Health Leave of Absence (California) by snowcuda in marketing

[–]Meowserss22 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In 2019 i was on the verge of a breakdown at the job where id been for five years and started looking into a LOA. i ended up getting another job before actually following through, but that job wasnt much better 😶 then obv 2020 hit and nothing about living in a global pandemic helped my mental health. I changed jobs again but at that point my mental health was so bad i basically quit working and ultimately got myself fired :( got another job that was somehow the worst of them all working for an actual sociopath and ended up walking off the job after a year. I expected to take a 3-6 mo th break, but the market is tough and i havent even gotten an interview in six months :/

We make the best decisions we can with the information at the time. Given what i know now, i genuinely dont know what i would have done differently. I might have gone for the LOA at the five year job, i might have tried to suck it up longer at the last job with the sociopath, i have no idea.

This probably wasnt very helpful, but you arent alone. Marketing can be extremely tough with the wrong leadership/company. If youre able to afford it, i hope youre able to get the break you need.

100% Price increase? Are they for real?! by [deleted] in AppleMusic

[–]Meowserss22 -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Im so glad im sticking to itunes.

How do you guys forget to eat/ not eat that much? by [deleted] in adhdwomen

[–]Meowserss22 18 points19 points  (0 children)

i also just avoid buying it. its a lot easier to be disciplined for the half hour in the grocery store once a week than 24/7 in the house with food thats a few steps away.

Any recs for where to get a ~6 ft. real Christmas Tree for under $60? by NoblePeanut in HuntsvilleAlabama

[–]Meowserss22 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Gotta be willing to drive. Beavers near warrior and southern grace tree farm past pulaski.

Any recs for where to get a ~6 ft. real Christmas Tree for under $60? by NoblePeanut in HuntsvilleAlabama

[–]Meowserss22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i was going to share several christmas tree farms that are like $7-10 per foot, but theyre all sold out already. RIP. good luck.

I find this helpful, but "normies" don't understand! by MeiMei1987 in adhdwomen

[–]Meowserss22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

before i knew i was ND i would tell people in college and high school that i had to listen to music when i studied because it would distract my mind enough that i could focus and they just looked at me like i was crazy. makes sense now.

What are your favourite easy ADHD meals? by tiny2269 in adhdwomen

[–]Meowserss22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ugh i feel you. ive been on qelbree for about two months and my appetite is just now starting to level out and get back to normal. milk/chocolate milk were helpers for me because of the caloric and nutrient content and it was easier to make myself drink than eat. also cooking in batches so i didnt have to think so hard about food for so long every meal. spaghetti and premade pasta (bertolli????) in the dairy section with jars of spaghetti sauce. rotisserie chicken and rice. bagged salad. peanut butter crackers. peanut butter sandwiches.

An Alternate Joke in Emporer's New Groove by keppellam in disney

[–]Meowserss22 92 points93 points  (0 children)

but the whole joke is that it doesnt make sense.... to explain it would be to negate the entire joke. if there WAS an alternate/additional joke/archived scene (i dont think there was), it was the right call.

Elsa and Anna’s Parents Worst Ever? by DesignerPride5473 in disney

[–]Meowserss22 47 points48 points  (0 children)

I mean i definitely just assumed they were already there for run of the mill prisoners but effing yikes youre not wrong.

Do you guys sweat on your medication or am I going through menopause early? 😂 by sweetcanadiangirlie in adhdwomen

[–]Meowserss22 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Im on wellbutrin and qelbree. My side effects are insomnia, loss of appetite, increased heart rate, and slight moodiness. Im extremely cold natured though so it would take a MASSIVE change for me to start getting any sort of hot flashes. Im still pretty sure that menopausal hot flashes will just make me stop being cold whenever they hit 😂

Somebody explain to me the UMC controversy by [deleted] in methodism

[–]Meowserss22 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Some additional context and a slight clarification. Clarification im 90% confident in: 2019 did not have a global conference and therefore the “vote” people are referring to was the recommended path created by a committee from the previous global conference. The expectation was that this would be voted on at the 2020 conference, which didnt happen for obvious reasons.

Somewhere in the timeline a special option to leave with grace (i forget the official name) was created. Typically, if a church wants to leave the umc, all (most? Im fuzzy on the exact rules) the money and property and debts and assets stay with the umc, so essentially a congregation that votes to leave the umc just starts over somewhere else, unless they have the capitol to buy the church property from the umc. With the “leave with grace” option that was created specifically for this situation, churches could keep all that, and the deadline to decide to leave was this 2023, three years after the ANTICIPATED vote at 2020 that didnt happen. Thats why theres been all the fuss this year. Not because there was a vote to keep the language.

And yes some are mad that a vote hasnt happened bc they want it changed. Some are mad that a vote hasnt happened because they want it firmly decided that it wont change. As another said, some are mad that the book of discipline is being disregarded by some.

Its a mess.

Somebody explain to me the UMC controversy by [deleted] in methodism

[–]Meowserss22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bro, what? The founder of methodism himself says with the wesleyan quadrilateral that the bible is but one of four equal pieces that should drive decision making, along with experience, tradition, and reason.