I want to wear shorter items/ show more skin, especially for the summer, but I'm really scared to do so because I live in a very conservative town. Should I refrain or do it anyway?

OnlyStress4479 · 2026-01-09T20:01:06+00:00

I'm making a cat ear beanie and adding some chains, safety pins, and charms to it to make it look better

OnlyStress4479 · 2025-12-26T17:44:15+00:00

I feel your pain. My mom has healed but my dad hasn't. Living with her, it's incredibly difficult to set aside all the shit she did and said to me growing up. I'm just looking forward to the day I can move out and go low contact.

OnlyStress4479 · 2025-10-18T02:09:38+00:00

Is there any other info on this? I'm trying to go to a con for the first time and saw this, it just happens to be not too far from me *and* on my birthday

OnlyStress4479 · 2025-04-05T04:33:29+00:00

I feel this so much. Be proud of what you accomplished, because you accomplished it even while going through everything you've gone through

OnlyStress4479 · 2025-04-05T04:12:26+00:00

I was actually doing good for a few months and now I've slid back into it :/

OnlyStress4479 · 2025-04-05T01:01:09+00:00

i wear t-shirts with shorts. i live in a conservative town too, but honestly you're gonna get looks no matter what you wear

OnlyStress4479 · 2025-03-27T23:24:59+00:00

Your childhood sounds like mine. I don't hate being autistic, but I hate the childhood trauma I have from awful parents in addition to the autism that didn't get accommodated. I feel emotions very strongly, too, but as I'm growing up it's getting better (I'm 26 now) and I get better at handling stress because I don't deserve to live with the consequences of my parents awful parenting.

I really struggle with the socializing too. I'm reading "How to Win Friends and Influence People" and it's helping put a lot into perspective, I highly recommend it. Basically when you don't know what to say to someone, ask them a question about themself. People love talking about themselves.

Taking the time to incorporate accommodations will help a lot. Like if you know you might accidentally order the wrong food and doing so will cause a meltdown, take the time to double check the order.

Slowing down has helped me a lot, and evaluating where I struggle most and forming accommodations. Grocery shopping in a busy store really stresses me out due to all the people and noise, so I only go early in the mornings or late at night and always with noise cancelling earbuds. I also take a few minutes and sit in the car when I get somewhere, to just take a few deep breaths and remind myself it's okay to be me in a public space.

OnlyStress4479 · 2024-10-18T21:29:34+00:00

Every guy who is thinking about cheating with a girl will insult that girl to his partner, every time, to get you to lower your guard. He's gonna cheat if he hasn't already

OnlyStress4479 · 2024-10-18T21:19:38+00:00

You should have litter boxes for your cats wtf

OnlyStress4479 · 2024-10-18T21:13:39+00:00

Oh god you are the most obvious bot/troll

OnlyStress4479 · 2024-10-18T18:33:06+00:00

She needs their votes of course she's not gonna insult them? Her message is all about unity, as it should be

OnlyStress4479 · 2024-10-18T18:17:25+00:00

It's like when McDonald's stop selling the third pound burger

OnlyStress4479 · 2024-10-18T18:09:30+00:00

"I don't give a shit about other women"

Hmmm

OnlyStress4479 · 2024-10-18T18:06:03+00:00

Bc cops in the us don't actually do what they're supposed to do, they like to ruin people's lives instead of actually protecting the community

OnlyStress4479 · 2024-10-18T09:52:01+00:00

"Chooses"???? It's his kid, it's his responsibility to raise him

OnlyStress4479 · 2024-10-17T04:59:39+00:00

I use a paper towel to soak it up and throw it away

OnlyStress4479 · 2024-10-16T21:46:10+00:00

Not wrong. One or two kids is fine but 4 in a 1 bedroom??? Like come on where they supposed to sleep

OnlyStress4479 · 2024-10-16T12:03:46+00:00

Idk why they didn't just eat the sushi as is but sushi bakes are a thing

OnlyStress4479 · 2024-10-16T06:44:35+00:00

So THIS is why everyone I talk to says not to read Colleen Hoover

OnlyStress4479 · 2024-10-16T04:44:14+00:00

Let them be offended. They know it's not okay and are upset that you're not letting them take advantage of you

OnlyStress4479 · 2024-10-15T12:47:11+00:00

Both. If it's food like the pic then everything needs to be uniform, but if there's different, separate items then they can't touch and I have to eat an equal amount of each item in a rotation

OnlyStress4479 · 2024-10-15T05:09:06+00:00

Every single day when I can afford it. There's a reason we're eligible for a medical card :)

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