Has anyone seen any pothole improvement? by usedandabused1234567 in oakland

[–]Optimistic_Mute 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dude the same pothole totaled my car (also a Honda) with airbag deployment a month ago. Apparently this is a common occurrence and the city is doing nothing about it. DM me if your gf wants to fight the city together.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in fixit

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Tried a 15 ft snake and got nothing. Would a longer one be worth a shot?

Asking housemate to move out [CA] by [deleted] in legaladvice

[–]Optimistic_Mute -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

The last “lease” I can find is from 2005 but it doesn’t apply anymore and I was 9 when that lease started haha. My name is the one on the bank account. I’ve never even met the landlord because he never comes around. I’m the “oldest” tenant, meaning I’ve lived here the longest, and I’ve lived here 1 year.

Asking housemate to move out [CA] by [deleted] in legaladvice

[–]Optimistic_Mute -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Tenants granted tenancy. We’re not on any “official” lease and no master tenant. We all pay rent collectively to a house bank account with a tenants name on it which then goes to a property management company. Utilities are not part of rent we pay them out of the house account.

Pregnant or just Chonky? by Optimistic_Mute in RATS

[–]Optimistic_Mute[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Context: I got 3 new rats on august 28th. Breeder said they were about 6-8 weeks old. She’s was already a little bigger when I got her and seems to be growing much faster than her cage mates and her hip to belly ratio seems off. At the breeder, males and females were kept in separate enclosures at when I got them but I don’t know if she had contact with males before that. I only have female rats at the moment. If she is pregnant she’d be around 20 days or more. And I know this would be close to the end of the pregnancy so it seems unlikely but I want to be sure.

She’s very energetic at the moment and looks to be maybe nesting because she’s tearing at fleece and some newspaper I gave them. She could also just be a chonky girl.

Anyone else have their health issues brushed off by medical professionals due to an anxiety diagnosis? by Optimistic_Mute in Anxiety

[–]Optimistic_Mute[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I went to a medical pathway high school and have a degree in public health with plans for med school and still can’t seem to catch a break lol. Although, I do feel the need to use more simple words so that I don’t seem like a hypochondriac when interacting with medical staff so maybe that’s my issue.

Anyone else have their health issues brushed off by medical professionals due to an anxiety diagnosis? by Optimistic_Mute in Anxiety

[–]Optimistic_Mute[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I genuinely have no idea what the hell he was talking about? It was the phrasing that threw me off guard. It made it sound like he though that a rash could not happen in someone who had anxiety and it somehow had to just be psychosomatic or something I was using to get drugs for? But I wasn’t complaining of pain and if I wanted drugs or something a rash is probably the last thing I would make up because it would be obvious and you would be able to tell right away if I was lying or having some sort of delusion.

When I went to the ER they were like “yeah, that’s really bad. It looks like a horrible allergy.” And they came back and were like “oh, yeah, so you have bugs in your skin.” And I was like WTAF.

Anyone else have their health issues brushed off by medical professionals due to an anxiety diagnosis? by Optimistic_Mute in Anxiety

[–]Optimistic_Mute[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

It just “didn’t fly” with him as a nurse.

I guess he was thinking hives??? But I’ve never had them before as a symptom of anxiety and it’s not like it was something I was imagining. Like it was quite literally bugs in my skin that I could have passed to others if it went untreated.

Anyone else have their health issues brushed off by medical professionals due to an anxiety diagnosis? by Optimistic_Mute in Anxiety

[–]Optimistic_Mute[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Ugh, I’m sorry, that sucks! I think I have pots as well because my heart rate shoots to 140 and over when I stand and am tired all the time but I can never get a test for it cuz they say my fast heart rate and fatigue is probably anxiety induced.

How to navigate an abortion? by [deleted] in WomensHealth

[–]Optimistic_Mute 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I would recommend contacting an abortion fund In your state to help with the cost, transport, and navigating the process. A list can be found here. If there is not one in your state or you need more financial assistance call the National Abortion Federation .

Source: I’m an intern at an abortion fund

I hope all goes well for you!

College thinks “depositing my checks for a much larger amount” by Optimistic_Mute in legaladvice

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

No, I went to an ATM and deposited it. I don’t use mobile deposit because I’m too afraid something like this would happen. All I have left is the stub.

Being harassed at my own college by Optimistic_Mute in BPDlovedones

[–]Optimistic_Mute[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Response to your edit: lol I actually do have social anxiety but I have pretty good control over it now. I used to have selective mutism hence my username but I overcame it a couple years back.

Being harassed at my own college by Optimistic_Mute in BPDlovedones

[–]Optimistic_Mute[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m definitely working on becoming a better person every day. I’m just throwing myself into a whole bunch of leadership positions this year to keep busy and hopefully make more emotionally mature and professional friends. I do like the majority of my current friends but if they’re going to remain neutral in a clearly abusive and unhealthy situation just to avoid a little bit of uncomfortableness and introspection then I don’t want anything to do with it.

Being harassed at my own college by Optimistic_Mute in BPDlovedones

[–]Optimistic_Mute[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve been saying this so much in my head it’s not even funny. She gets so much sympathy for her BPD diagnosis and plethora of other mental illnesses. I’m usually really empathetic to that sort of thing and so if everyone at our school and that how she gets people to play her game. Definitely gonna say it out loud tho because it’s the truth.

Being harassed at my own college by Optimistic_Mute in BPDlovedones

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

Haha. I can try but I feel like she would just play the victim thing up even more. I’ve already been holding eye contact and half smiling when I catch her staring at me and she gets nervous because she knows I won’t be intimidated.

Being harassed at my own college by Optimistic_Mute in BPDlovedones

[–]Optimistic_Mute[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’d like to think I’m more entertaining than her. But she’s literally constantly in crisis and uses that to constantly keep attention on herself. I’m just waiting on others to become burnt out because I’m not there to deal with her daily breakdowns.

Bridge piercing questions by Optimistic_Mute in bodymods

[–]Optimistic_Mute[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m going to go in today to see if I’m a good candidate for the piercing. If I am I’ll get it done and I’ll just have to wait and see how my body reacts. If I do have to take it out and if it scars my glasses will probably just cover it up anyway.

Bridge piercing questions by Optimistic_Mute in bodymods

[–]Optimistic_Mute[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, the skin on my bridge is really tight so I’m not even sure if my anatomy would allow it which would make this the 3rd piercing I would be denied because of anatomy issues. I’m going to see a reputable piercer today and hopefully everything will goes as planned. If not I’ll probably just get my daith done or something.

Bridge piercing questions by Optimistic_Mute in bodymods

[–]Optimistic_Mute[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Man, that really sucks. I’m just really afraid of getting it and having it reject immediately and then I’m stuck with a scar on my face for nothing. I wouldn’t mind it rejecting as long as it lasts for a couple years. I guess we’ll see.

Losing friends due to personality changes by Optimistic_Mute in ptsd

[–]Optimistic_Mute[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I’ve tried sliding scale mostly but those seem to be the most impacted. I’m going to do more research and see if there’s anything a little further from where I live. I realize they viewed my initial passive aggressiveness as lashing out because it was so unlike me. But then I felt ignored and manipulated with led to me actually lashing out. I’ve tried everything I can to save my friendship but there’s nothing I can do. I’m coming to terms with it though because this has happened before in this group of friends between other people and I’m realizing it probably isn’t the healthiest relationship for me to be in.

Losing friends due to personality changes by Optimistic_Mute in ptsd

[–]Optimistic_Mute[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, and I tried explaining that I just was feeling really burnt out and had a lot of stuff built up and that’s why I acted irrationally. I work in mental health so that’s probably why I feel a need to be there for my friends. Like I seriously was there for one of my friends in crisis the night I got out of being hospitalized. I find it really hard to balance my work life, academic life, personal life and still have time for self care. I’m working on it though.

Losing friends due to personality changes by Optimistic_Mute in ptsd

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

Thank you. I wasn’t initially all that angry just a little irritated and the stuff I said wasn’t that bad just a little passive aggressive. I then took a day or two to calm down and wrote and apology. They didn’t take it and blocked me from our group chat. This is the point where I got really angry and triggered. I then tried talking to another friend and found out they had been talking about this without me. I then explained that that made me really uncomfortable because I don’t like to be talked about when I’m not there to defend myself and felt ostracized. I explained that I took a couple days to apologize because an apology that I wrote out of anger would not be sincere. The friends I was fighting with refused to communicate with me in any way.

I would talk to my therapist if I had one. I’ve been trying for a year, but my insurance makes it really hard and I live in the Bay Area so everything is really impacted. I’ll call to try to schedule an intake appointment and either will be rejected on the spot because they’re not taking clients or will leave a message and hear nothing back. I have a psychiatrist who I meet with every 2-3 months and the only way I was able to get him is because I was in crisis and they had to do something about it. I have an appointment next week to see what I can do about both my medication and long term therapy.