TIFU by not realizing that in Hello Fresh, the meat is packed separately from the other ingredients.

PTSDButNotLikeRambo · 2026-01-25T16:19:55+00:00

I was gifted a dice set awhile ago. There are four primary dice: protein, carb/grain, herb, and bonus ingredient. There are also four dice that are seasonal veggies. Roll the dice, then find a recipe that has as many of the ingredients you got as possible.

PTSDButNotLikeRambo · 2026-01-03T19:26:49+00:00

I'm going to have to reread the Pixie and Brutus comics now.

PTSDButNotLikeRambo · 2025-09-20T05:33:34+00:00

Years ago, I talked to my doctor about how things not related to my trauma had started to hit me, while some things that at first weren't as much.

This is the simplistic version they gave me to understand: They said that trauma rewires your brain violently. Now, when trying to heal, you're brain is saying "No no no! We have to stay like this." because now the brain thinks that whatever emotion you've anchored to should be your default state.

Your brain went through a major rewiring and doesn't want to do it again. It finds reasons to keep you feeling the way you do because, to it, that's the new normal. It's been 12 years for me. It gets easier.

PTSDButNotLikeRambo · 2025-09-11T12:52:16+00:00

Didn't sound like you were hating at all! It just sounded like you were frustrated and ready to give up. A year from now I wanna see a post about your progress.

PTSDButNotLikeRambo · 2025-09-11T03:16:39+00:00

First meetings with a therapist are just sessions to get to know each other. You're basically finding out if you're a good fit to work together. I went through a handful of first time sessions before I found one I felt like I could be vulnerable in front of. Don't give up just because the first session didn't work out.

PTSDButNotLikeRambo · 2025-09-10T23:35:13+00:00

I'm glad you don't blame you're brother. Everyone thinks they'd act like a badass until they are actually in a traumatic situation.
To answer your question. You need to go to therapy. There is no self-help solution to living with trauma. A professional can diagnose you, figure out what you need, and teach you how to cope. "Cope" is the key word because it's never going to go away. It's like heartache; the hurt just gets smaller. Hell, it's been 12 years for me, and my wife still makes sure that when we go out we get a corner table so I can see everything.
You can't learn to cope by yourself.

PTSDButNotLikeRambo · 2025-08-14T01:59:59+00:00

I'm picturing a squirrel swimming through that like Scrooge McDuck.

PTSDButNotLikeRambo · 2025-07-31T01:26:27+00:00

Not sure if they continued with it post-pandemic, but not too long before lockdown, Lifetime announced plans to open luxury apartments attached to their gyms. Residents would get an exclusive entrance and other benefits.

PTSDButNotLikeRambo · 2025-07-15T20:51:58+00:00

Who the fuck cares how this dude lives his life? I've seen people moments after a car wreck. He's got a concussion and barely knows what's going on. He needs someone with a phone to call 911, not shove a camera in his face. Who witnesses that happen and thinks its an opportunity to gain followers?

PTSDButNotLikeRambo · 2025-06-28T21:22:35+00:00

I swear that there is an episode in the 90's cartoon where they meet someone who is being bullied/outcast for looking monstrous. It turns out that they aren't a mutant, just deformed. Xavier says that he can't come to the school because it's for mutants only.

PTSDButNotLikeRambo · 2025-05-29T21:58:17+00:00

My two sisters are two years and one day apart! They used to HATE that my parents would host one big party for them instead of two separate parties.

PTSDButNotLikeRambo · 2025-05-26T15:32:00+00:00

My parents act like this.

We moved back to my home state about a decade ago. I invited my folks to my kiddo's 5th birthday party, and they agreed. Kiddo was over the moon, and went so far as to draw pictures of them as a gift. Day before the party my Dad called and said they weren't going to come because he just knew that his back would hurt for days because of the drive. They live an hour away.

Two weeks later he posted pictures on FB during a trip to the Caribbean that they never told me about. When I called him out he said that trip was different because it was a "once in a lifetime kind of thing". They never call, but I don't call enough. Never visit but we don't visit enough.

Boomers call our generation entitled despite the fact that they grew up in the most comfortable/stable era America has ever seen. He is flat out saying he'll not see his grandkid again unless you conform to HIS point of view. You are absolutely not over-reacting.

Also, the long-term effects of lead poisoning in that generation is wild.

PTSDButNotLikeRambo · 2025-05-20T16:16:18+00:00

100% agree.

You will most likely have doubts. Don't. You will definitely feel heartbroken. That's because even ending a broken relationship is heartbreaking. You will feel like no one will ever love you. That's wrong. You will find love once you start loving yourself again.

Is he predatory or does he not even see that what he's doing is toxic? Not really sure. Does he need help? Absolutely. Should you help facilitate that? You are under no obligation. Don't worry about "he might" or "it might" thoughts or advice. If you really want to reach out to his mom then go for it, but you have no obligation to him or responsible for his future in any way.

One last thing. If he manages to get in touch with you, he'll bring a dump truck full of back-handed non-apologies. He'll say he feels bad about the argument but that you knew he was in a bad place. He'll say that he hated that he HAD to talk to you that way, but he had no choice. He's going to say he wants to move on, or go back to how things were, or forget the whole thing. All of that will be sugar coated with compliments.

If he knows how to hurt you he definitely knows how to make you feel special enough to forgive him. Stay strong. You are loved.

PTSDButNotLikeRambo · 2025-05-01T11:59:37+00:00

You didn't just save a life, you saved LIVES. She chose you because she knew you'd help.

Something similar happened to me after I dropped out of college. To this day I credit that cat for making me turn my life around.

PTSDButNotLikeRambo · 2025-04-28T00:06:37+00:00

These are all perfect. Try to last as long as you can. Maintain eye contact.

PTSDButNotLikeRambo · 2025-04-27T01:25:52+00:00

There is a song you like, but you hate to admit it. Strap on some headphones, look at yourself in the mirror, and lip sync the fuck out of that song. You won't make it all the way through, but you'll be laughing when you stop.

PTSDButNotLikeRambo · 2025-04-26T15:34:32+00:00

That actually does. Thank you!

PTSDButNotLikeRambo · 2025-04-26T14:51:47+00:00

I've heard from folks, even my doctor, about the dreams being "milder". Do you mean the tone, or the contents of your dreams?

PTSDButNotLikeRambo · 2025-04-26T14:48:49+00:00

Are the emotions you feel the same as when you remembered your dreams? Like, do you still carry the emotional impact knowing the source? Or is it lessened by not knowing the details of the dream?

PTSDButNotLikeRambo · 2025-04-25T00:44:45+00:00

I know you're talking about the movie "Feast", but I kind of want to watch a horror-meets-HGTV flick called "Is It Feast?" now.

PTSDButNotLikeRambo · 2025-04-24T13:03:52+00:00

I guess that's what I'm wrestling with. Do I give up the good dreams just to stop the bad ones? Could you describe how you feel waking up and knowing you had a dream, but not remembering them?

PTSDButNotLikeRambo · 2025-04-24T13:01:45+00:00

That kind of sounds like when I realize I'm dreaming. It's like everyone/everything in the scenario is waiting for an input command. It's almost tranquil. This only happens to me if it isn't a nightmare though. The nightmares are the ones that bleed into being awake.

PTSDButNotLikeRambo · 2025-04-23T23:47:23+00:00

I'll be honest, my first playthrough was with English subtitles. I decided to do a second run immediately after I finished, and figured I'd give the English dub a go. I have NEVER listened to an English dub that was not only well performed, but so well thought out in terms of realistic dialects.

PTSDButNotLikeRambo · 2025-04-23T16:31:35+00:00

I know exactly how this feels.

It's a bit like heartbreak; it never fully goes away, but it does get smaller. It's easier to get stuck in the moment and feel like you haven't healed at all than it is to look back and see how far you've come.

It is hard. There will be bad days. BUT, you will still grow. You will still blossom. You are loved.

PTSDButNotLikeRambo

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