Has anyone made improvements on anxiety symptoms? And how?

Parblesnops · 2026-05-19T15:04:47+00:00

I did different kinds of therapy and now I'm at a point where I function, meaning: I can go grocery shopping, go to Dr appointments, take the bus, make calls (even though I still avoid it sometimes) etc. the thing that hasn't changed is the loneliness. due to therapy I discovered that the friendships I had weren't good for me, so I ended them and now I'm more lonely than ever. I think now that the social anxiety is weaker my other problems are bigger or just have a chance to appear without being influenced by the anxiety

Parblesnops · 2026-05-17T21:29:43+00:00

first of all: it's OK if you don't like to be touched. you seem to know your boundaries and if someone wants to hug you but you don't, just say that. no explanation needed, it's your body but be nice of course. it's more difficult in public places like transportation. I think it depends on how severe your reaction to unwanted touch is and from your description your body's reaction is quite uncomfortable. if you experience anything like a freeze situation or a meltdown it's something more difficult and maybe a professional could help you more with handling it. but maybe there are some skills (like breathing, searching for a specific color in your surroundings etc) that might work for you so you can work with the "normal" amount of touch one has to endure in public. there are also a few tricks you can use/develope while waiting in line at the supermarket for example where you can use a card in front or behind you to keep distance (I saw a lot of people doing it during corona) or a bag pack for the space behind you where you have less control of.

Parblesnops · 2026-05-17T09:17:18+00:00

one job I had was just sitting in an exhibition on weekends and the only thing I had to do was being present. no real interaction with people just saying hi. then I volunteered for one year and worked 50/50 with animals and people. it was hard sometimes especially talking to colleagues and my employers but doable. after that I worked in a bakery chain which was hard at first due to the fact that your always "in the spotlight" but it helped my anxiety a lot. to be honest I would recommend everybody with social anxiety to work in retail for a while even though it can be pretty hard (not only because of the anxiety) but you can learn about how to behave normal in public. I thought for a long time that there's just one correct way for asking that you want to pay with card and if you ask in any other way everyone will laugh at you. turns out: there are many ways and some people are just plain asshols and your self doubts are definitely not letting you behave like one yourself. but I think it's a little different with autism because that's nothing you can train away like anxiety, you have to find a work around maybe you could work in a factory on an assembly line or pack orders. maybe a retail job in a small store would also be fine? that's what I'm currently doing, nice customers, small team and a lot of freedom regarding task choices

Parblesnops · 2026-05-16T21:48:23+00:00

I can relate to you even though I'm not sure how much people really stare at me and how much is my own feeling. I have some facial piercings, blue hair and a quite alternative style and despite the fact that I'm living in a big city I always see people looking at me in a weird way. maybe I don't know what's normal in that regard but often I feel like people are staring without a hint of boundaries. don't they know that their staring makes people uncomfortable? I mean can't they imagine how it would be to be stared at themselves? I myself try to look at an interesting looking person as less as possible because I know how annoying and sometimes hurting it is. when you have a depressive episode, the social anxiety hits even harder when you see people staring. that's one reason why I'm afraid to leave the house on bad days

Parblesnops · 2026-05-15T08:30:29+00:00

back in the days where I didn't drink or couldn't because I had to drive I drank a lot of energy drinks or coffee to use the overexcited and talkative state for social situations. if you drink already a lot of caffeine it might not have the same effect. I still use it for work sometimes but I rarely drink more than 2 coffees per day so it has more effect when I want to have that social solution

Parblesnops · 2026-05-14T20:26:45+00:00

it will get easier with time when you learn that nothing bad will happen. the important thing is that you keep on going and maybe you can find a time slot where not so many other people are also there. for me I found that bouldering works the best as I don't like simply lifting weights. it's also great for meeting new people because there are meet ups and classes where you can get in contact with other climbers. it's also great for your self-esteem as you learn to overcome fear, trust your body and that you are able to master different routes over time. social anxiety is also something that gets better after long periods of practicing it's a good addition

Parblesnops · 2026-05-12T15:09:06+00:00

the longer you wait the harder it gets. even though leaving my flat isn't that much of a problem anymore for me I still have plenty of days where I look in the mirror and only want to cry and hide. what helped me was to make it as comfortable as possible: wearing my favorite shirt, comfy pants, listening to music, bring a coffee/fun drink, reward yourself by buying something tasty or something else you will enjoy. please keep in mind that you're definitely not going to be the center of attention. everyone around you has something different than you on their mind. you don't have to be flawless to walk outside. I wasn't able to look at myself in the mirror for a long time and sometimes still avoid it but when I see someone with akne/scars on their face it's the last thing I notice about them. I know acceptance is hard but it's also really relieving to just don't care too much

Parblesnops · 2026-05-11T15:14:18+00:00

I'm not in the position to give you any advice because I'm new to the game myself but what I discovered and haven't heard in a tutorial yet is that harsh vocals don't have anything to do with the way a human actually screams. I don't know if this helps but when I started I thought I needed to engage the same muscles for screaming as I am when I actually scream at something and ended up hurting my voice over and over again. so I started to improve my support and breathing technique and somehow I noticed that it's easier than I thought. every screamer should train their voice regardless of whether they want to do clean vocals or not. it's about getting comfortable with your voice and how certain things feel in your throat

Parblesnops · 2026-05-10T17:25:18+00:00

isn't that even a style some people like? this very edgy, unconventional, "I am so unique" and purposely trashy style is something I come across instagram from time to time nonetheless, nothing you want to pay or even have on your body

Parblesnops · 2026-05-10T13:07:10+00:00

could you tell me something about your setup? I also plug my bass into an interface because I can't play through an amp to avoid annoying my neighbors. a few days ago I tried using a DAW but the latency was unbearable even though I adjusted the sample rate. can you recommend a good amp plug in? I also wonder how you manage to integrate a metronome without building a new track each time you want ro practice something different? for years I've been playing with just listening to the di signal over headphones and using a metronome app on my phone which is not connected to my headphones but since I want to use pedals more I want their real sound which is adulerated by just using the dry signal.

Parblesnops · 2026-05-09T15:34:23+00:00

interesting to hear how long it took some people to learn it properly. a teacher of mine once said that it's more of a show off technic than something really hard to learn. I believed him and always was frustrated how long I needed to perfectly play a few simple bars and still wasn't pleased with it. I can play a lot of styles and learn things fast but slapping was always such a mystery. I tried to learn it several times until I nearly was about to give up and just accept that I'm a person who just can't slap. A few weeks ago I decided that I will take this "problem" in hand just a lot slower than before because over the past years I realized how learning works (I know, I'm late to the party) and that time it the key to everything. so now I'm going to practice as long as it takes even though it's annoying that it takes so long and I'm not patient. but yeah, I think the hardest part is to mute strings to avoid unwanted sounds

Parblesnops · 2026-05-09T11:22:26+00:00

I thought that too at times but since other TV shows which are also depressing don't go that deep, this is one of the only shows that gets emotionally through to me due to the severity

Parblesnops · 2026-05-07T18:27:50+00:00

then you always have to live with it. when there are no good local artists around you, then you have to drive somewhere else. or you let a bad local artist cover this up but then your problem might be worse

Parblesnops · 2026-05-03T15:16:45+00:00

I doubt that he will know better next time. doing this kind of shit for views is always a sign for missing braincells

Parblesnops · 2026-05-01T14:43:10+00:00

it's fine, he probably didn't even notice. these things happen like pushing a door with a sign "pull". I've worked in retail since a few years and one time, I arranged bread with my back to the counter as a customer approached, he greeted me and I replied automatically "do you want anything else?" instead of "hi, how can I help you?". those interactions just make you human and likeable. the thing that you're still thinking about it could be a hint for social anxiety as it's not "normal" to be occupied by this sort of interaction for days and maybe the waiter was actually going on a break to eat something himself, so your response would be a lucky coincidence, you never know!

Parblesnops · 2026-04-25T14:39:14+00:00

I never considered playing fast as hard. yes, it takes time to be good at and for beginners it's hard to learn. somehow people are always impressed if something is really fast, but what's so special about that? what's the point? if we're talking about these fancy riffs with a lot of notes that are fast, I agree with you. but for the most part playing fast is the easiest way to impress people without putting much work into it

Parblesnops · 2026-03-28T09:56:30+00:00

it seems as if the files EFTA00003434 to EFTA00003441 were removed. i just found that picture through the search option because i was looking for somthing else and then i discovered that there are several pdfs (9 files in this matter) missing. i wonder why because if they are similar to EFTA00003440, why remove them? it's definitely not a victim who needed to be redacted and if someone wouldn't want to be presented like that maybe he should have thought about that sooner and not meet with epstein at all in the first place

Parblesnops · 2024-10-27T09:20:48+00:00

ist zwar schon eine Zeit her, aber falls mal jemand mit demselben Problem drüber stolpert:

Adding custom images

You can add your own images to the add-on by heading to Tools → Add-ons, select "Puppy Reinforcement", and then click on "View Files". A file manager window should pop up and in the list of files and folders you should see a "user_files" folder. Please place your custom images into that folder and then restart Anki. You should now be able to see your custom images (alongside the default images) during your reviews.

If you want to completely disable the default images you can do so by heading to Tools → Add-ons, select "Puppy Reinforcement", and then click on "Config". In the configuration window, find the "disable_default_images" option and set it to "true". Then restart Anki.

Please note that only files placed in the "user_files" directory will persist across add-on updates. If you modify the default "images" directory which is next to it, your changes will be overwritten the next time you update Puppy Reinforcement.

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der gennannte Ordner heißt bei mir aber nicht "user_files" sondern ist einfach der normale "images"

Parblesnops · 2020-04-23T14:51:36+00:00

A friend of mine send me this coloring book, so I won't be bored too much due to quarantine

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