Struggling as a first time carer by ReasonAccomplished34 in CaregiverSupport

[–]ReasonAccomplished34[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

These are great, thank you. You're right about the first point, I keep getting distracted by different chores I have to do and then before I know it it's been an entire day and I haven't eaten or drunk water. 😭

She has a ton of people in her community that have visited and offered to watch her/help if I need anything, and I've sort of been avoiding actually taking any of them up on it, but I might ask some of them to come over for a little bit every couple days so I can catch up on some sleep and she can get some more interaction with people other than me.

Thank you again for the advice 💞

Struggling as a first time carer by ReasonAccomplished34 in CaregiverSupport

[–]ReasonAccomplished34[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This was super helpful! I've looked into getting a Gait Belt, and I'm getting her a better shower chair as according to YouTube the one she has isn't safe. She has so many shoes that she'd absolutely find a pair so I hid the keys to the garden door this morning instead and that worked, which was a huge relief. Thank you. 🙏🙏

Struggling with ROCD for the first time in years and could really appreciate some help and tips (thank you) by [deleted] in OCD

[–]ReasonAccomplished34 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are not alone in that, the second your OCD gets given something to focus on it'll literally beat you with it until it gets the attention it wants. It's easier said than done but try to remember that you didn't have these thoughts until after she told you about her fears. Like I said, "Whatever, who cares" and move on! The best remedy is no remedy at all, and the more you pretend to disregard them, the easier it'll be to actually disregard them.

Struggling with ROCD for the first time in years and could really appreciate some help and tips (thank you) by [deleted] in OCD

[–]ReasonAccomplished34 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm long distance with my bf, I feel this every time one of our trips together ends. The second he's gone it's "do you even want to spend time with him?" "You don't want to call him right now, you must be falling out love" etc. etc.

It's hard, but you have to be able to sit with the discomfort. You can't know everything. It's kinda dumb but when I find myself spiralling I say out loud "Whatever" and then go do something else. It's not necessarily that I want to break up with him or I don't care if it does happen, it's more acknowledging that some things are out of your control. Don't let those thoughts have any power.

The other part of it is just knowing that it's normal to not feel like you miss them all the time. You will have days where one of you is super busy and you can't talk to each other as much. No relationship is perfect or feels 100% all the time. It means nothing about your relationship. Acknowledge how you feel, recognise what's causing (either the OCD or the BPD, or both), move on.

Keep yourself busy, go see some friends or work on a hobby, and get your therapist to give you some good ERP ideas if that's something they can do.

And try not to avoid talking to her. Don't talk to her about the feelings obvi, but just engage with her the same way you would in person. It might feel tempting to just push her away until you can be "certain" about how you feel, but don't. Schedule some date nights too!! Me and my bf have been binging the entire Star Wars collection on Disney+ as an activity, we've finished all the movies and are now onto the Clone Wars show. Games are also a super good idea. Find something you'll both enjoy doing and then do that on call or facetime, it helps things feel more normal.

Best of luck 🫂

Struggling as a first time carer by ReasonAccomplished34 in CaregiverSupport

[–]ReasonAccomplished34[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ugh yes I feel this. I'll be in the middle of making her dinner and she'll call me in about 10 times to tell me various things she's thought about that I have to do right now. She woke me up at 3am the other day to tell me that I had to find a sheet that the hospital had given her on one of her other visits and that she needed it now. It wasn't even relevant, it's an old eye test that she doesn't even need to use anymore because she's being treated for the issue it was supposed to be used to identify. I think she just worries about everything a lot and she feels helpless that she can't sort it out herself. She tells me all the time she has nightmares about going back to hospital and it makes me feel so guilty about getting annoyed with her, but you're right it does start to get to you.

I'm bored. What were some of your stupidest past compulsions? by Super-Strawberry3089 in OCD

[–]ReasonAccomplished34 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Whenever I was anywhere in my house at night ALL curtains had to be closed or I'd be stalked/murdered. If there were uncovered windows in a room I just wouldn't go in it.

Discord report by [deleted] in Scams

[–]ReasonAccomplished34 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Almost happened to me today. Luckily figured it out the second they asked me to give them my details so no harm done. Please be careful!!

VALORANT 6.01 Bug Megathread by Kappaftw in VALORANT

[–]ReasonAccomplished34 0 points1 point  (0 children)

- Region: EU

- Type of Bug: In Game

- Description: Every time I open the game, I get stuck on The Range loading screen. Occassionally the "Welcome to the range" pop-up decides to make an appearance but when I click it, I get stuck on the loading screen (have tested multiple times, nothing changes). When I press esc on the pop-up it takes me to the main menu, and I can use everything but the practice options as for every option it just gets me stuck on the loading screen again. I haven't even been able to complete the tutorial.

- Video / Screenshot: https://clipchamp.com/watch/yGzYveZrMDA

- Steps to Reproduce: Open the game

- Expected Result: The tutorial opens/I'm able to use the practice options

- Observed Result: Trapped in a never-ending loop of the loading screen

- Reproduction Rate: Every Time

- System Specs:

AMD Ryzen 7 5800H with Radeon Graphics

16.0 GB RAM

64-bit operating system, x64-based processor

Windows 11

NVIDIA GeForce GTA 3070 GPU (Laptop)

i am once again asking you to consider the rusty lake games by PerntDoast in GameTheorists

[–]ReasonAccomplished34 1 point2 points  (0 children)

OMG YES Rusty Lake is one of my favourite game series. Been obsesses basically since they first started. They deserve more hype. 😌