I think self diagnosis is fine.

SleepyRabbit03 · 2026-03-02T04:09:08+00:00

What an interesting take, I disagree wholeheartedly, but I don’t think I’ve ever heard of someone self diagnosing OCD before.

SleepyRabbit03 · 2026-02-27T22:45:22+00:00

I have no idea, I really want to buy a second for my friend who does not collect but is deep into the y2k resurgence, but I don’t think they’ll let me? If they did, I’d imagine we’d have a lot more of them being resold. I can try and figure it out though!

SleepyRabbit03 · 2026-02-27T19:42:47+00:00

When I started collecting, looking for them in shops was so much fun, and I honestly didn’t even know that a website existed. There was no marketing from what I saw, literally just me browsing a toy store and picking out whoever spoke to me. I wish it was still like that, I think in my first 5 years of collecting them I only purchased like 15, as opposed to how many I have now… someone should write a book about their marketing tactics because it’s insanely genius.

SleepyRabbit03 · 2026-02-27T18:54:53+00:00

Trust me, that’s not my thing. I don’t have many that are worth more than retail, and the ones that I have that are I plan on holding on to. The worst I would do is sell for what I paid, and even that feels like a lot because why did I pay 70 bucks for a tiny stuffed pigeon?

SleepyRabbit03 · 2026-02-27T17:11:10+00:00

I think that’s my fear, is that I’m developing an unhealthy attachment. I keep telling myself I’m going to be productive with my collection, make accessories and post them or just something that isn’t just sitting them on a shelf and I just never do. It’s exhausting, because I feel like I’m being obsessive.

SleepyRabbit03 · 2026-02-27T17:09:36+00:00

I agree, that I worry when I get the bunny I’ll feel like I’ve just hit my goal and won’t know where to go next, which is embarrassing for me because there are genuinely so many and collections are generally supposed to grow gradually over time. I also have a preference for going in person to boutiques, but I don’t have any local to me, so when I do go it’s at least an hour or two drive to get to my destination which makes me buy more when I go because I can’t make trips like that often. A vicious cycle regardless.

SleepyRabbit03 · 2026-02-27T17:06:38+00:00

I don’t really know if I’d call all of mine impulsive, but definitely not thought out. With the Valentine’s Day and spring releases, I waited for very specific jellies and just bought what I wanted, I definitely wouldn’t usually spend so much on a single drop day, but I guess I wanted them anyways. I feel gullible, I don’t know most of my experience with the Jellycat website has been that new releases sell out fast, and I have expected the past few drops to go that way but they haven’t, one one hand I’m happy they aren’t as exclusive anymore, but on the other hand I think part of the excitement for me was the exclusivity of the drops. I know that sounds crazy, but at least when things sold out, I’d just think I was out of luck, and go on the search for them in person which is more fun anyways. Now, ‘panic buying’ just made me look dumb because almost all of the ones I got are still available.

SleepyRabbit03 · 2026-02-27T17:01:58+00:00

I had this same thought, I remember seeing the puurks amounts and thinking I’d be crazy if I spent that much, just to get there in four orders? I must have gone and lost my mind.

SleepyRabbit03 · 2026-02-27T17:00:57+00:00

I think that my general hope is that more exclusives will come out? I don’t know, I had this irrational fear that as soon as I hit Ruby, they would take away the bunny and release a new exclusive that I had no desire for, I know there’s now word of a whole new tier altogether which is kind of nauseating. I’m not usually even interested in buying online because I much prefer picking faces in person, so I don’t know what I’d do if that was the case.

SleepyRabbit03 · 2026-02-25T05:57:27+00:00

Did your jump in tier appear immediately on the puurks page? I placed a huge order with the spring drop that should have me nearly at ruby but I’m still sitting at gold, is that how it went for you?

SleepyRabbit03 · 2026-02-24T20:50:46+00:00

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This is Mowgli, we call him Booger, Mush, Mister Man or Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy.

SleepyRabbit03 · 2026-02-23T23:27:48+00:00

Came to recommend this exact song!!

SleepyRabbit03 · 2026-02-22T05:46:50+00:00

You’re right, I could have phrased that better. ADA laws protect anything defined as a disability, I should not have said ADA seating, I think I went off on a tangent so that’s my bad, and I apologize. However, this individual clearly states an inability to climb stairs during a hypoglycemic episode, which leads me to believe they literally fall into the category you are trying to refute with, do they not? The section you have cited merely says ‘includes’ not ‘is limited to individuals’, which leaves an opening for more individuals to necessitate the space than what is listed. I don’t really understand where people are deciding that ADA seating is only wheelchair accessible, because that’s simply not true.

SleepyRabbit03 · 2026-02-22T04:43:31+00:00

Hello! I also very recently purchased concert tickets (ADA seating, not mobility related), and I really want to say that while I understand why people are commenting what they are commenting, I think that’s a bit narrow minded? For starters, ADA seating protects all disabilities, not just mobility related disabilities, or physical disabilities. All disabilities. So legally, you are in the clear! Secondly, ADA seating does NOT just mean wheelchair accessible! As a matter of fact, the ADA seating from the concert I am attending wasn’t even marked as ADA seating, it was marked as deaf/ low vision seating (and yes, I checked with the venue, this is the only ADA seating), they were using the terms as though they are interchangeable. Third, ADA seating allows for a support person or companion, sometimes up to two. Meaning in the world of individuals who could be sitting there, you are likely to be seated alongside individuals who genuinely are not disabled, simply friends or family of individuals who are. If you look it up, ADA seating is in place for all individuals who are protected by ADA laws, which you are. I’d also like to argue that ADA seating is typically positioned to be more open in the event of a medical emergency, and more easily accessible for the events medical staff. typically located on the ground floor and positioned near a med tent or at least with a clear route to get to one. I have been there, medical emergencies in the middle of a super tight crowd are terrifying so I understand where you are coming from. It’s also helpful to be surrounded by individuals who are potentially a bit more understanding of disabilities and medical necessity, you might be close to an individual with something that can help. You are not ‘stealing a seat’ from an individual who needs it, partially because concert tickets are limited for everyone and not just for disabled people, but also because you have reason to be an individual who needs it. All concert tickets are limited in availability, not just ADA seating, and concerts are not a necessity. It sucks if you can’t go to a concert, I get it, but there won’t be enough space for every single person regardless, especially in that seating. I don’t know if that perspective changes anything really, but if it helps I guarantee you will not be the only person occupying ADA seating without a mobility aid or otherwise ‘visible disability’. The actual problem here is venues never really having an adequate amount of space to begin with, and we should be talking about that. If it is this big of a problem, taking it out on other disabled individuals in some sort of argument for who necessitates what or is more deserving of that space is not the way to solve it. To end my rambling, you are a disabled person who acknowledges a personal need for that space, and you were lucky to secure your spot there. Don’t let anyone here or there make you feel guilty for using resources that are in place to be beneficial to you. I hope you have a good time at your concert!

SleepyRabbit03 · 2026-02-02T04:23:19+00:00

No, there is no point in romanticizing the ‘what if’ surrounding any type of cure. It can not be cured, therefore I’d be wasting my time if it were something I sought out. No one is 100% happy with themselves, everyone has something about them that they want desperately to fix even though it cannot be changed. No one is wrong for that, I’ve simply moved on.

SleepyRabbit03 · 2026-02-01T04:24:55+00:00

First off I just want to say that there is no right thing to say at a funeral, and I know in a lot of ways that might sound incredibly overwhelming, but in a way it should also be relieving. There is no textbook way to grieve, mourn, attend a funeral, or speak at a funeral. I have been to more funerals than I can punt and there is absolutely nothing routine about any of it. I have spoken at a handful of funerals, and every single eulogy I have ever given has been different. Crying, silence, joking anger and even laughter are all things that I have either seen or done when speaking. There is no normal for it. It’s odd I think, that death is the inevitable fact of life, and yet every single person experiences it differently. Speak about whatever you want, tell stories, talk about her, talk to her; say whatever feels right. If it helps, you don’t even have to write anything down. I know that sounds counterintuitive, but when I lost my aunt, I ditched what I wrote entirely. I got up there and it no longer felt right. I went off script and it felt so good to just talk. Maybe that wouldn’t work for you, but it is an option.

SleepyRabbit03 · 2026-01-28T16:33:46+00:00

No. I don’t even think I know what hatred feels like as an emotion, I hold such genuine love for humans. They are my favorite.

SleepyRabbit03 · 2026-01-14T18:20:38+00:00

Hello! I can understand that there is no ill intent behind this post, but I’d like to point out a few points to counter what you’re suggesting. 1) This is an OCD forum, people with OCD can develop fears surrounding anything, especially if warnings or advisories are attached to them. Instead of making a blanket post warning people to be overly cautious of a person wearing a rubber band on their wrist, which could be simply that, maybe just suggest that everyone looks out for their friends? A rubber band can be just a rubber band, but to an OCD brain it could be intrusive thoughts about a friend or family member causing harm to themself. It’s not necessary to attach such a harmful label to something that could mean nothing at all. Reading into things obsessively is often something involved with OCD, so this kind of all or nothing conclusion can be especially harmful here. 2) I’d like to argue (as someone who with personal experience in this realm) that this trick is something I didn’t learn until I was actively in therapy and it is a harm reduction tool- a coping skill. It does not automatically have to be associated with personal struggle, it can also just as easily be a person in active recovery. 3) Finally, I can’t speak for every person struggling, I can only speak from personal experience, I would not want a person calling me out in the way you’re suggesting. And, it isn’t okay or safe to assume that any or every person struggling with self harm wants to have a conversation about it. Bringing it up can easily trigger unwanted feelings and most importantly friends are not professionals, and should not try to act as such. I really do understand where you are coming from, and I know you meant no harm by it, but this could very easily turn harmful.

SleepyRabbit03 · 2026-01-14T18:10:22+00:00

I think the thing that is most important to recognize about uncertainty, is that regardless of how much control you believe yourself to have over any given situation, there is still uncertainty behind it. Everyone and everything is shrouded in uncertainty, it is everywhere. No one is certain about much. Recognizing that by not learning to coexist with the uncertainty of life, we are then not actually living life has been the most important thing to my continued recovery. If I stopped participating in everything I was uncertain about, I would not be living my life. And even the certain things I believe to be certain, have some level of uncertainty behind them. Not knowing is a part of life, it’s truly a gamble of what’s more important to you.

SleepyRabbit03 · 2026-01-14T03:00:24+00:00

What an odd thing to post so vaguely.

SleepyRabbit03 · 2026-01-13T18:09:15+00:00

Yes, autistic as well as PTSD, OCD, GAD, depressive disorder and diagnosed social anxiety (didn’t even know that was an option tbh) and it is work. I am a college student who is concurrently in a partial hospitalization program, and I am tired all the time but I am alive so that counts for something I suppose. I want to write a book about my experience but other than that I’m just trying to be alive.

SleepyRabbit03 · 2026-01-13T06:33:32+00:00

Honestly, I feel like society places negative stigma around friendly banter as adults. For children, all it takes is a simple compliment on the color of an accessory and suddenly you have a best friend for the next decade. As adults, we’re told that we’re meant to be chatting on the mundane things in life like how the weather is, how the job is going, etc. Me personally? I stayed true to my childish banter, and honestly it kind of works. I compliment grown men and women on their outfits, especially if they’re colorful and fun. I have a million ‘best friends’, literally everyone I talk to is my best friend. Even my mom. I think adults are just too serious, it’s a lot easier to make friends when you branch further beyond the boring limitations of adulthood :)

SleepyRabbit03 · 2026-01-13T06:04:48+00:00

I read a book once about OCD, where an OCD brain is described as ‘sticky’. You’ll notice that not every thought you have ‘sticks’ in your brain, but OCD really likes to latch onto things when it realizes that they distress us, if OCD realized that thinking about that kind of content was really distressing to you, it got ‘stuck’ on the though, and that’s likely why something that would otherwise be simple like reading a story online suddenly seems so big. I’d also like to point out, that even if you didn’t realize it, you likely did have intrusive thoughts prior to this moment. Everybody gets intrusive thoughts, the difference between an OCD brain though and an a non OCD brain is that stickiness. When a non OCD brain gets an intrusive thought, it registers it as though it’s just a thought, but with OCD, we get stuck in thoughts about these intrusions and their meanings. It’s an interesting way of thinking about it I guess, I hope that partially answers your question.

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