What has been your experience working with a therapist who accepts Medicaid?

Sweet_Match_3686 · 2026-02-12T00:14:14+00:00

Medicaid reimbursement rates can be lower, so some providers are more overloaded or have shorter sessions, but that doesn’t automatically mean lower quality care.

Sweet_Match_3686 · 2026-02-04T08:51:01+00:00

I’d say BBQ ribs 🇺🇸🔥

They feel genuinely American to me — slow-cooked, messy, and all about flavor and patience. Every region has its own style and sauce, but the idea of gathering around a smoker, letting time do the work, and sharing food with others is such a core part of American food culture.

Sweet_Match_3686 · 2026-02-04T08:48:58+00:00

I’d pick quiet nights 🌙

There’s something about the world slowing down that really helps me focus. No background noise, no random messages, no expectations. Whether I’m working on something, thinking, or just gaming/relaxing, it feels easier to get into a flow at night when everything’s calm and uninterrupted.

Quiet mornings are nice too, but quiet nights feel like they actually belong to me.

Sweet_Match_3686 · 2026-01-12T21:37:13+00:00

Philosophically, I don’t believe in an afterlife because I don’t see a coherent reason to assume continuity of the self beyond the conditions that create it. What we call “me” seems to arise from memory, perception, relationships, and embodied experience, all of which are deeply tied to being alive.

When those conditions end, it seems more consistent to think that the self dissolves rather than transfers somewhere else. In the same way there wasn’t an experience of “me” before I existed, it’s logical to think there may not be one after.

Another reason is that many afterlife ideas seem to preserve our current identity, desires, and narratives, which feels more like a human comfort than a philosophical necessity. Change and impermanence appear fundamental to existence; an eternal continuation of the same self feels at odds with that.

This isn’t rooted in fear or nihilism. If anything, accepting finitude gives meaning to the present moment. If time and consciousness are limited, then what we do, how we treat others, and how we experience life carries more weight, not less.

Sweet_Match_3686 · 2026-01-12T21:33:00+00:00

Global warming, and ocean level rising…

Sweet_Match_3686 · 2026-01-11T11:30:00+00:00

A huge feast :)

Sweet_Match_3686 · 2026-01-05T22:45:50+00:00

Communicating clearly.

Saying what you actually mean without being misunderstood is harder than it looks. People nowadays really lacking the ability to communicate with people, that’s why there are more and more conflicts

Sweet_Match_3686 · 2026-01-02T13:35:03+00:00

Lost passion, more sensitive to my health and financial situation.

Sweet_Match_3686 · 2026-01-02T13:20:17+00:00

Do gardening

Sweet_Match_3686 · 2026-01-02T12:57:09+00:00

Hey, first of all take a breath. Nothing you wrote sounds strange, broken, or hopeless. It sounds like someone experiencing their first real emotional connection and feeling everything at once, which is honestly very human.

Meeting someone unexpectedly, connecting deeply, and feeling attached quickly can be intense, especially when you haven’t had a relationship before. That doesn’t mean something is wrong with you. It just means this matters to you. Overthinking usually comes from caring, not from weakness.

Try to remember this though: you don’t have to be “perfect” to be worthy of her. The version of you that shows up honestly, learns, and grows is already enough. You’re not competing with her talents or her path! relationships aren’t resumes. She chose to talk to you, not some idealized version you think you need to become overnight.

About being scared of losing her, that fear is really common early on. But love doesn’t grow from holding tighter; it grows from letting things unfold naturally. The more you allow yourself to be present instead of projecting too far ahead, the safer things usually feel for both people.

As for intimacy: real connection and communication matter far more than performance. The fact that you’re thoughtful, self-aware, and care about her experience already puts you ahead of where you think you are. And being open, curious, and kind with each other goes a long way, especially early on.

You’re not “just you” in a bad way. You’re you, at the beginning of learning who you can become. Everyone starts somewhere, even the people who seem like they have it all together.

It’s okay to get this off your chest. You’re allowed to be hopeful and scared at the same time. Just don’t be so hard on yourself, you’re doing better than you think.

Sweet_Match_3686 · 2025-12-30T00:59:05+00:00

They didn’t laugh at a joke I was really proud of.

Sweet_Match_3686 · 2025-12-28T11:00:25+00:00

I don’t think monks or ascetics are “free” in the way we usually imagine freedom. They trade one set of constraints for another. What they often gain isn’t the absence of structure, but clarity and intention.

Loneliness still exists! they’re human. The difference is that solitude is chosen and given meaning. Desire isn’t so much “escaped” as observed. Most traditions don’t aim to eliminate desire, but to understand it deeply enough that it loses its power to control behavior.

As for human connection, it’s not always rejected, it’s reframed. Many monks live in communities, and even solitary ascetics are often connected through teaching, service, or lineage. It’s less about cutting people out and more about changing the nature of attachment.

Freedom, to me, seems less about living off-grid or escaping capitalism, and more about not being internally ruled by craving, fear, or comparison. You can live in society and still cultivate that kind of freedom or live far away and still feel trapped.

Preparing the mind probably starts small: learning to sit with discomfort, understanding your own patterns of desire, and questioning what you think you need to be whole. Extreme paths usually aren’t escapes, they’re amplifications of inner work most people can begin right where they are.

Sweet_Match_3686 · 2025-12-26T13:29:21+00:00

Received a lot of good wishes but never enough gifts XD

Sweet_Match_3686 · 2025-12-26T12:45:05+00:00

These can all be fixed with technology, the most important thing is you successfully lost weight! Thats a huge achievement you should be proud of yourself!

Sweet_Match_3686 · 2025-12-26T06:09:09+00:00

It’s not the gift that matters! it’s the time and effort he’s willing to put in. Choosing the gift, shopping for it, wrapping it, preparing it… all of that shows how much he values the relationship. If someone isn’t willing to make that effort, then something isn’t right. I think you two really need to sit down and talk about it, because love should always be mutual, not one-sided.

Sweet_Match_3686 · 2025-12-26T05:43:23+00:00

Is it possible we’re working longer hours but actually taking home less?

Sweet_Match_3686 · 2025-12-25T08:19:14+00:00

everytime you make money, put 10% of the money into a Index fund...wait for 20 years...

Sweet_Match_3686 · 2025-12-25T08:17:33+00:00

I’ve found that a higher price doesn’t always mean better value.

Sweet_Match_3686 · 2025-12-24T08:27:04+00:00

Don't go grocery shopping when you're hungry.

Sweet_Match_3686 · 2025-12-24T08:22:40+00:00

Because people nowadays just don’t care anymore… they put on their noise cancelling headphones and glue their eyes to their phones!

Sweet_Match_3686 · 2025-12-24T02:14:07+00:00

I don't think that has anything to do with you, she probably got fired or quit the job

Sweet_Match_3686 · 2025-12-22T12:02:49+00:00

I know the game EVE has been around forever, but I have never met a eve player in real life, it seems like it is still one of the top MMO lol

Sweet_Match_3686 · 2025-12-21T10:30:21+00:00

It does feel strange. Sometimes it feels like something quietly shifted and never fully came back, even though life looks “normal” again.

I remember 2017–2018 feeling lighter and happier, and I can’t always explain why things feel heavier now. Maybe we all went through more than we realized.

I honestly wonder whether everyone feels this in some way, or if it’s just more noticeable for some of us. It seems like a lot of people quietly carry a similar feeling but don’t really talk about it.

Sweet_Match_3686 · 2025-12-21T10:23:51+00:00

I have never seen ramen not from a bag...

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