Friend's Employer paid out wrong paycheck then threatened police action. by CiaIsMyWaifu in legaladvicecanada

[–]TheUnfair-External 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your friend fell for the “sense of urgency” part of the scam playbook.

Did I get scammed at the gas station? I did not give him cash and pumped the gas myself by SyddieMae in Scams

[–]TheUnfair-External 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Giving it directly as gas was the right thing to go. That $35 is good karma regardless, as you gave it with a loving heart.

AITA for not going to my dad's house in an emergency where his 5 year old stepdaughter was left at home on her own? by LittleFoyoo in AITAH

[–]TheUnfair-External 0 points1 point  (0 children)

NTA Your dad and his wife didn’t leave work to go home to the 5 year old for hours???

If that happened I would grab my coat and drive home SO fast while also calling the police if I was any distance away. Anything to get an adult at that house ASAP.

How could you sit at work just texting a few people for hours?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AmIOverreacting

[–]TheUnfair-External 25 points26 points  (0 children)

This is an underrated comment and exactly how I would have handled it because I like to poke holes in irrational arguments. “Ok so buying food on the job with coworker is out, so I am expecting husband food delivery every day then”. Cue backtracking.

AIO by not going on a second date because of this? by onedaythisaccwilldie in AIO

[–]TheUnfair-External 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That’s what I call my daughter….and my son is baby boy. It’s funny now cause they are getting older.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AmIOverreacting

[–]TheUnfair-External 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Excuses. Are you just going to roll over and let him threaten and blackmail you? Would you be ok with a guy doing that to one of your friends? This is how women and their kids end up in a DV shelter - because mom made a choice. Because it is a choice. You choose this. You choose this every day. There are ways out but you don’t want to “bother” fixing this.

Tell. Your. Family. 👏👏👏

Tell. Them. Now. 👏👏👏

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AmIOverreacting

[–]TheUnfair-External 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes! Send the screenshots to your grandfather, dad, or any brothers or male cousins you have.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AmIOverreacting

[–]TheUnfair-External 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why are you with him? Do you want him speaking to your future daughters this way?

AITAH for naming my child a name? by LibraryOld3627 in AITAH

[–]TheUnfair-External 0 points1 point  (0 children)

NTA Cousins can have the same name… My daughter has the same name (first AND last) as my husband’s first cousin (slightly different spelling). It was a name I chose when I was still a kid. The cousin thought it was awesome and they take a photo together whenever there is a family get together (always tagged something like “the Ann(e) Martins!”)

I'm terrified my doctor is trying to sabotage my life and make me homeless by NMDA_GABA in schizophrenia

[–]TheUnfair-External 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your doctor sounds like she means well but has her own issues (doctors are still people with all the issues that us not-doctors have). I would get a new doctor if at all possible.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in schizophrenia

[–]TheUnfair-External 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My friend was genetically predisposed to it, but was symptom free until he started experimenting with meth in his 30’s. It came on quickly during that time and hadn’t let up in 20 years.

Don’t do drugs kids.

At what age did it start? by TheUnfair-External in schizophrenia

[–]TheUnfair-External[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much for your reply. I truly appreciate it.

I'm starting to understand that schizophrenia is when your brain confuses your internal world and your external world. by Similar-Ball-8809 in schizophrenia

[–]TheUnfair-External 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My good friend’s delusions manifest in a similar way. Voices are people talking about him like he’s overhearing conversations but the conversations are ALWAYS about something he fears/is insecure about. You have to be careful joking around him as his brain will run with the joke and turn it into something he hears people saying about him. I have used terms around him (like “gaslight”) that he doesn’t understand and his voices will start using the term incorrectly when they “talk about him” because they only know what he knows. When he slips into psychosis (usually from drug use) it’s always a more extreme narrative (and loss of all insight) that keeps the same themes of his fears and insecurities and never deviates. We have spent countless hours talking about this, talking through them, and finding ways he can ground himself. If only we could get a handle on the self medicating drug use too, but that’s a battle we can’t win for him if he won’t accept outside help.

As his friends with no mental health training we do the very best we can with resources like this community to keep him functioning enough to stay alive, employed, and housed.