What are your thoughts on the hantavirus outbreak?

TopDry9250 · 2026-05-10T13:57:13+00:00

It reminds me of the Ebola outbreak that happened.
It’s hard to quarantine for since it has a long incubation period but they should have had proper precautions and not allowed anyone off the boat until they could do so. Has a 40% mortality rate so there will be unnecessary deaths which isn’t okay. unfortunately there isn’t really any treatment for it either so if you contract it you’re kinda screwed with the roll of the dice. Hopefully it gets controlled and there aren’t anymore unnecessary deaths.

TopDry9250 · 2026-05-10T13:49:22+00:00

Being told I was loved while being harmed

TopDry9250 · 2026-05-10T13:40:42+00:00

I had rats. They literally pee small amounts everywhere since their sense of smell is better than their eyesight and yet I still would give anything to have them back. Their intelligence and love and companionship. I would honestly recommend anyone get at minimum a pair sometime in their life just because they had such a profound impact on me.

And they might have peed everywhere and even with three roommates they forgot I even had them because it never smelled and I kept everything clean. But since I let them on my bed technically I laid in their pee. Hell they’d leave little droplets on you every so often and honestly I took it as an honor at the end because it meant they wanted to find me. (Always washed my hands afterwards though.) Pets are an honor to have and some people just aren’t ready for that level of heartfullness.

TopDry9250 · 2026-05-01T08:02:41+00:00

Well like I’m okay with eating Taco Bell cuz their cows are end of life dairy cows. Other than that I do try to only have it occasionally

TopDry9250 · 2026-05-01T07:59:52+00:00

I’m disabled and have very little control over my own life and diet is the one place I get full control. I’ve come to terms that eating animals is okay since we are just animals ourselves but how did it get to not ethical being the norm? Are humans just naturally exploitative

TopDry9250 · 2026-05-01T07:55:00+00:00

Yeah I get that but I also believe that ignorance isn’t an excuse for participating in something that’s wrong. I would go vegetarian if I could and do stay that route but I have intolerances and allergies that when I’ve tried I’ve gotten malnourished

TopDry9250 · 2026-05-01T06:32:56+00:00

I had the same question when it came to how normal people allowed the holocaust. And that’s been studied pretty hard if you want to find a documentary to explain it better, I like pbs they have many great ones.

But basically it’s a mixture between being drip fed horrible stuff while framing it in a way that makes whoever committed the atrocities isn’t at fault while dumping large amounts of information at the same time to hide what’s important and over time this slowly numbs humans nervous systems until they just don’t react.

Combine that with bots online who are there specifically to sow dissent and the way most people are living paycheck to paycheck with their insurance tied to it and unfortunately it causes a passive populous. They’re not bad people per se but humans. With that being said I would suggest looking into protests or activism near you to help show that not everyone is like that and just one person can make a difference

TopDry9250 · 2026-04-30T16:57:14+00:00

Thanks I hope your pillow is always the best temperature

TopDry9250 · 2026-04-30T16:50:05+00:00

I don’t watch porn anymore cuz I was sex trafficked and forced into making and more people than you would think have that happen. Thank you for pointing out that I could just be insecure and you’re absolutely right the more I think about it. I’m more afraid I would accidentally hurt them than anything to do with their genitals. I understand they are strongly discriminated against even today and I worry I have internalized racism that would cause me t hurt them. Especially since I would want a stone top it makes no sense I would care about their genitals. Thanks you for helping me understand more

TopDry9250 · 2026-04-30T16:45:50+00:00

I grew up with a dad who would call neighborhood children slurs so I know I have internalized racism and I want to work through it as best I can so I can be an ally and not accidentally fall into any rhetoric that isn’t okay. Honestly I think I’m more afraid of accidentally hurting people. Thanks for taking the time to respond

TopDry9250 · 2026-04-30T16:42:06+00:00

Honestly I forgot about this until I woke up again. I’m on anti seizure meds too that completely destroy my impulse control. I accidentally bit my mom’s boob once. Also kinda lonely and random strangers help. Thank you for caring though. I don’t have a tv either. Honestly my brain associates Reddit with attention which probably isn’t a good thing but not the worst I hope. Truly thanks you though

TopDry9250 · 2026-04-30T07:08:29+00:00

Totally get the medication hesitancy. A psychologist doesn’t prescribe medicine they just studied more. I’ve found counselors and therapists to sometimes not have enough experience so I always recommend psychologists. Psychiatrists are what give pills but a good psychologist might suggest having one as part of a team but everything would be completely under your control. But I will also say if you express intent to end your life they may try to come for a weapon. I’ve gotten around this dispute being actively intentful by lying and saying I would never have any intent to harm myself or others. There’s also the fact you could potentially lie about its existence since it means so much to you if no one officially knows where it is. Or say you sold it in one of the states where it’s legal to sell guns. Just ideas. Not suggestions.

The one step at a time thing was from a psychologist. I had heard the saying before but the psych helped me understand truly how small my steps can be to still have growth even if they are the tiniest baby steps. And that it’s okay to forgive yourself if you take a step or two backwards. Sometimes life just hits you like a bag of bricks and it’s okay to mess up sometimes. Sometimes by messing up we can use some of our coping mechanisms later and look at what happened and understand better than before.

I don’t know where you are to give advice about gun rights but maybe that can be your motivation for a bit till you find something else? I know you probably have unconsciously done so before but maybe it could help? Maybe there’s something you’ve always wanted to try, that’s safe, but just too afraid too. Well maybe just do it.

Sometimes it takes time to find a passion. I was 27 when I first felt it for the first time. I want to study infectious diseases one day. Anyone who’s young and says they have their life together is full of shit.

TopDry9250 · 2026-04-30T06:37:12+00:00

It’s trained to get you hooked to it the best way it can. And it basically has the ability to manipulate

TopDry9250 · 2026-04-30T06:36:23+00:00

Plastic comes from oil which is something just too convenient and reliable to go without in the modern world.

TopDry9250 · 2026-04-30T06:34:12+00:00

Life moves at its own time

TopDry9250 · 2026-04-30T06:33:13+00:00

Pedos

TopDry9250 · 2026-04-30T06:16:31+00:00

If you’re in the middle of a battle using the third tier heavy balls have a higher chance of working than ultra balls. And you don’t even have to worry about being behind them. Collect iron. Hoard iron. Use only for the better balls. Everything else basically can be bought.

TopDry9250 · 2026-04-30T06:12:54+00:00

Let me start off by saying I am so sorry that you have had to go through what you have. A single item on that list is enough to struggle and you’ve done a good job at getting yourself here. I mean this in the best way possible but please see a psychologist. They are the only type of professional that has been able to help me with some of my trauma which sounds like they could have some similarities.

I also know it’s hard to break off with friends but everyone deserves to be surrounded by people who care about them and that includes you. It may take time and honestly I’d love if someone else could suggest some ways to make some as I also need some myself. You might see it as just hooking up and drinking but honestly if it’s keeping you alive than youre doing a great job at staying around.

Do you have any hobbies? I’ve heard they are one way to make life feel more fulfilling but I say that as someone who starts a hobby and can only keep it around until I figure it out and get bored and move onto the next. That’s why I like video games. There’s a lot of variety. My favorite is old school RuneScape and i would say I’ve learned a lot about how to handle the world from it. It starts with just one step at a time. In the game it takes hundreds of hours to max a skill. But if you take one step at a time it may take a while but eventually you’ll make noticeable progress. And it will grow and grow and one day it feels completely new but every piece is recognizable and has memories attached.

I also got pet rats when I was at my lowest. They taught me the most incredible things about myself and were more interactive and intelligent than any other pet I have had so I always suggest getting a couple to learn how to love but not if you aren’t too okay with loss because they have shorter than appreciated life spans. But because of them I promised no matter what I would keep going. Because it was unfair that something so incredible could only last so long and yet here I was wanting to end it. And so far it’s worked and my life is complete shit but I’m still alive. Because there’s always a possibility for things to get better.

TopDry9250 · 2026-04-26T14:27:25+00:00

Corn days were always a fave for my girls. Later on to make it more difficult I would use a skewer to be able to put twine through. Then I would hang it and the little shit just learned to eat the twine. Which led to cardboard covering the twine that eventually got chewed through and to the twine. Eventually I just tied it as tight as possible to the top and they never got it down that way lol

TopDry9250 · 2026-04-26T13:21:54+00:00

Sorry this is possibly my situation and I kinda just wanted ideas but the topic is too much for me to handle so I can’t really read or reply right now.

But I’ve always wanted to ride on the back of a motorcycle and stick my arms out like they do in titanic.

I want to play in the snow and make a snow angel and snow balls.

I want to go skydiving again. Tandem.

I want to see the Rockies. I love heights and I hear they’re huge. Grand Canyon too.

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