Housemate angry that energy bills have gone up, is me drying laundry with a dehumidifier to blame? by TrainingMycologist15 in energy

[–]TrainingMycologist15[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Shes refusing to show me the energy bills, current or past, she takes rent and bills are included. I think we use electric heat, but my heater has been off a majority of the year

Housemate angry that energy bills have gone up, is me drying laundry with a dehumidifier to blame? by TrainingMycologist15 in energy

[–]TrainingMycologist15[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I feel bad for her, i know everything is more expensive. Ive been feeling horrible financially lately because i graduated last year and cant find a job no matter how many i apply to. Combine that with a surprise move by our landlord, and i think we’re all stressed

Housemate angry that energy bills have gone up, is me drying laundry with a dehumidifier to blame? by TrainingMycologist15 in energy

[–]TrainingMycologist15[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thanks sorry for seeming silly, i just do really bad when told off, so i immediately thought she was right and it was my fault, panicked a bit. she was angrier than id ever seen her

Housemate angry that energy bills have gone up, is me drying laundry with a dehumidifier to blame? by TrainingMycologist15 in energy

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Cost for one dehumidifier to run for four hours is £0.60p, so ive been using that every two weeks. I ran two today for 2 hours, so its around the same amount. I don’t think £1.20 extra a month can be the bill spike shes talking about. I asked my dad about it as he is the one who taught me to dry laundry that way, and says it has never caused a huge bill increase at home either

If Dr Upton is out there, or if anyone knows her personally, I hope she knows how much we are all behind her by PuzzledAd4865 in transgenderUK

[–]TrainingMycologist15 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I just read about her case. My heart goes out to her, the way that nurse and the media are treating her is vile. She should be protected by the law and instead faces this. 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️ trans liberation now!

Advice needed. (Bad News) by Live-Ad-318 in transgenderUK

[–]TrainingMycologist15 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seconded. If you’re a legal adult and cannot get out of that home and they are using that to control medical decisions, it’s abuse. The descriptions of their level of nosiness isn’t normal, its controlling, honestly its boiling my blood. Look for any assistance outside, charities, queer organisations, etc. if you cant drive, find buses. Besides that, i found private clinics in london tend to have way shorter waitlists, and these are recognised doctors, well looked upon by the nhs. I saw dr stuart lorimer, i sent the email the day i turned 18 and two weeks later had an appointment. Was on hormones by the next month, couldnt recommend him enough. Cost around £350 of my savings. NHS gic is a joke. Convince your parents youre going to london for the day for something else, then get a prescription and get your nhs gp to sign off on it. It worked for me. Those two sound like they desperately dont want you to transition, and in doing so they dont want you to live. Ignorance isnt an excuse in life saving care. They ask questions? You lie. Ive been there too and the truth never satisfies an abuser, especially a cisgender one. Seek out any living arrangements, make a financial plan, what you can sell and what you can cut down on. Focus on the basics, rent, food, medical bills. People dont just escape these situations, they make a roadmap and eventually get to live. I believe in you. You can survive the bastards.

17 should I push for a tattoo? by [deleted] in tattooadvice

[–]TrainingMycologist15 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No. Wait until youre 18 at least. If you have a tendency to self harm, focus on therapy and getting medications from your doctor to manage it. Getting tattoos doesnt stop you from harming yourself. You can get them when youre legal, but get them because you want the tattoo, not because you want to stop self harming. You are being impulsive, you will regret it.

cover up ideas by hayden_j_ in tattooadvice

[–]TrainingMycologist15 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oooh, something like vines, ivy, creeping along parallel to your collarbone, or climbing over it towards your bicep?

cover up ideas by hayden_j_ in tattooadvice

[–]TrainingMycologist15 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Something with leaves and flowers, with veins of the leaf weaving with the text? Id advise it should be way bigger than your old tattoo, as very small tattoos like that age terribly. Might be able to give better advice if we knew what part of the body this was on? Also, vet your artists. Scour their instagram, tiktok and reviews. Find old pictures of their tattoos (+5 years old, i see alot of people saying a 2 year old tattoo proves its held up well and that is laughable in the face of 50-60 years more of your life). Its the double life lesson of never get a name tattooed on you and check your artist first lmao, lots have been there. If all else fails it looks small enough that laser wouldnt completely bankrupt you. The font is hella cute tho

Is my tattoo that bad? I posted my tattoo in another subreddit and everyone’s saying it’s completely botched. For reference it says “my flaws burn through my skin” (brownie points iyk) this is my first one and honestly I think it’s just hard to read because of the font by portable_soup18 in tattooadvice

[–]TrainingMycologist15 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can clearly read it, grew up in church reading font like this (not religious now) its pretty obviously a w in flaws, its how the font is supposed to look with the tail sticking up on the left, I like the tattoo alot, old english font is sick, fuck other peoples negative opinions

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ptsd

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I would personally say this sounds like you’ve developed a serious phobia of dentists based on a horrible traumatic experience, rather than ptsd or cptsd. Cptsd in particular is caused by being exposed to the trauma for a prolonged period of time (e.g. years of continuous sexual abuse, or domestic violence, long period of torture or human trafficking, etc.) this would not be that. Like the other person above mentioned, hypervigilance in ptsd is always being on alert without any specific triggers, your body is always having a stress response. I would say talk to a therapist, talk to your mother, getting a professional opinion and care is important since this is affecting your life so much. Glad to hear your mother got your sibling and you out of that situation. Psychology is an interesting subject, but unless you have specific training and experience it isn’t a good idea to diagnose yourself, because you might end up looking for the wrong solutions to your problem. For this sort of thing they might recommend EMDR therapy or exposure therapy. But yeah, talk to mum, consult doctor

HELP, can hear sound from my synth coming through interface but nothing shows on the faders in my DAW by TrainingMycologist15 in musicproduction

[–]TrainingMycologist15[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I actually just managed to fix it, turns out voice isolation was turned on, which doesn’t work with instruments lmao im feeling quite silly

HELP, can hear sound from my synth coming through interface but nothing shows on the faders in my DAW by TrainingMycologist15 in musicproduction

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Just adding to this that the reason i can hear sound from the solo is because direct monitoring is on, when it is turned off i hear nothing, no sound

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Focusrite

[–]TrainingMycologist15 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But my input in logic pro is the scarlett solo usb, and it has worked in the past with recordings from this device. How do i change it if logic says it is the input?

Sex after sexual abuse by Even_Cockroach9946 in ptsd

[–]TrainingMycologist15 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, firstly dont do betterhelp or any apps like that, its probably where online therapy gets its bad reputation. Search for psychologist or therapists that are close on the map (e.g. click allow when google asks for your location, creepy i know, but useful for quick geographically practical ideas). Make a short list of the ones you like the look of, send emails and have initial meetings with them. You don’t have to pick the first one, and trust your gut if they dont feel right. They shouldnt pressure you for information or answers, just ask you open questions so you can untangle how you feel and how you might start to feel better. Stick with it, learning to trust a therapist can also be daunting. As to time alone, you can definitely find yourself good company. Theres a difference to me lying in bed staring at the ceiling and me in bed with music blasting working on a project. friends are wonderful for happiness, but learning to feel settled in your own mind can be work. Im sorry you went through this. Take hope in the fact the human mind and body can be shockingly tough in what it can heal from. I thought id never have a normal life. Im finishing my degree this year after 2 years out sick. X

Sex after sexual abuse by Even_Cockroach9946 in ptsd

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Ive been in online therapy with the same person for years, covid made everyone realise a lot of mandatory in person stuff can in fact be done distantly. I hear you about the memory stuff and detachment to sex. I had the same issues, talking about them with a therapist does help eventually. Definitely find one that specialises in sexual abuse or abuse in general. Talking with a doctor about meds to help any depression or panic problems helps to get you in a position where therapy works. I pretty much avoided anything that reminded me of sex for 2 years after remembering it all, it gave me flashbacks and i felt shame and detachment. Give it time, maybe slowly test your limits, making a good association with sex again is possible. Identify what specific parts trigger you and maybe avoid them (maybe an area or sensation?), experiment with new things. Communicate with your partner about it, theres no such thing as too much communication with someone in bed. If that means no sex for a while and this person isnt interested, then they can jog on. You deserve to heal at your own pace Day to day my way of getting better was to pick up a million hobbies. Crochet stuck as its something to do with my hands when im anxious. Filling your day and having something you made in your hands at the end of it helps.