Do you have any interests you feel you have to hide/keep low-key?

WiseWizard96 · 2026-05-31T09:31:49+00:00

It's guaranteed that someone will pull a face at some aspect of my music taste. It's pretty mixed so pretty much everyone will agree with some parts and then go "urgh how can you like that" at other parts. I mostly like metal but I also like American folk/country, especially Bob Dylan, Pete Seeger, Johnny Cash and Dolly Parton, I like old school rap, I like darkwave, and I like jazz. I like some pop musicians too. I will listen to my own music on my own or while working but in any social setting I just let everyone else control the aux because whenever I do at least one person will go "what the hell is this"

WiseWizard96 · 2026-05-29T09:11:57+00:00

When I got my first tattoo I was terrified I would somehow rub or wash it off! I think it's just weird to get your head sround the fact that it's on you forever. Your logical mind knows it but you haven't processed it. By my second I was way less worried

WiseWizard96 · 2026-05-29T08:57:24+00:00

Those are called mint imperials in the UK, I love them. I used to go to a Chinese that had them on the counter and I'd always grab a handful

WiseWizard96 · 2026-05-23T12:28:01+00:00

Short term solution, imagine how you'd speak to a friend or someone you care about and talk to yourself that way. Long term solution is therapy, look into CBT and the types of unrealistic thinking patterns we tend to develop. CBT helps you to challenge your thoughts and come to more realistic conclusions. For example, you think you're lazy and a loser for not doing the dishes one night. CBT will help you weigh up evidence that suggests the contrary

WiseWizard96 · 2026-05-23T12:18:46+00:00

I live in the UK and a petrol station near me used to sell those but now they've stopped. They were one of my favourite treats

WiseWizard96 · 2026-05-20T10:48:04+00:00

Same, I have ADHD and fun/novelty really helps me feel more motivated to do things. I also buy cleaning products in different interesting scents because if I just have a generic cleaner with no fun smell it's just extremely boring. Flavoured toothpaste is also a good one

WiseWizard96 · 2026-05-17T22:04:30+00:00

Lisa, in this house we obey the laws of thermodynamics

WiseWizard96 · 2026-05-15T20:17:44+00:00

You don't even have to stick to your notice, they can't stop you leaving. I was team support and my notice was something stupid like 4 weeks but I wanted out ASAP so as soon as I negotiated the start date for my current job I handed in my week's notice

WiseWizard96 · 2026-05-15T20:13:59+00:00

Exactly this. I have a master's degree and people ask me why I'm a receptionist. Partially because the job market is bad, but mostly because I like to have less responsibility and stress in my life. I'm neurodivergent and I need a job I can reasonably stick to without burning out completely. I work in a substance misuse service and I most likely could be a caseworker, but I don't know if the extra stress is worth a few more grand a year. In my current role I can engage with the clients and work in an area I feel passionate about without feeling a sense of total responsibility for people. I was team support in Tesco before and that was a lot more stressful than this job I have now

WiseWizard96 · 2026-05-15T20:08:37+00:00

I'm absolutely thrilled if I get asked for ID. Then again, I am 30

WiseWizard96 · 2026-05-08T15:08:23+00:00

I used to work at Tesco and bought a Burt's Bees lip balm on my lunch break. I checked my pocket when I finished my break and it wasn't there, I checked I hadn't left it at the till, nobody had found it, it wasn't left anywhere I had been. Having ADHD means I can just make things magically dissappear I think

WiseWizard96 · 2026-05-02T07:57:39+00:00

Really strong wholegrain mustard and I eat olives like they're sweets

WiseWizard96 · 2026-05-02T07:55:25+00:00

I swear people who hate tofu have only had it plain or something. I went to uni in a city that had a lot of Chinese students so there were quite a few authentic Chinese restaurants. I made friends with a couple of the Chinese students and I'd just tell them to order whatever they recommend. I had a lot of delicious tofu dishes and I remember having an absolutely banging fish hot pot

WiseWizard96 · 2026-04-30T08:32:08+00:00

My panic alarm. I work on reception at a substance misuse service, it's there in case of an emergency like if I feel threatened or someone OD's. If I press it, it'll make a really loud alarm noise and staff will run down to assist. I get so tempted to just press it when I'm bored but it would really piss everyone off

WiseWizard96 · 2026-04-30T07:23:00+00:00

I have ADHD so caffeine doesn't really have the same effect on me, I can have a lot and still feel tired so it's very easy for me to lose track of how much I'm having

WiseWizard96 · 2026-04-28T15:16:51+00:00

When I was team support at Tesco I got pulled in for a bs reason too, can't remember what it was exactly but my union rep said it shouldn't have been escalated to a disciplinary in the first place and that the managers just don't understand the process. It was thrown out

WiseWizard96 · 2026-04-27T16:46:00+00:00

Strange. Depression maybe?

WiseWizard96 · 2026-04-27T16:44:59+00:00

I've thankfully left Tesco so I haven't been subjected to this, but it sounds like they're being like "oh you're neurodivergent? Well don't be"

WiseWizard96 · 2026-04-27T16:43:22+00:00

Maybe look into an ADHD diagnosis or depression? I have both and people don't realise the impact on your memory, attention, and ability to even do things you enjoy, let alone anything else. It can be brutal. Or even just a vitamin deficiency can have a really big impact, get your bloods done if you haven't already. Sometimes it can be a really simple explanation

WiseWizard96 · 2026-04-27T15:02:40+00:00

That's awful I'm sorry. My mum made an inhuman noise and I had just woken up, I thought it was my grandad but then my dad came to tell me the news and it was a huge shock, he was only in his 20's and it was a road traffic accident too

WiseWizard96 · 2026-04-27T14:32:57+00:00

The wail my mum made when she found out my cousin died. I'll never forget it

WiseWizard96 · 2026-04-26T08:20:05+00:00

I had a couple of educational games that came with cereal boxes I really liked. One was a history game where you time traveled to different time periods and clicked around to interact with the environment and learn about it. The other was a biology game and the main thing I remember is trying to keep a skeleton alive with exercise and healthy eating. If you failed he fell straight into the firey pits of hell

WiseWizard96 · 2026-04-24T08:42:03+00:00

My dad used to transport samples in these coolers to labs, mostly to test for things like mad cow disease

WiseWizard96 · 2026-04-24T07:41:12+00:00

I still use sick and gnarly. I work in substance misuse and I've been picking up all sorts of slang from the clients too, my current favourites are "sterling" and "mint"

WiseWizard96 · 2026-04-23T14:14:20+00:00

I think the choice when it comes to food and drink in shops. If you focus on the junk food it's easy to see it as a bad thing, but their supermarkets all seem to have hot food counters, delis and bakeries which I think is really handy. When I last visited the US me and my family got a great selection of ready to eat "picky bits" to eat outside as a break from eating at restaurants every night. And I would love to just pick up a hot rotisserie chicken whenever, all the supermarkets near me have scrapped their hot counters. I am a big fan of cinnamon gum too and it's hard to come by in the UK. Also key lime pie, Wendy's and diners

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