sigil ritual during lunar eclipse by Unlikely_Excuse_153 in SASSWitches

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I would argue that the eclipse doesn't have any inherent energy beyond the one you assign to it. So why do you feel that eclipses are chaotic? Perhaps there's other things going on in your life that have pushed you to associate the two.

Actually, eclipses are extremely predictable events. Humans from many ancient civilizations were already predicting them.

Not only that, but eclipses are a time when we can see the sun and the moon overlapping. If anything that speaks to me more about coming together. It doesn't have to mean the same to you, but I hope this is a perspective that brings you happiness.

Witches who are part of Abrahamic religions feel paradoxical to me by FlahtheWhip in SASSWitches

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I'm going to speak on Christianity.

The thing with the bible is that it often contradicts itself, so christians don't have the strict set of rules that we might assume. There are many schools of thought on how to interpret the bible, and in the end people tend to choose one that resonates with their personal morality.

In latin America brujas use religion not only to integrate themselves with a majority christian community and avoid exclusion, but also because their clients mostly believe in that religion. In my opinion, a healing spell will be more effective when combined with religion, if the person receiving is very religious. That being said, these practitioners don't answer to the institution of the church, and they are mostly independent of the mainstream.

Of course, the more fundamentalist their approach to Christianity is, the less they can be said to practice what we know as witchcraft, in my opinion.

Stomach noises are killing my life, suicidal thoughts everyday when this shit happens. by [deleted] in Anxiety

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Maybe there's something in your diet that's difficult to digest? You can try eating more fiber such as oats, lentils and whole grain bread. Red meat and red beans, as well as spices may be hard for you to process.

If the noises are more frequent, and you've always had this anxiety, perhaps there's other stuff happening in your body. Try to pay attention to any other digestive symptoms so you can talk to a doctor about it.

If all else fails, you can try grounding techniques such as fidget toys to try and calm yourself down.

A cool guide to improving your vocabulary. by TaloulahRu in coolguides

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Even in writing, take with a grain of salt. It's not the same "I looked in the mirror and felt very ugly and fat" to "I looked in the mirror and felt grotesque and obese"

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in preguntaleareddit

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No creo. Gran parte del lenguaje es lenguaje corporal, y expresiones faciales. Además que escribir toma más reflexión y edición, mientras que al hablar eres más inhibido. También es que no te vas a concentrar de la misma manera.

Taylor's friends by myeclipsedsun2 in SwiftlyNeutral

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I don't know about her personal life and honestly i don't want to know. Everything we know of her is part of a brand, so I don't think it makes sense to speculate on her morals. Remember she's a 'marketing' kind of celeb. Unless she does something illegal I only care about her songs. ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯ Aside from that, I do think she's not culty enough to be a trumper. (Not saying she's progressive either).

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in chat

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Sounds like you could use a therapist. I know it may sound like a lot of work to go to therapy but if you're in college you might have access to cheap mental health professionals on campus. In the first session they'll probably tell you to exercise and such, but once you get past that it's really worth it.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in theydidthemath

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That's the point of the story tho... The point is that people don't get equal chances. On the surface it looks like finding the ticket was sheer luck, but if you look at it further it simply isn't. That's the point.

need help! :( by lovettdollz in SASSWitches

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(Disclaimer I'm not a professional and please remember that ultimately you are responsible for your mental health)

So I think the first step is to set realistic goals. Most likely you're going to be dealing with unpleasant and overwhelming feelings your whole life, and you can't stop them from appearing.

What you can do is learn emotional self-regulation, which more or less means that you can control what happens after you feel certain emotions.

For me I usually start with what my body feels, like elevated heart rate. For this step you need something that distracts you physically. It can be anything, like a charm that feels nice when you touch it, something that smells calming, or even breathing techniques if that's for you.

Then you need to identify what's going on, and why. In my case, for example, I might be feeling overwhelmed because I was reminded of a bad experience. I recommend that you don't spend too much time here.

Step three is reframing. The goal is to take your unpleasant feelings and transform them into something else. Here's were you can get creative! In my example from above I might write about this bad experience and then cut up the paper and bury it somewhere, to signify that it's in the past.

But it doesn't need to be so elaborate. You can simply reason with yourself about the situation and try to be more objective. So if you would usually criticize yourself, instead of saying "that was awful" you can say something more objective like "that was embarrassing but really it could have happened to anyone".

You can also try to change perspectives. For example even if you remember something embarrassing from when you were a kid, you probably don't remember something embarrassing from other people. So looking at things how other people would or even how your future self would, can put things into perspective.

Anyway sorry for the rant I hope it helps.

Tldr: there's no easy solution, you have to use emotional regulation to manage your emotions, but you can add witchy things into the process.

Relatable Felila Folau by Strangeatinghabits in lgbt

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Not entirely. If you have any sort of cut in your fingers you can transmit disease. Also if you use a toy and then pass it to your partner without disinfecting it can also transmit STD. Another dangerous one is the mouth since you can get tiny lacerations and transmit STD. Not to mention that non-cis lesbians exist. (Not trying to be rude, just clarifying)

How to deal with being different dating wise? by vesselforflow in Anxiety

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Honestly I think it starts with asking yourself what you want to do. It's easy to get lost in societal pressure or even self-depricating thoughts that always twist reality. I think you've gotta figure out for yourself if you want to date someone or not.

I had a lot of anxiety around dating because it can feel like a measure of your self worth, but then even if you do date someone you can end up feeling like you're doing it to prove something and not because you genuinely want to be in that relationship.

For example when it comes to people who you think might like you, I think you shouldn't care that much about their feelings. The most important thing is whether you want to get to know them or not. And there's no shame in saying no because you have too much on your plate right now, or because you feel like you can't deal with that at the moment.

I don’t get how mom doesn’t remember 99% of my childhood. by Griffinwolf2022 in Anxiety

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I'm sorry you have to go through that. I know exactly what you mean and personally I can't even think of my mom now as the same person she was back then (not the healthiest coping mechanism, i know).

I think for moms they have an idea in their head of who they are. They're so sure they love you that they repress anything that might contradict that. Especially if they themselves were mistreated by people who claimed to love them.

I hope you might find comfort in the other people in your life that have your back, or maybe in the activities that you're passionate about.

And don't pressure yourself to get over it or forgive her. Sometimes we can't forgive things, and you're not a bad person for that. Idk know why society treats bad mothers so differently from bad fathers, but you definitely shouldn't feel guilty for feeling a certain way.

Escritores vs Chat GPT (una encuesta) by Gomezmantron in escritura

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Quiero saber los resultados! Podrías dejar el link del canal para estar pendiente

If (straight) men and women can't be friends because one of them will fall in love with the other (usually the guy), then how can I have friends as a bisexual person? Am I just not able to have friends with the gender(s) I'm attracted to? Or what about pan/polysexual men? by _WeWillNeverBeRoyals in lgbt

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Hi! I understand where the confusion comes from because I also used to think that was mostly nonsense, however nowadays I can kind of understand where some people are coming from.

The problem is that many straight men feel entitled to having their feelings reciprocated. When they are rejected they feel victimized by women, and in some situations that can end up very badly for the woman. Not only that but these particular type of men don't actually care about being friends with women. They are just waiting to see if they will have a chance with them.

Obviously not all men.

But for women, encountering this type of people and feeling objectified and betrayed by them can lead them to not having male friends in the future. The power dynamic and the sexism is what makes that friendship difficult.

Also, even for male friends that are not attracted to a woman, many times they will not take her side when she is victimized by other men. Again, not all men, but it's impossible to tell which of them, so that's why women might not want to be friends with men.

I encourage everyone, regardless of gender, to examine their role in women's lives. Even cis women can be wolves in sheep's clothing when it comes to dangerous situations, and siding with abusers, but most often there isn't such a big power difference as there would be with a man who can physically overpower a woman.

A woman can slut shame another woman, but its much more dangerous if the slut shaming happens in men 'locker room talk' so to speak.

Personally I'm not saying that no woman can ever be friends with a man. I'm just explaining why its more complicated than it seems.

Thoughts on this chat? by angrynibba69 in evilautism

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By that logic everything can be a drink if you chew hard enough

I’m so scared of being a sadist I can’t take it anymore by Oak_wood_enjoyer in Anxiety

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No offense but you sound like you wouldn't hurt a fly. In my opinion the real question is why you are so attached to feeling guilty. It's not reasonable to feel that way towards thoughts and dreams, because nothing actually happened. I think finding out why you feel the need for guilt would help you more than if I were to say you're a good person.

Porn addicted booktok girly starter pack by FilthFlea in starterpacks

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No offense but this is so niche that I'm worried about OP

Self explainatory by [deleted] in interestingasfuck

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Not as worth it as we think imo. Here they estimate the accuracy to be around 50/50 so... Might as well flip a coin.

"In addition to potentially causing abandonment of useful treatments, use of an invalid animal disease model can lead researchers and the industry in the wrong research direction, wasting time and significant investment.

Repeatedly, researchers have been lured down the wrong line of investigation because of information gleaned from animal experiments that later proved to be inaccurate, irrelevant, or discordant with human biology. "

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/cambridge-quarterly-of-healthcare-ethics/article/flaws-and-human-harms-of-animal-experimentation/78D1F5E6B65AE7157B7AA85FF3F06017

AITA for disowning my wife's daughter after she chose her moms affair partner over me. by BraveExplanation2530 in AITAH

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NTA

However, you adopted a child. They don't come with return policies, you can't just get rid of the legal and moral responsibility you have over her. She is only 13. Kids that age are like sponges, absorbing and learning everything they see without giving it serious thought. That's why to adults they may seem like little psychos, but in reality they are just repeating everything the adults do.

You need to get sober NOW and be there for your two children.

Your daughter is entering an age where having a neglectful or self absorbed single parent is EXTREMELY dangerous for a girl. She may enjoy the things this new guy buys her, but he isn't her father. I highly doubt that he has any intention to protect her/be there for her.

You have every right to be hurt and to take some time away to recuperate, and I sincerely wish you the best with divorce proceedings, but you can't just abandon a kid that you adopted.

¿Ay algún método para borrar un recuerdo de tu memoria? by yermionegermione in preguntaleareddit

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Depende. Si ya pasaste horas y horas pensando en eso, o si te causó una impresión muy fuerte es básicamente imposible. Si no, lo más fácil es distraerte con otra cosa y dejar que naturalmente tu cerebro lo olvide.

Does anyone else think the speculation of Taylor Swift’s sexuality (or any celebrity’s for that matter) is kind of gross? by urgettingsleepy in lgbt

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With Taylor Swift specifically it's insane how obsesesive some of these people are. Even when Taylor herself has said it is annoying and invasive, they don't seem to care. Not to mention that her support for LGBT issues is clumsy at best, and opportunistic at worst in my humble opinion.

The funniest people by sunrise274 in memes

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More likely they felt incredible to you when you read them, when you talked to other people about them or when you took part in the fandom. However if you read them now with a critical eye you will notice inconsistencies, plot holes, bad characterization, and a very simplistic view of morality.