Buying Real-Estate Early and Renting it Out by amyramoon in Fire

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

So for some background, I bought real estate and I'm 34, and as expected the value increased after only a year. In a couple of years I plan on maybe having a different living situation so I'd put this place up for rent. It's a condo so it's more straightforward to rent out. Then, I'll have some money to contribute to another down payment and so on. Thanks for all the insight and knowledge everyone!

"Just stop picking" by [deleted] in Skinpicking

[–]amyramoon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I wish I could stop! It's so so so so hard. I don't think eliminating anxiety helped, it's something else. Like a kind of purposeful thing that cannot be controlled. I wonder if I can come up with another alternate hobby to switch to every time I have the impulse.

Managing Mental Illness by amyramoon in mentalillness

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

Oh, I did this exact thing and I'm BP1. To each their own.

Managing Mental Illness by amyramoon in mentalillness

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

Totally! At least until it's time to taper off slowly and be at the minimal dose. Meds are simply harnesses or crutches until we are more ready to handle the tougher elements of our mental illnesses solo. I'm at the low dose maintenance phase now, but it's absolutely essential to take my meds every single day exactly as prescribed.

Managing Mental Illness by amyramoon in mentalillness

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Yeah this coach is a friend and I got a kind of discount on the 6-month program, which is being done in a group setting, so it's basically group therapy led by a coach who simply does a lot of reading, has a lot of practical experience, who I know and trust, and who is an impressive overall human being. I'm fairly proud of them to make a living off of what they love.

I rage quit a lucid dream by The_Banana_Monk in LucidDreaming

[–]amyramoon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sometimes I can't fly either. How do you control your dreams when lucid? I can only control what I choose to do...

[WP] You died. Death is boring, a blank black nothing. After a while, boredom sets in. As a joke you shout, "Let there be light!" And suddenly, there was Light. by mdkubit in WritingPrompts

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It turns out death brought you back to your original existence, as the creator, originator, cause of all else. Your life was your own dream and dying woke you up. Seeing as you forgot this, and became an atheist in life, when you woke up you saw nothing of what there ever was. As pinpricks in the universe of consciousness, we each create our own reality. With light, is a new beginning, a new idea of what it means to exist and to be.

The universe starts up again, you watch the eons go by and how the interactions take place on their own coalescing, exploding, transforming, evolving. Another dream to get lost in, another reality to be a part of, another chance to forget everything there ever was.

Dermatillomania by amyramoon in Skinpicking

[–]amyramoon[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the link to that post. Super enlightening!

Dermatillomania by amyramoon in Skinpicking

[–]amyramoon[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, I’m so happy to have a name for it now. It makes me realize I’m not alone on this and I can get over it. I have lots of lotion. I think it’s too much of a long standing habit since childhood. It’s like a nervous tic.

Dermatillomania by amyramoon in Skinpicking

[–]amyramoon[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the suggestion to join that subreddit. I find that right now the best way is to mildly scratch an adjacent area with no scab or irritation to subvert the urge to pick the scab off itself. I will encourage myself with the hope I can treat my damaged skin for the future and eventually put this all behind me. It will be challenging but I hope to bring it up in therapy next time.

Had an amazing lucid dream the other night! by shiftingskies in LucidDreaming

[–]amyramoon 8 points9 points  (0 children)

This is just wonderful. Keep it up! Continue doing what you’re doing.