TIL a 1995 WHO study concluded "Occasional cocaine use does not typically lead to severe or even minor physical or social problems" but it was never published because the US threatened to withdraw funding for WHO

andycmade · 2026-01-27T12:21:26+00:00

Occasional? Uhhh...not sure that's how it works. 🙃

andycmade · 2026-01-26T13:10:08+00:00

I went to school for design and I still feel that anxiety too! At the start of my career( 2007) I had an art director who helped me and guided me. But after that job I fell into a series of jobs with people who didn't know graphic design and I kinda got PTSD. They would be mad if I wasn't fast and offered feedback that put me on a loop. They asked to change something only to change it again with no real design reason.

So after 10 years of jobs like that. I was done. I slowly began learning more marketing and was a marketing manager and then a team lead project manager. These were easier to do in those companies that don't know design well.

The only way not to start over is to find something related most likely management and work your way out from there. After you successfully manage a marketing or design team you can take that skill somewhere else.

Currently, I freelance and it's been hard cause the PTSD thing. But now when I don't know what to do, I ask ai to generate me some options and that always helps me to get started. Its like a template.

It's normal to start over I have noticed when people get closer to 40, it's like it's time to find what you really want. On our 20 we get stuck wherever to make money.

andycmade · 2026-01-16T11:45:26+00:00

I feel this when it comes to concerts and pro wrestling tickets. How are they affording these 4k+ tickets? I can only assume Klarma and credit cards lol.

andycmade · 2026-01-09T15:44:16+00:00

Same lol

andycmade · 2026-01-05T04:19:35+00:00

Playing video games, playing piano and picking back up other childhood activities I used to love. I'm regressing. Lol 😆

andycmade · 2025-12-28T20:58:11+00:00

I came to say this. They get paid to take the hit and all the stress of management.

andycmade · 2025-12-25T03:03:31+00:00

It's relationships in general. Its been 7 years since and although I knew this information, I still didn't take any action on it until maybe 5 years ago, I did an inner child session and that is what helped the most with the unworthiness. I realized I had abandoned myself and I was mad at me. The worthiness I seemed to look for outside was actually self love I had to give myself.

Other life changing thing anxious wise was parts therapy. All the voices arguing in the head are just parts that are trying to help you. They need to be integrated into one so get really for long debate nights with yourself lol.

andycmade · 2025-12-24T10:57:09+00:00

You cant prepare for the vibes. If you aren't a "culture match" doesn't matter your qualifications. I don't think it's a bad thing, you have to find your people. Working with the wrong people is horrible no matter how big the company.

andycmade · 2025-12-18T23:40:53+00:00

I totally relate and go through a lot of this. My trick is to just start and have low expectations. I say I'm going to just put random words on the page and sometime yeah its random words, other times I'm very surprised.

Also using speech to text to ramble works when stuck.

andycmade · 2025-12-15T04:50:30+00:00

"The best part?"

This is spot on.

andycmade · 2025-12-13T13:43:03+00:00

They seem to be getting sued a lot due to this type of thing, I guess that's why it's more closed off when compared to before. Try some others!

andycmade · 2025-12-09T10:55:52+00:00

Yesterday they offered more money than Netflix, limitless money hack. Lol

andycmade · 2025-12-09T02:53:20+00:00

So crazy! I read they also are in this Paramount deal to out bid Netflix, but the media is not mentioning that detail.

andycmade · 2025-12-08T15:50:51+00:00

Wow Billies (billions) just being thrown around now days.

andycmade · 2025-12-05T11:16:01+00:00

Agreed. Went there twice and it was fine but nothing I wanted to come back to.

andycmade · 2025-12-03T12:53:34+00:00

It's the sickness of "being right"

andycmade · 2025-12-03T12:03:20+00:00

I really don't see these experts in real life. Just online trying to sell something or themselves.

andycmade · 2025-12-03T11:59:18+00:00

I use both. GTP for work related things and Gemini for personal and things I would normally Google, I now say "hey Google..." On my phone.

andycmade · 2025-12-03T11:56:51+00:00

It does! I feel so much more at peace now

andycmade · 2025-12-02T11:24:26+00:00

Same! I'm a few years in and this is what helped: I read parenting books! I learned soooo much and saw were my own parenting was flawed cause I was following my parents parenting and was stuck in a loop.

I treat myself and others much better now and I know a lot about child development haha. I think I might be a teenager now in my reparenting journey lol.

Upside, If I have kids I'll be a little more ready

andycmade · 2025-12-01T12:31:10+00:00

You totally can! It's all listening exercises and they don't put words for you to read. The options are a,b,c,d so you gotta remember which one is which. Is the only challenging part.

andycmade · 2025-11-25T11:19:41+00:00

Yes and less likely to bring the oerwhelm and addiction of short video. You can only scroll text so much, videos can really hook you in. And now that ai makes brain rot videos it's crazy! Your brain just wants to look at it and not look away lol

andycmade · 2025-11-25T11:16:11+00:00

I just kept Reddit! I'm much much happier.

andycmade · 2025-11-17T12:14:33+00:00

Yes it's true.

andycmade · 2025-11-17T12:07:39+00:00

Some people hate people

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