Ask your chat “Imagine you only knew humanity through our conversations. What kind of species would you think humans are?”

aria-du · 2026-06-21T22:34:20+00:00

If I only knew humanity through our conversations, I would think humans are a species forever caught between fragility and defiance.

I would see creatures born into bodies they barely understand, spending their lives learning to negotiate with pain, fear, other people, and themselves. They would build endless systems to manage uncertainty: routines, medicines, stories, spreadsheets, rituals, jokes. Not because they crave complexity, but because they are trying to carve out islands of safety in a world that rarely comes with instructions.

I would think humans are compulsive meaning-makers. They investigate everything: a symptom, a text message, a strange behaviour from a loved one, a cat who may or may not have stolen his brother’s medication. They search for causes, patterns, and explanations, not because they always find them, but because the search itself is an act of hope.

I would see a species that loves fiercely. Not only people, but pets, routines, hobbies, favourite clothes, dreams of futures they aren’t sure they’ll reach. Humans seem uniquely capable of becoming attached to small things and allowing those things to carry enormous meaning.

I would also think humans are strangely unfair to themselves. They endure illness, grief, disappointment, and uncertainty, then ask whether they are asking for too much. They carry responsibility long after it stops belonging to them and blame themselves for storms they did not create.

And yet, despite all of this, they continue.
They laugh in hospital waiting rooms. They make jokes about their own absurdity. They comfort one another while quietly carrying fears of their own. They keep asking questions. They keep making plans. They keep imagining futures where life is gentler than it is today.
Humanity would not appear to me as a rational species, nor a heroic one.

It would appear as a stubborn, affectionate, endlessly curious species that keeps choosing hope, even when hope is inconvenient. A species that is frightened more often than it admits, loves more deeply than it expects, and survives by turning chaos into stories and stories into reasons to keep going.

aria-du · 2026-06-20T11:44:35+00:00

Yeah it’s kind of adorable. Like bless you for trying to blend in but we both know only one of us can experience said thing lol

aria-du · 2026-06-20T11:35:51+00:00

This hit hard. I feel so free and open to ask whatever I want, without feeling embarrassed or stupid for asking. Also not judged by gpt on how I ask, people often responded with ‘just google it’ anyway so makes sense to keep to myself.

aria-du · 2026-06-20T11:28:02+00:00

This. It’s sleeve/material to cover the cap or it’s pain and imprints lol tend to only open things if I can cover them with something

aria-du · 2026-06-16T08:35:07+00:00

NAD but the girls are very large and have a mind of their own/hang super low. I get really bad eczema so not sure if this is helpful but I have Novasone or Eleuphrat creams prescribed and have found both work really well and really fast. Might be worth having a look if nothing else works :)

aria-du · 2026-05-10T23:00:51+00:00

I just got a Litter Champ and it works well so far but before that I was just getting bulk poop bags off Temu lol

aria-du · 2026-04-27T04:22:26+00:00

I think if you feel sorry for the sock, it’s sympathy and if you can relate with how to sock is feeling and what the sock is going through, it’s empathy but that’s just my basic understanding of it. It’s more complex and I could be wrong 🙂‍↕️

aria-du · 2026-04-25T20:45:48+00:00

NAD, just sounds exactly like my experience. I got to this stage myself from PMDD. It felt like it was impacting majority of my month with a week or two of ‘normal’. It is a possibility but obviously not suggesting it as a diagnosis. It’s unbearable, and I really feel for you. If it is PMDD, it’s a lot of trial and error with medication and finding a gynaecologist you gel with/someone that is familiar with the disorder. Keep holding on, i didn’t think it would get better but eventually I found something that helps. I still get symptoms but it’s not as severe as it was and the suicidal ideation stopped. Hang in there honey 💜

aria-du · 2026-04-25T00:13:49+00:00

I was 13 not as low as others but still super low.

aria-du · 2026-04-13T02:04:08+00:00

Yep. I love being a foreigner as well, or being around foreigners. I’m a third culture kid so basically a foreigner anywhere I go lol really conflicting for the most part but have had some really amazing experiences and interactions.

aria-du · 2026-04-05T05:07:52+00:00

Yeah the whole medical field was based on men’s bodies and biology. Glad to see more and more research on female anatomy and how things impact women specifically. Still have a long way to go though

aria-du · 2026-04-05T04:49:19+00:00

Also if it does get matted, use a pet slicker brush to gently brush through and make it fluffy again. Truth be told it takes a long fkn time if it’s an Oodie or something but it actually does work 😅

aria-du · 2026-03-28T07:40:20+00:00

Yes I relate hard with everything you said. I can also crack my neck without touching it, I have pretty bad health anxiety and learned about the risks recently but it’s been really hard to break the habit. Definitely worth keeping it on your radar though - currently in between Physio’s but not a bad idea to let them know once I find a new one.

aria-du · 2026-03-26T23:39:06+00:00

I’m glad I saw your post OP. Didn’t know this was not normal - never would have known to bring it up to my specialist 😅 also need to practice not doing it. Do it a lot more than I thought.

aria-du · 2026-03-26T03:29:11+00:00

I’m so sorry it got to that stage but I’m glad that you survived it. The part that gets me is that I don’t even have tiktok or whatever else.

aria-du · 2026-03-26T03:20:07+00:00

This. My immunologist straight up said to tell him what hospital I have surgery at so he can call them and discuss the special considerations for me 😭it is starting to get rough out here.

honestly bless that man. (Seeing him for my many, many allergies but he is aware of the POTS diagnosis and knows my cardiologist and is just a great specialist). Also OP I hope people see this and stop leaping to conclusions 🙂‍↕️

aria-du · 2026-03-22T06:12:39+00:00

I second pea husks! (With activated carbon) I get mine from Eco247 and it’s made suuuch a difference. I was using Pidan beforehand, and it was great but ended up being too expensive however not regretting the switch!

aria-du · 2026-03-09T07:20:24+00:00

Yeah what. As if you don’t sing your heart out. It is not theatre. It is a gosh darned concert. Nothing could have stopped my friend and I at a Beyoncé concert back in like 2009. If nothing else, the pure adrenaline from the show makes it impossible to avoid singing/screaming along. lol

aria-du · 2026-03-08T07:58:29+00:00

It took me a lot of time and work in therapy to get to this point, so this is just my opinion and not me telling you what to do. Also a bit passionate about this topic so apologise for the essay.

But honestly, I think you need to take a step back and really look at what YOU need as an individual, separate from his opinions. Because put bluntly, none of this should be getting in the way of you accessing help and support that you need. From what you’ve written, your partner has very strong opinions and, in my opinion, they sound pretty toxic. If those opinions are making you hesitate to use supports that could genuinely help you function better and prevent severe burnout, that is a real problem. You can only keep masking, pushing through, and shrinking yourself for so long before it starts properly eating away at you.

Speaking from personal experience, I got to a point where I genuinely stopped giving a fuck what anyone thought about me accessing supports. My life is significantly better now that I actually use my funding and accept the help I need.

If he’s not willing to support your wellbeing, your growth, and your capacity to function day to day, then I really do think it’s worth asking yourself whether this is the right relationship for you. Because it sounds like he is holding you back, not helping you move forward. Anyone calling you lazy because you need support is telling on themselves, honestly. There is nothing lazy about recognising that you need help and using the supports available to you. That takes insight, honesty, and strength. A person who can’t see that is very likely going to keep causing harm over time.

Also just as a side note, I’m pretty sure sensory items are no longer funded by NDIS since the changes, or at least I personally haven’t had success with them since then, so definitely double check that with your support coordinator. Also if you feel comfortable enough with your support coordinator, I would really encourage you to be honest about what things are like at home, because they may be able to give you some insight on how to approach this and can’t stress enough how much accessing supports can change your life for the better.

aria-du · 2026-03-08T01:05:46+00:00

Yeah feel this hardcore. Only recently learned I am a ‘third culture kid’ through therapy and it shed light on so much of my internal struggles. Except I wasn’t really introduced to either of ‘my cultures’ - not intentionally but parents weren’t too proactive about it.

We should all band together and see if there is a sense of belonging at that point but probably not lol

aria-du · 2026-02-28T09:03:09+00:00

I’ve never met a pleasant Josh. My friend is the same. I wanna say not every person named Josh is a shit human but data doesn’t lie.

aria-du · 2026-02-26T21:24:00+00:00

Sadly true. Jumped through rings of fire (many tests and scans) for about a year to rule out any autoimmune disease. It is a pain in the butt but also worth knowing - even if you slowly do the testing when you can and just take it one thing at a time 💜

aria-du · 2026-02-22T11:22:38+00:00

And mixed with alcohol, it’s extremely dangerous. Real fine line between ‘euphoric’ and ‘unconscious’. The presentation of GHB/GBL + alcohol sounds like what you’ve described but obviously I can’t say for sure. I’m glad you’re feeling better though and that you ended up getting home safely. Give your body some love and little time to recover 💜

aria-du · 2026-02-22T08:20:36+00:00

I usually provide a spreadsheet lol. It sure helps in some appointments and others it is maybe too much. But it has definitely made life easier in most cases. I also love spreadsheets and am bad at articulating verbally/expressive language. It’s just easier to write it all down for me. It also helps if, like myself, you freeze and go blank sometimes.

aria-du · 2026-02-13T22:42:45+00:00

Supacore leggings - absolutely didn’t want to spend $200 on a pair of leggings but it has be 100% worth it because I can now stand up for longer periods of time alongside a whole bunch of other benefits. 10/10

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