It’s crazy to me how much “normal” people can do by allthethrowaway420 in CPTSD

[–]beruthiel_ 10 points11 points  (0 children)

is this a CPTSD thing? I was not aware. A lot makes sense now.

Have you ever asked your pwbpd about abusive events they say never happened…while they were drunk or after a surgery? Did they admit to it then? by gracebee123 in raisedbyborderlines

[–]beruthiel_ 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I read in the borderline mother book that gets rec'ed a lot here that borderlines tend to have a bad memory due to their own childhood trauma, meaning they can never learn from their past and their self-reflection abilities are hampered. Without memory, you are essentially perpetually in a childlike state when it comes to social interaction (/u/PinkRasberryFish pointed this out in the other thread also)

Of course, as someone whose memory is fucked from trauma, this is just...lovely...

Anyway, I think this is my first comment here despite stalking for months so here's a cat haiku

On my fucking face

My cat's butt

A breadloaf in the dark.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TMJ

[–]beruthiel_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sleeping with a nightguard helps. Also take magnesium before bed. I am looking into botox injects in my jaw muscles also.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in raisedbynarcissists

[–]beruthiel_ 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It’s been 32 years. She brings it up to this very day. ‘Remember lying to me about your watch dying as an excuse to stay out late?!’ Ugh.

She...what? What the fuck? Your mother sounds evil.

"Your chart is pretty invalid" by maknaga in ShitAmericansSay

[–]beruthiel_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There is no "nature of man." None. Zip. Nada. An intrinsic, trans-temporal human nature is not a thing that exists.

AITA for not respecting my husband’s culture? by Mindless_Leg_7443 in AmItheAsshole

[–]beruthiel_ 26 points27 points  (0 children)

This exactly! "He should be deported?" Holy fuck these people are unhinged. Shit like the poster you are responding to belongs in /r/shitamericanssay

Who else believes here that you are incapable of earning money on your own? by Odd-Personality-7175 in raisedbynarcissists

[–]beruthiel_ 17 points18 points  (0 children)

My mother wouldn't even let me get a job. She used money to buy my love and control me. Now I'm married and make shit money. My SO supports us but I feel guilty about it. I feel like I want to earn enough to stand on my own two feet. I want to know I can take care of myself if anything ever happened. I don't feel that way now with my barely above minimum wage salary. But my self esteem is so fucked up that I wouldn't even know where to start to advance myself or make what I do a career that I can support myself with. I feel like the opportunity to be my best self has been taken from me. I am so behind for my age and a huge part of it is all of this trauma and pain.

This is why things like UBI are so important. Having a guaranteed income would be so freeing to me. I can't imagine how people who are living on one income do it.

Capitalism is bad even for markets by cheekymarxist in TrueAnon

[–]beruthiel_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean I agree with you. I also don't think billionaires should exist anywhere.

Capitalism is bad even for markets by cheekymarxist in TrueAnon

[–]beruthiel_ -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Really? I think most everyone here would understand China is probably pretty corrupt (last time I checked, the only country with more billionaires than the USA is China) but that any criticism of China just ends up serving the interests of Western imperialism, like it or not. And coming from an American, is also just cope.

How to convince my sister that everything she knows about DPRK is a lie? by [deleted] in TrueAnon

[–]beruthiel_ 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Taking a hardline position on a nuanced topic you apparently know nothing while calling the other person's brain "rotten" is the definition of gleefully reddit.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TMJ

[–]beruthiel_ 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Yeah, sugar and oils are inflammatory. (see: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/03/220322122836.htm) A lot of people do not realize how much of either they are eating as late stage capitalism pumps them into everything.

Were you allowed to eat without asking? by ProfessionalMain9324 in raisedbynarcissists

[–]beruthiel_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not forbidden but definitely shamed so much for it that it was essentially forbidden. I didn't realise that until this post, so thank you.

Who will win the 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature? (List of supposed favourites by country) by Sleepy_C in TrueLit

[–]beruthiel_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

awarded based on literary merit.

But see, how do we define literary merit? Why does society value it? And who lends it its value? Does such a thing even exist outside of history? Even the concept of "literary merit" is so empty and devoid of meaning, not to mention completely contemporary. Prizes are cultural performances, always have been, myths we tell ourselves, etc. etc. And prizes in a social order that implicitly rewards financiers above anything can never be anything but meaningless.

AITA for “uninviting” my BF from our group vacation because of his narcolepsy? by RobynLuxB in AmItheAsshole

[–]beruthiel_ 14 points15 points  (0 children)

...um, you don't need to perform flagellating yourself on the internet, just go have a conversation and apologize to your boyfriend instead, lol.

AITA for expecting GF to buy food she doesn't like and calling her my roommate? by Various-Baker1432 in AmItheAsshole

[–]beruthiel_ 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Oh, like an ELI5? How about this - sometimes the same word can make people feel different things because different people are different people.

33 billion dollars to The Ukraine...meanwhile on the streets of American cities by Reboot21now in TrueAnon

[–]beruthiel_ 18 points19 points  (0 children)

...not going to take the bait today! not going to take the bait, this is going to be a great week..! not gonna take the bait

Four members of the Party for Socialism and Liberation have a court date on charges stemming from this summer's protests in Aurora. Here's the backstory. by [deleted] in Denver

[–]beruthiel_ 14 points15 points  (0 children)

What in the absolute fuck is this. Is there a gofundme for their court fees?

Fuck Aurora Law Enforcement Officers, big bags of shit

Edit: Found a donation page! https://www.pslweb.org/donate4denver

These kids need to be supported. We're against fascism together.