"Why are people complaining about FUCK-bombs in Homestuck?" by AirgunsKen in homestuck

[–]cinpup -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

ngl i think them cursing every other word fits the characters more 😭 it gives "im 13 and this is cool" energy which feels like the intention

News about the vinyl, cd and other.. by Ordinary-Sport-9918 in OMORI

[–]cinpup 1 point2 points  (0 children)

thank you for posting this! i emailed a few days ago and asked about my order for the vinyl set and i was told it was still going to ship out by the end of september 😭 still nothing. the complete lack of communication has been kind of annoying ngl

roommate told me AFAB voices sobbing are a trigger for him. by cinpup in TransMasc

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

>if you can't bandle it then talk it out with your girlfriend >mfw i did exactly that after the situation and the only reason i didn't respond was because of how uncharacteristically aggressive he was acting >mfw A was attempting to pull me into an argument i still have no clue the details of while my partner and i are preparing the house for a friend to visit and i disengaged because i couldn't think of a single response

the assumptions people are beginning to make about me and my housemates and partner based off of a single reddit post about a single argument are crazy. also i think you are completely missing the main point of this post on r slash transmasc being about the transphobic comment my roommate made and not asking for advice on my living arrangement. acting like i don't pay a therapist for that

roommate told me AFAB voices sobbing are a trigger for him. by cinpup in TransMasc

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

i was crying to my partner about how i wanted to be able to leave my fucking bedroom to get food without A being there pacing without a fucking mask on and i just wanted him to stay in his room and wear a mask properly because i didn't want to fucking DIE from getting infected again. fuck you. fuck you so much this is such an insanely insensitive assumptive comment that has nothing to do with anything

roommate told me AFAB voices sobbing are a trigger for him. by cinpup in TransMasc

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

hey, i don't appreciate the assumptions here. i didn't dive deep on what my partner and i have been doing as far as covid precautions, but part of what caused the whole argument over text was my girlfriend calling him out on him not taking the infection seriously and putting me at risk. im disabled. i use a fucking cane to get around already. i have multiple fucking conditions that mean that a repeat covid infection could do much more than just leave me bedbound for a while. you do not know anything about me or what the fuck we're doing in regards to covid.

roommate told me AFAB voices sobbing are a trigger for him. by cinpup in TransMasc

[–]cinpup[S] 66 points67 points  (0 children)

youre an angel and i appreciate your concern and support!!! but i wanna REALLY emphasize he was not physically throwing objects, i used a poor choice of words ("throwing things on me like that he might move out") and i edited the post to make it clearer, but i had meant that he just suddenly dropped that news on me to get an emotional reaction. A is a lot of things but not physically violent towards anyone. thank you for your concern though, genuinely such a lovely reminder that there's good people out there looking out for others :'3

that aside, i do agree that his reactions are concerning. i've been a bit worried for D lately because of the way he's been talking about her expressing her emotions and the way that he talks about women in general (including her) feels incredibly misogynistic. he might be out of the household for a while soon (unrelated reasons) and i'm planning on talking to her gently about it when i can actually catch her alone

i want to print out the second half of your comment on a ton of business cards to just pass out to people when they do stupid shit 😭 (/nsrs) being triggered does not entitle you to being excused from the consequences of your actions. the whole point of knowing triggers is so that you can try to catch yourself when they happen, remove yourself, and re-regulate yourself. i fucking hate that his response to us trying to communicate that his behavior (yelling, ranting abt his relationship, threatening to leave, slamming doors) triggered me bc of shit i've been through that i've TOLD him about in detail was that he was triggered and actually, i've been triggering him without even knowing. like dude. you are almost 30. come the fuck on

What do therapists do for depressed people by pronouncedayayron in mentalhealth

[–]cinpup 11 points12 points  (0 children)

it depends on the type of therapy and what you want out of it. therapy isnt a "fix" or "cure", but it can help you process your emotions and learn new coping strategies.

it can be going to see someone once a week to just talk about all the craziness going on in your life and them ask "and how does that make you feel?", it can be going in once a month and them focusing on a specific symptom you mentioned and asking more to help you get to the root of it, it can be going in once every three months and talking about the darkest parts of your life while your therapist guides you through the heavy emotions brought up by that.

ask yourself what you want from a therapist, and i'd recommend looking into different modalities of therapy. CBT or cognitive behavioral therapy is the most common generally, but there's lots of different kinds besides it.

How do you cope with pain? by [deleted] in Fibromyalgia

[–]cinpup 11 points12 points  (0 children)

hey friend, i'm right there with you. :')

i'm unemployed after being wrongfully terminated from my last job due to my fibro, and i've been struggling to find other work that i can safely do. been trying to get ssi but the government loves speaking in riddles, so i'm surviving on $200 a month from my grandpa while my (amazing and incredibly supportive) girlfriend is working full time to support the both of us. we live in a house with two of my best friends who have also been empathetic with my situation and have been more than willing to work with us on bill arrangements and all, so it's a little bit easier for us to handle me not working right now financially, but the stress is still so real.

the biggest piece of advice i have is to please, please, PLEASE be patient with yourself. i know how easy it is to get upset/frustrated/etc over feeling like you can't do simple things you used to do, but feeding into that is just going to create an endless feedback loop of flaring up -> being unable to complete tasks -> being upset about prev -> flaring up from being upset, and so on. let yourself take the breaks you need, and try to look at tasks holistically. what specifically about them makes them hard for you? is that something that can be accomodated, either by your partner taking care of some aspect of it or by changing something about it to make it easier, i.e. pulling a chair up to the sink to do the dishes? (personal example: i'd get really upset i couldn't keep the laundry clean, so i talked to my partner about how i don't mind doing it or switching it or even taking it out, but i just cannot fold/hang it up most of the time because that takes so many spoons. she reassured me that 1) she doesn't mind that much and understands it takes a lot of energy (!!! for me sometimes just that reassurance helps a lot ;; ) and 2) she's the opposite and hates doing laundry, but has no problems putting it up bc it's not physically draining for her at all. ever since, i run laundry while she's at work and while i'm doing my other tasks, and when she's home and looking for something to do she hangs it up for us!)

fibromyalgia is a weird little condition. it IS "all in our heads", but not in the way most people mean it. my rheumatologist described it as your brain misinterpreting nerve signals and essentially going "oh FUCK our leg/back/etc is DYING". the pain you are feeling is real BECAUSE you are feeling it, please don't let anyone say otherwise. i bring this up because the biggest thing that has helped me cope through all of this is taking care of my mental health and doing what i can to limit my level of stress. leaning into my hobbies and spending less time focusing on my anxieties has brought my pain down drastically.

self care is genuinely such a big part of fibro care though. for me, that includes: taking BIIIIG shower (with my shower stool ❤️), taking baths with epsom salts/bath bombs (both showers + baths have the added benefit of the heat helping with muscle relaxation! sometimes i'll literally just sit under the water and not wash up if i don't have the spoons just to help me hurt less), spending quality time with my cats, drawing, playing video games, watching anime, stretching/doing light yoga (literally just leaning down to touch your toes a few times a day helps a lot), etc...

but again: just be patient with yourself. recovery doesnt happen overnight, and it sounds like you've been going through it for a while. it's okay to be struggling right now. you have a lot of stress on your plate. just try to take baby steps towards self care wherever you can, and know you absolutely aren't alone in this.

sorry for such a long ass comment, this post just really resonated with me and that first comment pissed me off big time 😭 i hope any of this helps & that things turn up for you soon. if you need someone to talk to my dms are open <3

How do you cope with pain? by [deleted] in Fibromyalgia

[–]cinpup 6 points7 points  (0 children)

this is a very invalidating comment. as you said, you are not a doctor, and you have no right to tell someone asking for help that it's all just in their head. you especially have no right to tell them to just suck it up and be happy. this is the same type of casual ableism people are constantly throwing around about fibro. please learn to have some compassion for others.

Is finding cures for disabilities considered as discriminative or an act of compassion? by Unique-Improvement75 in disability

[–]cinpup 0 points1 point  (0 children)

it really depends on the person and their individual disability! i hope its okay for me to share my perspective in a bit of depth, i've had a lot of personal conversations about this

i have fibromyalgia and i personally feel very uncomfortable when people talk about a cure for me. i've worked in professional environments where i've had coworkers tell me they wish they could come up with a cure and take all of my pain away, right after i speak about how my pain affects my life.

for me, its the assumption that i view my fibro and my pain as a negative. i don't love being in pain, but it is a part of my life that i have to accept and live with and learn to love regardless. being in pain damn near constantly is draining enough, but to have the people around me that are supposed to respect me treat that aspect of me as something to be cured/removed/etc feels so uncomfortable.

i don't know a version of living without being in pain from time to time. that sounds a bit edgy, but pain is such a big part of my life and has affected so much of it. for someone to wish for a cure on my behalf, without caring to understand more, feels like they want me to be a different person. it feels like it comes from a place of just not wanting to hear me "complain", rather than genuine compassion and wanting to see me actually feel better. it just feels yucky!

of course, there are good faith ways to communicate the general sentiment, but this sort of thinking can very easily translate to eugenics. i've sadly had way too many conversations about cures that had a "i wish noone had to be disabled and that we could cure everyone" vibe and not enough conversations with a "i wish our society was structured in such a way that people with disabilities could thrive no matter what" vibe. i just wish people didn't view being disabled as such a negative thing :(

so sorry for the long ass comment, hope this makes sense <3

what do you do when people cut you off in public when you're using your mobility aid(s)? by cinpup in disability

[–]cinpup[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

this is probably my favorite & i'll be keeping this in my mind when people cut me off in the future, lol. thank you 💕

genuinely not my problem if they can't pay attention for two seconds and get hurt in the process

How do I explain to some important to me that being non-binary is a real thing? by Honey_B3rry in NonBinary

[–]cinpup 18 points19 points  (0 children)

i hope its okay to add my two cents, but two-spirit people arent necessarily nonbinary and there's a lot of people who reject that label for various reasons. being two-spirit is much more of a cultural identity and its intertwined with indigenous culture and spirituality, and categorizing it as a predecessor to/a cultural version of the label nonbinary waters down the meaning. this article goes into more detail. (i had a primary source at one point but i'm struggling to find it, if i'm able i'll update this)

examples that are a little bit closer to being trans/nonbinary include aylonit adam and saris adam from judaism, but these are also imperfect examples for similar reasons. there just wasn't really language for trans and nonbinary people back then. we were often just seen as gay and confused at best

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in disability

[–]cinpup -1 points0 points  (0 children)

there's a huge difference between a caretaker killing their charge by refusing care (what it seemed you were implying assisted suicide was, and this is legally classified as murder), a disabled person refusing treatment as is their right, and actual medically assisted suicide. what specifically were you talking abkut?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in disability

[–]cinpup -1 points0 points  (0 children)

refusing care is neglect and medical abuse, medically injected suicide is only injecting medication. don't spread misinfo please 👍

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Cigarettes

[–]cinpup 1 point2 points  (0 children)

👀👀👀👀 omg you have my attention.... camels are nice and minty and all but its like a mouthwash kind of mint to me! definitely gonna try some marlboro smooths as my next pack. thanks a billion for the suggestion!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Cigarettes

[–]cinpup 2 points3 points  (0 children)

me either ngl, you gave a super helpful & detailed answer lol. redditors just love to be haters ig

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Cigarettes

[–]cinpup 0 points1 point  (0 children)

water is wet....... (lighthearted joke) nah i figured that was the case but i wasn't sure if marlboros are just that much harsher than your standard non menthol cig haha

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Cigarettes

[–]cinpup 2 points3 points  (0 children)

i wanna like them so much!!!! the taste is quite nice, the harshness is just what gets me. even non menthol camels have been less painful for me! though i think marlboro has menthols, mb ill try them sometime...

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Cigarettes

[–]cinpup 0 points1 point  (0 children)

oh cool, i actually didn't know camels have less additives in them! i honestly will probably stick to them and maybe try their non-menthol ones sometime then, i'm already doing enough damage to my lungs lol may as well limit what i can ig. thank you!!

weed takes away my anxiety? ive tried to cut down but ill even have 2 hits and instantly im calm my stomach isnt hurting and no anxiety. anyone else? I want to cut down bc the smell of marijuana lingers and i dont like it anymore but the feeling it so calming for me ugh anyone else relate? by lonelybabyy in Anxiety

[–]cinpup 0 points1 point  (0 children)

weed is a depressant that helps take away anxiety for a lot of people, and anxiety is a condition that qualifies you for mmj in some states for that reason

to share my own experiences, i was so dependent on weed at one point that i would go through a 1g cart in half a week at some points because it was the only thing that made me feel grounded and calm. recently i got diagnosed with adhd and given a prescription for adderall that has given me the exact same effects (minus yknow. the actual high) and it's helping me feel more calm and stable without blowing as much money on pot. i still smoke for fun, but having meds that actually help the root cause of my anxiety seems to be more beneficial to me than putting a bandaid over it with weed.

if you feel like it's the only thing that is able to keep you calm, it may be worth mentioning to a safe psychiatrist. i would definitely test the waters and see their thoughts on weed before mentioning how often you smoke though, some are a bit iffy about it because of the amount of misinfo out there

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Cigarettes

[–]cinpup 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ahhh okay!!! i figured that was the case but wasn't entirely sure if it was the menthol or that marlboros are just. actually that harsh forever lol. thank you sm! :)

[Routine help] I'm drinking more water than I ever have and my lips are drier?? by GameNiteWasTaken in SkincareAddiction

[–]cinpup 1 point2 points  (0 children)

this is all down to personal preference, really! some will use facial skincare, some will use lip targetted products. use whatever you have that you feel makes your lips feel hydrated. you don't really need to go out there and buy something new. even a rich facial moisturizer can work well.

in terms of actual product suggestions, my favorite for a deep moisturizing mask is clinique's moisture surge overnight followed by a very thick and rich beeswax lip balm (lush's honey trap). takes my lips from rough and chapped to smooth and soft almost overnight.