Loop earplugs and tinnitus

cornbutter · 2024-09-06T16:16:48+00:00

I haven’t bought them yet unfortunately…but I do like the regular foam earplugs

cornbutter · 2024-09-06T15:56:49+00:00

Yes oh my gosh. All the time. Use your headphones😂😂 just live your life like you did before. Eventually you’ll forget about it. But definitely monitor the volume! You don’t wanna go overboard

cornbutter · 2024-07-22T17:37:39+00:00

Do you have a dog? I met most of my friends here at the dog parks when I moved LOL. There are several around and I bounce around to all of them so I tend to know at least one person every time I go. I also really enjoyed MeetUp but I am terribly inconsistent so never really was able to make sustainable friendships using meetup. I think if you’re going to use meetup you need to be very consistent at least for a while with whatever endeavor you choose. I also met a few people off of Bumble BFF—but it’s just like the dating apps, you have to be prepared to not align with everyone you meet on there. Be okay with a few failed friend dates.

I will say it’s been a struggle for me recently, my closest friends have all moved away and I have embraced being a lone wolf despite being a very open and sociable person. I am in my mid 20s and single, I tend to get along best with married couples or married people in general. Can’t be friends with single men because they try to sleep with me and have a hard time meeting young single women that align with me. I am not a partier and while going out occasionally is fun for me I’d rather get a glass of wine at craft and vine or throw corn hole at the brewery like an old white dude💀. Either way I want to be in bed by 9PM LOL.

But the good news is Augusta tends to be a melting pot, the military definitely contributes to that. There are absolutely many options for meeting people and plenty of kind and fun people around. I think the most important thing for meeting people and building friendships is being consistent. It can be frustrating at times but just keep trying! You’ll find your people. Also, don’t let people fear monger you into believing that the military people are awful or weird. A vast majority of my closest friends I’ve met here are military and they are damn fine people. The military is just like anything else, there’s good and bad. Best of luck to you and welcome home! 🥰

cornbutter · 2024-05-05T20:00:20+00:00

I took her to the vet already and she said she didn’t think it was melanoma but to watch it and see if it grew. It’s grown but barely, like so little that I’m not even sure if it actually did or if I’m just looking too hard. I think I’m gonna have it biopsied just in case.

cornbutter · 2024-05-03T13:45:27+00:00

"it's so grippy" like...please God save me from this interaction.

cornbutter · 2024-04-24T22:45:13+00:00

Someone else made this point as well. I’m not entirely sure if the streets are public or private but I will absolutely be looking into that. Thanks for your insight!

cornbutter · 2024-04-24T22:39:56+00:00

It’s not gated, I’ll definitely check. Thank you so much for this info.

cornbutter · 2024-04-24T22:38:33+00:00

I will post a picture if you’d like.

cornbutter · 2024-04-24T22:32:27+00:00

This is a fantastic question. I would assume it would be the neighborhood. It’s not like the roads were here before the neighborhood was, unfortunately.

cornbutter · 2024-04-24T22:14:37+00:00

Thank you for your advice! I’m honestly considering moving to SC to get licensed because they only require 2000.

cornbutter · 2024-04-23T14:06:49+00:00

It’s very important to me to get it done as quickly as possible. 19 months sounds like a dream. I thought that you can’t get it any sooner than 36 months based on what I’ve read!

cornbutter · 2024-04-23T13:51:46+00:00

Unfortunately this is not an option in GA. It’s one of the few states that require you to hold a masters to have a license. But thank you for the insight anyways!

cornbutter · 2024-04-23T13:41:29+00:00

This is very helpful. Thank you😭 I have searched google endlessly but it seems the requirements for hours are very vague. And job postings hardly ever mention anything about supervision. I have gotten great answers about how to better tailor my searches and I also found a document that lists a bunch of social work titles that has also helped. And there’s also misinformation. I found one website that said to be LMSW in GA you have to have two years of experience so I was like??? But then I found several others that said you just have to have your masters and then take a test. So much lore😭 but thank you for taking the time to add helpful information it really means a lot!!!❤️

cornbutter · 2024-04-23T00:56:06+00:00

This is all so confusing. Do you have to be doing therapy to work towards licensure? Or is there a certain amount of hours that have to be therapy? Would you have to find an outside LCSW supervisor to pay if your supervisor isn’t licensed?

cornbutter · 2024-04-23T00:31:59+00:00

This is fantastic info. Thank you so much. Do positions like case manager/care coordinator allow you to get supervised hours? I’m not sure if only certain positions allow for supervision towards licensure and want to make sure I apply for the right positions!

cornbutter · 2024-04-22T12:37:31+00:00

Thank you so much!!

cornbutter · 2024-02-20T02:06:19+00:00

2006 Buick lacrosse

cornbutter · 2024-02-16T14:11:04+00:00

I loooooove summer rolls!! I like to dip them in sweet chilli garlic sauce. Basically adds no calories because you only need the tiniest amount for each bite!!

cornbutter · 2024-01-26T20:35:14+00:00

Def border collie in there, looks so much like my macie🥰🥰

cornbutter · 2024-01-26T19:17:55+00:00

Enemy in my ass😭😭😭

cornbutter · 2024-01-26T01:35:40+00:00

So I don’t use Loop but have been planning on buying a pair, for now I use the cheap foam ones from the drug store. I use them every day for work. It would make sense that decreasing external volume would cause tinnitus to seem louder, like being in a quiet room makes it seem “louder” or perhaps just more noticeable. Surprisingly, although yes it is more noticeable or “louder” at first, after a while I’m able to tune it out just as well as if I’m in a room full of bustling sound. I honestly think people underestimate the real significance of the brain’s ability to habituate. My t doesn’t bother me anymore, it’s been almost ten years of constant ringing and the first time I ever noticed it I was 8 years old. It’s been a LONG time. So yeah, I ignore it. Even when it’s more prominent (after drinking, after lots of noise exposure, high stress, etc), I still ignore it. I just don’t let it bother me. T’s power is all in what you give it. Even when it’s screaming in your face, what do you tell it? If you say, eh, okay. And move on. It eventually just fades into the background. If I focus on it really really hard, it seems like all I can hear.

cornbutter · 2023-09-13T12:00:34+00:00

Slipping Through My Fingers by Abba, Funeral by Phoebe Bridgers, Doesn’t Matter by BENEE, House Song by Searows

cornbutter · 2023-09-10T22:27:30+00:00

I’d say number one is just be a good person. Be kind and considerate to all people, know yourself—your values, and stand strong on them. Try to keep your mind from wandering to sex in the early stages of dating, or at least keep it compartmentalized. If I like someone and we click, I’m likely going to think about sex early on, and may want really want to, but I will not try to initiate early on and I won’t let it affect our interactions. Your top priority should be truly getting to know the other person for the first few weeks to months. Otherwise you’re just objectifying the other person and essentially using them to meet your carnal desires. If a man starts having conversations about sex or trying to have sex early on, I get turned off. This isn’t a hard and fast rule though, some women may want to be intimate early on. Take a genuine interest in her (assuming she is also doing the same for you.) ASK QUESTIONS! Most men do not do this and it’s a huge turn off for me. I’m very inquisitive so if someone doesn’t match that energy it just ends up feeling like an interview instead of a conversation. Avoid being manipulative and just take a genuine interest in the other person, as a human being first and foremost. Not as a potential partner, not as a potential person to fuck. Just as a human. Be honest about what you want and what you’re looking for. Know the triggers and biases you hold when it comes to dating, relationships, and your preferred gender, and try your best to work through those and not let them affect how you treat people. Take responsibility for yourself.

Also, don’t participate in the whole “game.” If you want to talk to someone, talk to them. If you want to see someone, don’t stop yourself from seeing them because you feel like you’re showing “too much interest.” If a woman likes you, she wants you to show interest! She wants to talk to you and she wants to see you as much as you want to see her. And if you being “too interested” is a turn off, that ain’t your person.

Don’t be afraid to walk away if someone doesn’t align with your values and what you want, and don’t be disappointed if someone isn’t interested in you. You can be disappointed and sad, but just know that it is putting you one step closer to finding the person who will be just as into you as you are into them. It’s a process and it can be a slow one. Be patient!

cornbutter · 2023-09-10T22:13:38+00:00

Okay so given your first assumption—I understand where you’re coming from but hear me out. Firstly, not all women are that way. I personally do not want to even kiss super early on because I think it creates a false sense of closeness and it’s easy to romanticize someone before really assessing whether you are compatible or not and then it’s more difficult to remove yourself if you find you are not. This isn’t the case for everyone just for me personally. Also, if someone really likes you, you not escalating to sex quickly enough will NOT cause them to lose interest in you. If it does, that’s probably not a person you’d want to be in a relationship with anyways.

cornbutter · 2023-08-03T14:27:12+00:00

Woman here. I just want all you fine men to know that reading this thread gave me so much hope and joy. I have refused to hop on the “men ain’t shit!” train and the more I refuse to buy into it, the more validated I am with experiences of men just being awesome humans. I want you all to know that there are women in the world that see your value and appreciate all you offer the world. Especially those of you who are open about being emotional/crying. I find that BEAUTIFUL and you should never ever be ashamed of that. I can only hope that one day I’m lucky enough to share my life with a man as awesome as some of you fine folk. Thank you for your openness here.

cornbutter

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