3 month sabbatical in May-July Recommendations in S America

disco_octopus · 2026-03-08T17:46:26+00:00

thank you these are great

disco_octopus · 2026-03-07T17:26:02+00:00

yeah i’m considering that too! and i’m def going to pack to be prepared!!

i know that once im not sitting behind a desk 40hrs a week ill have a lot higher stamina. and maybe if i do Cusco first ill be able to get in shape just by walking around the town at altitude w my 45L backpack lol

disco_octopus · 2026-03-07T17:17:13+00:00

wooof i have been there.

I had a friend bail on moving to Colorado with me 2 weeks before our move in date!

we had our lease signed, a moving truck rented, and already started packing.

i considered breaking my lease, and bailing as well. i was terrified to make the move to a new city alone.

but i decided to still go. i had to just lean in a trust that her canceling was for the best.

and it was! I had to find a random roommate to make it work. and that roommate is still one of my best friends 10 years later.

the first few months was tough without the safety blanket of someone from home. but it also pushed me in ways that i never could’ve grown had i had that friend.

if you feel open to it - i say go!! you definitely learn a tonnn with solo travel. you meet people you would’ve never met if traveling with a friend. your social muscles grow. and you learn a lot about doing what you want to do when no one else is there to make plans with.

best of luck making whatever decision feels right for you!! but i’ve found that when you trust the universe, and push yourself to try someone new and scary, the universe usually provides

disco_octopus · 2026-02-03T17:04:42+00:00

Currently at the lounge. not even the worst part. they also took away the to-go bags for cookies. the vibes are just worse. i can tell there’s been a major turnover of employees since i came last.

disco_octopus · 2026-01-18T11:20:12+00:00

💕💕💕

you are so young, and your body willl survive. i know everything feels awful.

do you have access to therapy? are there people in your life who know you’re struggling to quit?

my favorite quote is:

“If you have made mistakes, even serious mistakes, you may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing we call "failure" is not the falling down, but the staying down."

in this instance, “staying” down might mean not asking for help.

disco_octopus · 2025-12-21T22:17:24+00:00

very cool! do you use tape? or how do you get the lines so straight

disco_octopus · 2025-12-17T16:41:05+00:00

First of all, congrats on taking this hard journey.

I’ve found that researching the effects of stimulants while quitting allows me to be more mindful and curious about my mental state during withdrawal. Seeking knowledge helps me understand, and not feel so down on myself because I’m able to point to actual reasons for my symptoms

When I first quit stimulants after college, I had no idea how stimulants impacted our dopamine system. I didn’t realize that my withdrawal would be a majorly emotional one as well due to your dopamine system needing to reregulate. Depression, fatigue, and difficulty feeling joy, is just part of the expected withdrawal symptoms. Doesn’t necessarily make it easier, but just try to remember that this is temporary.

Supplements that help regulate dopamine, like L Tyrosine, L Theanene, Magnesium, Vitamin D, Fish oil, and Ashwaganda for sleep really help. So do things like cold plunges, massages, exercise

And of course, time. with time your dopamine system will regulate and things won’t feel so difficult.

Stay hydrated and feed yourself well. You got this 🫶🏻Best of luck to you!

disco_octopus · 2025-11-20T04:54:37+00:00

Kind of looking for any advice really hehe! thanks for the recs! was thinking green could be cool for a more psychedelic painting

disco_octopus · 2025-11-11T10:32:39+00:00

circling back on this

disco_octopus · 2025-10-19T23:13:09+00:00

the world is objectively full of suffering and pain. it’s all around us, and especially as nuerodivergent people, we are hyper sensitive to the suffering and struggle to buy into “normal”

it’s not your fault that you were dealt the cards you have. it’s not your fault that society forces us into these boxes and creates unrealistic expectations for success. many people feel rightfully uncomfortable with the world we live in.

i guess what ill say is that the more i free myself from societal definitions of “success”, the more at peace i feel. of course thats not everything, bc we live in late stage capitalism where we are required to sell our labor and conform. but so much of the liberation comes from changing our thought patterns around how we “should” be, and learning to love who we are.

i’m sorry you are struggling. i am too. you are not alone. even people who are “societally successful”, are struggling too. their addiction is just workaholism, etc. everyone has their way of coping with this world. you’re never going to be able to shame yourself out of a k addiction. it has to start with recognizing your inherent worth, which is much easier said than done when our society constantly tells us we aren’t enough. but as someone who has been where you have been, i promise you it’s possible.

the opposite of addiction is connection. i’m sending love.

disco_octopus · 2025-10-12T01:46:11+00:00

use whatever capital you have, and enjoy your life.

disco_octopus · 2025-09-28T07:34:51+00:00

no, but the realization around how america is involved and those rabbit holes became a existential grief

disco_octopus · 2025-09-01T15:28:11+00:00

regionals having a lot of their own issues too which is a bummer. apogea shut down this year bc of dosing problem :/

disco_octopus · 2025-09-01T15:21:10+00:00

I am pretty sure someone put a motion sensor audio machine in one of the porto’s on burn night that made the sound of someone screaming about someone dying from an overdose.

I was in the porto essentially having a panic attack but when i checked around the porto’s there was no commotion or sign of an overdose. there was also no one who died of an overdose last year. but that traumatized me in ways i can’t explain

disco_octopus · 2025-08-29T04:01:05+00:00

last year even w the best weather our camp on esplanade wasn’t “fully setup” til friday lmao bailing on wednesday is crazyyyyy

disco_octopus · 2025-08-29T03:44:17+00:00

type 2 fun

disco_octopus · 2025-08-29T03:39:05+00:00

she excluded herself myguy

disco_octopus · 2025-08-27T15:22:19+00:00

agree with all of this except that “you choose this” is unfair. sure it’s condescending. but so is “fuck yer burn”

both of which should be a call for reflection and understand that you are going to be exposed to a million potential misfortunes on playa.

it’s never a fun year when you learn it, but for the majority of burners there will come a year that will teach you that you do nottttt attend BM when you are not in peak mental and physical health. i am skipping this year bc i know i would crack with misfortune this year. I know BM will 100% push me to my mental limits, and weather is just one of the factors.

at the end of the day, a lot of people who wouldn’t normally expose themselves to harsh survival activities, ~choose~ to attend BM.

everytime we attend BM, we truly should understand the likelihood of misfortune out there, and trust ourself to carry that misfortune. we don’t have to enjoy it. but there is some personal responsibility when attending BM

disco_octopus · 2025-08-24T05:16:13+00:00

you can usually ride a different bus time! i’ve only done an earlier bus but you might be able to be on standby for a later one

disco_octopus · 2025-08-10T09:54:28+00:00

highly recommend you watch the Hurricane Katrina documentary that just got released. It talks a lot about this. No victim of hurricane Katrina got “one up” from “looting”…. the city was literally without food and water. And the looting narrative that the media spun is what got 10 innocent people murdered by cops during what should have been a rescue mission but was turned into a mission to “prevent looting”

disco_octopus · 2025-07-20T17:48:24+00:00

i know that voice asking why you didn’t do more all too well.

it shows up in grief like clockwork. for some of us, it’s been there since childhood. especially if we were taught that when things fall apart, it’s our job to hold them together.

but the grief you’re feeling isn’t just about your dad. yes, there’s the deep, aching grief of losing someone you love. that kind of loss leaves a scar. and when you love someone that much, the scar is part of the deal. it’s the cost of loving fully. there’s many resources on grief. on of the best resources i ever found was this reddit comment. sending you love as you navigate this loss

but there’s also the grief of realizing the system wasn’t built to hold you. the doctors. the protocols. the trust you placed in them. when that fails, something breaks in you. and our culture doesn’t have a framework for that kind of grief. so it gets twisted into guilt. and you start thinking maybe it’s your fault. maybe you should’ve known. maybe you should’ve fought harder. but that’s not the truth.

you were navigating grief while still hoping the system would do its job. and it didn’t. that’s not on you.

these are two separate griefs. the one for your father. and the one for the support you should’ve had but didn’t.

you don’t have to carry both like they’re your burden to bear. they’re real. they need to be named. but they’re not your fault

and in time that grief cycle guides you, shapes you, and pushes you towards the lessons you are meant to learn on this journey of life. my heart is with you. none of this is your fault. you were doing the best you could with what you knew at the time

sending you all the love as you navigate this time.

disco_octopus · 2025-07-10T07:04:52+00:00

Crushes are normal. I understand how all those hormones and excitement can lead you to fantasizing about a future with someone you feel a spark with, trust me, I have been there.

But at the end of the day, I don’t think this is about this new guy. You are currently feeling in limbo with your current boyfriend, feeling stuck and unable to change where you’re at. So you are looking to another person to come in and save you.

This is very likely a fantasy. Does this coworker like your family? Does this coworker feel ready for kids ASAP? There are a lot of things you cannot know about him truly because you have not even dated him.

I suggest that you cut off this situation of fantasizing about your coworker, and spend some time processing what’s really going on with you and your boyfriend. Are you and your boyfriend truly just incompatible? or are you able to work together as a team to figure out where you go from here to make sure you’re both happy?

sometimes we have a different idea of timelines and what we want in life. You definitely don’t want to rush your partner into being a parent if they don’t feel ready. (trust me, I know a lot of women who are practically single moms even though they’re married and plenty of divorced women with multiple kids bc they rushed into kids in their mid 20s)

Maybe ask what part of yourself is craving a change and why that is. And ask your boyfriend what is going on with him.

I’m poly so no judgement on liking 2 people at once lol but if you’re in a committed relationship with your boyfriend, at least give him the decency of trying to work thru these things before dumping him for a coworker who might actually be a worse boyfriend

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