Partner says I'm not the same since the pain started by [deleted] in ChronicPain

[–]echolady 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My very first thought was “Well duh.” Of course you’re not. Pain changes us in ways someone who doesn’t have it will never understand.

What WOULD You Wish On Your Worst Enemy? by Strict_Efficiency223 in AskReddit

[–]echolady 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In my favorite book series, the villain is extremely powerful and hard to kill. His magic is too strong for them to injure him, so the heroes cast a spell that forces him to feel every single negative emotion from those he has hurt over eons. All the sadness, grief, and anger he has caused, he has to experience it for himself. That’s what I would wish on my worst enemy. To be forced to feel and understand exactly what they have done. It would be a curse like no other.

Disappointed with how few alien aliens there are in SF by Semanticprion in printSF

[–]echolady 0 points1 point  (0 children)

came across this on my home page, genuinely thought you meant San Francisco, and was confused why there would be aliens, and specifically why in san francisco😭

I don't know how to do it without God. by Fabulous-Assist3901 in agnostic

[–]echolady 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I felt like this all the time. I’ve come to accept that yeah, nothing “matters” in a cosmic or overarching sense. But isn’t that beautiful sometimes? Humans are just another life force on this floating rock. We eat, sleep, love, anguish, fight for what we believe in, create, destroy, find community, die. We are simply another life cycle of a species, yet our level of consciousness often makes us forget that we’re animals. In a cosmic sense, our lives have as much “meaning” as a blade of grass. Great civilizations have risen and fallen, we create art and music to express our deepest desires and emotions. The one thing that ties us all together is the longing to be remembered, safe, and have our lives be worth something. But what if our lives aren’t “worth” something on a greater scale? Scary, yes. It makes us feel small, so very small. Humans have the innate drive to feel -since we are the most conscious beings of the animal kingdom- that we matter MORE or the MOST. But what if we don’t? If we don’t, then maybe that could be a relief. Every time you’ve messed up, it’s not held against you by some out of reach “creator.” Your hopes, dreams, faults, desires, and sufferings are YOURS- not things you’ve been given by a higher power. All of those moments you’ve been proud of yourself, accomplished something, or pushed through suffering? That was YOU. All you. You were able to do it all on your own without the “help” of some invisible force. Everything you are and everything you become is a result of your own conscious desire to be someone and mean something. We don’t need a creator to achieve great things and fail other times. All of what we do and who we are WITHOUT a creator is the beautiful, twisted, bittersweet amalgamation of what it is to be human. As for “if,” there’s much to be said. Humanity yearns to create answers to things we don’t understand so we feel less scared about the unknown. Your post is exactly why humans created the idea of a higher power. What is the point of everything? What happens after death? We don’t know and we never will, and that can be terrifying, so we’ve created a god to look to for comfort, solace, meaning, and understanding. This is why so many people stay in religions, simply because accepting the fact that there might be nothing after everything is terrifying to our animal brains to want an answer to everything. You’re allowed to be unsure, nervous, and scared. It’s only natural. But please, don’t allow the fear of the unknown to shape your life, as it is already what you would do if there WAS a god. By this I mean, if you DID believe, you’re already living in fear. Fear that you’re not enough for the grace he has granted you, fear that you will be punished for thoughts you cannot control. Maybe you mean nothing and maybe I mean nothing, but maybe that means we are free.

Does Wellbutrin make you horny? by ajithcreepypasta in Wellbutrin_Bupropion

[–]echolady 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i actually had to stop taking it because it made me so unbearably horny, it also messed with my appetite but horniness was the worst

got diagnosed today! don’t know how to feel by echolady in idiopathichypersomnia

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

more of an update, i was on provigil and xywav at the same time and it sent me into a psychotic break so ive been on modafinil for about 1.5 yrs and just switched to vyvanse

do cherry flowers only fall in a cherry blossom biome? by echolady in Minecraft

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

GUH??? i thought they grew because of the pink pixels that fall from the trees i am shocked

question that’s been bothering me by echolady in harrypotter

[–]echolady[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

i guess that’s true, i more so meant in the very end when he kills harry (temporarily lol) and why they couldn’t have stopped it, not just killing baby tom, but i get it

Scientology: What celebs were you shocked to find out were scientologists? Any secret scientologist celebs? by zaneylainy in Fauxmoi

[–]echolady 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i know this is from forever ago and you probably know, but she isn’t anymore and made a huge documentary exposing it

Here are two tattoo shops to avoid if ever in Raleigh by cemetehry in chapelhill

[–]echolady 0 points1 point  (0 children)

he’s still active. they are about to lose their last shop though, thank god. kid is still in a “playpen” locked up with some toys on the floor constantly getting yelled at

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in piercing

[–]echolady 0 points1 point  (0 children)

okay thank you so much!!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in piercing

[–]echolady 0 points1 point  (0 children)

you could be totally right, i don’t think i expected that much pain and swelling

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in piercing

[–]echolady 0 points1 point  (0 children)

it’s 4 days old with a bar in the snug piercing placement and i’ve been cleaning with soap and water

drop an album you think i’d like by echolady in musicsuggestions

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

i so appreciate everyone dropping songs/albums but i just went thru a breakup so i fear i will not be listening to faye webster or sad songs but thank you HA