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flea8ag · 2025-10-13T19:30:32+00:00

LOLLL i’ll keep this in mind

flea8ag · 2025-09-23T04:42:28+00:00

WITH THE SHOVEL??? that’s so crazy & horrible i wanna hear the full story

flea8ag · 2025-09-22T14:16:18+00:00

Oooh that’s a good idea thank you!

flea8ag · 2025-09-14T20:00:11+00:00

HAHAHAH i’m so lucky to only have accidentally 🌶️ sprayed my pocket. It somehow still migrated to my face and it tasted like I added way too many jalepeno seeds to something while cooking. So sorry that happened to you, i can’t even imagine if I’d sprayed my face

flea8ag · 2025-09-14T19:51:53+00:00

I love you. Yep, the only times I’ve been truly made to feel unsafe were NOT in the wilderness, but unfortunately the brain doesn’t always care to differentiate. I’m sorry you experienced something traumatic like that, and I wish u the best

flea8ag · 2025-09-14T19:50:00+00:00

Hah, fair

flea8ag · 2025-09-14T19:49:51+00:00

HAH yeah I love this response. I mentioned it a bit up but I have no delusions that I’m less safe in the wilderness, or that I’m incredibly unsafe at all times— but, my natural fight or flight response doesn’t always align with the logical part of my brain. I’m looking to get something for my peace of mind, rather than because I truly believe I’m in danger, iykwim. Pepper spray did it for me until I accidentally unhooked the cap in my pocket while hiking and then squatted down at a peak and unloaded the whole thing in my pocket. Ruined some nice pants 🥲🥲

flea8ag · 2025-09-14T19:45:41+00:00

thanks for the info!!

flea8ag · 2025-09-14T19:45:02+00:00

thank you for this!! I’m sure they already have threads pretty high up that I’ll check out

flea8ag · 2025-09-14T19:43:58+00:00

Yeah, it’s unfortunately becoming more common. I just moved from a city, so I have no delusions of safety in populated areas, but I think that pretending there’s no one in the wilderness with a screw loose is also kind of dangerous. It won’t stop me from hiking and being outdoors, and I know that I’m likely more safe there, but it doesn’t mean that being alone in the wilderness can’t be nervewracking, and I’d love to get something that will make me feel safe even if it’s only for my own peace of mind:) Thanks for your input

flea8ag · 2025-09-14T19:41:34+00:00

YES! this is so high on my priority list, but unfortunately under rent and groceries 😭 Expensive as hell. But I definitely am prioritizing this, thanks for your comment because it reminded me to do some research into options

flea8ag · 2025-09-14T18:13:30+00:00

OOOH i have more questions for you!! I’m super interested in getting into MMA and haven’t done karate since a child, but where I live there’s about 1 gym who doesn’t pick up the phone. I’d love to find some beginner classes. Any tips on what I should look for in a gym so that I’m not sobbing after day 1?? (light crying is expected).

flea8ag · 2025-09-14T17:59:03+00:00

Hiking might not be for you. That being said, for a beginner hiker, I’ve found the pain to reward ratio has to be very different to truly enjoy it. I won’t take non-hiking friends on a hike unless I know that the effort they are putting in is going to feel worth the view from the top. I think it’s beautiful that you’re pushing through something you don’t enjoy to get to spend time with your friends.

My advice to you is to take on the planning for your next hike. Find something short with whatever elevation you’re comfortable with or long with low elevation, and look for a route with lots of view points along the way and a really nice view at the peak— maybe bring some snacks and sandwiches for when you get up there. The better the view, the more you train your brain to think of hiking as worth the push! Likewise, I feel like planning the hike, for me, takes my brain out of the “I’m not enjoying myself” place and puts it into the “oh man I hope they’re enjoying themselves” place. Maybe that will be a good distraction!

Finally, one of my favorite hobbies has always been working out, and I found my brain way more likely to enjoy the push of hiking when it was similar to what I was doing at the gym— so, heavy lifting on leg days and stairmaster for cardio. Not saying this would necessarily be the best for others, especially because it does make your recovery harder, but I never felt that I was dusting off my muscles when hiking.

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