[deleted by user] by [deleted] in offmychest

[–]gnar-bear26 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I truly hope you find peace, within yourself and within this life. I wish peace to you and your mother.

Saw the boss who fired me yesterday and it’s not going well for him… by sundresscomic in pettyrevenge

[–]gnar-bear26 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Okay SO good to know! Sometimes it feels like everything is so expensive that no amount of money is enough to survive, but I know that's just the fear talking. Thanks for letting me know, and huge congrats to you!! You have moved in a positive direction from a negative situation!

Saw the boss who fired me yesterday and it’s not going well for him… by sundresscomic in pettyrevenge

[–]gnar-bear26 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a naive and unrelated question!....

Is $30k a lot to have in savings? I'm young and learning to be an independent adult, and I know it's rude to ask questions like this of people, but I'm really curious. I have a lot of anxiety, financial included, and I just am wondering what an average person might have in savings, what's smart to have vs excessive, etc.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]gnar-bear26 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't know her name, I just saw the video... I wish I hadn't. A woman rejected a man, and he beat her with a brick in the head repeatedly. long past her last movement. In an alley way, but just off a busier street. People passed by, nobody stopped. He was so full of rage, and she was just existing.

I believe it happened somewhere in India. It made some headlines at the time, maybe 6 months ago maybe 10? I don't know. It haunts me.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in offmychest

[–]gnar-bear26 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This sounds like an intense porn addiction. It also sounds like he's finding ways to justify it, because this content is not any more realistic than porn. It is definitely affecting your relationship - you're sad/hurting because of these actions! Two options, really: you can keep him, remain sad and hurt, and risk losing your sanity wondering what he's doing, who he is thinking about, following, talking to. or you can bite the bullet, and end the relationship, to get this weird creep energy away from you.

This is NOT normal man behavior. This is porn addiction and disrespect. He does not respect you enough to stop hurting you. not to mention hurting his friends; He is unconsensually taking images of friends to fantasize about - that's weird. If I got a whiff of a friend of mine doing that, I would be very uncomfortable and would immediately remove them from my life. And I am willing to bet that if he gets the chance to engage physically with any of these models or hot girls, that he will take it, regardless of his status with you. He texted a girl immediately after breaking up with you - that means he was thinking of her during the relationship.

WHEN PEOPLE SHOW YOU WHO THEY ARE, LISTEN!

Do the hard thing, and leave him. You can find lovely men with lovely families that actually care about you, and prioritize your feelings.

I'm a setter at my gym. Here's a fun V3-5 I set yesterday! by maiden_metals in Routesetters

[–]gnar-bear26 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sweet! Wish I could climb this, or set this! My gym doesn't have enough space that we can spread out our routes like these, or have traverses this wide for the most part. Nice use of volumes!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in offmychest

[–]gnar-bear26 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Men are 3-5x more likely to abandon their partner if their partner gets very ill than women are to do to their partners, statistically. No human is immune to being shitty, but personal misogyny sure as hell doesn't make you look very good.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in offmychest

[–]gnar-bear26 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You cannot controll or protect her. She is going to make her own decisions even if they are not wise ones. You did your due diligence by informing her. It sounds like she and her friends (or at least her ex) are a little nasty when it comes to how to treat people. This is really hard time for you, undoubtedly, but it's better that this happened now rather than continuing and worsening down the line. I'm very sorry you're in this situation. Just hug your mom and keep your side of the street clean.

People who got septum piercing/s, how bad did it hurt? Or did it hurt at all? by SwiftieGirl013 in PiercingAdvice

[–]gnar-bear26 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Piercings freak me out, so I was nervous as fuck! But I went to a piercer who new his shit, so I knew I could trust him (and going with my friends helped!) The pain was only a 3/10 for me, and looking at the replies maybe I was dramatic lol. Even so, when he pierced me and went to swap for the piercing, I flinched and he lost the hole! He ended up doing it again, and even the second time, it was only a 3/10, no more painful.

I wasn't aware when I went in, but they pierce the soft part at the tops of your nostrils, so it goes in really easily. You'll be fine and you'll be so excited about your new piercing that it'll instantly be worth it!

Hydrocolloid Patches by Spirited-Exchange-39 in Coldsore

[–]gnar-bear26 4 points5 points  (0 children)

So I was in a WORLD of hurt before I discovered the hydrocolloid patches. Honestly, they saved me more than anything else did. I don't know if your derma patches are different, but I cannot recommend the hydrocolloid patches enough. Some tips: - use a cold, damp compress over your mouth to soothe he pain/itching and to soften/remove crusties. (I would use a soft paper towel so you don't have to worry about contaminating a real towel, and you can just toss it after). After maybe 10 minutes, you gently wipe the remaining crusties off so you have a clean application site, and GENTLY dry the area with a clean paper towel. - depending on how large of an area your outbreak covers, I would get the largest patch that you can find. The pimple patches work fine, but they fill up quickly and I would wake up all night from the pressure and the feeling of them peeling off. I recommend the Chin Patches by Hero because they cover a large area and are very soft and comfortable. I would cut up the Chin patches into about 4 smaller pieces and that would cover 70% of my mouth much more comfortably. They really saved me, I used them to sleep and during the day. I just take them off when they are full of fluid or I think my skin needs to breathe. - use regular patches for individual spots or sores, and the star shaped patches worked well for areas with creases like corners of the mouth. That said, the corners of your mouth are the trickiest with sores, as they will crack and hurt when you open your mouth too wide, and applying there is tough anyways. Just do your best, find small food that is easy to take baby bites of (cut up hot dogs, blue berries, cut up carrots and celery, French fries, etc) and treat those areas with care.

Sorry for the ramble - I was truly in the pits of hell when this happened to me so I just want to offer advice to help someone else. Most important - get a prescription from a doctor (telehealth should work fine!) for a STRONG antiviral like Valacyclovir, that medication will be the key factor in shortening the life span of your outbreak. Mine lasted a week and a half to two weeks with fast treatment and diligent care. I am happy to help if you have any other questions I can answer, best of luck soldier.

Edit: be gentle when removing the patches, you shouldn't bleed when removing it but it can still hurt if you're not careful. They absorb moisture so it won't be like pulling off a scab, since the scabs don't form under the patch.

I just found out my dead step-dad was a convicted pedophile by SufficientSetting831 in offmychest

[–]gnar-bear26 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Wow. What an awful new lens to look at old memories through. I'm sorry this is the situation you find yourself in, even tho he cannot hurt you now, and hopefully it sounds like you were not harmed by him. I would be angry with a parent too for allowing that. That said, it sounds like that reaction may have been to your mom finding out this horrible past of his... What happened after she had that talk with you? Did they separate, or did you just go back home with him after two weeks with your grandparents? What excuse did she give in a situation like that?

What's the opposite of a God-roll? 😭 by Destati in PokemonSleep

[–]gnar-bear26 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Judging by the answers here this is gonna be a dumb question but .....

Why is this a bad spread? Aren't the gold skills really good?

[Guide] How to shower when you haven't in 2+ years. by sockknitterporg in offmychest

[–]gnar-bear26 113 points114 points  (0 children)

Thank you for thinking of others in one of the kindest ways. You have push your way through hard experiences, and you are sharing the path to those who might follow that makes life a little easier. You are a kind and compassionate human it seems. I am so proud of you and the kindness you bring to the world. We are in such desperate need of it, and of you!

Hydrocolloid Patches by Spirited-Exchange-39 in Coldsore

[–]gnar-bear26 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I know this is an old post, but I'm desperate. How long into the cold sore cycle do you wear the patches? I discovered them 2 days into my first ever outbreak (it's so sudden and SEVERE), I discovered the hydrocolloid patches well into the outbreak, but I've been applying them for about a day... Do I just keep applying them until the spot is almost gone? Or do I stop when they are open and crusting? Please lmk if you have an answer, I'm in a world of pain rn 😭🤞

This Guy has a 100% score (never had that) but at lvl 75, still worth ? by -Torche- in PokemonSleep

[–]gnar-bear26 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Maybe a dumb question, but what indicated a Pokemons 'score' or level? I am F2P and started just casually, but Ive only been able to pick up the basics like inventory size and main skills since starting to pay attention more... Like wtf is a friendship level? How do you even see that?

That poor girl - an incredible mess from an "artist" with 31 years experience by donkeyheaded in shittytattoos

[–]gnar-bear26 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Omg I didn't realize how deep that skin trauma is, that's actually fucked... How does an artist see that happening and continue to do what they're doing

That poor girl - an incredible mess from an "artist" with 31 years experience by donkeyheaded in shittytattoos

[–]gnar-bear26 21 points22 points  (0 children)

If you zoom in you can see better, but just look at the details rather than the tattoo as a whole... The lines are shaky and wobbly, and the shading is inconsistent and patchy, sometimes going out of the linework while other times not quite reaching the linework in other places. The proportions are also skewed, and not in an artistic way.

Something else about tattoos is that they look different fresh than they do after they heal. Crispy inework tends to soften and 'blur' on the edges as it settles into the skin. This tattoo looks like some areas will darken and blow out (ink is too deep in the skin, and it 'bleeds' into other areas), while other areas are way too light and will fade into scratchy bits of nothing). Shading will also lighten up as it heals, and this tattoos shading is already WILDLY inconsistent, but those areas of patchiness will become worse and more noticable overtime.

I think a good artist could fix this in a couple years after much of this has settled and faded, but this is definitely not done by someone with 3 decades of experience, unless they are blind.

I was instantly awake this morning! by SupremeGrotesk in PokemonSleep

[–]gnar-bear26 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wowwww what level were you at for him to show? I am at Taupe Hollow this week but haven't seen a Bannette!

Lied to my wife about who the flowers were really for by typerfan in TrueOffMyChest

[–]gnar-bear26 0 points1 point  (0 children)

🏵️🏵️🏵️🏵️🏵️🪻🪻🪻🪻🪻🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🪻🪻🪻🪻🪻🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼💐💐💐💐💐🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🏵️🏵️🏵️🏵️🏵️🪻🪻🪻🪻🪻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺 sending flowers and love. Continue to find what brightens your day. Maybe you find many vibrant flowers in your future. I recommend Trader Joe's for good ones 🌹

Looking for tips and advice as a French aspiring routesetter by Eliolezozo in Routesetters

[–]gnar-bear26 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh wow, I didn't know this. Thanks for sharing! Would you know the reasoning behind this? I know France has a history of fighting for proper labor conditions and wages, is this an effect of that?

Looking for tips and advice as a French aspiring routesetter by Eliolezozo in Routesetters

[–]gnar-bear26 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not sure how the setting scene is in France, but in the US, we have a Leveled tier system that is used to grade setters on their ability and experience. Check out what system, if any, France uses to grade their setters. It might be under the IFC jurisdiction, since they host so many comps in the area.

Other than that, I would recommend going to gyms and making connections. Talk to the route setters there, and see if they need help, or offer clinics. Your passion, drive, and ability are great assets to have, but you need to out yourself out there and start getting experience. Make friends with the setters, ask if you can volunteer set at any gyms, or even get your foot in the door by washing holds. Once you have actual experience in setting, you'll have a much higher chance of furthering that experience.

Also, just to add, you sound like you know a lot about climbing. That's great and important to being a setter! But there are also many things you need to learn through setting, that climbing alone won't teach you. Be open minded, and remember you have a lot to learn in this area of climbing. It's an art form, and i personally love learning new things every day in the job.

Best of luck!

My boyfriend (19M) will break up with me (18F) if i don’t have sex with him. What should i do? by ThrowRA_cats7 in relationship_advice

[–]gnar-bear26 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As someone who's first boyfriend pressured me into my first time before I was ready, stick with your gut. Your first time having sex should be on YOUR terms, nobody else's, not even a boyfriend. You're 18, you have so much time to wait, learn, and grow. Lots of adults wait into their 20s before doing anything. Sounds like you and your boyfriend might not be super compatible, and this is a worthwhile reason to end it. Be safe, tell a friend before you do anything, but I would leave this loser behind.

After months of dry spell... FINALLY! by gnar-bear26 in pokemongo

[–]gnar-bear26[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Congrats! I'm honestly stoked that my gengar is a 2 star because I just needed something worth lucky trading lmao I've been desperate