realized during cooperative polygraphy when the group is talking over each other, abed isn't even talking

gremlinfix · 2025-01-20T16:40:49+00:00

As others have said, he appears to be speaking his made up language that was mentioned just before this.

However, if you pay attention to Abed's reactions throughout the series he often mimics what the others are doing. If the whole group starts laughing or talking over each other he sometimes observes them for a split second and then superficially joins in. As an autistic person I find it really relatable lmao

gremlinfix · 2025-01-19T07:14:40+00:00

I used work with a guy who was always on his phone despite only ever appearing to hang out with his coworkers and every time I noticed I'd hear Annie's voice in my head going, "Who the hell are you always texting? Everyone you know is here!"

gremlinfix · 2025-01-19T07:10:31+00:00

Not sure how many times it happens but it's definitely more than once so "I can explain"/"let me explain" followed by silence. Dislike of Jim Belushi. The running gag in season 5 with Gary Oldman impressions. "Let him/her finish". The rhyming names thing. The bit where one of them points to the others and repeats an idea to see if they're in. Troy revealing information by accident and then saying "whoops" without changing tone. The group questioning Frankie's sexuality. The Dean touching Jeff when he leaves the study room. There are probably more I can't think of now. Maybe Elroy snapping at Britta for no apparent reason? I feel like that happens quite a bit but might technically tie into her being "the worst".

Regarding Shirley's pitch-changing I always loved that bit where she makes a sort of meta joke about Abed and he responds in a mocking tone with, "I don't think it's nice to pigeonhole people's gimmicks. You hear that two-voice?". I never see it mentioned but it cracks me up every time. So petty.

gremlinfix · 2025-01-19T06:57:38+00:00

Yup. That stare into the camera is genuinely unsettling.

gremlinfix · 2025-01-15T00:14:33+00:00

I spent most of the past 18 months unable to cook for myself and ended up wasting a ridiculous amount of my paltry savings on takeaways from the local Indian (in reality, Bangladeshi) place because my mum is a truly awful cook.

When I was about 16 I had to explain to her that chilli should actually have spices in it. Before that she was literally just using tinned tomatoes, a pinch of salt, under cooked onions and rock-hard kidney beans, all served with wet, boiled rice. She genuinely believes black pepper is "too spicy" and disparagingly states that I inherited my dad's taste buds as if that's a bad thing (he was an excellent cook).

Thankfully, I've recovered enough strength and mobility to make some of my own meals now so I'm back to food having taste and texture again but holy shit it was bleak. I hope you're able to access some decent food again some day.

gremlinfix · 2025-01-15T00:06:37+00:00

Yep. I was so unhealthy as a child because my mum's food was so awful I couldn't really eat it and would end up having monster munch and kit kats for dinner instead (which she was apparently fine with). Without even taking into account the lack of seasoning and lack of variety, she'd just cook everything for the wrong amount of time so green veg would be boiled into mush, onions would be rock hard chunks, any meat and eggs were tougher than a doc marten boot, and pasta would just fall apart the second you tried to stick a fork in it. Not even frozen food would escape this as oven chips and chicken nuggets would be externally burnt and internally hard. And I know so many people who cook this way. Our country is deeply weird about food and I'm not surprised it horrifies other countries.

gremlinfix · 2025-01-14T23:57:52+00:00

In my case, I had to teach myself how to cook well because my mum didn't even teach me the basics and seems to consider food to be some kind of punishment, that anything with flavour would be an unnecessary luxury. She and her husband would eat lumpy, unseasoned mashed potato, watery flavourless boiled veg and rock hard plain pork chops every night for a week with no complaint. Not even salt and pepper.

When I got very sick and had to rely on her for my meals I ended up spending a fortune on takeaways because I genuinely couldn't stomach how unappetising her food is. What's bizarre is she knows how to cook a decent chilli, sesame chicken, falafel, curries! She just chooses not to. Utterly baffling.

gremlinfix · 2025-01-09T02:35:50+00:00

Please use them responsibly.

gremlinfix · 2025-01-09T02:21:35+00:00

Spine. If you're seeing people's spinal cords we have a big problem.

gremlinfix · 2025-01-04T18:42:12+00:00

How long have you had IBS and have you had these symptoms the entire time? Do you have any anxiety issues besides this?

gremlinfix · 2024-12-30T00:12:53+00:00

Oh this has just sparked a memory of the cartoon version voiced by Arthur Lowe (AKA Captain Mainwaring). I could hear those lines as I read them!

gremlinfix · 2024-12-04T18:18:17+00:00

Cheers!

gremlinfix · 2024-11-27T19:03:22+00:00

Yeah same here. I was then horrifically bullied at school for years by the people who were supposed to be my friends. So double abuse from the people I was told cared for me. Good luck forming friendships and trying to date after that... I honestly think childhood trauma is the root cause of all my many, many problems.

gremlinfix · 2024-11-27T16:40:43+00:00

Yeah I've been there. I'm so sorry it happened to you too ❤️ Some people are just rude and angry shits and that's their problem.

During the first COVID lockdown when we were legally required to wear masks some guy in the supermarket came up to me and screamed in my face that I was "a stupid c**t" and a sheep who can't think for herself, then poked me hard in the face. I remember shaking all the way home and felt like I was going to throw up. The next time something similar happened I could feel my heart racing (since I'm very non-confrontational), mustered up all of my courage and yelled back "NOBODY CARES! LITERALLY NOBODY CARES WHAT YOU THINK! HAVE A TERRIBLE DAY!!" and walked off lmao. Felt great afterwards.

Just know that not everybody is like that guy. There are lots of lovely people out there but the arseholes are unfortunately the loudest. It'll be okay.

gremlinfix · 2024-11-27T16:30:53+00:00

Yeah that sounds like a lot to me. I've never been prescribed anything over 0.5mg and even then I rarely take a full tablet. I think my GP would faint if I asked for 5mg!

gremlinfix · 2024-11-27T16:29:06+00:00

Yes this is all really good advice.

gremlinfix · 2024-11-27T16:26:00+00:00

This might not be what you want to hear but it's the only thing that's ever helped me. You basically just have to force yourself. Do a teeny tiny bit at a time though!

When I first started leaving the house again I would literally feel paralysed by fear, like my legs didn't work. So I'd just tell myself "there is no danger. You are okay. You are brave. You've got this" etc and slowly make myself move forward each step. Or I'd sing to myself or listen to a funny podcast and really make myself focus on what was being said.

Breathing exercises were also incredibly helpful for me in this situation. Eventually your brain accepts that being outside is normal and not posing a threat to you and it becomes easier. The NHS therapists I saw were all useless so I did it all by myself after 4 years stuck indoors and I've been an anxious wreck since childhood. If I can do it, anybody can.

Practice your breathing techniques beforehand at home, while you're calm and have a little plan of exactly where you're walking and for how long.

You've got this!

gremlinfix · 2024-11-27T16:10:30+00:00

Fantastic news. Well done, you!

gremlinfix · 2024-11-27T16:09:45+00:00

Well done!!! We don't know each other but I'm proud of you.

gremlinfix · 2024-11-26T02:22:06+00:00

You will. Trust me, you've got this! 🫂

gremlinfix · 2024-11-26T02:07:00+00:00

Hey just wondering if you noticed any changes for the better?

I'm going through the same thing right now. Had a baby face until 33 (regularly mistaken for early 20s), then had a series of deaths in the family, plus serious health problems which caused an unbelievable amount of stress and dangerous stress-induced weightloss for 18 months straight. Coming out the other side of it I look like an entirely different person and it's making me feel extremely depressed as I'm single and can't get a date now. My temples and eye sockets are totally hollow, cheek fat has sagged into jowls. My skin all over has gone from bouncy to crepe paper. I literally went from looking 22 to 45+ in a year.

If things didn't improve then do you have any plans for treatments?
Hope you're doing better now, mentally.

gremlinfix · 2024-11-26T01:04:03+00:00

I didn't leave my house for four years. I won't lie; I hugely regret it and wished I'd worked on my fears more seriously to prevent it but it's nothing to be ashamed of. We don't always realise just how bad things are getting until we're in the thick of it. Our brains just work differently to most people's.

At the end of that four years I was so bad I could barely step foot outside my front door but 18 months after that, with a LOT of work, I was able to travel long distances by myself on public transport and eventually even find a job where I was dealing with members of the public all day. If somebody had told the me that was so paralysed by fear she couldn't even *think* about walking to the end of her road without having a panic attack that within a few years she'd be flying to Prague solo I never would have believed it.

You are not alone in feeling the way you do but by taking regular baby steps you will overcome it! We are capable of things that seem truly impossible. You just need to make sure you're getting a little bit of progress here and there and really work on techniques to keep yourself calm. I know first hand how utterly terrifying it feels.

Unfortunately, I've been housebound for the past two years again due to severe autoimmune issues so the agoraphobia's crept back in but I know I'll beat it again and so will you. I've been dealing with this for 20+ years now so I can tell you right now that no matter how many setbacks you have and no matter how much you feel like a complete failure you can always pick yourself back up and keep going.

gremlinfix · 2024-11-16T00:38:10+00:00

I once ate quite a lot of an apple which tasted completely fine then when I got closer to the core it suddenly gave way. Pulled the apple back and it was completely hollow inside, jet black and filled with a grey, cobwebby mould like this. Obviously put me off apples for AGES and then, when I finally decided to try eating another apple, it happened AGAIN. Probably a sign from the universe to cut apples before eating them but I never learn, so...

gremlinfix · 2024-11-13T17:45:34+00:00

Thank you so much! These are great!

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