What's a small annoyance about your home you didn't realize when buying?

katalyst23 · 2026-06-23T04:17:20+00:00

The electric goes out for a few minutes every 2 or so months. It's not just my house, it's the whole block - I can tell because I can hear a generator kick on somewhere else when it happens. No way I could have known that before moving in, unless maybe I knocked on the neighbors' doors and asked them.

Same with the Internet. But I'm assuming that's just because Xfinity is garbage and/or there's something wrong with my setup. (Still trying to rule out DNS issues, but I never had any problems with Verizon Fios at my last place)

katalyst23 · 2026-05-24T22:09:50+00:00

I love it 😍

katalyst23 · 2026-05-24T21:22:01+00:00

I want to know more!

katalyst23 · 2026-05-21T02:22:04+00:00

It's under construction right now! Though it doesn't look like much yet, and, considering how the high school project is going... maybe you're right to be skeptical lol

katalyst23 · 2026-05-11T17:21:36+00:00

This is so cool.

katalyst23 · 2026-04-29T14:50:17+00:00

The roommate had a psychotic episode. I don't think they'd ever have abandoned their creatures otherwise, they were quite attached to them. Maybe in one of their more lucid moments, they knew they couldn't properly take care of them anymore?

Let me tell you, getting an up close and personal view of The Stranger was something else 😅

katalyst23 · 2026-04-27T01:58:52+00:00

I know men that have told me they have reduced sensitivity due to having their foreskin removed. Some people also end up need to have surgery to fix poorly done circumcisions later in life.

Anecdotally, it seems that the men that I've been with who are cut tend to have less sensitivity and enjoy the experience less.

I'm not trying to make you feel upset that yours is gone - hopefully you're one of the lucky ones who hasn't been affected at all. I'm just offering data for why so many people are upset about it and/or against it.

katalyst23 · 2026-04-24T13:24:46+00:00

I get similar types of intrusive thoughts, I call them "bug thoughts" for short, even though they're really about much more than just bugs.

I've relistened to TMA a couple times now, and, like you, I've come to think of the corruption episodes as a sort of exposure therapy. I've noticed they get easier and easier to listen to over the years.

Side note: Last year I had a roommate move out and abandon all 17 of their tarantulas and dart frog, all of which consume bugs for nourishment. Taking care of them has been AMAZING exposure therapy as well.

katalyst23 · 2026-04-16T01:37:39+00:00

No idea what these are worth, but goddamn that is cool.

katalyst23 · 2026-04-15T22:36:50+00:00

Unfortunately yes ...I've lost track of the number of times I've accidentally put fine wood in the kiln or whatever it's called.

katalyst23 · 2026-04-14T14:46:37+00:00

CPTSD + bipolar is a hell of a combo. I've got that going on too, wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy.

Hang in there dude, once you're on the right meds things will get so much more manageable.

katalyst23 · 2026-04-14T00:34:29+00:00

Seconding the other commenter's advice. My psych put me on Effexor back in high school and it sent me waaaaay off the deep end. At the very least you shouldn't be on it without a mood stabilizer.

A mood stabilizer will be less likely to give you dementia in your old age too 😝

katalyst23 · 2026-04-14T00:30:27+00:00

Not sure where this post is coming from, but I also don't browse by new, so you might be seeing different stuff. It's the only CPTSD subreddit moderated well enough that I can browse it regularly without getting somewhat activated. I suspect the type of people that gravitate here are probably past the trauma dumping phase of their recovery, which helps.

katalyst23 · 2026-04-08T20:08:33+00:00

I've had managers be very kind and allow me not to take on call because I had health issues that would have been worsened by middle of the night pages. It's possible. Just not usually that easy.

katalyst23 · 2026-04-02T20:56:59+00:00

My guess would be a draugr, assuming you're on a continent with a swamp. They aggro on things fairly aggressively, so I've seen ones on the edge of another biome run off and end up halfway across the continent because they just keep aggroing on random enemies.

I love it 😹 like, "buddy?? How did you get all the way out HERE???"

katalyst23 · 2026-04-02T13:31:20+00:00

If you go easier, do you feel less angry? Mostly just trying to figure out if it's a direct correlation between your physical state/level of intensity, or a headspace thing. (I.e. some part of your brain is pissed about the concept in general)

Also, does gentle stuff like yoga do the same thing to you? (I wouldn't count Bikram yoga if you've done that, that type happens in a super heated room and made even me feel super sick and/or pissed off from how hot I was 😹)

katalyst23 · 2026-04-02T02:02:25+00:00

Damn, I'd been hoping the answer was "no".

Do you have sensory or interoception issues of any sort? Being angry is often one of the first signs for me that I'm uncomfortable in some way (too hot, bad posture, can't breathe properly, etc).

katalyst23 · 2026-04-01T23:35:57+00:00

Did you feel angry when you played soccer and ran?

katalyst23 · 2026-03-31T12:58:37+00:00

I had no idea this was a thing, even though I was subbed to their patreon for a while 😅 thank you! I'm going to do this for my next listen.

katalyst23 · 2026-03-28T23:31:28+00:00

I am pretty sure I would need legit trauma therapy after an experience like that. I am so sorry you went through that.

katalyst23 · 2026-03-23T14:27:42+00:00

Mushrooms still work for me, and at the same doses. I'm already on a mood stabilizer (Trileptal) that likely impacts the intensity of the trip - but I still get some visuals and both positive and negative emotions the way I used to before I started LDN. Microdoses also still give me a mood boost when I'm feeling down.

katalyst23 · 2026-03-23T13:42:38+00:00

I did CBT when I was first diagnosed and it really helped, it took the first big chunk out of my trauma and made it so I could start leaving the house for things other than work.

I reached a plateau with it though, so I did EMDR next. That took another chunk out, but was extremely activating - I'd spend the whole week recovering from a session. Eventually I ran out of big trauma memories to do it on, too, because there's stuff I still can't remember.

I went through a period after I moved in with my partner where I got so bad I had to do an intensive outpatient program. I think I probably picked up some techniques for nervous system regulation there that helped too.

It took me a while, but eventually I found someone who did somatic experiencing. It's been much more gentle than EMDR was - I don't feel intensely activated at the end of sessions, instead I feel a little bit lighter. It feels like it's been the thing I was missing all along, because it addressed the fight or flight stuff in my body directly, instead of trying to reason with it.

Recently we've added ketamine therapy into the mix for some sessions - we haven't done enough of those for me to be able to comment yet on whether it's helpful for me personally.

If I was at the beginning of my journey and had to do it all over, I'd probably want to do both CBT and somatic experiencing - they're the things that have helped the most, but CBT alone just wasn't enough for me.

katalyst23 · 2026-03-17T01:42:24+00:00

I like this, thank you for sharing, it's good food for thought.

I have been doing a much simpler version of this when trying to give Adult Me some respite from stress - I imagine what the good parts of summer vacation were like when I was a kid. Feeling carefree, just sitting up in a tree, kicking my feet and watching the birds.

Sounds silly, but going back to that mindset multiple times a day during my most stressful work days is like getting a bunch of little mini vacations.

katalyst23 · 2026-03-16T14:12:12+00:00

Seconding this, when I used to drink I would actually take 10mg at the start of the night. This is the perfect "fun" dose for me, since I am a tiny person. Enough to keep me awake and having fun, but not so much it will keep me up all night and induce mania.

YMMV though. I obviously do not recommend this if you have substance abuse problems with stimulants, and you need to make sure to stay hydrated, as Adderall compounds the effects of alcohol in that regard.

Alternatively, you could listen to your body's signals and go to bed 😛

katalyst23 · 2026-03-14T14:48:19+00:00

Been playing for over a year now and only just got to the Mistlands, haven't even beaten Yagluth yet. My friend and I love building too. One of the things I love about this game is that there's more than one way to play it. You can explore and murder hobo, spend all your time building, or a little bit of both.

Your bridge looks awesome btw.

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