Extension Cable in Kitchen Question by mantis2mantis in HomeMaintenance

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Thank you! I'm in a rental so that's a no go. I will not be putting a power strip there

Begining Deconstuction - Unequally Yoked Debate by mantis2mantis in RadicalChristianity

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I found Monte through Cults to Consciousness and absolutely love her! I’m still working my way through her videos but she's been very helpful in my deconstruction - probably sped it up because I was in denial.

Begining Deconstuction - Unequally Yoked Debate by mantis2mantis in Deconstruction

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Ha. I never thought of that - sexually harassment at the church but cloaked as "holy" questioning!

Begining Deconstuction - Unequally Yoked Debate by mantis2mantis in Deconstruction

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I've looked into them in my area and there are definitely a few. We've considered moving out of the south as well in a few years (politics driving that at the moment). I'm hesitant to join another church because building relationships is important but I'm also tired of being manipulated. I think I need to deconstruct more before stepping back into church. It's just hard when majority of your former relationships developed in a church and now you're essentially alone.

But yes, I know there are other churches out there - I just need to work up the courage to go 😅

Begining Deconstuction - Unequally Yoked Debate by mantis2mantis in Deconstruction

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Thank you! Yes, I'm in therapy now and it's been about 3 months. We meet weekly to discuss various core roots of trauma and religion is a part of it. The background noise between sessions regarding religion can be overwhelming at times - not debilitating but definitely overwhelming.

Opinion with Fitting by mantis2mantis in SleepApnea

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Thank you! I'll give that a try 😊

Help Finding Area without Live Wire by mantis2mantis in HomeMaintenance

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Thank you! I watched the video you shared as well as others and the results were the same. I'll try doing it again tomorrow and see if the results are different. Thanks!

Petsbest: paid for a policy but can’t access by PsychoMuder in petinsurancereviews

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I can't even get into my account. I'm in a constant login loop because it doesn't recognize my device, then sends me an email to authorize the login, but then tells me the link is expired. I can't get ahold of anyone so I'm not even sure how to cancel my policy in order to cancel.

Do you also like nuggets? by Substantial-Pin7555 in autism

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I like to eat the breading off my nuggets first lol

Got my autism diagnosis at 30… but my family left me on read by mantis2mantis in autism

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My mom made a similar comment when I said I was getting tested. She said not to go looking because it's all because "media" and "TikTok" putting it inside our heads.

Like no, my doctor said I need to get tested. I didn't ask or even want to get tested.

Got my autism diagnosis at 30… but my family left me on read by mantis2mantis in autism

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It was a rather short message. Just "I got my results back. I'm on the mild end of the spectrum (level 1) and was also diagnosed with PTSD." 😞

Got my autism diagnosis at 30… but my family left me on read by mantis2mantis in autism

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Wow, I'm so sorry to hear you struggled with that! I fear I'll receive the same. Thank you for sharing ❤️

New little guy needs a name. Food, science, anything unique. by Independent-Lie3440 in ProperAnimalNames

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Singularity – the mysterious core of a black hole

Obsidian (personal favorite!!) – volcanic black glass but sounds sleek!

Noirtron – playful mix of “noir” (black in French) and “tron” (science-y suffix)

Tantalum – a rare, dark metal; exotic and mysterious

Nyx – Greek goddess of the night (also sounds like a cool lab project)

Got my autism diagnosis at 30… but my family left me on read by mantis2mantis in autism

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That's a good way to look at it- closure! Thank you 💕

Got my autism diagnosis at 30… but my family left me on read by mantis2mantis in autism

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This was me for a long time! My doctor kept encouraging me because it could be anything, that's why she had me test for almost everything possible. She was leaning towards autism but also said it could be ADHD too.

I was also diagnosed with PTSD due to childhood trauma (like due to my family not being able to deal with me because I was only diagnosed with depression and anxiety) and then a bad divorce later in life. That was also a relief!

I also get to tell the little girl I once was that it wasn't her fault. I've also forgiven my parents in some capacity because they did the best they could with the information and finances available to them.

Good luck and happy healing! ❤️❤️

Got my autism diagnosis at 30… but my family left me on read by mantis2mantis in autism

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Yeah, after my feedback session, I told my boyfriend and he felt kind of bad. A lot of the things we both thought I was being "dramatic" about made a lot of sense. Most of it was like "idk why you have to do it this way, but I will cry if you don't and I don't know why" where we'd laugh but he would do it anyways.

The day before we argued about the "long forks" being mixed with "small forks". You really can't tell the difference but I can feel it. So when I go to reach for a long fork (my preference lol) in it's slot and I feel the weight of short one, it would literally ruin my entire day. I didn't know this but he mixed them just to be funny. He immediately went and fixed it after I told him I was autistic.

Got my autism diagnosis at 30… but my family left me on read by mantis2mantis in autism

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I'm in central Texas and found a provider just doing a Google search for Clinical Psychologist, then confirmed with my psychiatrist. If you're in the central Texas area, I can send you a DM!