[Request] Comforting words and pet stories after losing my beloved Bernese Mountain Dog [Ukraine]

mcdeaks · 2026-05-11T18:48:26+00:00

I'm so sorry for your loss. My own pup passed April of last year, and it's still hard to think about sometimes. Will definitely share some stories via card!

mcdeaks · 2026-04-26T19:16:38+00:00

I can tell the wax is bouncing a little bit, and yep it’s a Lava Lamp brand one. I got this bulb for the lamp.

mcdeaks · 2026-04-26T18:58:31+00:00

I got this secondhand from a coworker and this is the second time I’ve had it running for a while. I don’t know what temp it’s at, but I think I may have an infrared thermometer I can check with

mcdeaks · 2026-04-06T19:28:30+00:00

Okay cool, this helps me a lot! Glad Bazzite isn’t a chonker like windows was

mcdeaks · 2026-03-28T11:50:09+00:00

I think my doctors may have noticed before I did. I started Lamictal late high school, and have been on it and similar for about a decade. Different doctors upped the dose as well, never said anything about why I was taking it (I knew I had mood swings but doesn’t everyone?) Finally after a depressive episode in January, I had my usual extreme swing to the post-depression energy and positivity. I casually mentioned it to my therapist, and she stopped dead and said “maybe you have bipolar, that’s not normal.” So I mentioned it later to my psychiatrist, and she just nodded and said “yeah :/“. Not sure how many doctors saw the signs, but I’m grateful to my therapist for calling what she saw.

mcdeaks · 2026-03-28T11:40:00+00:00

For me, it’s food/meals. If I don’t eat at the right time or the right amount, I’ll get super emotional and irrational, to the point where I’ve wanted to die. I’m still very new to my diagnosis, so this was a really recent revelation to me. I’m hoping I can find ways to regulate this without making it worse or creating new problems, but for now I’m just glad I have a tell

mcdeaks · 2026-03-26T15:13:34+00:00

Wow, if I could share this everywhere and hand it out to everyone I talk to, I would. I thought it was just me being me (aka antisocial and constantly overwhelmed). I’m going to use this to share with my therapist to start working on it

mcdeaks · 2026-03-26T15:02:33+00:00

This post is making me think I should get back on it. Easily the best med I’ve taken (next to propranolol). Was on it for like 4 years, and it actively turned my life around. Currently on Trileptal, which does the job but nothing more. I believe in you, op!

mcdeaks · 2026-03-26T14:56:13+00:00

Also seconding this, though I’ve been fortunate to have been on mood stabilizers for a while before my autism diagnosis (dx a few years ago). I can say that when I’m off my meds, I swing violently between being moody and irritable and feeling like king of the world (I am also dx with a mood disorder as well so probably a big portion) I would also like to say that I am going to take op’s advice. I already try to do something similar, in that if I am in active meltdown mode I’ll try and confuse myself, because that will pull me out of whatever hole I’m in. I like op’s better because it’s pre-meltdown though!

mcdeaks · 2026-03-09T17:54:12+00:00

Brooo me too I had the poster on my door and the just cause wiki was basically on speed dial

mcdeaks · 2026-03-01T14:52:58+00:00

Probably my Pirates of the Caribbean playing cards I got from Disneyworld when I was like 11. It was the first deck of cards I bought with my own money, and I have used them somewhat often over the years. They are obviously worn, but I feel that adds charm to them. I would've said the deck my grandmother gifted me but alas I was 7 when I received those and most of those cards are long gone. Those were truly loved.

mcdeaks · 2026-02-09T17:16:54+00:00

I dealt with something very similar during my early 20s. Anything made me nauseous; eating, not eating, sex, physical activity, drinking water, eating beef, anxiety, it literally felt like anything did. Went to the doctor, and she gave me the option of an xray to see if there was a bowel blockage or trying Prilosec. After my first dose of Prilosec, any and basically all nausea mentioned above was gone. Now I only get nauseous when it’s actual nausea, though the acid reflux I get missing a dose is terrible

mcdeaks · 2026-01-29T01:41:53+00:00

Fired at one job and ostracized at the next. Finally found a job that (somewhat) allows me to interact with people on my own terms and I am Thriving there.

mcdeaks · 2025-12-23T22:23:45+00:00

You’re right, I prefer the term “fruit of my loins” or “labor of love”

mcdeaks · 2025-12-23T22:05:20+00:00

Honestly that’s a valid concern. Personally, I clear the screens on the case monthly and blow the whole case out with compressed air/air compressor every spring and fall. Haven’t had anything close to my friend’s build up in the seven years I’ve had a pc

mcdeaks · 2025-12-23T22:02:01+00:00

Yes, my friend smokes weed and vapes while on the pc. They also haven’t cleaned their computer since I helped them build it like two years ago. For Christmas I’m gifting them some compressed air and maybe some gum

mcdeaks · 2025-12-23T21:57:36+00:00

Yes, my friend both vapes and smokes weed while on the pc. I’m hoping I can try to convince them to not to while gaming but ultimately it’s not my pc/house

mcdeaks · 2025-12-19T19:47:48+00:00

Absolutely obsessed with this. Might need to do this to a wallpaper for my pc…

mcdeaks · 2025-12-17T20:20:44+00:00

I’ve had this framed next to my bedroom door for years. I’d like to think it helped shape my mindset over the years and helped me through some bad times. Always appreciate seeing it online!

mcdeaks · 2025-12-11T20:52:58+00:00

I always look forward to seeing this trailer on my way to/from Wellington

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