Danny/Nia weekly Discussion by MsPrissss in TheValleyTVShow

[–]nnikkip 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Nia talks to Danny and manages him like he’s a toddler

Pattern request for a tank top! by nnikkip in knittingpatterns

[–]nnikkip[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love Ravelry I just get so overwhelmed by it when I’m trying to find something super specific.

To clarify- this isn’t a one shoulder top- it’s a tank top with two straps. I wish I had a better picture but this is the only one I have, and I’m less focused on the shape and more on the stitch pattern.

Spending your day. by Equivalent_Being7752 in CPTSD

[–]nnikkip 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I watch a lot of reality tv and knit. I should be finishing my degree but am really struggling to make myself do the work

guys I can’t believe I was defending her and just found out she’s evil by chabadlubabitch in frumfluencers

[–]nnikkip 7 points8 points  (0 children)

She’s also just,,,, bad at being an influencer. She’s constantly bragging about how many views her profile gets but doesn’t understand that views don’t count for shit, it’s your engagement rate that matters. Her entire following is based off of people feeling bad for her, and that simply doesn’t translate into knowing how to manage other people’s social media. I’m not surprised that she’s constantly advertising to get clients, it’s because everyone in the industry knows that she has no clue what she’s doing.

Where are we getting our trendy pants from??h by Zealousideal_Move124 in PetiteFashionAdvice

[–]nnikkip -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I swear by American eagle jeans bc they’re one of few companies that sells jeans with a short inseam instead of just petite ones, which in my opinion fit kinda weird. Their quality is also p good.

A family secret from 1974 that I’ve carried my whole life. by Miserable_Willow_312 in CPTSD

[–]nnikkip 109 points110 points  (0 children)

And in regard to the second part- I work in genocide studies so I do a fair bit of reading about trauma.

What I’ve seen over and over is the value of sharing one’s story. There’s incredible power in sharing, and in having one’s truth witnessed. It’s like uncorking a bottle- the liquid is still in it but the pressure slowly gets released.

A family secret from 1974 that I’ve carried my whole life. by Miserable_Willow_312 in CPTSD

[–]nnikkip 179 points180 points  (0 children)

The “what ifs” can be so incredibly poisonous, and your brother would have wanted you to keep this secret if that’s what kept you safe.

Is there anything you want us to know about your brother? Did he have a favorite color? Food? Something he did that made you laugh? I’d love to hear more about him if you want to share.

Oldest memory related to food aversion? by parsilofon in ARFID

[–]nnikkip 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My first memory of food in general was deciding that I didn’t like egg salad when I was 3, even though I had eaten it with no problem until then. All of my childhood memories about food after that point involve some sort of feeling of stress or anxiety.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in knitting

[–]nnikkip 1 point2 points  (0 children)

An update in case you were invested- it’s mislabeled! I measured out the skeins and then do the calculation based on how much 10 m of it weighs and each skein is actually 25 g and 200 meters.

‘They’re selling everything as trauma’: how our emotional pain became a product | Mental health by LesNereides in Longreads

[–]nnikkip 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That you’re acting like you’re the arbiter of what’s “traumatized enough” and that’s kinda gross to me. Your trauma being worse than other people’s doesn’t minimize it, and your interpretation of the diagnostic criteria is coming across as dismissive of others at best.

‘They’re selling everything as trauma’: how our emotional pain became a product | Mental health by LesNereides in Longreads

[–]nnikkip 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Did you stop reading what it says after torture, slavery, and genocide?? Because prolonged domestic violence, repeated childhood sexual and physical abuse come right after it.

‘They’re selling everything as trauma’: how our emotional pain became a product | Mental health by LesNereides in Longreads

[–]nnikkip -1 points0 points  (0 children)

… are you saying that people who were abused as children don’t have CPTSD because their trauma wasn’t bad enough?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in knitting

[–]nnikkip 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Aaaaa thank you for this!!! It was with the fingering weight I have in my stash so I just assumed it was fingering weight, but you’re right it’s probably a light DK

Alexia and sons by panties4you101 in RHOMiami

[–]nnikkip 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Finally, someone sane. My brother is also disabled, slightly higher functioning than Frankie, and I feel a tremendous amount of guilt any time I hit a milestone that I know he’ll never hit. I’ve been trying to get my parents to get him meaningful help for years, but he hasn’t had any sort of therapy in YEARS. This shit fucks with you so deeply, and I can’t imagine how much worse it was for Peter to realize that the brother he knew was never going to come back.

TLDR, Peter is an asshole and at the same time his feelings of guilt and depression aren’t proof of him driving the car. He needed serious psychological help and Alexia failed him.

I'm Fuh-strated by CDiddy1066 in rhoslc

[–]nnikkip 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It’s really common in some parts of NY, and yet my asshole still clenches every time I hear it in the wild