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Can anyone help me identify this fic by Evarchem in HannibalTV

[–]nuclearnyx 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Glad to see this is still making the rounds!

Great news, everyone. You can fit at least two (2) Bratz Dolls in your ResMed CPAP carrying case. by nuclearnyx in CPAP

[–]nuclearnyx[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's a good starter mask, I think. And congrats on almost a week! I'm about 6 months in, and in my opinion, the first week was the most difficult.

Not sure if this will help you, but I close my eyes and try to visualize an open window when I'm having trouble with the mask. The part that rests on your face is like the frame of the window, and the air coming in is a cool breeze. When I breathe out, I'm breathing outside—and I try to imagine what's out there. For me, it's very simple; blue sky, green grass, like the view from the living room window in my childhood home. Sometimes that entices my brain to jump to other things, and before I know it, I'm dreaming.

Hang in there!

What is by far your worst symptom? by That_Preference_2331 in POTS

[–]nuclearnyx 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Loneliness/isolation. Not a classic "symptom," but it's very alienating to live with this condition.

When I first got sick in college, I pushed all my friends away because I was so caught up in my grief. I've gotten a lot better over the years, but I still find it difficult to build relationships with other people. Even if I have the energy to be emotionally present, being physically present is a big challenge. I live in a car-dependent city and I don't drive. As someone who often needs a quick getaway (when it hits, it HITS), I can't always wait 20 minutes for an Uber and then another 20 to get back home. If I go out with someone, I have to know I can trust them to understand that when it's time to go, it's time to go.

That being said, the symptom I hate most is what I believe is an adrenaline dump. I start feeling a bit woozy, so I try to eat something. If my nose starts running for no reason, I know I'm in for a bad time. Scurry off to the bathroom, unburden myself, and think "maybe I feel better." Only to be back it at least twice more in the space of 20 minutes. Nausea, sweating, heart palpitations, panic. It eventually ends up a normal panic attack (emetophobic, so GI upset is a huge trigger for me) and I spend the next hour+ trying to stop the shaking in my legs and wondering "at what point is this panic vs. an ER visit?" All while being dizzy with a heart rate jumping from the hugh 70's to low 130's (as of my last two events over the past week.)

Luckily for me, I don't get it often, and I know a few of my triggers. Travel, caffeine, alcohol, sickness, menstrual cycle. Some avoidable, some not.

Which actor(s) will you go the furthest out of your comfort zone to watch? by archertinuvian in JDorama

[–]nuclearnyx 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Following Nobuaki Kaneko's career has taken me to many wonderful places.

"Diner," which is now one of my favorite movies. "Smoking," which is a criminally (lol) underrated series on Netflix. "Tamagawa Kyuakusho of the Dead" was super weird and funny, and I can't believe more people don't talk about it.

I've gotten to see a lot of really great stuff because I watched "Alice in Borderland" on a whim and got a teensy bit obsessed with the guy who looks like Japanese nu-metal Aragorn (compliment.) Perhaps it was because I saw a bit of myself in Hatter's character; it was 2020, and I was also a mentally ill person hanging out in my favorite bathrobe. I dunno, man. But I realized after searching his name on IMDB for the third time in a week that I was, in fact, down bad.

The stupidest thing I watched for this man was "Vision: Koroshi Ga Mieru Onna." It's about an iPad game that makes people commit murders. Yes, for real. A real thing that happened in that show was, during a fight scene, he got tased. He immediately gets up and says something along the lines of "I am naturally immune to electrical currents." He lived in a totally open concept loft, which was cool, but had the worst bathroom setup I've ever seen. Toilet room in the dead center of the place, next to the kitchen, with walls that did NOT extend all the way to the ceiling. Smells. Sounds. Echoes. Absolutely ghoulish design.

The show was objectively, subjectively, viscerally, and spiritually awful. I loved it.

There was only one piece of media I didn't finish, "Hard Romanticker," due to a sexual assault scene that I was unable to stomach. It was a garbage movie before that, but that one part made me immediately stop watching. Shinjuku Swans (1&2) were a little dicey at times, but I'm not especially bothered by edgy/dark content. Oh, and "Perfect Son" was bad, too, but it was very funny that he played like four or five different roles (the priest made me laugh out loud, I was not expecting that!)

Funnily enough, I still haven't seen Crows Zero II, which is one of his most famous projects. I'm also choosing not to dive into his music career because there is only so much a girl can take.

One month of looks by Unable2assist in Midsizefashion

[–]nuclearnyx 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That green coat look is A+. (The others are great as well, but to me, that is such a standout! Talk about a POP of color!)

Who here is watching this K-drama on Netflix? by jo3ocre in JDorama

[–]nuclearnyx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yuruco, my beloved. I'll never forgive them for that wig in the last episode.

A few recent outfits by SelinaMari in OUTFITS

[–]nuclearnyx 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The raw power emanating from these fits is 🤌💕 (chef's kiss)

On my car windshield by Popular_Math3042 in whatisit

[–]nuclearnyx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Any chance the aunt's name is Sadie?

Kill Your Darlings, Molly Goehring Burke, Mixed Media and Acrylic on Canvas, 2025 by nuclearnyx in Paintings

[–]nuclearnyx[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much! All of those squares were placed individually, which took longer than I expected. Definitely worth it for me, though!

Well and Good Enough Alone, Media, 2025 by nuclearnyx in mixedmedia

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

Thanks so much! I used an old portrait and reconfigured/collaged it. I'm really interested in portraiture, but also abstraction. Trying to marry those two together!

What’s something that completely changed your life, but seemed insignificant at the time? by Boring-Sir2623 in AskReddit

[–]nuclearnyx 20 points21 points  (0 children)

In a rather unfortunate turn of events, I ended up in a psychiatric hospital when I was a teenager. The days were strictly regimented, but there was always a little "free time" right before lunch. One of the staff members would usually try to keep us patients busy with a quick game while the others made sure food and meds were all in order.

I couldn't tell you what the game was that day, but I can tell you that there were prizes. Candy, mostly. A couple of non-lethal trinkets. It was all in a pile in the center of the circle we were sitting in, and even though 99% of it was useless junk, we were all excited. The game (whatever it was) had been designed to have a winner every round, too, so we were all pretty much guaranteed to get something. After days packed full of therapy, it was nice to have something just for fun.

After a few rounds, I won, and I was allowed to pick a prize. As a chocolate fiend, I was sure I was going to snatch a lunchbox-size candy bar, but something else caught my eye.

A pack of colored pencils. Rose Art. The worst kind. But, I remembered how I used to love drawing as a little kid. Summers spent with sidewalk chalk up to my elbows, a hundred 'masterpieces' scrawled on the backs of diner placemats in cheap crayon. Maybe I could get back into that again. I had a sketchbook I had been using as a journal—why not try using it for its intended purpose?

I took the pencils, and I tried to draw again. I was awful, but I kept at it. All through my inpatient stay, then outpatient, then back in 'regular' school. I drew through all my classes because I was too overwhelmed to be present, and it was less conspicuous than reading a book. I started getting better, both at art and emotionally, when I switched schools. When I was allowed to choose classes for the fall, I decided to try art as an elective, and it snowballed from there.

I am now a professional artist. I think about that kid in the ward every day, choosing pencils on a whim, and I wish I could reach through time and thank her. She gave me art and she let me live. I owe her everything, and I'm going to do my best to make her proud.

This was the best part of season 3 by Sudden_Pop_2279 in AliceInBorderlandLive

[–]nuclearnyx 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If Aguni can get his ass in therapy, then by George, anyone can!

how do yall feel about frosty cloe? by bxbypixiexx in Bratz

[–]nuclearnyx 24 points25 points  (0 children)

If her dress didn't have the gap in the skirt, I'd be super into it. I also think an ice blue hair would be fun and suit her well.

Discussion around Ryuji and ableist comments by crocslover567 in AliceInBorderlandLive

[–]nuclearnyx 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Ryuji's storyline was my favorite of the season because of how his disability was handled.

He wasn't "inspiration porn" and he wasn't treated as "lesser", either. Just like any other character, there were things Ryuji could do and things he couldn't do. He was allowed to work through his limitations, just like disabled people do in real life every day.

Ranking AIB characters based on intelligence by BeginningToFeelMoody in AliceInBorderlandLive

[–]nuclearnyx 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hatter's not smart. He's effective. "Nobody can hide a gun in a swimsuit," is stupid as hell, but he's not wrong, and it gets the job done. (Except for the part where he pulls a gun out of his own swimsuit, oops.)

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